Minor Lobe Piercings (ages 6-14)
Your first piercing should set the tone for a lifetime of modifying your body. At CowPok, we firmly believe in making every trip to our studio a clean, safe and comfortable one - especially for kids. We offer earlobe piercings on children ages six and up, in a one on one setting with child, parent and piercer. From jewelry selection and paperwork, all the way to the main event - your child runs the show when they step through our doors.
Things to remember when bringing a child into our studio:
Child must be atleast 6 years old and have a physical copy of their birth certificate, and be accompanied by their parent with ID as well. We cannot accept digital copies so please plan accordingly.
Fresh piercings cannot be submerged for six to eight weeks - be mindful during the summertime of this.
Why only 6 and up?
We hear “it’s just their earlobes” pretty frequently during these discussions, as earlobe piercings are the arguably the most common piercing to see out in the world. Everybody has their ears pierced, right? Except, not everybody does end up wanting their ears pierced, and unless piercings are removed within the first few days to weeks after being pierced, getting your earlobes pierced is a permanent body modification, much like getting a tattoo or a nostril piercing. The scars and healed piercing channels will remain even after jewelry has been out for a long time, meaning repiercing in a more ideal location can be very difficult or totally impossible without intervention from a plastic surgeon to have the original scarring repaired. Additionally, as kids grow, so do their ears, so often piercings that were performed as infants or toddlers end up uneven or noticeably low on the earlobe as they grow, limiting the types of jewelry your child can wear in the future and ultimately resulting in them not liking their piercings or their piercing experience. Infants and toddlers cannot fully grasp this information and they can’t consent to their body never being the same again. It’s not medically necessary, so we’re not willing to make that decision for them.
Have additional questions? Please call either location or shoot us an email at pierceme@cowpok.com.