Industrial ear piercing - how to do it correctly and how much it hurts, healing and care, earrings and other jewelry, spectacular photos of work

Variety of industrial piercings

The classic version - a pair of holes and a barb between them. This piercing is easy to make even an inexperienced artist, the error is not as visible, all can be corrected by the rod. The choice of jewelry is very large, you can change them and create new images. Often these options are loved by girls.

Rings, united by a chain - a subspecies of such industrial piercings. Many people wear such accessories even in the office, at school, in state institutions, no one will be shocked to see such jewelry.

The association of 3-10 points on the ear is common, but more often industrial piercing is expressed in the form of 4-5 holes. The execution of this operation is not easy, also the choice of jewelry is limited - you will have to flaunt only one under which the piercing was made. Therefore, this design is rare.

How much does it hurt?

While earlobe piercing is quite easy and painless, the cartilage is quite painful. Many people need injections of anesthesia. A light massage will not help here, as it does with the lobe. There is a special pain scale by which you can determine your reaction.

Except for the unpleasant puncture, the discomfort does not end after it. Healing takes a long and difficult time, but everyone's experience is different.

How to properly get an industrial piercing

To make such a procedure - a serious decision, it is worth thinking hard, whether you are ready for further trials.

• Trust the work is better to a reliable master, who has a rich portfolio, an honest reputation and good reviews.
• Do not trust the industrial piercing artisans with primitive equipment, find another option. It is important that everything is done in a sterile room, with gloves and new needles.
• The operation is done with a needle, the gun is not reliable and uncomfortable. It is difficult to sterilize it, it can miss by a fraction of a millimeter - and the jewelry will no longer fit in the right place.
• Prepare for the procedure properly: do not drink alcohol, which thinners the blood; if you have a medical condition, tell the master about it. Bring your passport and cash.
• The master should disinfect the puncture site, anesthetize it as you wish.
• The place is marked with a marker, the client agrees on the marks, using a mirror. If necessary, the points change position.
• The needles are pierced, the rod is inserted and the relationship with the second hole is checked.
• The second puncture is made, the rod is closed.
• Then consistently make the remaining punctures, if they are provided.
• Ready holes are disinfected, the client checks the appearance in the mirror.

All adjustments are made in the course of the operation, the nuances are negotiated in advance, because nothing can be changed later.

How to properly care for piercings

• During the first months, the client feels quite a lot of pain, but it is tolerable. However, the first few days many people want to take pain pills.
• You should not sleep on the puncture site, for 2-3 months it is better to lie on your back.
• Do not touch your ears with your hands, otherwise you may get an infection. If you work in a dusty room or go outside - cover your ears with plaster or film.
• Change your pillowcase, preferably every day.
• If you wear a hat, it is best to wash it as often as possible or change it.
• People with long hair should braid it and limit contact with the ears.
• Twice a day you should wash the holes with furacilin or chlorhexidine, then lubricate with levomecol.
• Any treatment should be done only with washed hands, disks and sticks.
• If the area becomes red and inflamed, you can apply cold, but you cannot make a warm compress.
• Do not participate in athletics, intensive training, go to the pool or the beach.
• It is not necessary to pour hairspray while the industrial piercing is healing, as well as other products - foams, mousses, gels.
• At the first problems with the ears you should go immediately to an ENT doctor.

Types of complications

There can be many variants of disorders, dozens of them. The main thing - the proper care, it is important to monitor hygiene, to pierce industrial piercings only professionals.

Then the risk will be minimal. But at the first symptoms you should go to the doctor:

• The appearance of pus;
• discharge from the ears;
• pale, necrotic skin around the piercing;
• tingling that doesn't go away;
• insensitivity of the ears;
• impaired hearing;
• pain of a throbbing nature;
• swelling, shooting pains;
• fever of 37 C or higher.

Choice of jewelry

Each customer chooses his own jewelry to his taste - the range is now huge, you can buy models in different styles in stores. Unique industrial piercings can be made, guided by photos and videos, portfolios of masters.

The bars with salamanders, snakes, stones and chains look beautiful. There are shaped, lace options, real masterpieces. Someone will choose the brutal type of jewelry, with sharp lines and futuristic details. Others will prefer something romantic, with flowers and stars. But many people do industrial piercings repeatedly, if the first experience is successful.

Photo examples of industrial piercings