AboutBrian Skellie Expertise I can answer questions in regards to and not limited to: jewelry safety, specifically material, shape, proportion, and related issues; aseptic technique and sterilization as it applies to piercing safety; ethical issues of technique and bedside manner; the aftercare and recovery process for piercings.
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Tens of thousands of one on one client experiences. http://www.piercing.org/ Body jewelry design and safety expert: Member ASTM committee F04(www.astm.org)
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Research advisor and educator for the APP for over a decade(www.safepiercing.org) teaching advanced studio setup, sterilization and equipment management, freehand piercing, aseptic/sterile technique and much more.
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Expert: Brian Skellie Date: 6/26/2008 Subject: re-piercing my baby's earlobe
Question I had my 5 month old baby's ears pierced and one of the piercings was placed very poorly. We removed the earring within an hour and want to re-pierce it. How long do we need to wait to make sure that it is entirely healed. It has been 5 days and you can't even see where the hole was.
Thank you!
Answer It will probably still be tender and healing for 3-4 weeks. I'd suggest that you give it that and a little more to correct the placement. Consider a change to titanium jewelry for healing to avoid long term sensitization. http://piercing.org/faq/jewelry.html explains why and http://piercing.org/shop has examples of safe pieces.
