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3 min readAug 16, 2014

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Top 7 Types of Ear piercings

Earrings add a glamour to personality and looks. Right kind of piercings based on the structure and anatomy of ear can give you a beautiful look. Gauge down below to know more about the types of piercings. 1) Helix piercings Helix is one of the famous and popular ear piercing types among females. In this piercings the punctures are made in the upper ear towards rim through piercing instrument. You can have many piercing types done along with the helix piercing. This growing trend have made helix as one of the liked piercing types. It is most widely known to be favorite among western countries. The helix piercing is a fashion among various celebrities in western world. If you would have noticed Hollywood actresses then you are sure to go for this one. Studs, beads, are part of this earring type which come in different types and colors.

2) Ear lobe piercings

Such piercings are done among youths of this generation who want to look dude in this trendy world. Ear lobe hål i öronen occupy big diameter on ears which may be risky. Though they look good but the chances of having the tearing and bleeding are high as well if not done through specialists. The procedure involves stretching of ear and then putting the earring in the piercing.

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3) Lobe piercings Lobe piercing is the simple and preferred ear piercing type as it involves less pain. The reason for less pain is as it does not involve. The procedure involves the perforation of ear and then the earring is put. The earrings come in different color, sizes with varying lengths and top end designs that look stylish. Also, these are one of the oldest form of piercings.

4) Anti-helix piercings this type of piercings is also known as “Snug piercing”. Anti-helix is carried out on the cartilage i.e. inside part of the ear. This piercing type may not be as popular to the helix one. The procedure is done manually through needle. The procedure is painful to some patients depending upon the threshold. The purpose of this piercings is to wear jewelry.

5) Industrial piercings Industrial piercings is also known as Scaffold piercing. In this two holes or punches are made on the helix and a single long piece of jewelry is worn on them connecting the two. The procedure involves right kind of jewelry that fits your ear and a needle. Then the needle will be inserted to make a hole. Jewelry then would be pushed through the hole followed by piercing of second hole and inserting a jewelry.

6) Conch piercings

This is the leading trend catching up in recent years. The inner conch can have gems worn which looks decent and attractive on women. The inner conch piercing is performed at the center inside ear. Outer conch piercing involves piercings of the outer cartilage.

7) Rook Piercing Rook piercings are located along the inner ridge of ear cartilage. This piercing type is painful and håltagning öron depends on the anatomy of your ears. It does look attractive once it is done. The risk factor involved in this type is that the tearing may occur which may take 4–6 weeks to heal up. Depending upon the cartilage proper shaped jewelry can be worn like circular barbell and other.

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