(THE CONVERSATION) Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. I am a physician specializing in dermatology. My colleagues and I ...

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, ...

A conch piercing is a piercing in the inner part of the ear cartilage. Conch piercings can take 4–12 months to heal. During this time, it is essential to keep them clean, for instance, with saline ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents/Getty Images When Kim Kardashian and her 12-year-old daughter were spotted in Rome recently, the masses zeroed in on the ...

Some piercings hurt much more than others, and some may have longer healing times that can be uncomfortable for months. Body piercings are becoming more popular and accepted. What once seemed the ...

Do nipple piercings hurt? What if they get infected? How do you remove the bars? How much do nipple piercings cost? We have ...

Face and body piercings are getting more creative by the second, and it's almost as if we see a new piercing trend popping up on our explore pages every other day. In recent weeks, we've been pretty ...

A medusa piercing places a stud in the philtrum, the groove directly under the nose and above the center of the lips. People may refer to this as a Cupid’s bow piercing. Oral piercings have the ...