All about piercings

The single most important thing you can do after getting a fresh nose piercing is keep it clean. A nose piercing infection is far easier to prevent than it is to treat, and good daily hygiene is...

A tongue piercing infection might not be the first thing on your mind when you decide to get your tongue pierced, but it is a real risk. The key thing to remember is that you can avoid it as lon...

When you get a cartilage piercing, you're essentially creating a fresh wound on your ear. It may be small, but it still carries a real risk of infection if it isn't kept clean and cared for prop...

Back in the day, the earlobe was about the only spot anyone thought to pierce. People wore earrings purely for style and to feel good. While ears are still a classic, piercings are no longer res...

Looking for a piercing with a little more edge? If you want to turn heads, a double belly button piercing might be exactly the statement you're after. Table of Contents What Is a Double Bell...

Over the last few years, the labret piercing has become a hugely popular style statement for women and men alike. That said, whenever you're considering a new piercing — especially one on your f...

You waited ages for it — but now that you've finally got your belly button pierced, are you starting to worry about an infection? Navel piercing infections are, unfortunately, a real possibility...

The horizontal tongue piercing — often called the "snake eyes" piercing when it sits right at the tip — gets its nickname from the two beads on the ends of the barbell. Poking out of the tongue ...

Plenty of people already have a single tongue piercing — it's almost the default these days. So if you're chasing something with a little more personality, the two tongue piercing deserves a spo...