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Should I get my cartilage pierced if I am an athlete?
You can get the cartilage pierced regardless of your being an athlete or not. It is your choice. I personally do not understand why people pierce themselves.
What types of food can't you eat after getting cartilage pierced?
Eating and ear cartilage have no relation to each other, besides being on the same head, food has nothing to do with the cartilage piercing.
Is a helix piercing the same as a cartilage piercing?
A helix piercing is a type of cartilage piercing but its the specific name for when you get the top of your cartilage pierced. I'll try to attach a picture of what a helix piercing tends to look like. A cartilage piercing is more of a general term that could refer to any of the many cartilaginous areas of your ear being pierced.
After several months of having the upper ear cartilage pierced it still hurts. Is there supposed to be a small dent where the stud has been?
Pain and discomfort are part and parcel of getting the cartilage pierced with a piercing gun. The piercing gun user knows that they are not allowed to pierce ear cartilage with a piercing gun. Properly done cartilage piercing done by a professional body piercer would have been healed by now. The swelling is due to the stud backing being too close to the skin and not allowing the piercing to drain or breath properly.
Does the ear cartilage reconstruct itself after being pierced or it remains cracked forever and the hole is just being filled with skin?
Cartlidge Cannot Heal Itself, Meaning The Piercing Will Just Grow Over With Skin There is no way to replace the cartilage
How long does it take a cartilage ear piercing to close up after 2 months of being pierced?
Very quickly. You're not even meant to change the jewellery until 3 months, so it wont be healed properly yet. As it is cartilage and there is no blood, when you take the stud out the hole will start to close immediately and it may hurt to get the stud in after a few minutes, so it would probably only take about a week or so?
I have had my cartilidge pierced for 10 months and I still can't change my earring without getting infected why?
It is a good chance this is a piercing gun piercing and that is why you always have grief with it, it isn't pierced correctly and thus always reopens when you change the jewellery. I could go into detailed explanations but it come down to the cartilage tissue not being incised enough to allow for proper healing. Go see a professional body piercer and get it fixed.
How much is it to get your cartilage pierced at Claires?
You should NOT get your cartilage pierced at any other place aside from a tattoo parlor. No piercings should be done without a hollow needle as a regular needle will push the skin and cartilage that is being pierced to the back of your ear causing infection, swelling, and an all out gross looking ear. I highly suggest that you go to a tattoo parlor and get it done professionally. It will cost anywhere from10-40 dollars depending on where you go and if you have an earring to go in it. The earring should be steel as it is hypoallergenic. Sources: I'm a piercer and I have a lot of experience and I have many piercings including my cartilage. Hope this helps. --------------------------------------------------- Improved answer: I dont understand why everyone says not to get it done at Claire's. I got my cartilage done at Claire's and it was PERFECTLY FINE. It was $33 for the earring, piercing, and ear cleaner fluid. My ear did NOT get infected and nothing bad happened at all. Personally tattoo parlors are pretty scary.... Everyone at Claire's are nice and friendly Sources: Got my cartilage pierced at Claire's
What should you do about your upper lip being swollen?
if you're lip is swollen because it's recently been pierced use ice, hydrogen poroxide, gargle salt water, brush you're teeth, and wait for a couple days. and if it doesn't work. go to the emergency room, and they'll give you antibiotics. :]
How long can your ear stay swollen after being pierced without it being bad?
Two or three days. We really can't help you if we can't see your ear and HOW swollen it is. But piercings are not supposed to be red, agitated looking, swollen, pussing, etc. There is a healthy amount of crusting but it should not be all red and irritated. Go back to your piercer if you're concerned. If you got it done at a mall with a gun, well then, there's your problem right there (since piercing guns are so horrible and bad for you that they should be illegal...)
How long does it take for a piercing to close just after getting a piercing?
a few days or just overnight it actually really depends on the piercing. A lip or tongue piercing will begin to close almost immediately if it was pierced very recently(within a month-ish of being pierced) However everyone is different but the mouth is known to be the quickest healing of the human body. Ear lobes Vs ear cartilage piercing will differ as well. A lobe will heal faster than cartilage because cartilage takes longer to develop. So it really depends on your body type and what type of piercing.
What is the medical terminology combining form that means cartilage?
Combining forms for cartilage are: chondr/i or chondr/o
