Im 12 and i have 3 piercings in each ear!my cartilages done and 2 lobe piercings! Most of my piercings are very old, over 20 years. I want my daith and tragus done. 4. She has contributed to Byrdie, as well as Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Allure, Vogue, and the New York Times, and more, Byrdie takes every opportunity to use high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Chest. A tattoo that is placed on the chest is often a symbol of love and affection, since the image is drawn close to the person's heart. I also want a conch in both ears which I plan on doing soon. My friend has a piercing gun so i thought ah what the heck and let her pierce the top of my ear, needless to say it swelled so big and was so sore, i refused to take it out and let it heal so i had to leave the back of the earring for about a week before my ear swelled back down to normal size so i was able to fit it back on again! I think it looks really good and it healed in only a couple months (rather fast). An industrial, or scaffold, piercing is made up of two holes that are connected by a single piece of jewelry (usually a long barbell). Have had to re-pierce a few here and there, but nothing too bad. Try not to sleep on it or fiddle with it too much, and it should be healed within one - two months(: I have eight piercings in total, four on each ear. I've had piercings for many years, and from when I was a child, so I'm no stranger to them. it doesnt hurt anymore now though. They must be regularly maintained and tested often for accurate spore termination. They're invasive and can cause a lot of permanent damage. Keep on reading for more information on some of the more well-known piercings. Dermal Anchors/Micro-dermal Implants: Protruding implants. Also, industrial and trident piercings don’t promise to be easy ones. On my left ear i have 4 lobe piercings and my tragus. My parents wont let me get my tongue done yet, but i respect that as i shouldnt have half the ones ive got at my age anyway! Right now I have the anti tragus, the daith, the snug and my belly button along with 2 extra cartillage and 1st and 3rd lobe holes. I got mine done a few yrs ago, and I really really love it. I love having piercings, they are rare where I live for an older man like me. A standard cartilage piercing is the second most common ear piercing seen today. Are there any causes for worry? Ekekekekekeke!!=(. how swollen does the targus piercing get? Shoot I just got them today and I don't feel anything, right ear is a little sore though. I just got an industrial done and i've heard that that is up there with ones that cause the most problems i.e. Frowny: Through the thin connective tissue under the bottom lip. You get what you pay for!!! Right; two lobe, conch & rook. The mountain can also be associated with the ascension of the soul and overcoming of one’s problems. Anyway, concerning ears, I got both of my cartilage piercings done at Claire's (one of them I had done twice because I caught the first one on my shirt while getting dressed & it got sore so I just took it out) and I have never had a problem with them. I don't think there's any reason to be scared that horribly, it sounds like it's healing just fine...? Bled like crazy but it also healed the quickest...and now I want another one above the one I have. Earrings have been worn by people in different civilizations and historic periods, often with cultural significance. Tragus has healed nicely and i'd recommend it. Heals fully within 2–12 months. 2 from when i was a small child that I no longer use, 3 lobe piercings, a semi or half snug, a cartilage piercing, a helix piercing, a nostril piercing, and a top belly button piercing. It's not the gun, it's the person. Any advice guys? Here's What to Know, Your Guide to Eyebrow Piercings, Straight From a Celebrity Piercer, What to Know Before Getting Your First Snug Piercing, The Complete Guide to Getting a Vertical Labret Piercing, What to Know Before Getting Your Belly Button Pierced. cuz i looked up some cartilage earrings and some of them looks rly thick.. and mines pretty thin compared to those. I got it done at walmart, so I need to know if getting it done with the gun was a bad idea and the easiest way to take care of it. Nose piercings are the most common facial piercing, after earlobes, with nostril piercings in first place as the most popular type of nose piercing. They were all really fun to get, and i cant wait to get more. When I was six months old my mother took me up the mall to get my ears pierced. Not piercing guns!!! I just got a snug about four days ago. My newest, the dermal, was by far the most extremely painful! I loved it Soo much. A conch piercing is located in the big area of cartilage just above the earlobes and the anti-tragus on the inner ear. Do any of you suggest to do them all at separate times or all at once? Everyone is telling me how horrific the pain is going to be even tho I don't know anyone who personally has it done. Got it done in 12-31-11! It can be painful. I've always cleansed mine with dial antibacterial soap, dried with a paper towel, and applied bacitracin or triple antibacterial ointment. There are no specific meanings behind indivual piercings. Dimple/Cheek: Pierced through to the inside of your mouth. I have 13 piercings total. But now hurts. I slept through my ankle tattoo, and both of my upper back Tatt's, felt like I was getting a massage!!! i just got the top of my ear pierced yesterday and it doesn't hurt until I have to twist it. I plan on getting lots of helix on that ear so i can have the top of one ear pierced and the bottom of the other (already pretty much completed the bottom one). I have two cartilage piercings on each ear, both of which are 18g [gauge] None of which were painful, except gauging my ears. A piercing between rook and the ear canal. I had an industrial done several years ago and after a year of it being pierced my bar fell