Ear Piercing: Definition, Types, Procedure, Aftercare, Infection & Pictures

What is Ear piercing?

Ear piercing in itself is a broad term to use as there are many variations. Generally, people relate this kind of piercing with the earlobe piercing which was believed to be piercings for girls from ancient times, but it is somehow different from the latter. Depending on the part of ear getting the perforation and their number, there can be many terms used in its reference. It can be quite difficult to choose which type of ear piercing is trendy. However, the choices vary from a person to another.

Girls got these piercings at a very young age as the ear tissue in the early age is soft and easy to pierce. Now you may wonder when to pierce baby’s ears or what is the suitable age for baby ear piercing? Well, to get an ear piercing, the baby should be at least six months old and the piercing can be made by a piercer at home.

Ear Piercing Picture

Types of ear piercings

The various types of ear piercings are:

Ear Piercing Diagram

Tragus piercing

Antitragus piercing

Orbital piercing

Helix piercing

Forward Helix piercing

Industrial piercing

Snug piecing

Rook piercing

Conch piercing

Daith piercing

Auricle piercing

Graduate lobe piercing

Ear weaving piercing

Standard lobe piercing

Transverse lobe piercing

Earring Ideas

The above categorization is based on the position of piercings. However, based on the number of perforations usually following different kinds of ear piercings are famous among people.

Single Ear Piercing
Double Ear Piercing
Triple Ear Piercing
Quadruple Ear Piercing

All these different ear piercings, however, follow the same procedure:

Procedure

Do not try piercing ears at home. Visit a licensed parlor authorized to do the piercing
Piercer will mark the area of perforation
A piercing will be made using a hollow sterilized needle or piercing gun
The selected jewelry will get settled in the perforation

Getting babies ears pierced

Pain Associated

Pain can be more or less depending on the tolerance capacity. It can cause bleeding in some cases which is quite common. The pain reduces slowly with the passage of time.

Ear Piercing Images

Ear Piercing Healing Time

Healing can take up to six weeks in case of earlobe piercing and about twelve weeks for cartilage piercing. Infection can increase during the healing period.

Aftercare- Do’s & Don’ts

Do’s

Take a nutritious diet and add stuff like yogurt in meals.
Turmeric has excellent medicinal properties. It is an antiseptic and has anti-inflammatory properties that reduce the chances of infection in the pierced area.
Apply some coconut oil on the pierced area frequently as it will help in the lubrication and reduce the chances of an infection as the oil inhibits bacterial growth.
Clean the area regularly with cotton to check the occurrence of pus.

Don’ts

Eat spicy food or drink alcohol as it may cause sensations in the pierced area
Touch the area with dirty hands, it can cause infection due to germs present in hand and palm
Avoid going for swimming till the piercing wound hasn’t healed properly
Change the jewelry until the piercing has healed completely

Ear Piercing Jewelry

Infection

Symptoms

Swelling and Soreness for a long time
Excessive Itching and Irritation
Redness and Inflammation
Discharge of foul-smelling yellow fluid or pus

Cure

Wash the affected area with lukewarm saline water. It kills bacteria through the process of ex-osmosis.
Take the advice and medication from a doctor. Follow his prescription.
Do not remove the jewelry as it may block the piercing
Do not let flies and other vectors sit on the infection, it may worsen it or inhibit healing

Fake ear piercings jewelry

Jewelry

The jewelry comes in certain variations. Ear piercing Studs, beaded rings, barbells, curved barbells. An ideal choice of metals is 316L Surgical Steel, Titanium, Gold, and Silver.

Types of piercings with pictures

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