Ear Piercings
This diagram shows all of the main ear piercings, with their placements and piercing healing times. Ear lobes are the easiest to heal, taking just a couple of months. Going up the ear, cartilage piercings tend to take longer to heal, and Daith piercings take the longest of all (6-12 months). Keep reading to find out more about each piercing!
Lobe- The classic! This ear piercing is usually the first one that anyone gets, thanks to its fast healing time and versatile placement. Situated on the central fleshy part of the ear lobe, this piercing allows you to wear stud or hoop earrings. You can change these as soon as your piercing is healed (Approximately 6-8 weeks).
Stretching- This ear piercing starts off as a simple lobe piercing, which can be stretched by a piece of jewellery one gauge larger (approximately every 2 months).
Helix- This piercing is on the cartilage, with a healing time of approximately 3-9 months. Ring or studs can be worn, sitting on the outer shell of the ear.
Scapha- Like the helix piercing, the scapha is situated on the cartilage of the ear, and will take about 3 to 9 months to heal.
Tragus- Sits on the small nub of cartilage that protrudes over your ear canal. It can be a ring, a barbell, or a mini barbell.
Anti-Tragus- As you can guess from the name, this piercing is on the opposite side as the tragus piercing, placed on the protrusion of cartilage just above the ear lobe. This piercing also takes around 3-9 months to heal.
Conch- Named after a seashell, this piercing is placed in the inner bowl of your ear, resting against the ‘shell’ of your anatomy. Usually a barbell is recommended over a ring, which can risk binding with the edge of the ear. Conch piercings usually require at least 6 months to heal.
Rook- on the inner ridge of cartilage of your ear. Usually uses a ring or curved bar. Not all ears have enough cartilage for this, so it’s important to listen to your piercer’s suggestions regarding anatomy. Usually, rook piercings will take at least 6 months to heal, and can be irritating for those who wear headphones often.
Daith- These piercings can be purely aesthetic, although they have been found to show a direct link with the relief from migraines. You can read more about Medical Daiths here. Daith piercings use a ring or curved bar in the inner cartilage cross of the ear, and take around 6-12 months to heal.
Snug- Sits comfortably in between two ridges of cartilage on the outer rim of the ear. Usually features a curved barbell, depending on your anatomy, and takes 3-9 months to heal.
Auricle- Like the snug piercing, this small piercing sits in between two ridges of cartilage, just between the ear lobe and helix piercing. This piercing, also sometimes called a pinna piercing, takes 3-9 months to heal.
Industrial- This piercing, also known as a ‘scaffold’ piercing, simply refers to a bar placed between two different piercing holes in the ear.
Orbital- This piercing also connects two different piercing holes, but with a ring or hoop instead of a bar. This gives the piercing an ‘orbiting’ look.
We can’t wait to see which piercing you pick! Want to find out more about our piercings? Check out the page below for everything you need to know about piercing prices, age restrictions, piercing aftercare, and jewellery!
