Carefully
No, it doesn't. I had my midway done (the lower cartilage right above the lobe) and it really didn't hurt that bad. It has taken only about 6 weeks and it was easy to take care of.
Have your piercer look at it and they will suggest a course of action for you.
I'd wait till your lobes are completely or nearly completely healed. Cartilage piercings take longer to heal and if your body is trying to heal your lobes AND cartilage at the same time, it'll take even longer for your cartilage to heal. So, 2-3 mths.
6 weeks after.
There is no such piercing as a "cartridge piercing." There is, however, a cartilage piercing and they can be taken out. After you get your cartilage pierced, you need to wait 6 to 8 weeks for it to heal completely. If you decide to take it out, it will close up automatically in just a few weeks.
Hi, I just got my ear lobes peirced yesterday and i was told i had to leave them in for six weeks. After the six weeks i can take them out but i always have to have a stud in for half a year, after half a year you can wear hanging earings. If you got your ear cartilage peirced you need to leave them in for 8-12 weeks. after that you cant take them out but you always have to have a stud in for a year. then you can wear dangly earaings. thanks bye
Six weeks. =)
about 6 weeks
No. Bones usually take about 6 weeks. Cartilage can take years.
Unless you have a good reason for wanting to take out the jewellery (hospital x-rays), there should be no need to remove the jewellery from a navel piercing.
NO! I had my cartilage peirced and i left the stud in for a full month before taking it out, and it still closed up in the middle of the night, two weeks is NOT enough time.
Mine closed in about an hour, so depending on what you're wanting to take it out for, just watch the time.