Body Piercing Healing Time Chart

Eyebrow 6 to 8 weeks • Infection • Scarring Nostril 2 to 4 months • Infection • Jewelry swallowing or aspiration • Localized swelling KEY Approximate healing time filled with blood |1 square = 1 month • Potential complications at piercing sites Septum 6 to 8 months Earlobe 6 to 8 weeks • Localized swelling Ear cartilage 4 months to 1 year • Infection • Allergic filled with blood • Infection • Tissue death Poor healing •Serious bacterial reaction Lip 2 to 3 months infection • Gum damage • Localized swelling filled with blood Tongue 4 weeks • Tooth fracture • Gum damage • Speech impediment • Injury to salivary glands • Nerve damage • Swelling that could compromise airway Nipple 3 to 6 months Female genitalia 4 to 10 weeks Abscess • Infection • Breast-feeding impairment • Allergic reaction • Infection • Compromise of condoms or Navel diaphragms 4 months to 1 year Male genitalia 4 weeks to 6 months • Irritation from clothing • Scarring • Infection • Frictional irritation • Infection • Urinary problems • Penile engorgement: