Has anyone had a cartilage piercing that triggered arthritis?

MichelleRA

I have been wanted to get my cartilage of my ear pierced and i cannot find information anywhere whether it is safe or not for RA. I dont want to trigger an RA flare :(

ChrisK

Good morning @MichelleRA

Welcome to our Versus Arthritis forum, here you will find our members are friendly, helpful and empathic. They will answer your questions/queries as they have found they have experienced them as related to their own condition.

You are wondering if getting the cartilage of your ear pierced will trigger a flare up of your RA. Below is a link to Versus Arthritis's information on RA.

Rheumatoid arthritis | Causes, symptoms, treatments (versusarthritis.org)

Hopefully one of our members will have had this type of piercing and therefore will be able to give you the information you are looking for.

I look forward to reading your future posts and reading how you coped with this piercing. Take care

Best wishes

ChrisK