Healing of the different ear piercings

 

 

Here is a list of the various healing times depending on the style of ear piercing, as well as somme health andsafety recommendations so that this crucial phase goes smoothly for you. All lengths of time given here are average lengths.

 

 

 

First a few general recommendations for a better healing:

- Always wash your hands well with water and a ph neutral soap.

- Clean your piercing hole without rubbing or scrubing it, using a ph neutral soap and a cotton bud, making sure you delicately wipe off impurities and lymph flows.

- You can also apply some physiological serum, then dry by tapping it with a kleenex. Avoid cotton fibres as they can carry bacterias.

- Try not to use too much antiseptic solutions after the first 15 days, as it would delay the process of healing.

- Don't drink alcohol or take drugs during the healing time; alcohol fluidifies blood and would delay the process.

- In case you are faced with a problem or if you get worried about the good going of the healing, don(t hesitate to contact your GP or your chemist.

 

Let's now talk about healing times for the different ear piercings. Piercing healing happens in two phases, first the initial healing, then the complete healing. Daily care is much more important during the initial healing and much lighter for the rest of the process.

- Helix Piercing : Between 2 and 12 months for complete healing.

- Tragus Piercing : Initial healing in 8 to 16 weeks, full healing in maximum one year.

- Anti tragus Piercing : 8 to 16 weeks for initial healing, and maximum one year for total healing.

- Industrial Piercing : Full complete healing between 3 months and a year.

- Earlobe Piercing : Between 4 and 6 weeks only for full healing.

- Conch Piercing : 8 to 16 weeks healing.

- Rook Piercing : Very fluctuating healing time, between 2 months and a full year.

- Snug Piercing : Initial healing takes from 8 to 16 weeks, and maximum one year for total complete healing.

- Daith Piercing : 8 to 16 weeks initially and up to one year for full healing.