Antitragus piercing

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

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 a seasalt water or another saline solution. The jewelry should not be changed until the piercing has healed.

References

1. "ear piercings". Bella Online. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
2. EarPiercing.ca. "Ear piercing.ca". Ear piercing.ca. Retrieved 2013-11-01.