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    • Minor Policy
  • Aftercare
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Healing times.

Your body needs time to heal, but don't worry, that's what they do. Please be advised that the times listed below are an approximation for how long your piercing may take to heal. Everyone's body is different, so keep in mind that you may heal quicker or your body might need some extra time to heal completely. 


Continue the suggested aftercare routine throughout the healing time listed below for your piercing. You may find that you have to continue the aftercare past the suggested time frame if your piercing is still tender, itchy, sore, or irritated. 


Once you have passed the healing time frame, cleaning your piercing twice daily is not longer necessary, but cleaning your piercing every so often is suggested. When your piercing is fully healed your jewelry can be changed out, but we recommend only leaving your piercing naked for the time it takes to change out your jewelry. Even fully healed piercings can shrink if the jewelry has been left out for a prolonged period of time, making the reinsertion of jewelry more difficult.

Need guidance caring for your piercing?

Having trouble and not sure how to properly care for piercing? Check out our extensive aftercare guide. 

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above the neck

Ear Piercings

Ear Lobe

6-8 weeks

Helix (Cartilage) Piercing

4-6 months

Tragus Piercing

4-6 months

Daith Piercing

4-6 months

Conch Piercing

4-6 months

Industrial Piercing

4-6 months

Rook / Faux Rook Piercing

4-6 months

Forward Helix Piercing

4-6 months

Advanced Ear Projects

6-9 months

Such as industrial projects, conch-to-conch piercings, orbital piercings, snug, anti snug, etc.


Facial Piercings

Nostril Piercing

4-6 months

High Nostril Piercing

4-6 months

Oral Piercings

6-8 weeks

Including labret, lowbrets, side lip, philtrum, beauty mark, vertical labret, inverse labret, tongue, smiley, lingual frenulum (tongue web), etc.

Cheek / Dahlia Piercings

4-6 months

Eyebrow Piercing

6-8 weeks

Bridge Piercing

8-12 weeks

Septum Piercing

6-8 weeks

Surface Anchor Piercing

3-6 months

Surface Bar Piercing

6-12 months

Below the neck

Body Piercings

Navel Piercing

6-9 months

Nipple Piercing

6-12 months

Surface Anchor Piercing

4-6 months

Surface Piercings

see the listings under "Facial Piercings" 

For healing times on genital piercings, checkout The Piercing Bible for more information.

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