There's a new-ish ear-piercing business at the Kenwood Towne Centre with a backstory you probably haven't heard anywhere else. Rowan is located on the mezzanine level of the mall.

A Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator has said he will have to consider whether a school’s rules on ear piercings might amount to indirect discrimination after noting an argument ...

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.

If you need to touch your piercing for cleaning, do so with clean, freshly-washed hands only. Both Dr. Carter and Sam recommend cleaning a new piercing two to three times a day with minimal friction.

Ear piercings heal from the outside rim of the wound inward. So, you may think your ear piercing has healed, but what’s inside may still be fragile and need more time to heal.

Addison Roth, 10, got her third ear piercing by her mom, Danielle Roth, co-owner of Gray's Jewelers in St. James on May 24. Credit: Rick Kopstein ...

For cartilage piercings, meanwhile, you have several placement options. There’s the helix, which is located on the upper part of the ear; the rook and conch in the center; and the tragus and daith ...

Ahead, doctors share everything you need to know about infected ear piercings—the causes, treatment options, how to prevent infections, and when it’s time to call your GP.

The injury leads to an infection of the outer ear, and in some cases, deformity of the cartilage can occur. Perichondritis can be caused by an infection caused by ear piercings. If the infection ...