out in my sleep and closed! Dimple/Cheek: Pierced through to the inside of your mouth. Nose piercings are common, so it may come as a surprise that nose piercings take quite a long time to heal. I can attest to the fact that cartilage piercings hurt like the dickens, and take a long time to heal! Also, I have ZERO pain tolerance (I got a local anaesthetic shot the other day and my eyes were watering lol). Nose piercings go through cartilage, not flesh, which heals differently. Gabriel OT, Anthony OO, Paul EA, Ayodele SO. By BrandonEmTee (talk), CC, via Wikipedia. I'm not really scared about the pain of the piercing because I actually prefer getting my ears pierced with a needle over a gun. There's some that are 2 straight bars, some cross, some go like a normal industrial and have 2 going up off that bar, some go through where your conch is. I have my earlobes pierced once and I nearly cried when I got them done so maybe I won't get any more piercings :), ive had my rook done and im only 16, it didn't hurt hardly at all and i really panicked for nothing! Learn what to consider before you select your body art and artist, and how to properly care for your tattoo or piercing. Just applied ice to ear lobe until I couldn't feel it...didn't hurt at all. Someone please reply, thanks. It is similar to the snug in terms of depth and healing time, which is 8–16 weeks initially and up to one year to be healed completely. Body piercing has existed across time and culture. I got 2 lobes in each ears, the first pair when I was 4, the second when I was 15. to signify sexual attraction, or to draw sexual advances to the woman wearing it. i like the so much. But they are a part of my life and they remind me of times that they represent. If the piercer was intending to pierce one of these points, they would really need to know how to accurately locate the point. If you're at a piercing place and they pull out a piercing gun, you need to get out of there. Monroe: In the area of a beauty mark, through the upper lip into the mouth. All the piercings I've got were shot and I never had a problem with infections at all, but I consider myself lucky as a friend had to take her Cartilage out, because a nerve got hit in the shooting process. Spider Bite Piercing: These are also two lip piercings that are placed on same side of the lower lip. No pain after needle!!!!! I harldy felt it and it bleed a tiny bit after. Two or more industrials on one ear is sometimes referred to as an ear cage. It remains in the pouch until it is time to use it on a client. They are so unsanitary and bad for you, especially for cartilage and nose piercings. I got these many years ago with a gun and it was a pain to heal, but they are fine now. Healing time is 8–16 weeks. It shows our higher goals, and helps one keep their inner calmness and balance. Erl/Bridge: Across the bridge of the nose. The location of acupuncture points on the ear are very specific. Still wasn't fully healed! I can leave them empty for months and they are still fine when I put piercings back in. I just got my rook pierced like 6 days ago, I love the way it looks, it hurt like hell. Therefore, tragus, anti-tragus, conch and, of course, snug/rook piercings would definitely require a lot of patience. There are so many different types and styles to choose from, not to mention locations on the body. two on lobe, one on traque, one on conch, three on helix two on cartilage, two on forward of the ear and also two on nostril. A piercing of the inner cartilage half-way down the outer rim of the ear. what about for conch? Location, healing time, ... One of the most popular piercings of the moment is the helix piercing. Many piercers will use some kind of pen to mark your skin before inserting the needle. all this i pierced them within 1year. I have my nose pierced, my belly button was done twice, but I let one heal, four lobe piercings, two cartilage, and I just had my rook done. Voted up. Due to the location of vertical tip piercing, this is one of the most painful types of nose piercings. Btw I have 2 lobe and 2 helix piercings on each ear. I had it done in a pharmacy where they asked for my general risk of infection and gave me something for the aftercare; I felt well-handled, had it done twice and had no problems. Still, the risk of getting an infection is relatively low. I have a total of 17 piercings currently, and have had 6 more that have been removed over the years. For these types, you would need … It is a fleshy piercing and heals much faster than a cartilage piercing. I'm worried the tragus won't heal like this last one and I won't be able to to sleep comfortable with this new piercing, reading these comments has given me an earache just reading them! i either want to antitragus or rook or snug. Healing time takes anywhere from 3 months to 1 year. I'm pretty pain tolerant. Cartilage forms the transparent tissue of the upper part of the ear and is the only area other than lobes that can be legally pierced by a piercing gun. Sara Marques from Portugal on December 21, 2014: Lisa Vollrath from Euless, Texas on October 02, 2014: I have eight piercings in my ears: seven through the lobes, and one through the cartilage. It's super cute, it's just a pain in the ass right now! The bump on the back that you may get is a keloid; scar tissue that forms from trauma. :) Excited! any one with different style please update me. Not only did needle hurt SO MUCH LESS, but the gun peircing hurt for weeks! I got my first and second lobe peircings within 2 years of eachother. Heyy, i'm wanting to get my rook done really soon, and i've already asked my sister's friend who is the piercer for the tattoo shop i plan to go to about how much it would cost, i'm wondering, how bad it will hurt and also how long does it take before i can change the jewelry, and when showering, is there any risk of my shampoo hurting it, i know i'll have to be careful around the area for a while, thank you!