July 01, 2021

Excited for your first ear piercing?

Advice on ear piercings!

Ear piercings can be fun and fashionable at the same time. It can be influence by your friends, family, social media peeps, circle of people, celebrities and many more. However, safe healing begins with the piercing process that you choose. Let us dive into the pain points of each different piercings, how to take care of the piercings and how to store the earrings!

PAIN SCORE

Here are the different types of piercing that you can do!

At Stellar, we only provide normal earlobe and cartilage piercings.

PART OF THE EAR	DESCRIPTION AREA	PAIN LEVEL
Standard lobe	Fleshy, lower part of the ear	3
Anti-Tragus	Lump of cartilage across the tragus	7
Tragus	Lump of cartilage where the ear meets the face	6
Daith	Cartilage where the inner ear meets the outer ear	6
Forward Helix	Inner thin upper part of the ear	5
Rook	Fold of cartilage above the daith	7
Industrial	Two piercings through the top fold of the ear	7
Helix	Outer thin upper part of the ear	4
Inner Conch	Cup of the ear	7
Snug	Central vertical fold of cartilage inside helix	7
Orbital	Around the central vertical fold of cartilage inside the helix	7
Outer Conch	Cup of the ear	7
Inner lobe	Fleshy, lower part of the ear (Second hole)	3
Transverse lobe	Horizontal piercing of the earlobe	6

HOW TO PREPARE YOURSELF BEFORE PIERCING

Do not be wary of the piercing process. Stellar applies an in-house anesthesia to numb your ears beforehand to reduce the impact of the piercing instrument on your ears. It is recommended for you to rest and prepare mentally the night before. If you have consumed alcohol within few hours, do avoid getting your ears pierced.

Another important point is to ensure that your piercer is professional and experienced. The environment of the piercing process should also be operated in a clean area with sanitized equipment or tools. Stellar’s technicians are trained to handle kids and adults, thus we are experienced and prepared. They have gone through intense trainings to ensure that your ears are pierced according to our best judgement and to your likings.

WHAT TO DO AFTER YOUR PIERCING

After the piercing, aftercare is an important step to ensure a safe healing progress. It is highly recommended for you to stick to your piercer’s aftercare regime and instructions. Stellar emphasize on importance of aftercare and we do provide consultations afterwards so that your piercings are always taken care of. Here are some things to avoid or do during your healing period:

Avoid wearing hats that cover ears
Tie up your hair more often in order not to irritate the piercing site
Be extra careful when dressing and undressing clothing
Prevent sleeping on the side without piercing
Do not play or touch piercing with dirty hands
Be careful when removing/ applying your mask
Do not use perfume or hairspray directly onto your piercing

Remember that ear piercings may be fun and beautiful for your ears, but you need to be mentally and physically prepared for the healing process after the piercing is done! Now, it is time for you to style up your ears and try different kind of piercings. For a first, try out our cartilage piercing! Book an appointment on our website today.