Ear Piercing Placement
Ear Piercings can be anywhere from
the lower lobes to the thin rim that runs around the entire shell of the
ear.
Lobe: It's the most common piercing of the ear,
can be pierced several times depending on it's size. The fastest of all
piercings to heal.
Tranverse: A horizontal piercing through the
lobe with a barbell.
Top-Ear "Pinna": The outer rim of
the ear extending from the top of the Helix to the Daith. It's the second
most common piercing. . It takes around 12 months to heal and is more
prone to Granulomas because of hair pulling on it and lying on it during
sleep.
Antitragus: It's made through the extrusive
ridge of cartilage opposite the tragus. Usually, a straight or curved
barbell is advisable over a ring.
Bridge, Industrial, Ladder: A barbell pierced
through the two sides of the upper pinna so that it looks like a bridge.
Conch: Piercings made straight through the shell of the ear cartilage.
The Conch piercings are often described as either "lower" and
"upper", the dividing line being the Crus helix.
"Daith": A piercing made through the
Crus helix, the inner-most ridge of cartilage above the Tragus.It is usually
the most successful as it is not subject to pressure from sleeping and
irritation from daily activities.
Orbital: Simply a ring through the upper conch
so that the ring comes out either side.
Helix: Piercing is made through or around the
upper, curled edge of the ear, including the curled edge towards the face.
If the curl is extreme or wide, a piercing made parallel to the plane
of the head through the apex of the curl will be more comfortable.
"Rook": A piercing made through the
antihelix, the ridge above the "Daith" ridge.
"Snug": A horizontal piercing of the
antihelix, across from the tragus. Not suitable for all people.
Tragus: The prominence of cartilage in front
of the opening of the ear canal. This piercing is a little bit more painful
than other cartilage piercings because it's very thick.
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