If you can remember begging your mom to let you pierce your ears for the very first time, you know that your first piercing can be a transformative experience. From the jewellery you had secretly ...

What Is a Conch Piercing? A conch piercing is an upper ear cartilage piercing that is done in either the upper or lower concha of your ear. Concha is the scientific name for the inner, cup-like part ...

You have so many options. The snug is a horizontal piercing that runs through the inner cartilage fold between the helix and anti-helix. "This piercing is highly dependent on anatomy—many people ...

Feb. 24 -- It's been done for centuries and few would consider it a medical procedure. But in some cases a routine piercing of the ear can result in some seriously unpleasant consequences. Case in ...

Piercings in the upper part of the ear are more likely to get infected than ones in the lobes, say U.S. researchers. People whose upper ear cartilage gets infected risk disfiguring or losing part of ...

When it comes to body piercings, ear piercings reign supreme as the most popular and easy-going option. But not all ear piercings are created equal. Some are more painful, some take longer to heal, ...

If you prefer to stick with one piercing per ear, there are still plenty of ways to rock the multi-earring look. Earrings that look like multiple piercings are cleverly designed to give the appearance ...

Ear piercings are the most straightforward of all the body piercings, and the most common. However, as anyone who has ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If you're thinking about getting a body piercing, think twice about drilling any holes in the upper ear. Research in the US has found ...