HEALING TIMES

Below are approximate healing times for healthy piercings on most people. Keep in mind that your piercing may heal more quickly or take even longer. Continue suggested aftercare for at least the amount of time listed below for your piercing.

At the end of the healing time, twice-daily cleaning is no longer required, although once-a-day cleaning is still suggested. When your piercing is healed, jewelry can safely be changed but it shouldn’t be left out for longer than it takes to switch jewelry. Even once the hole becomes permanent it can still shrink and make jewelry reinsertion more difficult. If you like your piercing, keep jewelry in it.

Ear Piercings

  • Ear Lobes 2-3 months
  • Ear Cartilage 3-6 months +
  • Helix 3-6 months +
  • Forward Helix 3-4 months +
  • Industrial 6-9 months (can take over 12 months)
  • Rook 2-3 months
  • Snug 3-4 months
  • Daith 3-6 months
  • Tragus 2-3 months
  • Conch 3-6 months (up to 12 months in some cases)

Facial Piercings

  • Eyebrow 3-4 months +
  • Nostril 2-3 months
  • Septum 3-4 months

Oral Piercings

  • Lip 3-4 months
  • Labret 3-4 months
  • Beauty Mark 3-4 months
  • Medusa 3-4 months
  • Bites 3-4 months +

Torso Piercings

  • Nipples 6-12 months +
  • Navels 6-12 months +

Genital Piercings

  • VCH 6-8 weeks
  • Frenum 8-12 weeks