Cartilage Earrings for Every Piercing

Posted by Ronnie S. Smith on Apr 18, 2010 | Subscribe
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While the demand for the regular earlobe piercings continues in these times, the cartilage piercings are even more popular with a wide cross section of people in today’s society. This increasing popularity for cartilage piercings has created a demand for special earrings for this section of the ear. These earrings are called cartilage earrings.

Cartilage is made of connective tissue, a substance that is thicker and harder that earlobe tissue. There are four different kinds of cartilage piercings that are done today. These are conch piercings, orbital piercings, helix piercings and tragus piercings.

In a conch piercing, the cartilage in the center of the ear is pierced. In an orbital piercing the entry and exit piercing occurs in the samespot of the cartilage. In helix piercing, cartilage will be pierced twice, while in tragus piercing the area near to the face above the earlobe is pierced.

Body piercings should be done ideally by a professional, and the cartilage piercing should only be done by hand. If a piercing gun is used, the cartilage may be shattered and scarring may occur. The cartilage takes from four months to twelve months to heal depending on the thickness of the cartilage pierced.

After the piercing, cartilage earrings must be put in place. Careful consideration should be given to the choice of these first earrings and the chosen pair of earrings must be comfortable for the wearer to wear until the cartilage is completely healed. After the cartilage is healed, the earrings may be changed. The earrings must be of quality and made of white gold, titanium, sterling silver, surgical steel or yellow gold. Earring types are captive beads, studs and posts, cuffs, industrial and hoops. A wide variety of styles exist and they vary from the classic gem stones to punk symbols.

Looking to find the best deal on cartilage earrings, then visit www.cartilageearrings.org to find the best advice on cartilage earrings.


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