The conch , located in the middle portion of your ear cartilage, gets its moniker from its resemblance to the spiral shell of the same name. It's pretty versatile and can be pierced with a stud for a subtle effect, a double stud if you're feeling brave , or even a cuff that can hug its way around the edge of your ear.
The pain threshold is similar to other cartilage piercings—four out of 10—and healing takes anywhere from three to nine months. The industrial piercing is essentially, "a straight barbell connecting one cartilage piercing to another on the upper ear," describes Brooks.
Pain is a six out of Since the two are also connected they have a tendency to get irritated quickly and often stay that way," says Brooks. How long does this translate into healing time? Brooks states, "[Industrial piercings] take longer than most to heal at nine months to a year.
Sleeping on it is always a big no-no," Brooks warns. The high-lobe piercing is a fun way to spice up the lobe. They're especially good for making a feature out of a poorly-placed piercing you may have had done earlier. Thanks to the lobe being so fleshy, the level of piercing pain is at a considerably low two out of While healing time is relatively quick at six to eight weeks, that doesn't mean you should be lackadaisical when it comes to aftercare.
You should always be following your piercer's instructions for post-care and maintenance. One of the more unusual inner-ear piercings, a rook piercing inserts in the inner cartilage, above the daith and between the inner conch and the forward helix.
A rook piercing is best suited for a hoop, although a bar is recommended for the initial healing period. Because of that, you may feel a feel sharp pain and pressure at first, to be followed by a more general throbbing. And because of how thick the rook cartilage is—it is a fold of cartilage, after all,—it may hurt more than a helix or tragus piercing. Pain is around a six out of Note that healing time takes anywhere from three to 10 months. Last, but certainly not least, is the classic, standard lobe piercing.
Brooks says, "We all know and love a good lobe piercing. I encourage these constantly. The easiest part of the ear to heal is the lobe. The least painful is the lobe, too—just a one or two out of Although lobe piercings take six to eight weeks to heal, Brooks says, "You can change the jewelry after three months of heal time. In terms of any other piercings or trends that we should be out on the look for, Brooks believes, "Most of these [cool-girl piercings] are cartilage piercings with all the same heal time and aftercare.
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