Are you considering getting your ears pierced but unsure of where to begin? Here, all you need to know is explained.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE HOW EARS may completely change your outfit. You just need to glance at the most stylish celebs, like Kate Moss, Beyoncé, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Zoe Kravitz, to see the edge they can provide to an outfit, kicking it up a notch and providing an additional option for bling.
Multiple piercings are increasingly becoming a fashion statement – once again, take a cue from the aforementioned celebrities.
If the concept of having studs, hoops, huggies, and other jewelry adorning your ear from cartilage to lobe appeals to you, you’ll need to learn more about the different locations, including the healing time frames and appropriateness for your ear shape.
An ear piercing chart simply shows all the various piercings you may receive, along with their names and locations. The most popular piercings are lobe and cartilage piercings, however not all piercing parlors offer these procedures.
The Different Types of Ear Piercings
1. Lobe piercing
3 to 6 months for recovery
The most typical ear piercing is a lobe piercing, which is located in the lobule, a soft and fleshy area of the ear. You can receive one or many piercings in this area depending on the size and form of your lobes—are everyone’s unique!
2. Helix piercing
6 to 12 months for recovery
A helix piercing is one that extends longer along the top border of the ear than the side as seen in the image. It occurs on the upper outer cartilage of the ear. In popular culture, they are sometimes referred to as “cartilage piercings.”
3. Conch piercing
Piercing the conch 6 to 12 months for recovery
Your ear’s conch, or inner cup, is that section of cartilage that in some ways resembles a conch shell (thus its name).
If you may have many studs or a cuff like this one that hugs the ear, it’s a really adaptable region for piercings.
4. Tragus piercing
Time for healing 12–18 months
The little piece of cartilage that partially encloses your ear canal is where the tragus piercing is situated. It’s the ideal location for little studs or hoops.
5. Rook piercing
Time to heal: 6–18 months
The inside border of your ear’s tallest ridge is where the rook piercing is located. It’s an excellent place for a bar or hoop while you’re recovering.
6. Daith piercing
Time to recover: 6–18 months
The daith piercing is situated on the ridge under the rook and hugs the cartilage on the inside of your ear.
7. High lobe piercing
3 to 6 months for recovery
As the name suggests, a high lobe piercing is situated higher up than a regular lobe (but lower than the auricle, more on that below).
8. Industrial piercing
Time to heal: 9–12 months
Industrial piercings have a distinctive appearance; they essentially consist of a straight barbell connecting two cartilage piercings on the top section of the ear. These might be more difficult to heal since they have two piercings together.
9. Snug piercing
4–6 months for recovery
Between the inner conch and the helix, the cartilage ridge that is adjacent to it has a tight piercing.
10. Anti-tragus piercing
Time to heal: 6–12 months
The anti-tragus piercing is situated next to the tragus in the narrow, curved portion above the earlobe, across from the ear canal. It’s a fantastic location for hoops and tiny studs.
11. Forward helix piercing
4–6 months for recovery
The forward helix piercing is situated on the part of your helix that is above the tragus at the front of your ear. There is adequate room for numerous piercings there.
12. Flat piercing
Time to heal: 6–12 months
As its name implies, the flat piercing is located in the flat area of cartilage below the top rim of the ear. It isn’t exactly a rook and isn’t quite a helix, either.
13. Auricle piercing
Think of an auricle piercing as a step out of the norm that is situated between a high lobe and a helix. The auricle is a fold that sits between your helix (outside fold) and earlobe.
14. The piercing of the brow
Time to heal: 3–12 months (depending on location)
There are a number of misleading names for orbital piercings; it’s not merely a hoop through your conch.
Which ear piercings hurt the most?
Although it depends on how much discomfort you can handle, cartilage can be seen as slightly more painful than lobe piercings in general.
It’s challenging to say which piercing is more painful than another because everyone’s threshold for pain differs and might physically vary from ear to ear.
Nonetheless, in general, needle piercings are less painful and traumatic than those performed with a piercing gun, and most individuals feel that lobe piercings are easier to get and take care of.
How long does the healing process for pierced ears take?
The healing processes of your body and the piercing’s location are also factors. A piercing’s entire recovery can take three to 18 months, depending on where it is, with cartilage taking the longest to heal and lobe piercings healing the fastest.
The easiest strategy to attain your preferred appearance is to gradually increase your number of piercings because some can take up to a year to heal.
Is there a maximum number of piercings I can have in one sitting?
In general, it’s not advised to have more than four piercings at once since, although one piercing may be tolerable, having many at once may put a strain on your pain threshold and result in significant swelling that would make the healing process difficult.
To ensure that your body isn’t overworked and can assist the healing process, our piercers can only conduct up to three piercings each visit, which is our maximum.
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