Piercing has history attached to it. People all over the world pierce their ears to look fashionable.
In some parts of the world, ear piercing is a religious obligation. Ear piercing has to be done with the utmost care. Most of the people get pierced at a piercing studio, while some may get their ears pierced at the mall, while yet others do it themselves at home, especially in places where there are no formal piercing parlors. It is important to follow the instructions given by the experts at a piercing studio after piercing one’s ears or any medical hygiene and care regulations you receive from a professional.
Why Should You Opt For Cartilage Earrings?
Decorated ears are loved by all. Long dangling earrings on women look beautiful as they swing at the slightest head movement. Young girls like small studs in a riot of colors. Piercing is not limited to women, for men too choose to express their style and individuality through piercing. Though the most common earrings are earlobe earrings, but from the past decade, cartilage earrings have become more popular than ear lobe earrings, as more and more women as well as men follow this style of ear piercing.
What Is A Cartilage Earring?
When the cartilage part of the ear is pierced so as to hold an earring, the earring is referred to as a cartilage earring. As fashion icons and film actors use different costly cartilage earrings, these types of earrings have become the fashion of the day. The cartilage is a connective tissue that is thicker and harder than the rest of the tissue of the earlobe.
Types of Cartilage Piercing
The four types of cartilage piercings available are: helix, orbital, tragus and conch piercings.
Let us discuss these four piercing types one by one:
Helix piercing : In helix piercing, the cartilage is pierced twice on the outside section of the ear.
Orbital piercing : In this type of piercing, the entry and exit spots occur at the same spot of the cartilage.
Tragus piercing : This type of piercing is performed in the cartilage next to the face and just above the earlobe.
Conch piercing : it is a type of piercing where the cartilage is pierced at the car’s middle section.
Care To Be Taken After Piercing
A lot of care is to be taken after the piercing. The cartilage pierced has to be kept clean from different impurities. If some foreign material enters the pierced portion, it will be quite harmful for the whole ear. In case of red marks on the ear, consult a doctor and use some ointment after proper guidance from a skin specialist. Extra care should be given to your first earring, because there is every chance of allergy with the first earring, and risks you may not have had prior experience with, especially in case of a cartilage earring. Unless and until the cartilage is completely healed, do not change the earring. The earring has to be of good quality and preferred options are white gold, sterling silver, surgical steel, titanium, cuffs, studs and posts, and hoops. A wide variety of different styles exist and they vary from the gemstones to punk symbols.
Piercing The Ears Of Little Children
The most difficult thing to do is to pierce the cartilages of little children. It is advisable to use plastic earrings for small children. The biggest benefit of a plastic earring is that the stud is larger.
This makes it very easy to take the earring out and put it in. In addition to this, the plastic backings fit tightly onto the stud. The biggest benefit of this is that children always fondle with their earrings and in the process may hurt their cartilage bones, a risk that is thus minimized.
