Piercing Studios in Lebanon: Safety, Jewelry, and Aftercare

Professional piercing studios have grown beyond traditional jewellery shops doing gun-pierced earlobes. Modern studios use single-use sterile needles, implant-grade titanium jewellery, and ASTM/ISO-compliant practices.

Common piercings

• Earlobe: the most basic — heals in 6–8 weeks.
• Helix / forward helix / tragus / daith / rook: cartilage piercings, heal 6–12 months.
• Nose stud and septum: heal 3–6 months.
• Eyebrow, navel, nipple: 6–12 months healing.
• Oral piercings (tongue, lip): faster initial healing but specific aftercare.

Choosing a studio

• Needles must be single-use, opened in front of you.
• Piercer should wear new gloves and disinfect the area.
• Jewellery should be implant-grade titanium or 14k+ gold (never plated).
• Ask to see the autoclave certificate.

Aftercare basics

• Saline rinse twice daily for 6–8 weeks (or longer for cartilage).
• Don't twist or play with the jewellery.
• Avoid pools, sea, and bath water during initial healing.
• Don't change jewellery until the studio confirms healing — premature changes set back healing weeks.