It'll cost more, but be so much better in the long term.
In other words, go to a proper piercing shop, not a jewellers where they'll just do it over the counter. Also because of this, you absolutely MUST get it pierced with a needle if you're going to get it done. Because cartilage is quite firm, it hurts a lot more. So now let's move on to the forward helix piercing.įor people not familiar with the anatomy of the ear, the forward helix is the front bit of cartilage (or where I've got the earring stuck through in the picture).Ĭartilage is the basically tough, flexible tissue that runs round the external part of the ear and connects it to either side of your head (I can't think of a better way of describing it!!). Again, the pain was about a 4, maybe closer to a 5/6 because of the cartilage she had to go through. It sounds quite expensive but you do get two titanium earrings and amazing service in there. These I paid for myself, it was £20 for the both of them, and they were done with a needle at a place in town, where I also got my forward helix. I tend to stick with these titanium ones that my firsts got pierced with. I can change the earrings in them but they have to be stainless steel or sterling silver, or some other hypoallergenic metal that won't irritate them. OG readers may remember my post about it! These again haven't fully healed yet, even though I was very religious with cleaning them, but because I have really small ears, she had to pierce through a thin bit of cartilage too, which is why they're taking a little longer to heal than normal. I got my second lobe piercings with my best friend Rach when I was 16, so about a year and a few months ago.