Beauty by Tracy

The oldest piercing known to man, mummified bodies around the world have been discovered with pierced ears. Now performed with a needle, this is the most commonly seen piercing (particularly with women) and is also amongst the least painful. The fleshy lobe of the ear is pierced and will take usually 4-6 weeks to heal, requiring both sides to be cleaned twice a day with a saline solution. People can get multiple ear lobe piercing.

An ear piercing that takes place on the outer rim of the ear, making it a cartilage piercing. Cartilage takes longer to heal than flesh and is more subject to irritation, particularly regarding the placement on the ear. A range of body jewellery can be worn with a helix piercing, including labrets and BCR's. You can have multiple helix piercings.

Growing in popularity, this facial piercing is one of the least painful forms of body modification as it pierces the nub of cartilage that sticks out over the ear canal. This is because that area of the ear has very few nerve endings, though it is still a cartilage piercing and requires a lot of attention and care during the healing process.