Unfortunately, piercings that are less than a year old will be expected to close within just a few minutes to hours if you do not have earrings in. We expect your piercings to be healed enough to change your starter earrings into something new in 6 weeks for lobes and 12 for helix (Device piercings with Saline aftercare) or 3 weeks for lobes and 8 weeks for helix (device piercings with Advanced Aftercare). (For most needle piercings, you can change your earring around the 6-12 week mark, depending on how your ear feels.) However, your piercings will not be fully healed until one year later. We recommend keeping earrings in 24/7 for the entire year. Even piercings that are more than a year old can close if you don't keep earrings in!