Is ear piercing at a mall safe?
In the past ear piercing booths at malls used guns that could not be properly sterilized and could easily spread diseases like hepatitis (and did). At this point, most piercing booths are using disposable tools that have far less potential for spreading disease, but it is still possible if the staff don’t have a solid understanding of the issues involved (in the same way that a modern firearm is less likely to blow up in the shooter’s hand, but people still do get hurt by guns). In addition, most industry professionals and piercing gun manufacturers agree that ear piercing studs are not appropriate jewelry, especially for anything other than earlobes due to their short length (which means they can not properly compensate for swelling) and dull point (which means additional damage during the piercing may be done). Realistically, if you get your ears pierced at the mall you’re probably going to be just fine. It’s just not the best way to do it.
