A preauricular pit is a small hole in front of the ear, toward the face, that some people are born with. They’re usually harmless, however, sometimes they become infected and require antibiotics.

People have pierced their ears for thousands of years for ceremonial, cultural, religious, and decorative purposes. The oldest known example of ear piercing comes from “Ötzi the Iceman,” a man who ...

GETTING YOUR EARS pierced is like a shot in the arm. In more ways than one. There’s that quick, stinging sensation just like those vaccinations you might have tried to forget from your childhood ...

A preauricular pit is a small hole in front of the upper ear, located just between the face and the cartilage of the ear rim. A preauricular pit may occur on one or both sides of the ear. It is a ...