Ear Piercings

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Anti-Helix - The Anti-Helix is the piece of cartilage that runs from the Helix flat to the Ear Lobe. Both rings and Barbells can be worn, but generally heals better with labret/flatback style jewelry.
Healing Time: 4-6 months
Price: $69
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Anti-Tragus - The Antitragus Piercing is most commonly pierced with a curved or straight barbell in 16 and 14 gauge and is placed through the small, relatively vertical lip of cartilage above the lobe formed by the lower front rim of the conch. Anatomy varies in this region, but many ears have a pierceable protrusion in this cartilaginous rise opposite the tragus, framing the intertragus notch. The piercing should encompass the solid ridge of cartilage. If the area is small and undefined, it is best left unpierced.
Healing Time: 4-6 months
Price: $69
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Conch - The Conch Piercing is done in the deep bowl-shaped central shell of the ear most commonly performed with a flat back or barbell in 16 and 14 gauge, and 14 to 10ga for rings. A number of groups have practiced this piercing, including the Mangbetu tribe in Africa and a sect of Hindu yogis from India.
Healing Time: 4-8 months
Price: $69
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Daith - The Daith Piercing is placed in the cartilage adjacent to the face at the inner origin of the helix. Most commonly performed with a ring-style, but some will use a curved bar in 16 and 14 gauge. This innovation is also credited to Erik Dakota. The name daith (rhymes with moth) reportedly comes from the ancient Hebrew word da’at, meaning “knowledge.”
Healing Time: 4-6 months
Price: $69
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Double Spiral - The Double Spiral piercing is 2 piercings side by side in the anti-helix with a Double Twister barbell. See Helix/Flat/Rim for more information.
Healing Time: 9-12+ months
Price: $99
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Helix/Flat/Rim - Helix or Scapha is most commonly performed with a flatback, straight barbell, or ring-style Initial jewelry 16 to 14 gauge and occasionally 18, 12 or 10ga. The Helix Rim is located along the inside ridge of the upper ear between the Forward Helix and Anti-Helix. Both rings and labrets can be worn in this area. The Helix Flat is located on the flat portion of the upper ear between the Rook and Anti-Helix. Like the earlobe, ear cartilage piercing has been practiced widely throughout history and around the planet. While still not quite as prevalent as the lobe, cartilage piercings have gained widespread popularity and acceptance in Western culture. Because the cartilage lacks vascularity (fluid and blood supply) of its own—circulation is in the surrounding tissues only—these piercings can be tricky to heal.
Healing Time: 6-12+ months
Price: $69
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Forward Helix - The Forward Helix Piercing is most commonly performed in 18 and 16 gauge and is placed in the front of the helix, at the upper juncture of the ear near the head. This piercing is placed in the relatively thin cartilage near the helix root (the juncture of the helix and head). It is usually angled reasonably parallel to the face, so the end of a short barbell can be displayed nicely. The post and backing tuck into the curl at the front of the ear, where the helix forms from the face. Or, a ring can frame the area. Multiples are common here, but not all anatomy is suited. A small percentage of people have a divot called a preauricular pit (a natural channel that can have some depth) in this region. It is safest to avoid this spot, even if you have no history of local drainage, swelling, or infection. Show your piercer where eyeglasses or sunglasses rest over your ears to assist in appropriate placement during marking.
Healing Time: 4-6 months
Price: $69
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Industrial - An Industrial is a horizontal piercing on the upper rim of the upper ear, across the flat, between the Rook and Anti-Helix. Most popular jewelry would be a straight or customized barbell.
Healing Time: 9-12+ months
Price: $99
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Lobes - This classic site has unlimited options. Ring-style (fixed bead ring, captive bead ring, and circular barbell); bar-style (straight barbell, or flatback) in 20 to 4 gauge. Piercing of the lobule (the fleshy portion of the earlobe) has a rich tradition and lore that spans every inhabited continent. Ear piercings have achieved massive popularity and are worn by people from all walks of life, young and old alike. This universal ornamentation crosses gender barriers and can suit those who wish to celebrate femininity, masculinity, or nonbinary identities.
Healing Time: 6-8 weeks
Price: $69ea. ($103.50 pair)
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Orbital - An Orbital is generally performed vertically on the upper rim of the upper ear between the Rook and Anti-Helix. Most popular jewelry would be a Ring or Circular Barbell.
Healing Time: 9-12+ months
Price: $99
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Rook - The Rook Piercing is placed in the small ridge of cartilage that originates near the face in the upper part of the ear. A ring or curved barbell though in 16 gauge is most common and 14 gauge for more dominant rooks. California piercer and innovator Erik Dakota is credited with pioneering this placement. It was publicized in Fakir Musafar’s Body Play magazine in the early 1990s.
Healing Time: 6-12 months
Price: $69
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Snug - The Snug Piercing is a horizontal piercing that frames a vertical protrusion of cartilage called the antihelix. It is most commonly performed with a 16 gauge curved barbell, occasionally a straight bar. This piercing goes through the same anatomical ridge where a rook is placed, but farther from the face where the antihelix is vertical—usually across from the tragus. Many people do not have an outcropping to their cartilage in this location. Even if the tissue does protrude, it must be solid, or the piercing will come through behind the ear. In suitable candidates, the cartilage is generally quite thick. Therefore, it can be more tender than most other cartilage piercings and take longer to heal. The snug is not a phone- or pillow-friendly adornment.
Healing Time: 9-12+ months
Price: $99
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Tragus - The Tragus Piercing frames the small protrusion of cartilage that juts out from the face in front of the ear canal’s opening. Most commonly performed with a flatback, straight barbell, or ring-style in 18 gauge, usually 16 gauge; possibly 14 gauge or larger for those with a substantial prominence. Placement Depending on the angle of your tragus, the piercing is usually placed relatively perpendicular to the tissue. It should be set at least 3 millimeters from the edge. If a bar is used, the angle at which a gem or ornament will sit should be considered. If a ring is worn, it should rest comfortably in the intertragus notch (the groove above the earlobe at the bottom of the opening to the ear canal). An improper fit is not aesthetically pleasing and can cause irritation. Wearing ring-style jewelry will be problematic if your tragus is as wide as it is tall. Bars are best for a wedge-shaped tragus. Note that the placement referred to as a “tragus surface” or “sideburn” piercing does not traverse the cartilage; it is a surface piercing. True vertical tragus piercings are rare because the cartilage there must be significantly more substantial and defined than the typical tragus.
Healing Time: 6-12 months
Price: $69
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