Ear cartilage piercing is inherently more risky than lobe piercing, according to a report in the February 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that looks at an ...

Upper ear cartilage piercing was more likely to result in either confirmed or suspected infection than was lobe piercing." The health officials did not find Pseudomonas aeruginosa from any of the ...

BELOW: Who to call, advice for piercings. ROCKFORD — The number of bacterial infections linked to upper-ear cartilage piercings at a Rockford tattoo and piercing shop continues to grow, as do ...

Case in point: An outbreak of serious ear infections related to commercial ear piercing in Oregon affected 25 people out of 118 who received piercings. ... Cartilage Piercing Riskier.

It’s normal for piercings to be sore for the first few days, or, in the case of cartilage piercings, a couple of weeks. From then on, piercings should start to heal. They should not be getting ...

In more serious infections, the swelling can move beyond the immediate area of the piercing and begin to involve the rest of the ear. Because cartilage doesn’t have a lot of blood vessels ...

CHICAGO (AP) _ Piercing the upper ear sometimes results in hard-to-treat infections that can lead to permanent disfigurement, according to a study of an Oregon outbreak. Seven youngsters ages 10 ...