Body Piercing / Cartilage Piercing
Posted on October 29, 2007 in Types of Body Piercing
Many people are scared of getting cartilage piercings on their ears and nose because of the bumps that come after the piercing and also the small scars that develop around the exit holes. Sometimes, the piercing may also lead to abscesses, a pain pocket of pus.
Procedure of Cartilage Piercing
Here we explain you how cartilage piercing is done..
Cartilage Piercing Healing
Here are some important facts and tips about the healing of cartilage piercing.
Detriments of cartilage piercing
The primary detriments of cartilage piercing are:
Infection: The infection happens from different sources. The person might get infection from unhygienic earrings and from the environment you choose for piercing.
Scarring: Scarring happen when tissues in the piercing area are affected. The person might get a ridge or a bump on the area when it is done wrongly.
Risk involved in cartilage gun
The person who is getting a cartilage piercing might not prefer a cartilage gun to pierce the ear. This might take a long time to heal. It might also create prolonged pain and scarring. This happens because the guns are not meant to pierce the cartilage. So it might upset the cartilage and create difficulties.
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February 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
my cartilage piercing is very sore and i got it done in august. it has swelled to the size of a bead ( a small bead) and hurts alot. i took the ring out so that the sewlling would go down because the ring i had in it wouldnt fit, it was that swelled. i dont know what to do about it should i just let it close and move on, or is there something i can do about it?
March 14th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I pierced my cartilage and I want to know if it’s bad to have a fake ear ring in and if it is should I change it?
March 17th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
Thanks so much for the tips! I just got my cartilage pierced and will try these methods right away!
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I am a state licensed professional body piercer and daily get questions about ‘infected’ piercings. Often times it is simply an irritation. Normal healing of a piercing includes swelling (first week or so), soreness, redness and a white-ish fluid that dries on the ring as a clear to yellowish crust. The fluid is not pus; it is lymph fluid that your body uses to clean wounds of dirt and bacteria. If you have swelling lasting more than a week or pus that is brownish it can be a sign of infection. If it sounds more like irritation as I have described, the best approach is non iodized sea salt. Mix 1/8 to 1/4 of a teaspoon in a cup of warm water and soak it on your piercing at least two times a day for 6-10 minutes at a time. Stronger mixtures are not better! This will flush the piercing and promote oxygen flow to the damaged tissue. The major DO NOTs for piercings: Don’t rotate the ring you will drag dirt and dried lymph fluid through the hole. ABSOLUTELY no harsh chemicals.. this includes alcohol and peroxide. They have a cytotoxic effect on the piercing, meaning that they kill many of the cells repairing the area and slow healing. I would advise seeking a professional body piercer to look at it. Especially if done with a piercing gun. They are very damaging to your skin and more so to cartilage. Doctors often know little about piercings and the healing of them, and will often label any redness ‘infection’. A good piercer will let you know what is going on with your ear and in the very rare chance that you need a doctor they will advise you to see one.
October 1st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
of all the piercings i have ever had. The cartilage piercing was by far the worst. Ive my labret, tounge, traguas, naval and clit hood done. And they wer all gr8 but the top of my ear. Omg it was hell and so not worth it. I was only 14 at the time and cared more for fashion than my health i ended up with blood poisinin and was very ill. I kept the piercin in though. Well infront of my parents id remove it but behind their backs id be making sure that hole stayed open. Buut i was lucky. Take care and if ur piercing makes u ill take it out.
October 31st, 2008 at 4:48 am
i got my 2nd cartilage piercing this sunday in the city with a needle.
it was bleeding a lot.. but afterwards it was fine. then next few days it started hurting a little more and it was very soar. a week after i got it pierced it is throbbing with pain. ive been taking advil which helps, and cleaning it with peroxide. i think i am going to soak it in salt water tomorrow..i cant tiwst it because i can hardly touch it its so soar. its a little red but not bad so i dont think its infected. is there anything els i can do?
November 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I got my ears pierced around Sept. 21 and they still hurts. So, today I put alcohol on them thinkin that its just bacteria I need to clean out. I didn’t know until now (reading this article) that I am not supposed to put alcohol on my ears. What would you suggest that I do now? Should I continue putting on the stuff the people gave me (the place where I got them done) or just leave them alone for a while??
