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When you pierce your cartilage, it is supposed to do a good job of healing. However, there are plenty of people who find that their cartilage piercings heal in a different way - with a keloid, or bump, on the back or front of the piercing.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell cartilage doesn't heal, once formed the cartilage is a frame work to support skin and will not heal if it is damaged by incorrect piercing or tearing. Cartilage also doesn't stretch contrary to what some people may think, again it's just a frame work and once fully formed and developed it has no real give like skin tissue does. People think they can stretch cartilage piercing and discover that it doesn't stretch once they have torn the cartilage. Sometimes people have to learn the hard way.
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It's possible for cartilage to regrow for its procedure called "ACI": "autologous chondrocyte implantation".
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∙ 14y agoCartilage piercings can take up to a year to fully heal due to the lack of blood circulation in the tissue.
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∙ 13y agoNo
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∙ 11y agoNo
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How long does it take knee cartilage to heal?
6-8 wks
How long does it take for an industrial to heal?
Industrials can take up to 6 months to heal due to the reduced circulation in the cartilage.
How long to wait after getting your ear lobes pierced to get your cartilage pierced?
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.
How long does it take for conch piercings to close?
Cartilage piercings never close the surface tissue may shrink to obscure the opening but the hole in the cartilage is life long and will never heal up.
Does cartilage heal slower than skin because cartilage is a deeper tissue?
it takes weeks to heal bone tissue i believe that cartilage does heal faster i hope i helped you thanks
Cartilage heals poorly and in many instances does not heal or recover at all after a severe injury Why not?
Cartliage take over a year to heal. When I got mine done it took about a year and a half to heal. This is because your cartilage doesn't produce it's own blood. So when you get it pierced it has to wait to get blood and oxygen from the rest of the body. So this of course is why it takes such a long time to heal
How long does it take for a cartilage piercing to heal?
Six to eight weeks or longer, cartilage is the slowest of all piercing to heal due to the lack of blood circulation in that area. So you need to be patient with the piercing and keep it clean other than that it's a matter of time.
Cartilage pierced 5 weeks agothe location of it bothers me the piercer didnt put it in the helix part of my ear but rather deeper in the cartilage. If i take it out will it heal totally?
Well you can remove it and the tissue portion of the piercing will heal however the incised cartilage will not heal. Cartilage doesn't heal like other areas of the body, it will develope a lump as it attempts to close and heal and this could last for weeks to months depending on the area. As for the duration of time you have had the piercing that's what makes the healing hard to judge. See in hospitals I.V.'s are relocated after 24 to 48 hours so that the body doesn't try to heal around the I.V. cath. Any time you exceed 48 hours your body will start to heal the piercing by forming a tissue tube around the jewellery. So I would guess if you remove the jewellery and leave it out all together it may heal but it will take a considerable period of time because it's cartilage and there is not the blood circulation in that area to support a shorter healing time. That's why cartilage piercings take so long to heal in the first place. Good luck.
Why doesn't cartilage heal?
Mine did.
How long until you can sleep with your cartilage piercing out?
You can sleep with your cartilage piercing out after the ear is completely healed up. It takes about two months for the ear to completely heal.
What connective tissue takes the longest to heal bone or adipose or dense regular or cartilage or areolar tissue?
Cartilage takes longest to heal because it is avascular.
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