Freed’s recommendation is to keep your hands off the fresh piercing. Proper aftercare is key to making sure your new ear piece not only looks great but feels that way too. Healing timelines will vary based on your specific piercing and your body, but you’ll know your ear is healed once any discharge, swelling, redness, flaking, or soreness stops.” What about aftercare?Īs your new helix piercing heals, it should feel less painful. For the piercing to be fully healed, it takes six to nine months. “The initial healing time for a helix piercing is two to four months. But if you’re looking for an average estimate, Freed says at least two months. Makes sense, as our bodies react to and recover from physical stressors at different rates. “Healing is subjective and is dependent on factors such as your overall health, sleep and stress levels, and your aftercare regimen,” says Freed. View Gallery How long does a helix piercing take to heal? A snakebite piercing on the helix is when you have two piercings along the ear close to each other. A flat helix lies on the flat part of the inside of your ear, while a forward helix is on the cartilage closest to your face. “Anatomically, the term helix describes that area of the ear.” However, there are names for different placements along that curve. “A helix piercing is any piercing along the upper and outside cartilage ridge of the ear,” says Studs piercer Shannon Freed. You may have seen some piercings placed in slightly different locations along the ear and wondered if they all qualify as the helix. Find out everything you need to know about helix piercings, below. Most important, you’ll learn about essential piercing aftercare from the team at Studs, the millennial’s go-to jewelry brand and piercing studio. Read on to learn what, exactly, a helix is and whether a piercing there is actually more painful than one in the rest of the ear.
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