Fine-piercing questions · London
Before, during and after.
Practical answers about booking, placement, jewellery, healing and care. Your piercer’s in-person assessment always takes priority where anatomy or health is involved.
Practical guidance · Personal assessment in every appointmentYou do not need to arrive with every answer.
Bring an idea, an image or simply describe how you want your ear to feel. The booking calendar shows the current duration and requirements for each service.
- Jewellery can be selected during the appointment
- Multiple piercings may be possible after an anatomy and healing assessment
- Tell your piercer if you feel nervous so each step can be explained
- Age and identification requirements in the booking confirmation apply
Needle piercing and considered placement.
Lark & Berry performs piercings using a sterile, single-use needle rather than a piercing gun. The proposed placement is marked for your approval before the procedure.
Sensation is personal. The piercing itself is brief, but we do not promise that an appointment will be painless.
Post length is about anatomy, not appearance.
A flat-back stud has a smooth disc behind the ear rather than a conventional butterfly fastening. A push-fit front is held inside a threadless labret post by tension.
A new piercing may require extra room for swelling, while a healed piercing may suit a shorter fit. Product options do not replace a piercer’s assessment.
- 6mm may create a close fit for some healed piercings
- 8mm may provide additional room where appropriate
- A hoop is not the right initial choice for every placement
The outside can look settled before the inside is ready.
Healing varies by placement and person. Lobes generally settle sooner than cartilage, while cartilage can take many months to heal fully.
Ask your piercer before changing or downsizing jewellery. Avoid unnecessary twisting, rotating and sustained pressure on a healing cartilage piercing.
Know when ordinary tenderness becomes a concern.
Increasing swelling, heat, worsening pain, pus or feeling hot, cold, shivery or generally unwell can be signs of infection. Seek urgent advice from your GP or NHS 111.