Healing times

  • 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