Cartilage earrings

Ever since, humans have the natural sense of fashion, from the earliest eras to the 21^st century, men and women alike either set the trends or follow ones fashion sense. Nowadays, apart from apparels and accessories, jewelry has been a common feature in ones everyday outfit. Thus, it marked the advent of innovative accessories, including the cartilage earrings.

To some people, cartilage earrings are a unique form of self-expression and cartilage piercings can be considered the first ventures beyond traditional earlobe piercings, and many adorn themselves with these earrings. Due to the growing popularity of multiple ear piercings, many earring options for the cartilage area have developed. Cartilage earrings refer to any piercing on the area of the ear above the earlobecartilage is a strong connective tissue that is thicker than the earlobe.

Some of the most common cartilage piercings are:

• Helix piercing

Helix piercings are located on the part of the cartilage that curls up along the outside edges of the ear. Standard helix piercings may pass through the cartilage once while the industrial helix piercings pass through the ear twice.

• Tragus piercing

These piercings are in the small area of cartilage above the earlobe, close to the face, that sticks out.

• Orbital piercing

 The piercing enters and exits the same piece of cartilage in the ear. Both the entrance and exit point of the earring are visible in the front of the ear.

• Conch piercing

Conch piercings are in the middle of the ear cartilage.

While there are a variety of piercings, cartilage earrings also come in different styles, shapes, and sizes. Earrings are available in many different materials such as sterling silver, surgical steal, yellow gold, white gold, and titanium. Yet, earrings made for cartilage are generally more comfortable. Cartilage earrings styles range from classic gem stones jewelry to punk symbols. There are designs to fit the taste of everyone, for instance, the college sorority girl, the scene follower, the biker guy, etc.

Types of Cartilage earrings

• Hoops small hoops in both plan and patterned styles are some of the many options.
• Captive Beads commonly coined as CBR are a popular hoop style with a single bead in the middle.
• Posts or studs it comes in all metal or metal with gem stones that fit any type of cartilage piercings.
• Circular barbells these are metal half hoop styles that pass through the ear with a beaded end sticking out of both sides of the ear.
• Cuffs these work well for helix piercings as the cuff part of the earring curves around the ear cartilage.
• Industrial these are horizontal bar earrings that pass through the ear twice. Styles include plain bars, twisting bars, and bars with beads or gem stones.

For your protection, go to a professional for all body piercing. Piercing guns are not recommended for cartilage piercing because they can potentially shatter cartilage and cause scarring. If you are considering getting a cartilage piercing for the first time, choose your cartilage earrings style carefully. Some types of piercings cause more discomfort than others during the recovery such as industrials and tragus piercings. Don't pick big and heavy earring that may increase discomfort and healing time for your first. Do your homework with a little research and you surely can find the perfect earrings and stay comfortable during recovery.