How do I change my earrings?Updated a year ago
Here are some helpful tips for removing and changing the jewelry on your new piercing! Changing out your earrings may seem scary, but it's actually quite quick and painless! 😊 If you still require assistance Rowan Nurses are always available at our studio locations to help!
Steps for removing device piercing jewelry:
Your device piercing studs will have a traditional butterfly backing or bullet-back style safety backing.
- Before removing your piercing earrings, please clean around the earring and skin
- Gently rotate the earring a few times
- Use one hand to hold the front of the earring and your other hand on the earring back
- Gently pull the front of the earring. (Make sure you're still supporting the backing while you do.)
- All done! Repeat on the other side.
Steps for removing needle piercing jewelry:
Your needle-piercing flat back stud is held on by tension and the jewelry post will have a slight bend!
- Use one hand to firmly hold the flat back backing, and your other hand to firmly hold the front pin of the stud.
- Hold the back firmly and gently twist and pull the front pin of the stud.
- Gently remove the front pin from the backing, and then remove the backing from your ear.
Please note that resistance is normal, so you may have to use a little strength to remove the earrings. Once the original piercing earrings are out, and before you put new hypoallergenic earrings in (check out our fun and safe styles), feel free to repeat the cleansing step once more!
Steps for inserting a new tension flat back earring:
- Insert the new flat back post into your piercing from the back of your ear.
- Insert the stud (pin) halfway into the post.
- Slightly bend the pin by pushing it against the backing. The more of a bend, the tighter the earring will stay in the backing. (Skip this step for threaded (twist on) flat-back earrings and standard earring studs!)
- Fully push in the pin into the post to secure it.