Ear piercings uneven

myglowupera · 2025-07-19T08:03:35+00:00

My DD had her lobe piercings done last week, and one is closer to her cheek than the other. The good one looks perfect and the position is spot on. Do I take the bad one out and let it heal over so that she can have it re done? Or take both out?

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 19/07/2025 11:15

take her back before you do anything. If it was Claire’s or similar I would complain, and depending on age hope a piercer will sort

Becauseicanthelpyoucantbebothered · 19/07/2025 11:52

Take her back my mum didn't and 30 years later i still don't wear studs as its more obvious.

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myglowupera · 19/07/2025 12:22

I’m going to take her back. It was done in a salon.
I sometimes struggle with being assertive. I’m scared of pissing them off or offending them, but I can’t leave her ears like that.
The reason I picked to take her there is because two of her friends from school had theirs done there, and their mums were very happy so I trusted it. So I’ll just end up looking like the one who acts difficult.
What will they do to correct it in this situation?

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Brokenforsummer · 19/07/2025 12:25

Did they not mark where they were going to pierce first and ask if you were happy with it?

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myglowupera · 19/07/2025 12:30

They marked it yes but no they didn’t ask if I was ok with it.

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springruns · 19/07/2025 12:31

My daughters were odd - so bad that they could re-pierce her ear without it needing to heal! So glad I got it sorted

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myglowupera · 19/07/2025 12:32

springruns · 19/07/2025 12:31

My daughters were odd - so bad that they could re-pierce her ear without it needing to heal! So glad I got it sorted

Did you go back to the same place or did you choose someone else to sort it out?

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heartsinvisiblefury · 19/07/2025 12:33

My daughters were odd too - I took her back. It was extremely annoying.

OfDragonsDeep · 19/07/2025 12:34

They should repeirce it, but you’ll have an awkward time where it’ll need to heal before it’s redone and she’ll have one earring in and not the other. Not sure if a child would be happy with this, so may be worth taking both out and getting them redone together?

Divebar2021 · 19/07/2025 12:55

We spent a lot of time checking with my DD that the positioning was correct. In this case I’d probably go and ask a piercer at a tattoo studio ( assuming the place you went wasn’t a specialist piercer).

pinkyredrose · 19/07/2025 16:44

myglowupera · 19/07/2025 12:22

I’m going to take her back. It was done in a salon.
I sometimes struggle with being assertive. I’m scared of pissing them off or offending them, but I can’t leave her ears like that.
The reason I picked to take her there is because two of her friends from school had theirs done there, and their mums were very happy so I trusted it. So I’ll just end up looking like the one who acts difficult.
What will they do to correct it in this situation?

What kind of salon, beauty, hair etc? Were they done with a piercing gun?

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myglowupera · 19/07/2025 21:36

pinkyredrose · 19/07/2025 16:44

What kind of salon, beauty, hair etc? Were they done with a piercing gun?

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It was done with a gun in a salon. I know exactly what you are going to say, hence why you have asked me. My ears were done with a gun 20 years ago in a salon, and I have never had any problems with my piercings. So I went off my own experience.

It’s only after my DD having her ears pierced that I have come to realise that a lot of people are against the use of piercing guns. I know it sounds naive and stupid but I thought piercing guns were the done thing. I feel horrendous about it.

All I need now is some advice on how to put it right. One of my friends goes to a very good piercing studio and I have been speaking to her about my worries today. She has suggested that we go there and show them. And see what they think we should do. Maybe taking both out, letting them heal over and getting the re pierced with a needle is the right way forward?

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pinkyredrose · 19/07/2025 21:47

If one piercing is in the correct place I would leave it, just take the wonky one out and re-pierce when the skin has healed. What county are you in? Just wondering if I can recommend a studio that's all.

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myglowupera · 19/07/2025 21:50

I’m in Greater Manchester area.

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OnTheBoardwalk · 20/07/2025 10:07

I can personally recommend Holier Than Thou! in Manchester City centre

i had my ears re pierced there and they took a lot of time avoiding my old closed up piercings and doing new ones. They can be busy so you might have to book.

you could ask them for advice if you book??

pinkyredrose · 20/07/2025 12:23

OnTheBoardwalk · 20/07/2025 10:07

I can personally recommend Holier Than Thou! in Manchester City centre

i had my ears re pierced there and they took a lot of time avoiding my old closed up piercings and doing new ones. They can be busy so you might have to book.

you could ask them for advice if you book??

I second Holier Than Thou, they know what they're doing.

PollyCherry · 20/07/2025 12:27

Yep definitely go back to a needle piercer as they can be much more precise

fthisfthatfeverything · 20/07/2025 12:35

My second holes are different, done in Claire’s and bug me every time I put earrings in them

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myglowupera · 20/07/2025 13:02

Thank you. I will contact Holier Than Thou and see if they can help. I don’t live in Manchester but I should be able to find them. Has anyone here ever travelled to them on public transport?

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LaLaLandDreams · 20/07/2025 13:04

Nobody will ever notice. Do you have to be that much of a perfectionist? You run the risk of having a daughger that struggles with not being perfect.

pinkyredrose · 20/07/2025 13:09

LaLaLandDreams · 20/07/2025 13:04

Nobody will ever notice. Do you have to be that much of a perfectionist? You run the risk of having a daughger that struggles with not being perfect.

Say what? You think Op is setting her up for an anxious future worrying about not being 'perfect' because she wants to sort out a wonky piercing? How strange!

OnTheBoardwalk · 20/07/2025 13:14

@myglowupera they are right in the centre of Manchester in the northern quarter. You can get there really easily by train, bus, tram, I wouldn’t drive into town

Give them a call today for advice, they really are helpful and know their stuff

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myglowupera · 20/07/2025 20:06

LaLaLandDreams · 20/07/2025 13:04

Nobody will ever notice. Do you have to be that much of a perfectionist? You run the risk of having a daughger that struggles with not being perfect.

Uneven ear piercings can be really annoying and can actually be noticeable too. I don’t think that’s about being a perfectionist. It’s like when posters post on here about a botched hair cut they’ve just had. Understandably they want it sorting out and I think it’s even more important when it’s something permanent like a piercing.

If anything I want my daughter to have the courage to speak up when she’s not happy about something and not feel like she has to settle.

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mum2be005 · 20/07/2025 20:08

My ears are odd and it’s took me until the age of 36 to realise!

I didn’t even know it was a thing to get them sorted although not sure what they can do with old piercings

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myglowupera · 20/07/2025 20:09

OnTheBoardwalk · 20/07/2025 13:14

@myglowupera they are right in the centre of Manchester in the northern quarter. You can get there really easily by train, bus, tram, I wouldn’t drive into town

Give them a call today for advice, they really are helpful and know their stuff

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Thank you. It should be fine to find them then. Are they close to the bus station near the Arndale?

I haven’t managed to ring them today as I was at an event but I will ring them first thing tomorrow.

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