For quite a few months (around 6 or more) i have been considering getting my ears pierced. This is because I love all the earrings out there and also it is a nice way of expressing part of myself when in male clothes as there is a massive selection of studs out there.
Now I am going to get both ears done. I know a local shop that does various body piercings and they have a good reputation so I would trust them to do my ears.
Now for my questions:
From what I understand when an ear is pierced a simple gold stud is placed in it and that cannot be removed for 6-8 weeks as the hole heals up and forms around the stud. You also apply cleaner to the ear to help stop infection and help it heal.
1) Does it have to be gold studs that go in at first? I know gold is one of the few metals not to cause the human body any issues but are there more.... natural and less obvious first time studs that can go it or is it always small gold ball studs?
2) Can I change the studs while my ears heal up or do they have to stay in place for the full length of time?
3) 2) I will face an issue at work. The owner of the firm I work at is not a lover of body jewellery outside of women with earrings. She will not like my having my ears pierced but in fairness I am not going to pander to her feelings. This is my body, my image and she will have to deal with it. I am just wondering how people here would approach it. I was going to let the office manager (and my direct boss) know so she is aware and she will prob tell the big boss. But should I go to the big boss first? What would people here do?
just need some thoughts as I will be getting this done in the next 4-5 weeks when I am on leave for 2 weeks from work as this at least gives me two weeks to get them healing up.
Thanks