Pain levels and tolerance vary from person to person but generally you can expect your ears to hurt for a couple of days after getting pierced. In the past this paper has been used to prove that gun piercings and needle piercings are equally as traumatic.

Piercing two different persons with the same type of needle and to the same part of the body may result in two very different reactions.Sanitize one more time with the Isopropyl Alcohol and Hand sanitizer mixed in a clean container and leave it for about a minute. This paper was written in 2008, and the scientists involved had no concept or knowledge of blade needles, tapers, needle blanks, or unaided transfer. Even if your new piercings feel like they have healed, please continue the aftercare process that Lovisa have provided you with. Their specially trained Ear Bar stylists will be able to help you create your own perfectly personalised ear, using your new and existing piercings and the brands dreamy gold hoop earring selection.

Getting a piercing will of course increase your risk of an infection because you’re creating a ‘wound’ of sorts.

What we mean by this is that the jewellery has no room for swelling, which means that the chances of the tissue swelling over the jewellery and embedding within it is all too high, (Muntz et al, 1990. Clean the piercing twice a day using a clean cotton bud and a sterile saline or antibacterial solution, and remove any dried blood or discharge with warm water.