Ear cartilage piercing information?

I’ve wanted this done for aaages and since I leave school on friday I’m planning on getting it done as a sort of present to myself for surviving all those years at school xD

Basically, I want the top of my ear pierced, I’m not sure what the proper name for this piercing is (I think it might be ‘helix’ piercing but I’m not sure so I’ll add a photo so you can see what I mean :))

Can anyone give me any idea of cost (I’m in the UK), and I your opinions on how painful it is if you have it? I know not everyone’s pain threshold is the same but I just want a general idea.

Thanks :D

Answer #1

just don’t get it done by some inexperienced idiot at a salon or mall who uses the gun those people aren’t professional piercers’, they have no training no idea of what can go wrong and were not to pierce and the gun is full of germs from other peoples blood because they cant sterilize it also its blunt, which is about as good as shoving a nail through your skin it will make it take a lot longer to heal if you want a real piercer you get it don’t with a surgical steel needle the process is simple they clamp your upper ear, stick a hollow needle through then thread the jewelry through the needle as for the cost? around $10-$40 but you should expect to pay around $20-$30

Answer #2

Right, yes helix piercing. It’s gonna cost between £15 and £25. A place that asks for more is ripping you off big style. Always, I can not stress enough how important this is, get a piercing done at tattoo dn piercing parlour. Never somewhere like Claire’s or a hairdressers, they are in experienced and not properly qualified.

I got mine done and honestly, for me, it hurt no more than a normal ear piercing. Although if you research past questions like this there is some people who have said it’s really painful. If you want my advice just go for it! make sure you do proper research and that it is right for you, your putting a hole in your skin so don’t think about it lightly. Good luck

Answer #3

it doesnt hurt when they pierce it but after you’ll wish you were dead!! and it gets infected for like the first two months

I know everybody has one but its NOT worth it at all

…o ya but its costs like $15

but really spend your money on something better because it totally sucks

Answer #4

I got my helix done today im 16 and just went to the mall people say use a needle but I went with the gun. People kept telling me “it will shatter your cartlige or some junk” or you will get infected because the gun is dirty.

#1 No it wont shatter it..if you look closly its not bone its a type of rubber type thing and you can bend it O_o

#2 THE GUN IS NOT DIRTY honestly do you think the store wants to risk getting sued for millions?

#3!!! my fav <3 :) IT DOES NOT HURT! if you got your lobe done and it didnt hurt your pretty much doing it again but at the top. I really hope this helped if I wasnt to late with response :P

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