From helix to tragus, here’s what you should probably know.
Most of your ear space consists of cartilage so there are plentiful options in piercing placement.
Ahelix piercingis placed on the upper ear and can be done as a stud or a ring.
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Tragus
Your tragus is the small flap of cartilage directly in front of your ear canal.
Industrial
Industrial piercings tend to be a fairly popular choice for cartilage piercings.
These piercings tend to have a reputation for being edgy since theyre obvious and have a chunkier look.
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An innerconch piercinggoes through the upper part of the middle shell, close to the ear canal.
An outer conch, on the other hand, goes through the lower part.
The piercings name comes from the middle shell, which looks like a conch seashell.
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This isanother piercingthat is somewhat fitted to your anatomy, as it requires your anti-tragus to be fairly prominent.
Rook
Rook piercings arevertical piercingsthat are placed on the cartilage directly above the forward helix.
This punch in of piercing is similar to an industrial piercing, as it connects two different piercings.
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However, an orbital is pierced with a ring rather than a barbell.
This gives the piercing the illusion that its floating and orbiting the ear, hence its name.
A cartilage orbital is also considered to be less painful.
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This will allow the piercing tohealcompletely before changing the jewelry.
Take care not to sleep on the piercing and avoid touching it.
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