A Simple Instrument for Ear Piercing

Ear Piercing for Individuals with Metal Hypersensitivity

“…They include the use of an intravenous cannula, a trocar needle, a wire loop, a 30-and 16-gauge needle, magnetic earrings, a modified surgical forceps with needle and anvil, and a spring-loaded piercing gun. [4][5][6][7][8][9] These are all innovative methods, but the authors fail to relay patient outcome data. To date, only one study has evaluated the results of their technique, which uses an eyelet-type Teflon tube.…”

“…A variety of ear piercing techniques and instruments have been described in the literature. They include the use of an intravenous cannula, a trocar needle, a wire loop, a 30‐ and 16‐gauge needle, magnetic earrings, a modified surgical forceps with needle and anvil, and a spring‐loaded piercing gun 4–9 . These are all innovative methods, but the authors fail to relay patient outcome data.…”