What jewelry do they ususally pierce the tragus with?
Posted on November 22nd, 2009 by admin
When they pierce the tragus, what jewelry do they use? Is it always with a hoop, or could I get it pierced with a diamon stud? I want to get my tragus done but I don’t want the hoop, I want the stud.
Thanks!
Most common jewelry is either a ring or a short bar, or stud as you call it.
Whichever jewelry you ultimately want, it’s better to heal with a straight or slightly curved bar initially regardless. Your piercer will measure to work out the best bar length for you. You can then put a gem stud on the outer side of the bar, and a flat back on the inside, just like you would for a labret piercing.
You might have to buy a smaller bar once the initial swelling has gone to give a snug fit, especially if you use earphones.
A tip for fast healing of any cartilage piercing: find a piercer who can do the piercing with a dermal/biopsy punch. This removes the cartilage altogether rather than pushing out on it, and means your piercing should heal in a fraction of the time - perhaps a 3-4 months rather than close to a year. There will also be less pain both during and after the procedure.
Note that if you’re in Florida (and perhaps certain other places of the world), you have no choice but to have a traditional needle piercing as biopsy punches are regarded as controlled medical tools.
November 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 pm
You certainly can have a stud, it won’t be like those butterfly back gun studs though.
For the tragus, you could probably either get a tiny curved barbel (like they’d put in an eyebrow piercing) or a labret style stud. A stud will be more comfortable for healing anyway; less movement.
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November 22nd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Most common jewelry is either a ring or a short bar, or stud as you call it.
Whichever jewelry you ultimately want, it’s better to heal with a straight or slightly curved bar initially regardless. Your piercer will measure to work out the best bar length for you. You can then put a gem stud on the outer side of the bar, and a flat back on the inside, just like you would for a labret piercing.
You might have to buy a smaller bar once the initial swelling has gone to give a snug fit, especially if you use earphones.
A tip for fast healing of any cartilage piercing: find a piercer who can do the piercing with a dermal/biopsy punch. This removes the cartilage altogether rather than pushing out on it, and means your piercing should heal in a fraction of the time - perhaps a 3-4 months rather than close to a year. There will also be less pain both during and after the procedure.
Note that if you’re in Florida (and perhaps certain other places of the world), you have no choice but to have a traditional needle piercing as biopsy punches are regarded as controlled medical tools.
References :