I've always known I'd be heavily pierced. I remember seeing scene queens on MySpace and Tumblr with fun earring styles and placements that were far from basic, and knowing I had to be that girl when I ...

Dylan Marino of Jersey City, N.J., tells PEOPLE she’s used others being “freaked out” or “grossed out” by her heavily pierced ears After sharing a video with no earrings in, commenters immediately ...

A new review warns that tongue piercings can damage teeth, gums, and even pose rare but serious systemic risks, urging patients and clinicians to weigh the dangers carefully. Piercings can trigger ...

What is the “nose ring theory”? The “nose ring theory,” or “septum theory,” refers to the unfounded notion that people with septum piercings are marked by trauma and suffer from “mental illness.” The ...

Researchers at the Laboratory of Psychiatry and Experimental Alzheimer’s Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Innsbruck, have developed a low-cost and ...

When considering a new piercing, I like to think of my ear as a blank canvas just waiting to be transformed into a masterpiece. Over the years, ear piercing has evolved into an art form of its own.

The rook is an inner-ear piercing that sits on the cartilage ridge or ‘shelf’ located along the antihelix of your ear, just ...

Before you schedule a rook piercing, there are some things you should know about this cartilage piercing. Its increasing popularity may be due to its use in constellation piercing. Constellation ...

As one expert said, multiple piercings and jewelry styles are “a way to switch up your aesthetic.” By Libby Banks In the mid-1990s, getting my ears pierced felt like a sizable check on my to-do list ...