November 20th, 2008 at 2:51 am
I just got my piercing done… i’ve wanted it for a long time. years. I already have 2 sets of piercings in my lobes. I had no problems with these, and I didn’t expect any with my cartilage. As of yet, its acting just like my others. It hurt for a total of 30 seconds, just a pinch. then it was warm, and its slightly sore. actually, i think its doing better than my others did. But then i got online and looked it up, to be sure that i could take care of it properly, and now i’m scared. i’ve never been exactly religious on my ear cleanings, and i got it done with a gun at claire’s. i’ve been lucky so far, is it safe to assume that it’ll hold?
November 26th, 2008 at 2:05 am
i did mine my self yeasterday its sore and red but not swollen does it take time and was it ment to bleed is so mmine neva did wat do i do help any 1
November 27th, 2008 at 3:56 am
I’ve got my cartilage pierced 4 days ago then it was fine.. but i decided to clean it last night.. it hurts a lot after i put it back, i didn’t know that i shouldn’t remove the studs.. what should i do now? it reddish and it still hurts but i can still touch it.. what should i do? any help..? please
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I got two more cartilage piercings on the top of my left ear (I already had one) and one more in the middle part of my right ear, in the cartilage, all of this professionally with a needle. I am in pain! The left ear is swollen and red (They had rings put in straight after piercing, in both ears), and the right is swollen but not as bad. All of these piercings have what looks like dried blood encrusting them, is that normal though?
I think having bumped my ears and using surgical spirits has made this worse. I am going to follow these guidelines in the hopes that I will heal faster! Thank you so much for the guidance!
December 11th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I got 10 piercings on my ear in total and two of them are on my left ear cartilidge
had a few mini infections but nothing a bottle of savlon didnt solve
i got one done around 7 months ago at a tattoo parlour using a needle, that hurt quite abit because they pierced it with thick bar and it bled loads afterwards..was pretty sore for about a week but its perfectly fine now
got my newer one 2 days ago at claires using a gun..this was practially painless and so far its doing good
although i did get the top of my right ear done too at claires and it went infected D: didnt clear up until i took it out
January 24th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
I just got mine done like 2 days ago with a gun and honestly, it doesn’t hurt. And people tell me that it shud be kinna hurting right now,but honestly mine isn’t ! It feeels like I didn’t even get it pierced. All I do to it is clean it when I wake up and after my shower everyday. And if I feel the need to clean it in between those times, I do. And I twist the earring from the back ONCE and push it in and out ONCE. And I clean it again. Its really easy. and I also have been tieng my hair up, and sleeping on the opposite side and staying away from clothes that’ll hit it. That’s all you really have to do. Just remember to CLEAN AND TAKE CARE OF IT !
February 4th, 2009 at 3:20 am
I got my cartilage pierced a couple months ago, and it’s given me almost no trouble at all. I’d recommend buying some all-purpose ear cleaning solution from Claire’s or Walmart..The stuff works wonders
Oh, and be sure to drink plenty of water & eat foods with vitamin C (and zinc, as the article above says). This will help you body to omgwtfpwn any infection that tries to take hold, and it will also help the piercing (or any other wound) to heal faster.
February 6th, 2009 at 12:02 am
hey i just got my cartilage pierced in either january or december how long until i can take it out and can i put a fake one in reply back thanx ~janazha
March 5th, 2009 at 1:00 am
kkkk im like terrified to get mine done and i want it double peirced with a bar. is it worthwhile?
April 10th, 2009 at 2:47 am
i am 15 and i jus got my cartilage pierced about a month ago..
when i got it done, the ring was a hoop but the little ball fell off and the ring got cought on something so i decided to change the ring..i put a stud in and then the back was too tight so i jus kept it off. then one day it got ripped out and i put the hoop back in and it started bleeding; its been swollen and red, feverish and sore for a while now and i dont know what to do! i’m going to try the sault mixx now, and hopefully that works to heal it! but please give me any other advice if you have it, because i really dont want to take it out!!
April 10th, 2009 at 5:02 am
i got both of my cartilage done at claires about 8 days ago i was doing house work yesterday and i bumped my right ear several times and now its red around the piercing and the piercing its self is sore but not the area around the piercing i called claires they told that its normal and just to monitor my ear for increased redness with a purple discoloration and increased pain hopefully it isn’t infected
April 26th, 2009 at 11:46 pm
I really want to get my cartilage pierced but i am extremely scared. will it be ok if i get it done at claires with a gun. Im scared of needles so i really don’t want to do it that way.
