Standard conch jewelry hoops have a diameter of 3/8 inch to 1/2 inch or 10 to 12 mm. The size range provides material to fit comfortably in most conch piercings. You should use 10 to 12 mm hoops to fill daith, cartilage, or lobe piercings snugly.
Likewise, people ask, can you get a conch piercing with a hoop?
Hoops: Small hoops are another popular pick for conches, especially outer conches, as they come in all different variations. These are a bit riskier for a new piercing, as they are easier to snag, but can be a great pick once you‘re all healed.
Subsequently, what kind of jewelry goes in a conch piercing?
Both the outer and inner conch can sport flat back studs. For inner conch piercings, consider curved embellished studs to trace the natural curve of the ear. You can choose the style of jewelry according to the size of your piercing, but smaller and daintier pieces of jewelry are among the most popular.
Is my conch hoop small?
How do I know if my conch hoop is too tight? If your conch ring is fitting too tightly, then your ear will feel uncomfortable while wearing the jewelry. You will notice the hoop digging into the side of your ear and the skin may get red. Avoid getting a hoop that is too small for your conch by measuring your piercing.
When can I change my conch piercing to a hoop?
Through the earlobes, you can choose to change the piercing after 8-9 weeks. But when it comes to the conch piercing, you have to wait for at least 12 months. If you are wearing straight or the curved barbells as a jewelry piece, you can easily change it on your own. You can easily remove it through unscrewing.
Is conch piercing Dangerous?
With a conch piercing, there is actually less risk of rejection than with other cartilage piercings, as the hole goes clean through the ear. However, there is the usual risk of infection as with any piercing. To avoid infections, just be sure to clean the piercing consistently.
Will a conch piercing close up?
As with many cartilage piercings, when you get a conch piercing the hole itself is usually permanent once fully healed. However, the skin can heal over the hole. … This piercing has the potential to close up quickly, especially when it is newer.
What’s the most painful piercing?
Most Painful Piercings
- 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.
How bad do conch piercings hurt?
How much does the conch piercing hurt? The conch piercing doesn’t hurt any more than any other cartilage piercings. In general, cartilage piercings fall about halfway on the pain scale, and the conch is the same. It will hurt more than a lobe piercing, but it shouldn’t be anything that most people can’t handle.
Can you put a 14g in a 16G?
14g jewelry is larger than 16g jewelry, but you might be able to fit it. Yes, you can stretch you piercing to a 14g just make sure that the jewelry that you‘re buying is suitable for a freshly stretching piercing.
Can I put a 14g in a 16G septum piercing?
Yes you can. The jewellery won’t be very snug, though, and might move around a lot. Having said that, the whole will probably close up a bit around the smaller gauge jewellery so you might not be able to wear 14g there any more. … So I used this 2mm diameter needle for a piercing with a 16g jewellery.
Do you get a conch piercing on both sides?
Yes! I have a single in one and a double in the other. I usually have matching (but not identical) conch jewelry in and I love mixing and matching. I would definitely not get both sides done at the same time, but once you get through the healing it’s a really fun piercing!
Why is my conch piercing throbbing?
The tightness and throbbing pain could indicate an infection. My piercers recommend making a solution of salt and water, and applying this to the piercing area twice daily for the first couple of weeks while the piercing heals. Saltwater is gentler and works better in my experience than many piercing solutions.
