Tragus Piercing in Baku

The tragus is the small cartilage flap in front of the ear canal. Because it's cartilage, it is pierced only with a needle: a sterile single-use hollow needle, followed straight away by surgical-steel jewellery — usually a flat-back labret stud. Butterfly-back earrings aren't used in a tragus, as the back could slip into the ear canal. The tragus swells at first, so a longer bar goes in first and can be swapped for a shorter one once healed. Cartilage heals slowly — from several months up to a year. Piercing is done by a Paramed cosmetologist.

• ✅ 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

You choose surgical-steel jewellery, the cosmetologist marks the spot and disinfects the skin. The piercing is made with a sterile single-use hollow needle — the tissue is pierced, not 'shot' with a gun — and the jewellery goes straight into the channel. It takes a few minutes, and afterwards the cosmetologist explains how to look after it.