Ah yes, I finally turned 18 two weeks ago and now had all that I needed, a valid ID and $100 from pawning my stereo. After a brutal year of begging and pleading with my mom to let me get my piercing and no avail, my age and my freedom was my sweetest reward. I looked around the internet for all the information I could find on tragus piercing including: pictures, care advice, and the experiences of other people.
At A Glance Author Marial Contact Mariajl2@aol.com When A week ago Artist Mike Studio Thrash's Living Art Studio Location South Dakota
I thought I knew that this was something that I wanted to do for sure, so I made my appointment for 11 in the morning on Thursday and was super pumped about it, that is, until I woke up the morning of my date with the hollow needle. I was so scared about the pain I would have to endure to get my piercing because my cousin, who had one, told me that her pain was almost unbearable and that she got an infection. To make things worse my house was in total chaos, equipped with about 15 people yelling and 9 kids who were running everywhere (we were getting ready for our family reunion). However, I had wanted to get this for far to long so there was no turning back now. So I jump in my car and listen to music to get me motivated for it, the drive felt like the shortest drive I ever taken, even though the studio was 35 minutes away from my house. When I rolled into the parking lot I thought, "this is going to be my last opportunity to bail, I mean what could I do to get out of it in the studio with out looking like a complete lunatic? What if I start to cry? What if I have like a nervous breakdown?" Alright so maybe I was overreacting a little. After a long battle with myself I decided to just "bite the bullet" and go in.
I was still nervous until I got into the studio. It was very clean and everyone working there was awesome to be around and very helpful with any questions I had. I even had my silver barbell picked out. So my piercer took me to a back room and had me lay on my side and marked my ear. He caught on to how nervous I was, so he tried to relive my anxiety with jokes and a glass of water, this helped, but not as much as I needed. At this point I was trying to be "cool" so I would not look like I was going to cry. He clamped on my ear which was an unpleasant feeling, but I shut my eyes and before I knew it I heard the "crunch" of my cartilage and he had pushed the needle through, contrary to my cousin's warning, there was little discomfort except for when the jewelry was inserted, the barbell felt really cold and felt like he pierced my ear again. He let me look in the mirror and I was super excited to see my tragus! This is my favorite piercing I have and it was my proudest moment for not backing down. It is important to follow all the instructions that you get and to look on the internet for tips and advice about your piercing (that helped me out a ton especially for cleaning). My only complaint is that I am unable to sleep on it.
If you are thinking about this piercing you should definitely go for it. It has less pain than what you would expect and it looks hot. I have gotten so many compliments (even my mom has warmed up to it) and a lot of "Did that hurt?" which I like because it makes me feel like a bad ass (ha ha ha). My older brother admired it also, which is a strange thing for him to do. I consider it one of the best decisions I have made. It is was especially original for me because I live in a teeny town in South Dakota where it is unusual for girls and guys to have more than one earring in each lobe. All of my friends thought it was one of the coolest things they had ever seen. Not only do the complements give you a high but the feeling of the earring and looking at it in the mirror (which I shamelessly did for about 3 hours per day during the following 4 days) make you feel elated. Another benefit for me was that I was able to show what kind of person I am in the inside on my outside. The best advice on preparing for the piercing, is to relax and check out the piercing studio you want to go to before you get the piercing. If you are on the edge on deciding for a tragus piercing, it is worth the slight pain and the massive panic you may have before your piercing!