Conch piercing: Everything you need to know about ear piercing

Table of contents

• Inner, Outer & Orbital-Conch: These variants are available
• Conch piercing: This is how the ear piercing is engraved
• Conch piercing: How painful is piercing?
• Let conch piercing stab: these are the risks
• Conch piercing: Everything about healing and proper care
• How expensive is a conch piercing?
• Conch piercing: There is this jewelry
• Earcuffs: The fake alternative for conch piercing

Inner, Outer & Orbital-Conch: These variants are available

When it comes to conch piercing, a distinction is usually made between three variants: the inner-Conch, the Outer Conch and the Orbital Conch.

The internal conch piercing) sits directly in the middle of the inner auricle. The Outer Conch (external conch piercing), on the other hand, is engraved by the trough in the upper part of the ear over the auricle and could also be described as a deep-seated helix piercing. Therefore, there are often also confusion between the outer conflict and the.

There is also the Orbital Conch. Two holes have to be stung in orbital piercing. If these are then connected to each other by a ring, one speaks of an orbital conch piercing.

Conch piercing: This is how the ear piercing is engraved

In the case of punching, on the other hand, it is not worked with a piercing needle, but with a punching needle. It is a hollow needle through which the cartilage is danced out at the area to be pierced. The advantages of the punch: The healing period is a bit shorter overall.

Conch piercing: How painful is piercing?

Let conch piercing stab: these are the risks

Since the conch piercing is stung by cartilage tissue, it brings with it some risks. In addition, the healing process is not always as fast and uncomplicated as, for example, with a classic ear hole.

During the wound healing of the Conch, for example, the formation of connective tissue that forms the body can lead to combat the injury when piercing. In the event of pain or other problems, you should always see your piercer or a doctor. The growth of the tissue is mostly treated with a local antibiotic.

Since the conch piercing on the back of the auricle is close to the skull, unpleasant pressure points often occur-especially when lying down. The piercing constantly exerts pressure on the head and thus causes pain.

However, the greatest danger is that the piercing ignites and the inflammation or infection spreads over the lymphatic vessels and the inner ear to the facial nerve. In the very worst case, this leads to facial paralysis or impairment of the facial nerve.

Since the piercing jewelry changes the absorption of the sound waves or partially hidden the ear canal in some cases, there may also be a changed hearing sense.

Conch piercing: Everything about healing and proper care

Conch piercing is usually completely healed after three to six months (a punched conch usually after four weeks). In some cases, the healing of the ear piercing also takes longer. For a quick healing process, you should pay attention to the following things after piercing:

• Don't touch or play around it. If so, wash your hands well beforehand.

• Three times a day piercing with disinfection spray (is available in the piercing studio orHere at Amazon*) Spray.

• Do without blood -thinning medication such as aspirin in the first few days. Also protect piercing from soap, shampoo and hairspray.

• In the first two weeks, do without swimming pool, solarium and sauna visits as well as certain sports (ball sports, gymnastics, ...).

• Avoid pressure on the piercing, for example by hats or false sleeping position.

• Carefully clean and disinfect any crusts that arise with warm chamomile water.

• Under no circumstances take out piercing.

If the piercing ignites, you will find out here what to do:.

How expensive is a conch piercing?

Conch piercing: There is this jewelry

You have to wear the medicine plug that is used when piercs until the wound is completely healed. Incidentally, the most suitable is a micro bar. It is less flexible than a classic Ball Closure Ring and stimulates the ear so much less.

If your piercing is completely healed, you can have the earrings switched to the piercer. Shaking rings with glitter stones are particularly popular with the outer conflict, but of course small plugs are also possible.

Earcuffs: The fake alternative for conch piercing

There are now so-called earcuffs or fake conch piercings for everyone who does not want to get real conch piercing. The fake jewelry looks like a real ear piercing, but is only clamped onto the auricle.

Incidentally, the fake variant is also perfect to see if you would like a real conch at all.

Sources & further information on the health risks of piercing:

• Deutsches Ärzteblatt
• Onmeda.de

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