- Average healing times
As you might have read in the section “when can I change my piercing jewellery” healing times can vary from person to person and from piercing to piercing. The healing times below therefore are only an indication and not a guarantee. Your body will tell you when a piercing is healed, not the calendar. Have your piercer check your piercing to see if it’s healed, changing too early could set you back a couple of months as well as bringing the risk of further complications.
Stretching healed piercings
wait at least 3 months between each stretch to allow the tissue to heal
ear:
cartilage ear
(helix, scapha, tragus, conch, rook, daith…) 6 – 9 months or longer
lobe 6 – 9 weeks
face:
bindi/verticaal bridge 4 – 6 months
earl/bridge 4 – 6 months or longer
lip 7 – 9 weeks
septum 4 – 8 weeks or longer
nostril 3 – 6 months
teardrop/anti-eyebrow piercing 3 – 4 months or longer
tongue 4 – 8 weeks
eyebrow 6 – 8 weeks
body:
navel 6 – 9 months
dermal anchor/microdermal 3 – 4 months or longer
nipple 3 – 9 months or longer
Intiem:
ampallang 3 – 9 months or longer
apadravya 3 – 9 months or longer
inner labia 4 – 8 weeks
outer labia 3 – 4 months
Christina 6 – 9 months or longer
clitoral hood (horizontal) 6 – 8 weeks
clitoral hood (vertical) 4 – 8 weeks
dydoe 3 – 6 months
fourchette 3 – 9 months
frenum / dolphin 3 – 4 months or longer
guiche 3 – 6 months
hafada 3 – 4 months or longer
lorum 3 – 4 months or longer
prince albert 4 – 8 weeks or longer
pubis 3 – 4 months or longer
reverse prince albert 4 – 6 months or longer
triangle 3 – 4 months
foreskin 2 – 3 months or longer