Recent experiences piercing ears (for 4 year old) - Berkeley Peds

Hi - my 4 year old wants her ears pierced. Has anyone done this in past year or so at Berkeley Pediatrics? Good/bad stories both helpful.

If you have an alternate recommendation I'd also welcome that... other posts are pretty old and pre-Covid. Thanks!

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My daughter got hers at Zebra in Berkeley. I didn’t know that Berkeley Pediatrics offers piercings; her pediatrician is Dr. Lang. Anyway, the reason I choose to go to body piercing place, because they are expert on doing any type of piercings (technique and hygiene). Also, my daughter had 2 people did both ears at the same time, so she wouldn’t change her mind or freaking out, because the first piercing hurt too much. She had an issue with one of her ear, because we changed her earring. It got infected and since I didn’t want to traumatize her with pain, we let it heal and the hole was closed. We went back to  get it pierced again on one ear. My suggestion is to keep your daughter orginal earrings for at least 1 year until it is fully healed. 

My daughter is older than yours, but we recently had a terrific experience at Zebra Piercing & Tattoo shop in Berkeley, which was recommended to me by several friends.  My daughter’s piercer, Manny, was a total pro, and it felt very COVID-safe, too, as she was pierced in a private room.  https://www.mrzebra.com/zebrakidz

I understand the impulse to do ear piercing in a pediatrician's office, but honestly I would choose a professional piercing (and often, tattoo) shop. Pediatrics office just don't do it enough to be really good at it! I would go somewhere they do it all day, every day, and obviously they follow all the aseptic/cleaning/covid rules. The only reason I would do it in a clinic/hospital setting was if my child had a bleeding disorder and needed monitoring or meds after. Best recc in Berkeley - Industrial Tattoo on Telegraph. Good luck and have fun!

Honestly, Zebra Tattoo and Body Piercing (on Telegraph) is amazing! They have a super clean facility and they are great at explaining post-piercing care. I got my ears pierced there (a while ago) and had unusual swelling the next day. Went in and they helped me and comped me a different pair of earrings to reduce the swelling. 

Hi there,

We took our 4.5 yr old daughter to Zebra Tattoo at 6.5 months old and they were FANTASTIC!!! Very quick, sanitary and knowledgeable. We also love their stud earrings with the flat backs. Highly  recommend this option.