Ear Piercing Types: Names and Placements
Lobe, helix, tragus, conch, rook, daith — where each piercing sits, how lobe differs from cartilage and how long each takes to heal.
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Lobe or cartilage
ParamedThe ear has a soft lobe and a cartilage part, and that decides almost everything: how the piercing feels, how long it heals and which jewellery suits it. Lobes are the quickest, healing in 6–8 weeks. Cartilage is more sensitive and heals slowly — from several months up to a year. Cartilage should be pierced with a needle, never a gun. Below are the main placements and where they sit.
Good to know
Paramed- ✅ Cartilage is pierced only with a needle — a gun damages the tissue
- ✅ Usually no more than 2–3 cartilage piercings in one visit, so the ear heals calmly
- ✅ Don't change cartilage jewellery until the cosmetologist confirms it has healed
- ✅ Don't sleep on the pierced ear for the first weeks — a U-shaped travel pillow helps
- ✅ Keep an earring in a new lobe for the first year or it may close
- ✅ Not every ear fits both a rook and a daith — this is checked in person
Aftercare
Paramed- ✅ Rinse the piercing with sterile saline twice a day
- ✅ Don't twist or remove the jewellery until fully healed
- ✅ Avoid pools, saunas and open water for 2–3 weeks
- ✅ Don't touch the piercing with unwashed hands
- ✅ Strong pain, swelling or discharge — come and show the cosmetologist
Piercing names and where they are
Paramed- Lobe The soft lower part of the ear — the most common and quickest to heal, 6–8 weeks.
- Upper (stacked) lobe Second and third piercings above the first, in a line or a triangle.
- Helix The cartilage rim running down the outer edge from the top of the ear. Heals in several months up to a year.
- Forward helix Cartilage at the base of the rim on the face side, above the tragus.
- Flat The flat cartilage area in the upper ear between the helix and the inner ridge.
- Tragus The small cartilage flap in front of the ear canal. No butterfly backs here.
- Conch The middle 'bowl' of the ear. Outer conch suits rings, inner conch suits flat-back studs.
- Rook The upper inner cartilage ridge above the tragus and daith.
- Daith The innermost cartilage fold above the ear canal. Not every ear's anatomy allows it.
Other piercings
ParamedFAQ
Paramed? Which ear piercing hurts least? ⌄
The lobe: it's soft tissue and the sensation is brief. Cartilage piercings are more sensitive, but the pain lasts seconds.
? How long does a cartilage piercing take to heal? ⌄
Usually several months up to a year, depending on the spot.
? Can I get several piercings at once? ⌄
Lobes, yes. Cartilage — usually no more than 2–3 per visit.
? What do you pierce with? ⌄
Lobes with Studex System 75 and its sterile cartridges; cartilage with a sterile single-use needle.
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ParamedWhat we do at Paramed
Paramed- 📍 We pierce lobes with Studex System 75 (the piercing itself is free; you pay for the earrings) and the tragus with a sterile single-use needle. Other placements are assessed by the cosmetologist at consultation. Jewellery is surgical steel.
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ParamedOur doctors
Certified specialists at Paramed
Samira Imanova
Cosmetologist (MD)
23+ years' experience
2001 · Azerbaijan Medical University · +2 cert.
Languages: Russian, Azerbaijani
Simona Muradova
Cosmetologist (MD)
2019 · Yaroslavl Medical University · +1 cert.
Languages: Russian, Azerbaijani
Afa Mammadova
Cosmetologist (MD)
27+ years' experience
1997 · Azerbaijan Medical University · +1 cert.
Languages: Russian, Azerbaijani
