Sumanda M. would love to get her 5-month-old baby girl's ears pierced, yet she's received conflicting advice on when to do it. "My friend said to have it done at 6 months because she will be too small ...

CHICAGO - 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 to 19 ...

SARTELL — For many Millennials, their first ear piercings were a memorable, coming-of-age tween moment at the local mall's discount jewelry story. For older generations, there's the scene in "Grease" ...

A petition to ban parents in the U.K. from piercing their child's ears has gathered more than 36,000 signatures and generated a heated stream of comments from parents across the globe. The movement, ...

A Guernsey Deputy says the legal age limit for body piercing should be lowered as she had seen a rising number of young ...

Piercing your ears is a tradition, a rite of passage for many children. But parents shoulder more of the responsibility when it comes to piercing the ears of infants. Claire’s and the Piercing Pagoda, ...

Kelly Stafford says ear piercing has been a "battle" in her household, because she's not ready for her four young daughters to have it done. Stafford — who has twins Chandler and Sawyer, 5, Hunter, 3, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." POV: You finally got that cartilage piercing you’ve been thinking about. You picked out the perfect ...

Perichondritis is an infection that occurs in the tissue of the cartilage located in your outer ear, which is called the auricle or pinna. The infection itself is sometimes referred to as auricular ...

A petition to ban parents in the U.K. from piercing their child’s ears has gathered more than 36,000 signatures and generated a heated stream of comments from parents across the globe. The movement, ...