Sumanda M. would love to get her 5-month-old baby girl's ears pierced, yet she's received conflicting advice on when to do it. "My friend said to have it done at 6 months because she will be too small ...

Altmann's ear piercing tips: 1. Find a doctor, nurse, or experienced professional who does ear piercings. Confirm that the environment and all tools are sterile. 2. Plastic or titanium earrings are ...

It's not always as easy as aftercare spray. While you can (and should!) get some aftercare spray, it’s not unusual that a body just doesn’t gel with its new bling. In that case, we’ve spoken to expert ...

A piercing is infected if it is red, swollen, bleeding, and producing pus. To treat it at home, use topical antibiotics, a saline solution, and don't remove the piercing. See a doctor if the piercing ...

So you've gotten a new piercing. But what do you do afterwards? It is a hole that's punctured through your skin, after all, so there is some healing involved. If you need pointers, Bustle reached out ...

If you were a kid in the '90s or early aughts, chances are your first ear-piercing experience took place at Claire's or a kiosk in the mall. It seemed totally normal at the time, but in hindsight, the ...