In respect to this, what different ear piercings are called?
Types of Ear Piercings
- Industrial Piercing. An industrial piercing is sometimes referred to as a scaffold, bar or construction piercing, is a double perforation of the upper ear cartilage. …
- Transverse Lobe Piercing. …
- Orbital Piercing. …
- Forward Helix Piercing. …
- Tragus Piercing. …
- Conch Piercing. …
- Use a Professional Establishment.
- Daith. A daith piercing is a puncture to the lump of cartilage in your inner ear, above the ear canal. …
- Helix. The helix piercing is placed in the cartilage groove of the upper ear. …
- Rook. …
- Conch. …
- Industrial. …
- Dermal Anchor. …
- Septum. …
- Nipple.
Also, what is the top ear piercing called?
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. A forward helix sits on the inner and top half of your ear cartilage, it can be a single stud or ring, as well as a series of piercings.
Where should you not pierce your ears?
She says the other places for piercings such as noses, ears, nipples and navels pose a similar risk of infection, which is “reasonably low”. However, she adds that piercings in the cartilage of your ear – such as the part of your ear closest to your cheek (tragus) – generally takes the longest time to heal.