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Healing times vary from person to person and can be affected by factors like climate, stress levels, diet, and travel. These are meant to be general timeframes, and your piercing may take longer to completely heal. Below is a list of average healing times for many of the common piercings we perform. It is not a full list. Please reach out to the studio with any questions about specific piercing healing times not listed.

Piercing Healing Times

Ear & Facial Piercings

Female Genital Piercings

Oral Piercings

Male Genital Piercings

Nipples & Navels

piercing Type Healing Times
Ear lobes 3 months
Ear Cartilage 9 months – 1 year+
Eyebrow 4-5 months
Nostril 4-6 months
Septum 4-5 months
Bridge 4-5 months
Surface Anchors 2-3 months
Piercing Type Healing Times
Clitoral Hood 4-6 weeks
Inner Labia 6-8 weeks
Outer Labia 4-6 months
Uptown Girl 6-9 months
Fourchette 6-8 weeks
Piercing Type Healing Times
Lip/Labret 4-6 months
Philtrum 4-6 months
Tongue 3-4 months
Cheek 6 months – 1 year
Piercing Type Healing Times
Prince Albert 8-12 weeks
Frenum 8-12 weeks
Scrotum 3-4 months
Guiche 3-4 months
Dydoe 2-3 months
Ampallang 6-8 months
Apadravya 6-8 months
Pubic 6-8 months
Piercing Type Healing Times
Nipples 1 year
Navel 1 year

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