First things first: There are two basic categories of ear piercings — non-cartilage and cartilage. The former is on places like the lobe, aka areas with thin skin that are associated with a less ...

People have pierced their ears for thousands of years for ceremonial, cultural, religious, and decorative purposes. The oldest known example of ear piercing comes from “Ötzi the Iceman,” a ...

Idk about you, but every single time I see a photo of a curated ear pop up on my IG, I have the impulse to get a zillion new ear piercings—a triple lobe, a daith piercing, a conch piercing, and ...

That unmistakable smell coming from your ear piercing might make you cringe, but you’re far from alone in this experience. Millions of piercing enthusiasts encounter this awkward issue at some ...

Lobe piercings usually only take 6 weeks to heal, but piercings on the side of your ear, such as conch piercings, can take 4 months to a year to heal fully. Conch Piercing Healing Tips ...

In the mid-1990s, getting my ears pierced felt like a sizable check on my to-do list as a 14-year-old. But now there are 9-year-olds in my son’s class with more ear piercings than the five I have.

As a refresher, an industrial piercing is the barbell-looking rod that runs across the upper ear, basically connecting one side to the other (peep the image above). IMO, industrial piercings just ...