You feel unbearable pain in and around your piercing.

Ear piercing healed but hurts. Pat it dry with a tissue or clean cotton. Cartilage piercing still hurts after 4 years. Most should be healed by nine months.

A piercing is considered “young” for the first year of its healing, and you do. It can be easy to confuse those with signs of infection. Some pain and redness are part of the normal healing process for pierced ears.

A cartilage piercing takes longer to heal because there is less blood flow in this area. Most by hand, a couple with a piercing gun. The reason for this is that.

The piercing takes more time to do than most other piercings, about 6 to 9 seconds, which could prolong the pain. The process usually takes about one to two months. This pain may occur for a number of reasons.

You might be allergic to the metal. Your piercings shouldn’t hurt after six months—i have 14 and none of them hurt six months later, including two tragus, multiple ear cartilage and one navel piercing. If the piercing is in the earlobe, it heals quickly.

Use a cotton ball or pad to apply the saltwater solution. Symptoms that may indicate an infection include:. You can also get a double or triple helix piercing for a statement.