Healing & Aftercare

The Aftercare Timeline Nobody Writes Down

Most of aftercare is a schedule, and most aftercare failures are scheduling failures — stopping too early, downsizing too late, or forgetting which week it is.

Getting Jewellery Length Right, Before and After Healing

Jewellery that is the right thickness and the wrong length causes more problems than almost anything else in a healing piercing — and the correct length…

Why Cartilage Takes a Year and a Lobe Takes a Month

“How long does it take to heal?” has an answer that surprises most people the first time they hear it, because they are thinking of the earlobe they had…

Irritated or Infected? When a Piercing Needs a Doctor

An irritated piercing and an infected one look similar for the first day or two and need completely different responses. Knowing which signs mean “keep…

Body Jewellery Materials: What Is Safe to Wear

Piercing Safety: The Decisions That Matter Most

Hygienic Piercing Care: The Practices That Actually Matter

How Different Body Tissues Take a Piercing