Health: Q&A  Ask a Question  Ear Piercing in an Adult - Plastic
Surgeon or Dermatologist?  Who should I reach out to about ear
piercing. I have been told my skin has a tendency to keliod (I
do not have any keliod scars, but my grandfather does). None of
the women on either side have had issues with their ear
piercing. My parents were concerned therefore never allowed me
to pierce my ears. As a 30 year old and all the advances in
medicine, I wanted to reach out again. I am not sure whether to
reach out to a plastic surgeon or dermerotolgist.  1 doctor
answer:  Who to Choose to do Ear Piercing   This is an
interesting question and fortunately one that was actually
studied.  The comparison was between having your ears pierced in
a  physician's office versus a shopping mall kiosk.  The result
surprised me.  There were lower rates of complications at the
kiosk than in the physician's office.  What this likely
represents is experience.  Someone that does a task everyday is
better at the task than a person that does