Dermal piercing infection. Sometimes, dermal piercings can get infected. This can happen if the piercing tools, jewelry, or the place you're having it done aren't properly sanitized.

So, a few months ago, I set out for Castillo’s Brooklyn studio eager, and slightly apprehensive, to see what all the nipple piercing fuss is about in 2023. Randy Brook/Getty.

All piercings are technically wounds. They need good wound care to heal without complications. A well-done cartilage piercing will be slightly sore to the touch at first.

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According to Kelly, almost all industrial piercings involves the standard forward-helix to outer-helix barbell. The key difference, he says, lies in the direction of the piercing.

Of all my piercings, this is the only one I had to go back to the piercer and ask for help with. My spiral piece was very difficult to heal .

Unfortunately, not all piercing studios prioritize hygiene, and getting pierced in an unclean location can turn a trendy adornment into a health nightmare.

After I was all done with my piercing, Svetlana sat me in front of a mirror and talked me through how to clean my conch piercing in three simple steps.