May 7th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
wow this dosent shemm rite mine never hurted and i use achool sawbs and ihts Fine if were not soppsedd to use iht why when yuh go get iht done they use achool to clean the ear and earing first ? well this is all bull
May 7th, 2009 at 3:57 pm
wow this dosent shemm rite mine never hurted and i use achool sawbs and ihts Fine if were not soppsedd to use iht why when yuh go get iht done they use achool to clean the ear and earing first ? well
May 26th, 2009 at 1:23 am
i really want to get my right cartilage pierced but i’ve heard stories that that half of your face can get paralyzed and that you can bleed to death is that true??? and if they are how likely is it that it will happen to you? also do cartilage piercings hurt during and after the piercing i have heard stories that all you hear is a popping sound and ive also heard stories that it hurts horribly wich one is true or does it depend on the person?
May 30th, 2009 at 1:51 am
I got my top let ear’s cartilage done 2 days ago. And it was done with a gun at a nail salon. I was soo afraid and it took the guy 10 mins to calm me down. When he finally did do it, the noise from the gun actually scared me. I didn’t bleed. The hurting felt like something in between a mosquito bite and a smack. It didn’t bother me for the first day. But now it’s throbbing and it feels weird. I tried turning it but it hurts a bit. Don’t worry Christina.
June 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
I pierced my cartilage myself, and nothing was wrong. Just clean it with alcohol and try to avoid it when brushing your hair and shit, because that’s what really fucked mine up. But don’t be scared. It does hurt, but it’s not unbearable. Just don’t worry about it.
June 9th, 2009 at 7:19 am
i got my cartilage peirced a year ago the only way half of your face could get paralized would be if u didnt go somewhere good or if u have an alergic reaction and u wont bleed to death. getting it done doesnt hurt but it will be sore for a few days afterward but u dont here a big popping sound u just here the click of the gun feel a little pinch and its done.the pain afterwards does depend on the person but it cant be to bad. i recomend going to a dlaires if theres one near buy thats who did mine and its been great!!
June 11th, 2009 at 8:15 am
Hey, I’m about to get my left cartilage done. My friend is going to pierce it, she has done all her own, and all her friend’s who have wanted them done. She has never had any problems. I’m just scared of the possible pain that I may feel when she does it. Will it hurt for long, or will it just be a popping sound? Also, I’m afraid that even if I do clean it as directed, that something bad will happen, and I’ll have to take it out….any more advice other than what has been stated above?
June 19th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Okay, so.
I got my cartilage pierced twice, one right above the other 6 days ago for my sixteenth birthday. And I have been cleaning it regularly. Now, i think i made a big mistake taking it out yesterday. They were really crusty and gross, so i couldnt turn them. So i took out both and cleaned everything. And put them back in, and i couldnt sleep (yes, i was on the oppisite side)at all. I went and looked at it in my bathroom mirror and it was swelled so much the back wasnt holding on by much. So i took them out completly and left them out, but its still swollen and sore. What do I do ?! Leave them out, or put them back in?
June 22nd, 2009 at 3:31 am
I got my cartilage pierce last august and its still giving me problems. Its like on and off with the pain and the swelling, but the part of my ear that was pierced is a purplish color almost. Recently, my earring was irritated, so i have left the piercing out for a few days. I have been cleaning it, but idk if its getting any better. I gone through almost a year thinking that the redness and swelling were normal. FOr those of you getting your cartilage pierced for the first time, be very careful that you take care of it properly. I think that part of my problem was that i over cleaned the piercing when i first got it. idk what to do anymore. Becareful and make sure that the person piercing your ear knows what they are talking about and be safe.
June 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 am
My Left Cartilage Is DOne About 3 weeks now and i ihad this done twice before, i had to take it out the last time it was pierced because the swelling of my ear was a disaster ! it got Huge. My Mam Said if i dont take it out it will sink into my ear. I Recently got it done about 3 weeks ago. it has only started to swell up again? I Dont Know What To Do Because id like to keep this earing in ! Please Help!!!!
