Embedded earrings

Cutis. 1994 Feb;53(2):82.

Abstract

Techniques used to pierce ears include needles, safety pins, sharpened studs, self-piercing kits, and spring-loaded guns. The spring-loaded gun requires minimal personnel training and because it is easy to use, it has a widespread popularity. We report twenty-six cases of embedded earrings following ear piercing with the spring-loaded gun.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Ear, External* / pathology
  • Ear, External* / surgery
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / etiology*
  • Foreign Bodies / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Punctures / adverse effects
  • Punctures / instrumentation