Additionally, Friedler says helix and other cartilage piercings come with a higher risk of keloids — thick raised scars caused by excess collagen in the skin during healing. All that said ...

Piercings on the upper ear or other cartilage areas can take a long time to heal and are more prone to infections due to ...

Cartilage piercings may also hurt for up to a week ... t seem to be any improvement within a couple of days, see your GP. Keloid scars are enlarged, raised scars that can be pink, red, skin ...