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, ...

Not all ear piercings are as simple as they appear. While some take only moments, others demand patience, careful aftercare, and an understanding of cartilage healing that few first-timers anticipate.

There are a ton of different ways to pierce and accessorize your ears. INSIDER put together a basic guide to some of the most common ear piercings you can get. Piercings on the earlobe, for example, ...

The range of ear piercings goes far beyond what most people expect. Some sit in soft tissue and heal quickly, others pass through thick cartilage and demand patience, and each comes with its own look, ...

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 ...

Ah, the classic, standard lobe piercing. Stone and Strand head of piercing Janeese Brooks says, "We all know and love a good lobe piercing. I encourage these constantly. The easiest part of the ear to ...

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 ...

Some people call it an ‘ear party’, others a ‘curated ear’ – whatever the name, it’s clear the trend for multiple delicate piercings isn’t going anywhere soon, with hundreds of thousands of tags on ...