So today I am here with an informative post (or at least I hope an informative post) on my Tragus piercing! What I think I will do is that i will keep you updated throughout the healing time to see how it goes. The reason I am doing this is because I used piercing experience blog posts to help me to decide whether or not I wanted my cartilage and tragus piecing!
I got my tragus pierced on February 20th, and when I went to get my Tragus pierced, I went to the same place that I went for my cartilage which is a tattoo parlour in London. I signed some forms and so did my mother, and once we paid the money I went into a room with a bed (like you see at the doctors), a sink and drawers filled with earrings in small plastic bags.
The man who pierced my tragus was wearing a pair of latex gloves which reassured me that there was no room for infection. The needle used was taken fresh from a packet as was the earring used.
Now for the fun part!
When the needle was put through my tragus, it actually wasn't as sore as I was anticipating! It felt more like pressure rather than pain, and I could feel my skin being stretched ever so slightly. The most painful part (which really wasn't that painful) was when he took out the needle and put in the actual earring.
On a scale from 1-10 I would rate this pain at a six.
I was then given an aftercare leaflet that told me to wash my hair everyday if it touches the earring, warned me of possible swelling etc. it also told me to clean it with Dead Sea salt and hot water every other day, as cleaning it everyday can irritate it. I have been doing this ever since.
Honestly, I am so so happy with this piercing! It looks so nice, it's very subtle and quite dainty. After about two nights I could already sleep on the side of my piercing and it really is no longer sore. Soon, I'll be able to change the actual earring which I think will be a small hoop.
I can't wait to get my next piercing which will hopefully be a forward helix. I'll keep you posted on developments of that hehe.
I hope you enjoyed this post! If you have any questions about tragus or cartilage piercings feel free to leave a comment below or tweet me @thefashionchain .
Kate
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