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i really want a cartilage piercing but im really scared of a couple things ...
1. does it hurt when they put the needle through??
and does it hurt ALOT after wards
2. does it get caught in your hair or clothes?
3. how long does it take to heal and how long b4 i can change it ..some ppl say it take 1 year to fully heal is that true?
thankss in advance :)
julia
1. I got mine done a long time ago, and it was painless. My friend recently got hers done and said it definitely hurt more than an earlobe piercing. After the needles put through isn't as bad, but it will be red. It's not true that it would hurt less with a needle at a parlor, it'll pinch regardless but it's only for a second. At a parlor it's about 40$-60$ to get it done, at Claire's it's about 18$-20$.
2. It doesn't usually get caught in your hair, just try to wear your hair up for the first week and you should be fine, and make sure to clean it as they instruct.
3. It takes about 8 weeks - 3 months to fully heal, don't try changing your earring until after they instruct you to.
Hope I helped :)
(Rating: 5) I want to thank you for all the information, and repay you with a warning. I got the piercing done and I developed some of the ugliest keloids you've ever seen. No more piercings for me! So not worth it that I have to carry this around for the rest of my life. I took out all my other piercings and learned something very important: for many of them the scars never go away! My Monroe piercing makes this weird V-shaped when I smile where the piercing used to be.