Ah, yes, getting your ears pierced for the first time: A special milestone. Ear piercings are incredibly versatile, and unlike the permanency of a tattoo, they come with the added benefit of being ...

As one expert said, multiple piercings and jewelry styles are “a way to switch up your aesthetic.” By Libby Banks In the mid-1990s, getting my ears pierced felt like a sizable check on my to-do list ...

Delaying ear piercing until the pre-teen years or later may increase a person's chances of developing keloids - raised, fibrous scar tissue. Among a small group of patients with keloids that developed ...

Maybe I’m just a 29-year-old teenager, but an ear covered in piercings is still very much my goal in life. It also happens that the earring stack trend hasn’t gone away; it’s only gotten bigger, with ...

This year, we took our 6-year-old to get her ears pierced. My husband and I agreed early on ear piercings were an important part of bodily autonomy and would be the determination of our children. If ...