MICROANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -A helix piercing typically sits at the top of your ear cartilage. There’s plenty of room in this area, so double and triple helix piercings are quite common.

Detailed explanation-2: -Common cartilage piercing types include helix piercings, daith piercings, conch and tragus piercings. Some other popular cartilage ear piercings are the forward helix, anti-tragus, rook, snug, orbital and industrial piercings.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your piercer will use a low-gauge needle that’s either straight or curved, depending on their preferred technique. Healing: Tragus piercings can take anywhere from 12 weeks to 12 months to heal, depending on care.

Detailed explanation-4: -Do you need different earrings to pierce cartilage? With cartilage piercings, it’s recommended that you are initially pierced with a gold or titanium stud (typically flat-backed), as these are less likely to cause a reaction, easier to heal, and allow for any post-piercing swelling.