I'm 13 and I want to get a cartilage peircing. I wanted to know what some pros and cons are of getting one. If you have gotten a cartilage peircing before, what did it feel like? And can it get infected easily. Please answer especially if you've had or have one.
2006-08-21 08:54:32 · 10 answers · asked by ?Wondering? 1 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
I have a cartilage piercing and it was sore for a long time. It also would not heal properly. Do not do it. It is just a fad.
2006-08-21 09:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by islandgirl 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
OK, first off, it takes about a year for it to fully heal and not hurt if you sleep on it. I got mine done with a piercing gun.....which is really the wrong way to do it because when you get it done this way, the cartilage in the ear shatters and therefor takes way longer to heal. My advice, get your parents permission and go to a body piercer. they use a small hollow needle that is more gentle on the cartilage and healing time is generally at the most 6 months.
2006-08-24 12:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by bobbie21brady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it will be tender for quite some time. Cartilage can take up to one year to fully heal. I've had 5 different cartilage piercings.
2006-08-21 09:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by andrew s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to get a piercing, do to a piercing shop (not claires or walmart etc) and get pierced with a actual piercing needle NOT a gun. Piercing guns are unsafe. And use a barbell or little captive ring, depending on what style you like. They are more prone to infection, so you just have to give them extra love. Cleaning them and protecting from trauma. They should be ok though. I have 4 of them and mine are all healed and fine. It doesnt hurt too much more than any other piercing. Any bit of pain is worth it if you like the piercing.
2006-08-21 10:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have the top of my ear done and the cartilage ther wasn't even that hard. Let me tell you it will hurt for a good six months. And if ur considering getting it somewhere with harder cartilage then the pain will prob be more.
2006-08-21 09:03:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A looonnnnngggg time ago I researched the same thing. I never got it done, but I still have the document. Here are some address of websites I apparently used. If you want to know more, e-mail me. I can send you the page I have written about it.
http://totallypierced.com.au/webpages/cartilage-piercing.html
http://www.faqs.org/qa/qa-12820.html
http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/body_jewellery_shop/body_piercings/auricle_ear_piercing_jewellery.cfm
2006-08-21 09:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wait till you're older..and then if you still want it when youre in your late teens, think some more because do you really want to be a 60-year old woman with a cartilage piercing?
2006-08-21 09:10:49 · answer #7 · answered by *red_roses 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got mine pierced it looks nice but when i first got it it hurt 4 a long time.So if your going 2 get it u betta have a high tolerance 4 pain & If u use the solution they give it won't get infected.
2006-08-21 09:11:10 · answer #8 · answered by Jahnaya 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I got mine when I was 16, it got infected really bad and @ the end I had to take it of, I think your a little young to start piercing, u should wait till' your older and see if u still want it. :>
2006-08-21 09:05:25 · answer #9 · answered by EaSt OaKlanD 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't get permanently mutilated for the sake of what might be a temporary fad.
2006-08-21 09:00:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