How long before changing an you industrial piercing?

Answer 1

Cartilage piercings can remain sore and tender for up to 2 weeks. They take longer to heal than other piercings; the healing time for cartilage piercings is slow. For any swelling and/or discomfort, you can take some ibuprofen; make sure you follow the directions on the bottle.

I got mine done about 3 months ago and it still hurts pretty bad. i can sleep on it but when i wake up in the morning my ear aches!!

Answer 2

There actually done seperatly and it takes like a minute, but very painful! 2nd answer- It depends on the piercer ( the better the piercer the shorter the time it takes to be done) and on how still you keep. Mine took about 3minutes and i didnt find it all that painful! It was bareable and nowhere near what i expected it to be from reading all of the hype. If you want it, id say go for it! it looks amazing :)

Answer 3

2-12 months
Industrials can be REALLY cranky so it'll vary a lot. Cartilage piercings take about 2-3 months to go through the initial healing phase. To be fully healed, they take around 8-9 months. Industrials just get hit a lot so they may take a bit longer to heal.

Answer 4

You want to wait about 3-4 weeks before you can switch to a shorter bar. BUt the bar still has to be steel or titanium. No acrylic for a while. It'll take many, many months for an industrial to fully heal. They can be really hard to heal.

Answer 5

The longer the piercing is kept the longer it will take for it to close once it is removed.