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What Does It Feel Like To Get A Tragus Piercing?
The tragus is a tiny "nub" of cartilage located near your temple. It's that tiny, rigid flap of cartilage that quasi protects your ear. Naturally, this little nub makes for a perfect place for a pi...
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Encyclopedia of Body Piercings: Scapha (Outer Conch) Cartilage Piercing
Location: in the flat part of the ear, sometimes called the outer shell, between the ridges of the helix and antihelix
Jewelry: initially, a straight barbell from 16 gauge (1.2mm) to 12 gauge (2m...
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Piercing Experiences: Jacqui’s Tragus Piercing Video
Money shot: 0:28 Jacqui, friend of a BodyCandy colleague, came to us looking for a new tragus piercing. Of course we knew exactly where to go and who to see – our buddy James at American Skin Art i...
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Encyclopedia of Body Piercings: Rook Cartilage Piercing
Location: through the highest fold of the cartilage at the top of the ear; located between the inner and outer conch areas
Jewelry: initially, a circular ring or curved barbell ranging from 18 gau...
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Encyclopedia of Body Piercings: Standard Helix Cartilage Piercing
Location: through the curled outer rim of the ear from the top of the ear all the way down to the beginning of the ear lobe
Jewelry: initially, a circular ring ranging from 18 gauge (1mm) to 14 ga...







