Embedded earrings.
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.
Pediatric Community Clinic, Petach Tikvah, Israel.
H A
HA
Cohen
M
M
Nussinovitch
R
R
Straussberg
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation