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The helix sits in the cartilage along the upper rim of the ear.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The forward helix sits at the front of the ear where the rim approaches the head.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The conch is a cartilage piercing in the bowl of the ear.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The daith passes through the innermost cartilage fold of the ear.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The flat sits in the flat cartilage between the helix and rook.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The rook sits in the cartilage fold between the inner and outer parts of the ear.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The tragus sits in the small piece of cartilage in front of the ear canal.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
A piercing through the soft lower part of the ear; we choose the placement together.
Changing jewellery: not before 2 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The anti-tragus sits in the small piece of cartilage opposite the ear canal, just above the earlobe.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
An industrial connects two ear piercings with one long straight barbell.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
The snug, also called an anti-helix, passes across the firm cartilage ridge beside the helix.
Changing jewellery: not before 3 months, and when there is no pain, tenderness, swelling, redness, crusting or discharge. Have your piercer check that it’s ready before your first change.
Controlled stretching of a healed earlobe, up to 10 mm.
Aftercare
No antibacterial soap, alcohol, saline solution, salt soaking, lotions, sprays, ointments or disinfectant — unless your doctor advises otherwise.
How do you clean your piercing? First wash your hands with soap and rinse them thoroughly. Gently rinse your piercing with lukewarm water, for example during your shower. Do not use soap or other products on the piercing. Do not rotate or move the jewellery while cleaning.
What should you do about crusts? Let lukewarm water flow gently over your piercing to soften crusts. Gently rinse away any loosened residue.
Is a crust still attached? Leave it until the next cleaning. Do not pull, scratch or pick at it, and do not use a strong jet of water to dislodge it. Afterwards, gently pat dry with a clean disposable tissue.
How often? The RIVM does not specify a fixed number of times per day. Our practical advice: gently rinse your piercing once a day with lukewarm water, for example during your shower. Afterwards, gently pat dry with a clean disposable tissue. Cleaning more often is not automatically better: leave your piercing alone as much as possible between cleanings and keep it as dry as practical.
This approach follows the current RIVM aftercare guidance ↗.
Free aftercare support. Questions or concerns? Message us on WhatsApp.
WhatsApp us ↗Wait until your piercing is fully healed. During healing, avoid swimming pools — including chlorinated pools — hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms.
The listed minimum healing time is a guide, not a guarantee that your piercing has healed. If that time has passed but you still have crusting, discharge, redness, swelling or tenderness, wait longer. Even a piercing that feels settled may still be healing inside.
At first, bleeding, localised swelling, tenderness and bruising can occur. During healing, discolouration, itching, a little whitish-yellow wound fluid and crusting can occur. This wound fluid is not pus.
A piercing heals from the outside in. Even when it has seemed settled for a while, the inside remains fragile. Pressure, catching the jewellery, knocks or sleeping on it can cause fresh irritation, bleeding or a pressure bump.
Avoid pressure and do not sleep on a fresh or healing piercing. If you have longer initial jewellery, have it assessed at the agreed time and shortened when appropriate. Even afterwards, avoiding pressure remains important while the piercing heals.
A piercing can change the shape of your anatomy; this change, or a visible scar or hole, is not always temporary.
Brush your teeth twice a day. If you want to rinse your mouth, use a chlorhexidine mouthwash, as advised by the RIVM. Care for the outside of a lip piercing with water, dry carefully and leave the jewellery alone. Avoid kissing and oral sex while healing.
Have a longer initial bar assessed between 3 and 6 weeks, usually around week 4 once swelling has reduced. The shorter bar is free and fitted on a walk-in basis.
Follow the general water, dry and leave-it-alone guidance. Use an extra-strong condom or dental dam during sexual contact; ideally avoid sex while the piercing heals.
Seek prompt medical advice for rapidly worsening redness, swelling or pain, pus, fever or feeling unwell. Queen Piercing helps with irritation and practical piercing problems, but does not diagnose or treat infection.
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We discuss what you want and check whether the placement suits your anatomy.
We mark the position and always let you see it first.
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Walk-ins are welcome during opening hours; appointments have priority.
Not an urgent service. We usually answer WhatsApp messages Wednesday to Saturday; busy studio days may mean a wait. For increasing swelling, severe pain, pus, extreme redness, fever or feeling unwell, contact your GP or out-of-hours GP service immediately. Do not wait for our reply.
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Please come alone where possible; one support person is welcome. Children and groups cannot come inside. Keep your phone away until we say it is safe.
For safety, authorised staff must always be able to enter the piercing room. We therefore cannot guarantee that only staff of a particular gender will be present or enter.
Book online; cancel through the link in your booking email. Everyone is welcome and the same safety rules apply to everyone.
A piercing is a wound and carries health risks. Arrive rested and eat and drink normally. Do not get pierced after alcohol or drugs, during pregnancy or on irritated skin. Discuss medical questions with your doctor beforehand.
