Ear Piercings

Upping the Ante with Anti-Tragus Piercings

The tragus piercing is a piercing of that small nub of cartilage that extends out from the side of the face in front of the ear canal’s opening.  An anti-tragus piercing is a piercing of the cartil...
Ear Piercings

Body Modification Moment: Rocking the Rook

A rook piercing is a piercing of the antihelix of the ear, where it meets the triangular fossa at the inside edge or crus of the helix (the ear’s outer rim).  This is an outcropping of cartilage be...
Body Jewelry Information

Need to Know: Tragus Piercings and Jewelry

Piercings of the tragus (that little nub of cartilage that extends in front of the ear canal’s opening) have become extremely popular in the 2010s, but the jewelry that can be worn in them varies c...
Ear Piercings

Helix Piercings

The term “helix piercing” refers to any piercing of the helix portion of the human ear.  This type of piercing has been called many other names, but the most common is simply “cartilage piercing.” ...
Ear Piercings

Tragus Piercings

The tragus is the fibrous nub of flesh that protrudes from the side of the head, shielding the opening of the ear canal.  Because this area is primarily cartilaginous, and highly visible when the h...
Ear Piercings

Video: Kelly’s Cartilage Piercings – Up Close and Personal

Originally, I had intended on having a set of five piercings in my right ear: three cartilage, and two lobe. A few years back I got a triple forward helix piercing at a random piercing parlor on a ...
Body Jewelry Information

Ways to Wear it: Heart Closure Rings

Chances are if you enjoy a healthy dose of online time every week, you’ve seen some pretty neat piercings and jewelry around the web.  Something like these maybe:   They’re heart closure rings, and...
Ear Piercings

What’s That Called?: Ear Piercing Index

Lobe: This is just a standard ear lobe piercing.  For most this piercing was originally performed with a piercing gun, but in recent years trained piercers with sterile shops have been called on to...
Ear Piercings

Body Jewelry Update: Much Ado About Daith Piercings

For those who are unfamiliar, the daith is a piercing of the thin outcropping of ear cartilage that stretches from the opening of the ear canal just above the tragus.  It’s essentially the spot whe...