June 26th, 2009 at 7:31 am
i got my cartilage done 2 days ago and expected it to hurt like no other esp since im such a baby but honestly my piercings in my lobes hurt more than my cartilage did. and they also used a gun, i dont see a problem with the guns i think they hurt way less and are quick and easy but thats just me
June 28th, 2009 at 1:33 am
help im sooooo scared to get it dun with a needle but im not gunna use a gun heres sum questions 1-6
1. how much duz it hurt
2. what do i do wen it gets infected
3. where shuld i go to get it pierced
4. right or left ear
5. will it look gay if i have a cartilage piercing on my right ear with no other piercings on my ear
6. should i get my lobes dun with the cartilage piercing so itll look better
THANX AND PLEAZ ANSWER MY QUESTIONS!!!!! ♥U GUYS!!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 2:55 am
Wow, you should NEVER get anything pierced with a gun! They cannot properly sterilize those guns. And a piercing should not be red, swollen, or warm after. I did not know this until I started going to the place I go for all my piercings now. I have 8 holes in my head. They have done 6 (the other 2 I got when I was a small child) and straightened out a piercing that was crooked due to a gun. Of those 6 they have done only 1 bled (it was one of the second holes in my lobes). And it did not bleed badly. Just a drop. Also beware of anyone who will pierce you if you are under the age of 18. It is considered child abuse to do so (at least in the state of Georgia) and therefore illegal. If a piercing parlor is willing to break the law in that way I would be wary. Definitely do your research on the place before you go. I have not had any problems with piercings I have received from my parlor, and I have extremely sensitive skin.
July 4th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
I got my cartilage pierced about 2 summers ago. I knew you had to rotate it every once in a while but I rotated it too often and it took longer to heal. I really wanted to put a hoop in! I waited till I had had the piercing for a year and then I tried to put the hoop in. It hurt a lot, and once I put the earring in I couldn’t get it all the way through. The piercing was slanted and I couldn’t find the back of the hole. I haven’t really tried since but I really want to. I’m just not sure if it will hurt and now that the piercing is healed I didn’t want to irritate it. I wonder, though, did the woman who pierced it do it wrong? I can put studs in fine but I don’t know about hoops so I was just wondering if I should try it again?
July 14th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Ok, listen up my friend went and got her cartilage pierced @ claires 2 wks ago and it’s not bothering her any @ all!!
go 2 claires they know what they r doin! Don’t go 2 a tattoo and piercer @ all those needles r not really clean @ all!! :/ so all u gotta do is clean it and make sure that u don’t sleep on the side that u got pierced it will all be ok!! 
July 24th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I had my cartlilage pierced about 2 years ago and had to take the first one out because it wad put in a very awkward place on my ear. I got it re-pierced about a year ago and it is fine. The first one is in my left ear and now i want to get my right ear done but my teenage step-daughter told me not to do my right ear because it has some meaning about being gay or something. Do straight people actually get both ears done?
July 27th, 2009 at 6:35 am
i got mine done today at icing, a company that belongs to claires and i loved it. it was done with a gun and i am praying that it wont get infected or anything cos all these comments are scaring me and freaking me out!
it didn’t hurt. i actually was freaking out and got really nervous and it was over. it heated up and the solution she gave me made it cool down and feel much better. i recommend you go to a place that has lots of customers that get it done often … that’s why i’d go to the busier store cos you know they’ve done it more often.
wish me luck!! and good luck to everyone else!!
July 29th, 2009 at 8:29 pm
i want to get my cartilage pierced. not at the very top of my ear but more on the side a little higher than my second piercing. does it hurt alot ? and how much would it cost for just one side ?
August 1st, 2009 at 4:46 am
So, I just got my left cartilage pierced today at Icing’s and the girl that did it there was absolutely nice. They used a tiny gun, and it didn’t even hurt. Of course I felt the gun shoot through but it didn’t hurt.. and the sound sounded like a stapler. It hasn’t hurt all day and I’ve been cleaning it. I’ve also had my first hole on my earlobe done since I was a baby, and got my 2nd hole done by my friend last summer (she didn’t even numb it or anything, she just poked it through for me with a stud and all there was was a popping sound) and that one didn’t even get infected.. although my earlobe holes DO get infected if I wear fake earrings. Sterling Silver is the one that works the most on your earlobes, and I think the cartilage should be safe as long as it’s kept in and cleaned everytime it should be cleaned. (the girl told me at least 3 times a day.)
August 3rd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I got my cartilage pierced 2 days ago with a gun…to start with it was stightly painful but then stopped hurting. Today i turned it and put salt water on it becoz it hurt but now its ok after a bit of pain. so far its ok…dont be scared to hav it pierced i was but as soon as i got it pierced i realised it was nothing the same as gettin your earlobe done