Ear Cartilage help?! (involves swimming)?

Question

I swim regularly 4 days a week but this August i get the month off so i'm thinking of getting my 2nd earlobe (no question) and a ear cartilage this august, but i've been reading it takes more then a month to heal, is this true? and if it's not healed in time is swimming ok to swim with? like for the health or clean ness idk... hhaha thanks

Answer 1

Ear cartilage should take 6-8 weeks to fully heal, but the recommended time to avoid swimming depends upon the piercing and how well it heals. If you get it done in a respectable place with a needle NOT a gun (they're very dangerous for cartilage piercings as the cartilege can shatter) and clean it religiously with saline solution (especially after swimming), it should be fine after a month - I went on holiday a couple of weeks after getting mine done and it was okay. Also it would help to take zinc tablets; they promote healing with piercings.

Good luck !