SCHAUMBURG, Ill.: Although ear piercings are more common and can be less risky than other body piercings, they can still cause complications if not handled safely. For anyone thinking about getting ...

Sumanda M. would love to get her 5-month-old baby girl's ears pierced, yet she's received conflicting advice on when to do it. "My friend said to have it done at 6 months because she will be too small ...

I recently found myself sitting in a surgical chair, holding tightly onto my cardigan while a woman peered over me and looked into my ear. After she punctured my forward helix, she explained five ...

I've always known I'd be heavily pierced. I remember seeing scene queens on MySpace and Tumblr with fun earring styles and placements that were far from basic, and knowing I had to be that girl when I ...

While getting your ears pierced is pretty safe, there's still a chance that your piercings could become infected. An ear piercing is a fresh wound that needs to be treated as such. This means keeping ...

Snug piercings, also called anti-helix piercings, are not for the faint of heart. Considered the most painful cartilage piercing—and to some, most painful piercing overall—the snug piercing is located ...

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Maybe you forgot to wear your earrings a few too many times or simply decided not to, but now you're having second thoughts and are wondering if you can re-pierce your ears to open up the original ...