Piercings come in many shapes and sizes. Being informed before getting a piercing is crucial however if you already have a piercing then it is always useful to get some further information, especially with helix and tragus piercing as this can sometimes be confusing. What piercings are suitable for these piercings and which are not? And what is exactly the difference?
Here we go into a little more into detail about the following topics:
– Helix/ cartilage piercing
– Tragus piercing
– Industrial barbell
Helix/ Cartilage piercing
The helix piercing is the same as a cartilage piercing. This piercing has been very popular because of its subtle yet striking character.
The cartilage piercing is placed in the upper edge of the ear and can be decorated with different types of piercings. Both the ball closure ring and the barbell are suitable, suitable barbells can be found on the Piercing Mania site through the Tragus piercing category. All piercings in this category are tragus piercings and can be placed in helix cavity.
Tragus piercing
Year by year the tragus piercing is increasingly popular. Most probably because this piercing is placed in a modest position on the ear, the piercing is placed on the cartilage in front of the hearing cavity. This piercing is slightly less obvious than say the cartilage piercing.
The tragus can hold several kinds of piercings. The ball closure ring is suitable and also the barbell (swab). The barbells for the tragus piercings on the site can be found in the category ‘Tragus piercings’
But not all piercings in this category are suitable for the tragus. Some of the piercings in this category have a hanger that is intended to surround the outer ear and is only suitable as a cartilage piercing.
Only for cartilage piercings
Suitable for both the tragus and cartilage piercing
Industrial barbell piercing
The industrial barbell is a piercing that is not as well known when compared to the cartilage or tragus piercing. The industrial barbell has a rougher appearance because it lies on the outer part of the ear and then is crossed to the other side.
The industrial barbells are categorised under ‘industrial barbells’ and this is the only category that you can find these types of piercings. Because this piercing is long in length, other piercings would not be able to be used because they are not long enough.
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