What Is a Dermal Piercing? Dermal piercings, also known as single-point piercings, anchor jewelry underneath a layer of skin. A dermal piercing is a popular body-jewelry technique among teens and ...

Ear piercings can be accomplished at multiple sites of the lobe and pinna. Cartilaginous piercings have the tendency to heal more slowly, and to develop more complications than simple lobe piercings ...

If your teenager suddenly says they want a tongue piercing, your first instinct might be to freak out a bit. But before you ...

A cartilage piercing is a type of body modification in which you have a decorative hole in one of the cartilage-filled parts of your body. A piercing of your nose or the stiff upper part of your ears ...

When Bella Ramos, 25, who identifies as nonbinary, had their eyebrow piercing develop complications a few months after getting it pierced for the first time, they decided to do more research into safe ...

Editors Note: This story was written before COVID-19 had an impact on Iowa City. The piercing shops mentioned are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Are you ready?” he asked me, ...

Before getting a piercing, most people put some thought into where they’d like to get pierced. There are lots of options, as it’s possible to add jewelry to virtually any area of skin on your body — ...

Every so often a trend comes along that disrupts the fashion community, and with that, it's usually pretty divisive too. With the 'clean girl' aesthetic making waves, we're all stripping back how we ...

"Over time, the piercing occasionally got snagged on washcloths and lace tops and would briefly bleed and swell," says Jasmine, admitting that nothing else really concerned her about living with her ...

If you’re in the mood to switch up your style, look no further than all the fun 2022 piercing trends on the horizon. According to industry insiders, it’s going to be a year of self-expression, ...

Scars are pretty much a given, once you remove a piercing. That said, how noticeable your scar is can depend on several things, not all of which you can control. Since eyebrow piercings are surface ...

While piercings are definitely not a new trend, 2020 seems to be the year to experiment with new sparkly additions. From the regular ear ones to facial pieces, belly buttons, and more, we’ve seen ...