Ear and Face Piercings
Posted by ellie on October 1, 2008 · 16 Comments
Ever wonder what they call a piercing through the upper rim or on the outer edge of the ear? Not sure what a conch piercing is? This section of the glossary will help you figure out exactly what to tell the piercing professional you want pierced.
anti-tragus piercing: The tragus is that little flap at the front of your ear. An anti-tragus piercing is pierced through the area just above the ear lobe and directly across from the tragus
cartilage piercing: A piercing through the cartilage of the ear other than through the lobe.
conch (shell): The conch or shell piercing is made inside the ‘shell’ of the ear through the cartilage
daith piercing: A piercing through the cartilage part of the ear that protrudes from the inner conch shell
helix (rim) piercing: A piercing through the folded rim of skin and cartilage along the outside of the ear
horizontal lobe (or transverse lobe): A piercing through the length of the lobe rather than from front to back as the ear lobe is usually pierced.
industrial piercing: Two holes pierced through the outer edge of the cartilage in the ear (helix) designed to hold one piece of jewelry threaded through both.
rook: A piercing through the upper edge of the inner conch, opposite the helix
snug: A piercing through the inner conch that exits out to the outer conch
tragus: A tragus piercing is through the small flap of skin and cartilage closest to the face
Face piercing where and what
So you know exactly where you want that ring or stud, but not quite how to put it into words? Our diagram and facial piercing glossary will help you tell the piercer what you want.
bridge (earl) piercing: A piercing through skin over the bridge of the nose or between the eyebrows
brow piercing: A piercing placed through the eyebrow anywhere along its length, usually perpendicular to the brow
cheek piercing: A piercing through the cheek, often where one would find a dimple
chin piercing: A piercing that is placed through the chin rather than from the face into the mouth
labret: Technically, a labret is a piece of jewelry with a straight shaft and a flat disk on one end and a ball on the other. It’s typically used for piercings through the chin below the lip.
lip: A piercing placed through the lip or just above it
medusa: A piercing through the skin above the upper lip just below the septum
monroe (Madonna, Crawford): A piercing placed just above the upper lip, also known as a beauty mark piercing
nasallang: The nasal version of an industrial piercing. Typically it enters through one nostril, goes through the septum and exits through the other nostril and is designed to hold one piece of jewelry
nostril: A piercing through the side of the nostril
septum: A septum piercing is placed through the septum – the cartilage between the two nostrils above the center of the upper lip
tongue piercing: A piercing through the tongue typically placed toward the front and center of the tongue
tongue rim piercing: A piercing through the tongue placed along the edge of the tongue
yu can also get yur cheeks pierced……..
Dont forget snakebites, dimple peircings, one bottom lip peircing straight in the middle of the bottom lip. Um the opposite side of the monroe, i forgot that one. There is one on the top lip. and different areas for the brow piercings
I like it. I think theres a few that were missed but over all its a good diagram
these are just basic piercings
i love piercings
Hey girlie! (I’m assuming you would use a photo of yourself). You forgot microdermals. (piercings that go under the skin.) You might want to update this with the suggestions we have given you.
I have my hips pierced!!!!! they are super cute <3
actually that industrial can be called a scaffold.. but an industrial can be an up and down (also includes rook sometimes)…looks more painful though
i love the anti-tragus piercing with a bar in it
love all the thing u can do on ur face
u can get ur cheekbones too
Um…i thought that the septum does not go through the Cartilage in your nose. It goes through the little bit of skin in the middle of the cartilage and the front of the nose.
Your “lip” is way to broud (thats not how u spell it) their are lots if diffrent types with diffrent names, like snakebites, spider bites, anglebites, lower angle bites (idk the name for these) and ect. you should make a diffrent digram on here just for lip
Is it true that you can get a small slit in your skin,put a dimond or other gem in it and then it will heal over and the dimond or whatever will be sealed inside you skin?
I want my hips pierced.I think piercings are way better than tattoos and more addictive
I guess you could, but it would work it’s way of your body or possibly cause an infection.
hey i was looking at your site, quick question… why not find people who have this piercings and actually use those pics?? like i have: (my point of view) the left side of my nose, my septrum, Angel bites (two monroes), the left side of my lip, my tongue, both of my nipples, and i have my ears pierced in 6 different places, and i pierced my friends industrial (spell check). you could fine people all over the place with peircings.lol