All You Need to Know About Tragus Piercings

While body piercings have been there for centuries, the choice of places to pierce has broadened and gotten more interesting in the past decade or so.

This is great news for people that love jewelry and who don’t mind a little pain. While ear piercings are nothing new, the new piercing position-the tragus- is fairly new.

Find out all you need to know about this piecing here, and possibly get one of your own!

Tragus Piercing

The tragus is the small piece of cartilage located at the front of your ear canal, which partially covers the ear canal. A piercing on this cartilage is known as a tragus piercing.

A tragus piercing goes through the cartilage. There is, however, a different piercing on this part called the surface tragus piercing. This one is done on the skin of the tragus. This one has a higher risk of rejection because the jewelry for this piercing lies under the skin. At times, the body deems it as a foreign object and rejects it.

How Much Does It Hurt?

The cartilage in the tragus is slightly thicker than other cartilages found on the outer ear. However, this piercing should not hurt any more than an ordinary cartilage piercing. For example, if you have a helix, conch, or auricle piercing, the pain should be just about the same.

However, because of the tragus’ proximity to the opening of the ear canal, you may hear a popping sound aside from the pressure of the actual piercing. Some people find this alarming.

As with other piercings, your choice of piercer can also contribute to how painful the process will be. Therefore, it’s always advisable to find a professional piercer, and ideally, ask about the procedure and what to expect. Many people feel more relaxed when they have an idea of the procedure.

Again, different people have different pain thresholds. Some people will term the procedure as painless, while others will find it fairly painful. This makes it impossible to offer accurate pain level expectations.

Healing a Tragus Piercing

Cartilage varies in healing time, but you can expect the piercing to fully heal in about 2-3 months. However, the tragus piercing will take six months or even more to heal in some people.

Keep an eye on your piecing to ensure it’s fully healed. The inner part that you cannot see takes longer to heal than the outer part.

As always, a good aftercare regimen can speed up the healing process. Here are some aftercare tips for a tragus piercing:

1. If you use headphones a lot, be careful as you put them in place to avoid agitating the piercing.

2. Ensure to sleep on the clean pillow to avoid contaminating the piercing. Also, try sleeping on your back as much as possible to avoid friction between the piercing’s jewelry and the pillow.

3. Avoid moving the jewelry around because it slows down healing. If you need to remove crusties, wash around the area with warm salt water or a saline solution.

On To The Fun Part

This is undoubtedly the best part of a piercing. After the anxiety of getting it done and weeks of aftercare, you can finally reward yourself with sparkling new jewelry. Body jewelry customers always want unique, authentic jewelry for their Tragus Piercing. At Salamander Jewelry, we make this a reality.

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