My 6-year-old said she wanted to get her ears pierced. My husband and I had let our kids decided whether they would get ear piercings and when. We took her to a professional piercer, and it was a ...

WRAL contributor Amy Davis got her daughter's ears re-pierced at a tattoo parlor after a mall piercing disaster. When my now sixth grader was in first grade and turning seven, she decided she wanted ...

Harvard Square piercer Owen Beane is a legend among families for his kind demeanor and commitment to consent. Soon, he’ll open a new shop. In 1996, my friend Vicky and I took the T to Harvard Square ...

Parents itching to pierce their kids’ ears might want to put down the needle — a growing body of research suggests the popular practice could cost more than just a few tears. “Delay ear piercings in ...

A timeless take on cool. Reviewed by Julia A. Siegel, MD Double ear piercings typically take six to eight weeks to heal and require careful aftercare to avoid infection. Piercings on the earlobe are ...

A teen proudly shows off her new navel piercing at Apollo Tattoo & Piercing Studio in Santa Monica. A young girl receives a gentle ear piercing during a calm, personalized session at Apollo Studio. A ...

Kimberly Hinojosa, a piercer at Lark Tattoo in Westbury, recently pierced the ears of a 7-year-old girl and then gave her father his first piercing the same day — in his eyebrow. “Piercings are for ...