Foreign objects like piercings can be seen as threats by your body, which can cause a negative response at the piercing site, ...

Ear cartilage piercing is inherently more risky than lobe piercing, according to a report in the February 25 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that looks at an ...

Cartilage piercings take longer to heal than soft-tissue piercings through your earlobes or eyebrows. They may take anywhere from 4-12 months to fully heal. These piercings heal from the skin inwards.

Increased expression of COX-2 has been demonstrated in cartilage explants. Therefore, it has certainly possible that COX-2 inhibitors may modify and inhibit cartilage metabolism.