Your ear piercings are always out in the open so infections are relatively common during healing, especially on.

Ear piercing area. It is above the lobe. First of all, the most common type of cool ear piercings is the standard lobe. An ear piercing is a hole through your earlobe or the cartilage in your middle or upper ear.

Dab area dry with a clean towel if the area is wet. Now press the eraser on the back of where you want the ear piercing, and then press the needle to make the hole. It is a simple procedure that is usually done with a piercing gun by workers at.

Clean the area around your piercing twice a day with soap and warm water or rubbing alcohol. The tragus is the triangular flap positioned in front of the ear canal. As it is a cartilage piercing, expect a longer recovery time.

In the days and weeks after that, keep an eye out for the following signs of an ear piercing infection: The piercing area is above the daith. An auricle piercing is made on the outer part of the ear, usually halfway up, between the ear lobe and the helix.

Your piercing professional may recommend a specific cleanser. 2/7 helix and conch featured here are three helix piercings, which go through the top cartilage, right along the rim of your ear. A new style of piercing, the outer conch perches on the convex part of the ear between the conch and the helix.

Most probably, this is your. A helix piercing, also known as the traditional. Everything you need to get started.