Ear piercing for Nearly 16 year old

[Lotty32]

Recommendations please near Wimbledon - that's open and reputable! Thx

I don’t have any specific recommendations (sorry!) but in general, the best places to go to are proper tattoo parlours rather than claires and the like. They have better hygiene practices and use an actual needle, not a gun. Guns can’t be properly sterilised and so are more susceptible to infections and also cause more blunt trauma than a needle. I had my ears done in Claire’s and still have scar tissue in them, 11 years on! When I had my nose done it was with a proper needle and it was quicker and better to heal. I hope you find somewhere good

Thx

I second the poster above. Had a horrible experience with a gun getting stuck on my ear in claires. As with the person above, my nose was done in a tattoo parlour with a needle and was faultless.

Wizard in South Wimbledon were always good for mine if they're still open. Heard good things about Andy Barbers in New Malden. I agree that tattoo parlours are best as they use professional equipment and highly trained.

This thread isn't so old, and might be helpful

Rule out everywhere which is in borough of Wandsworth (they have a condition in special licence which means no piercing if U16s other than earlobe by gun)

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/london/3631415-Earpiercing-needles-London-restrictions-and-recommendations