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Alternative Look - June 2008

Types of Ear Piercings

June 19th 2008 14:53

Along with navel piercings, ear piercings are probably another of the more popular piercing amongst anyone of any age and any gender. There are so many different noks and crannies on your ear, which means that they can all be pierced.

Ears are generally pretty easy to heal, especially in the lobe area. The average healing rate is about 6-10 weeks, and cartlidge piercings taking a little longer.

To heal an ear piercing, you want to clean it with saline solution twice a day, soaking it for about 10-15 minutes. The longer you have the piercing, you can go to cleaning once a day. I'd give it at bare minimum 2 weeks before reducing the number of times you clean the piercing in one day. Just make sure not to over clean, as you can dry out the piercing and irritate it.

Now, as for the different types of ear piercings, the basic ones include:

* Lobe
* Horizontal Lobe (Transverse Lobe)
* Orbital
* Industrial
* Conch (Inner and Outer)
* Daith
* Helix
* Rook
* Snug
* Tragus
* Anti-Tragus

Horizontal Lobe Piercing

Industrial Piercing

Helix Piercing

Rook and Lobe Piercings

(bottom-up) 2 Lobe Piercings, 1 Inner Conch Piercing, 1 Orbital Piercing, and 1 Rook Piercing

Daith Piercing

Industrial and Anti-Tragus Piercing

(bottom-up) 3 Lobe Piercings, 1 Tragus Piercing, 2 Helix Piercing

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Comment by Anonymous

January 4th 2009 01:23

does the industrial piercing hurt alot to get? (the industrial that goes horizontally)

Comment by Whitney

January 4th 2009 19:33

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the pain will depend on your pain tolerance. TO some degree there will be pain.

Comment by Anonymous

February 8th 2009 19:46

would you say getting a lobe piercing is one of the less painfull piercings?

Comment by Whitney

February 10th 2009 18:41

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Typically, yes ear lobe piercings are the least painful

Comment by Anonymous

February 14th 2009 05:42

13 years old
nose and belly button and lobe piercings
what do u think i should get next???

btw i cant copy my friend and get
an industrial(side to side one)
a tragus
hips
chin

i cant get any of them
what ones next???
lolz

Comment by Anonymous

March 2nd 2009 18:30

If you are 13 years old you need to calm down with the piercings.
When you're older you can generally take them out but you will still have scars.
Take it from someone who made the same mistake.
Stop trying to grow up so fast.
You're too young chill out for a while.
I'm 20 years old and attending college with 6 tattoos and 12 piercings.
If you're going to get piercings like an adult then grow up.
Figure out what you want to do with your life before you create new holes in your body.

Comment by Whitney

March 3rd 2009 13:58

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Anonymous1, like said by Anonymous2 chill out. You're too young, and you are coming across very childish. If you like a piercing who cares who else has the same piercing. Oh, and hip piercings are not going to last especially on a growing 13 year old; you should tell your friend that.

Anonymous2, you have great advice. I agree that it's ridiculous for parents to let children have certain piercings. I'd say under 16-17, one should only have lob piercings and maybe navel, but at 13, there's no way my child will have anything other than lobes.

Comment by hannah rene

March 22nd 2009 04:22

i really want to get my cartilage done i have my lobes pierced and my belly button will the cartilage hurt more than those did?
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Comment by Whitney

March 23rd 2009 15:03

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Cartilage does hurt more than a lobe, but the actual pain will depend on your pain threshold.

Comment by Anonymous

March 24th 2009 18:09

i had my cartilage done last night.
it really only hurts when i touch it now.
it has been a while since i got my lobes done, but if i remember correctly, the actual piercing of the cartilage hurts more but the healing is about the same, cartilage a bit more.

Comment by Whitney

March 25th 2009 14:34

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You are correct in that cartilage is more painful and a longer healing time than lobes

Comment by Anonymous

April 9th 2009 04:54

im 17 years old and i had my lobes pierced. but they closed up a bit. will it hurt more to get them redone then it did the first time? also im getting my cartilage and belly button pierced. how long does the healing time take?

Comment by Whitney

April 9th 2009 11:55

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Typically, yes. When piercing through scar tissue, it is tougher, so there is the possibility that there will be more pain.

Cartilage up to a year to heal, sometimes longer. Navel piercings 6-9 months.

Comment by blondebassplayer01

April 10th 2009 06:11

i have a tragus in each ear, a helix in each ear and a brow piercing, also double piercings in lobes. the tragus piercings are just a little more aggrivating than the others. i have to wear an ear piece for a radio for work and that's a bit more challenging. the healing period is 6 weeks long, but if constantly aggrivated, (moved and bumped too much) causes a longer healing process. cartilage piercings are sore longer when moved in the least bit, especially when sleeping for at least a year if the angle of the piercing isn't right. you have to adapt to the piercings, because they don't adapt to you. aftercare is the most important role in healing.

Comment by Whitney

April 10th 2009 14:34

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Definitely. Cartilage piercings are one of the more finicky ear piercings. And proper aftercare is a must.

Comment by elizabeth.

May 11th 2009 00:31

I just got two piercings on my cartilege done, like next to each other, and someone told me that it was called "spider bites" is this true? if not, what would it be called?

Comment by Whitney

May 11th 2009 11:58

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No. Spider bites are when you have a left and right offset lip ring.

Comment by Anonymous

May 11th 2009 17:21

Hey im 14 and im thinking of getting my cartilages pierced, does anyone know where i can get it pierced in manchester preferably
Thanks

Comment by Whitney

May 11th 2009 17:24

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Tattoo shop with parent permission more than likely.

Comment by Anonymousss

May 11th 2009 21:43

hi I have my navel, tragus, and 2 holes in my lobes but I really want something new and different....
any ideas?

Comment by Whitney

May 12th 2009 12:02

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Nothing is really different. Someone is going to have it. If no one has it, then more than likely there's not a piercer who is going to know how to do it properly.

Comment by Anonymous

May 18th 2009 22:08

I'm 13 and I want to get my tongue pierced.
I only have my lobes and belly button now.
I only want my tongue done and then stop for awhile.
I had some people tell me that it will hurt really bad because I'm so young and my tongue is too thick? But I have a high pain tolerance. So, will it hurt?

Comment by Whitney

May 18th 2009 22:35

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pain tolerance varies per person, and depending on yours, it will determine how much it'll hurt. at 13, you don't know what you want, which is why you should wait. also if you weren't aware, your body is still growing, which can cause problems with your navel piercing rejecting and migrating as you continue to grow. as for thickness of your tongue, depending on that, some piercers won't pierce overly thick tongues.

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