Each piercing area differs in:
1- recovery time
2-pain ratio.
Thus, it’s very important to avoid pressure on the ear.make sure to NOT SLEEP on the pierced ear for at least 3 mounth post piercing.
| Piercing type | Healing time | Pain ratio |
| Lobe | 3 to 4 months | 2/10 |
| Upperlobe | 3 to 4 months | 2/10 |
| Nose | 3 to 4 months | 4/10 |
| Forward helix | 3 to 6 months | 2/10 |
| Low helix | 3 to 6 months | 2/10 |
| Mid helix | 4 to 6 months | 2/10 |
| Tragus | 4 to 6 months | 4/10 |
| Helix | 4 to 9 months | 6/10 |
| Rock | 6 to 9 months | 9/10 |
| Daith | 6 to 9 months | 8/10 |
| Conch | 6 to 10 months | 6/10 |
| Sung | 6 to 10 months | 8/10 |
| Industrial | 9 to 12 months | 9/10 |
| Belly | 10 to 16 months | 9/10 |