Antitragus piercing

Location| Antitragus
Jewelry| barbell, captive bead ring
Healing| 6 to 12 months

An antitragus piercing is a perforation of the outer ear cartilage for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. It is placed in the antitragus, a piece of cartilage opposite the ear canal.[1] Overall, the piercing has characteristics similar to the tragus piercing; the piercings are performed and cared for in much the same way.[2]

## Healing

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This piercing, like most cartilage piercings, can take anywhere from 8 to 16 months to fully heal. The piercing should be cleaned daily until healed. The most common way to clean it using sea salt water or another saline solution. The jewelry should not be changed until the piercing has healed.

## References

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1. ^ "ear piercings". Bella Online. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. ^ EarPiercing.ca. "Ear piercing.ca". Ear piercing.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-11-20. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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General piercing topics|

* Contemporary piercing practices
* Scalpelling
* Stretching
* Play piercing
* Pocketing
* Surface piercing
* Ear piercing gun

Jewelry (materials)|

* Barbell
* Claw
* Captive bead ring
* Flesh tunnel
* Plug
* Prince's wand
* Spiral
* Stud
* Nose chain

Ear piercings|

* Antitragus
* Conch
* Daith
* Helix
* Industrial
* Orbital
* Rook
* Snug
* Tragus

Facial piercings|

* Anti-eyebrow
* Cheek
* Eyebrow
* Jestrum
* Labret
* Lip (Lip plate)
* Monroe
* Nose (Septum piercing)
* Nose bridge
* Philtrum

Oral piercings|

* Lip frenulum
* Tongue
* Tongue frenulum
* Uvula

Body piercings|

* Corset
* Hand web
* Hip
* Madison
* Nape
* Navel
* Neck
* Nipple
* Wrist

Unisex genital piercings|

* Anus
* Guiche
* Pubic
* Chastity

Female genital piercings|

* Christina
* Clitoris
* Clitoral hood
* Fourchette
* Isabella
* Labia
* Nefertiti
* Princess Albertina
* Triangle

Male genital piercings|

* Ampallang
* Apadravya
* Deep shaft
* Dydoe
* Fibula
* Foreskin
* Frenum
* Hafada
* Lorum
* Prince Albert
* Reverse Prince Albert
* Transscrotal

See also|

* Body piercing regulation in the UK
* List of body piercings

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