Mothers of little princesses early begin to think of when the daughter can pierce ears. It is very important to approach intelligently the procedure and to make everything so that the child got the minimum discomfort, and ears after a puncture did not hurt.
At what age it is possible to pierce ears
Opinions on at what age the child should pierce ears, differ. There are zealous opponents of earrings which consider that girls should not prick ears up to 3 years. The opinion of such people is based that children do not understand the meaning of jewelry yet, so a puncture of ears – not desire of the baby, but mom's whim.
Doctors do not see anything awful that to little girls pierce ears. However, pediatricians recommend to carry out the procedure after 1 year.
Why the child should pierce ears at early age
Pluses of holding procedure to kids, following:
- At children the pain threshold is higher, so, the procedure the minimum of unpleasant feelings is brought to the child;
- The girl will not have a stress. The child about one year will not even understand that to it ears punctured;
- At children the process of healing happens better.
Minuses of early piercing of ears
You should not think that the procedure which is carried out at early age has only good points. There are also negative sides of piercing of ears to children. Let's consider minuses:
- In an auricle there are many nervous terminations and if to carry out the procedure at the nonprofessional, then the risk is high to do much harm to health of the child. Some doctors have an opinion that the puncture of ears can negatively affect sight of the baby.
- There is a risk that the child will bring an infection. To the baby 3 years difficult are younger to explain that it is impossible to pull ears;
- Children are very mobile therefore the risk is high that during the game the baby will be hooked by an earring and will injure a lobe.
It should be noted that children can pierce ears with any problems with health only after consultation with the pediatrician. At some illnesses holding a procedure under a ban.
Where to pierce ears
Recently many beauty shops offer service of piercing of ears. But doctors recommend to address after all not in similar institutions, and to the certified medical centers.
Before agreeing to holding a procedure, make sure that the expert has necessary education, the license. It will be just fine if before a puncture of ears you get acquainted with reviews of the chosen institution and its workers.
It is very important that the procedure was carried out with use of sterile tools. Ideally the expert has to work with the disposable gun loaded with the cartridge with sterile earrings needles.
Puncture of ears: how to pass the procedure
Piercing of ears on average takes 15-20 minutes. The doctor notes a special marker on the child's lobes the place of a puncture, you choose design of the needles earrings made of medical alloy.
Lobes of the girl are processed by an anti-septic tank, then the expert does a puncture by means of a gun. Everything occurs instantly, the child practically does not feel pain.
How to look after ears after a puncture
Very important after the procedure to organize the correct ear care. The place of a puncture daily you process the first month an anti-septic tank.
Regular survey of children's ears is important. If you find a swelling, reddening, peeling, rash, from the place of a puncture pus, slime is emitted, then it is a serious occasion to see a doctor.
Washout carefully of a hand, scroll at the daughter in earring ears along an axis (do it daily).
The first month after the procedure do not dress up the child in clothes with a throat, tie hair in a tail, avoid the caps which are too fitting the head. Such precautionary measures are necessary not to injure a lobe.
After a puncture some time you do not drive the child to the pool, do not bathe in open reservoirs. The risk is too high to bring an infection in a wound.
Earrings which made a puncture cannot be taken off before full healing. You watch that the child did not touch ears once again, otherwise infections not to avoid.
Each parent solves itself, to pierce ears to the child at early age or not. If you decide on this procedure, then remember safety rules. Only approaching a puncture intelligently, it is possible to protect the daughter from undesirable consequences.