how long do you keep an earring in when you get a cartilage piercing?
6 weeks to fully heal to be able to change the earring. cartilage piercings take longer to heal than some other piercings. 6- 12 months is standard. A year is not uncommon either. If you take it out even when it is fully healed and leave it out for too long the hole will close up and this can happen very quickly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_pierci...