| May 2008 | ||
the conch, the dermal punch, and a small yelp by CainmosniDetalosi (F/20) by Lee at Dragon Ink in Swansea   | ||
| Apr 2008 | ||
| My painful 00g inner conch punches. So worth it. by Eric (M/16) by Michael Crites at No Regrets Tattoo Emporium in Memphis, TN | ||
| Feb 2008 | ||
| losing a piece of my ears by Aiwass (F/18) by Andy at Live Once Tattoo in Northbay, ON | ||
| Sep 2007 | ||
Conch Punches by Cory (M/20) in SoCal, California  | ||
| Aug 2007 | ||
| 10mm Flats! by Stephen DeToma (M/28) by Sque3z at Anomaly Studios in Pasadena, CA | ||
| Conch piercing FullPower by Bird (M/38) by Bill, Jaguar at Nomad in San Francisco, California | ||
| Jul 2007 | ||
| Love at first feel by Steph (F/23) by Pineapple at Shaman Body Piercing and Modification in Austin, TX | ||
| How to make the cover of BME by San (F/22) by Mike at Artistic Impressions in Welland, ON, Canada | ||
| Gone all the way to 3/4's thus far. by xpwndyoux (F/15) in Nevada! | ||
| Conch, 6mm by Katze (F/16) in Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Jun 2007 | ||
| How I fixed a Badly placed Helix in the best way possible (Stretching it!) by Carlu (F/16) | ||
| Epilogue to 'Time to Grow Up' -- and how to almost fuck up a perfectly good dermal punch by Mrs. Penguin (F/49) by Brian Decker at Pure Body Arts in Brooklyn, NY | ||
| Can you please hold my chunks of cartilage? by Zero_Trinity (F/24) by Sque3z at Anomaly in Pasadena, CA | ||
| 0g Conch Punch by pandora9kry (F/18) by Dan Marshall, www.piercerdan.net at Arthouse in Calgary, AB | ||
| May 2007 | ||
| Conch Punch by Head (M/19) by Manda at Anatomical Tattoo and Body Piercing in Colorado Springs, colorado | ||
| Apr 2007 | ||
| O' Holey Ear (2g inner conch) by Rinni (F/22) by Dana at HTC in Tempe, AZ | ||
| Large gauge; no punching involved by Caroline June (F/17) in Leicester, UK | ||
| Mar 2007 | ||
| Cartilage, Meet Biopsy Punch by Stephen DeToma (M/27) | ||
| Feb 2007 | ||
| "Could you fit a straw in that?" Large gauge cartilage by Megan (F/18) | ||
| Jan 2007 | ||
| A Punch in the ear would have hurt less by Squinchester (F/24) in Isle Of Wight | ||
| Dec 2006 | ||
| The conch that was not meant to be by Ribibe (F/28) by Rob at Perforations in Brighton, UK | ||
| One step closer to completion by Danny (M/19) by Alan at Ground Zero in Muncie, IN | ||
| Cartilage Stretching 14ga - 4ga by Jordan (M/18) | ||
| Nov 2006 | ||
| Conch - 7/16ths by Maxwell (M/18) by George at High Priestiess in Eugene, OR | ||
| Big Conch!! 2 gauge pierce immediately stretched to 0 gauge by Kevin from San Francisco (M/37) by Dave Rodriguez at Braindrops in Haight St. , San Francisco | ||
| Aug 2006 | ||
| The punch and the follow through by Rice and Bread (M/20) by Chantal Menard at Shogun Studios in Pasadena, Ca | ||
| My first punch by JonnyYoung (M/16) | ||
| Jul 2006 | ||
| Go big or go home! My 6g punched tragus. by Ayla (F/20) by Russ Foxx at Modern Body in Vancouver, BC | ||
| At last... A dermal punched conch! by jon.e5 (M/26) by Sam at Atlantic Coast body piercing in Cornwall UK | ||
| Jun 2006 | ||
| An unlucky punched helix by strawberry (F/21) | ||
| The day of the zero gauge punches! by infinite asylum (F/30) by Chris at Flaming Dragon Tattoo in Tacoma, Wa (253) 474- 7738 | ||
| My journey to 8mm by Aaron (M/23) by Michelle Fredericks at Impaled Tattoo and Body Piercing in Marquette Michigan | ||
| The Great Punch-off of May 24th by Danny (M/19) by Marea at Metamorphosis in Indianapolis (Broad Ripple), IN | ||
| My 2.4mm conch piercing by Sophie (F/20) in Cambridge | ||
| May 2006 | ||
Het verhaal van de stretch van mijn gunned Helix tot 6g. by Nicky (M/19) in Belgium  | ||
| Not as painful as I thought by Stephanie (F/18) by Julie at Mile Hi Tattoo in Denver, CO | ||
| Apr 2006 | ||
| Dermal Punch by Emma (F/20) by Claire Negus at HepCat Tattoos in Chelmsford Essex | ||
| Mar 2006 | ||
| *crunch* then blood by Ptomb (M/28) in New Albany, IN | ||
| Pierce and taper to 6 gauge by John (M/18) by IAM: eve*Valerie*eve at Body Piercing Unlimited in Fairbanks, AK | ||
| Feb 2006 | ||
| my first blow out, all can say is BE CAREFUL! by Connor (M/16) | ||
| my conch meets the dermal punch (M/23) in Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| My Dermal Punch and the Bloody Mess That Ensued by Peepeetron (M/22) by Withheld For Piercer'S Own Protection at Withheld For Studio'S Protection in Fort Wayne, Indiana | ||
| Jan 2006 | ||
| Dermal Punched Inner Conch by Erszabet (F/22) by Josh Anderson at State of Mind in Monroe, MI | ||
| Conch Piercing at 6 gauge by James (M/16) by Corey at Adrenaline in Vancouver | ||
| 8ga Inner Conch by Bud (M/16) by Brando at Screamin Mimi's Tattoo in Amarillo, TX | ||
| Dec 2005 | ||
| Conch Dermal Punch by Kate (F/19) by Sandi at Body Cult in Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| A Smooth Dermal Punch (F/23) by Jeremy at Freaks on 39th in Kansas City, Missouri | ||
| Nov 2005 | ||
| The Infected Conch Adventure by Progressive (M/22) | ||
| Oct 2005 | ||
| Not So Radical by Ania (F/29) by Jacek at Tattoo.Pl in Poznan, Poland | ||
| Pleasant 10 gauge inner conch piercing experience by John D. (M/18) by Eve*Valerie*Eve at Body Piercing Unlimited in Fairbanks, AK | ||
| 0 gauge outer conch punch by Pierced 'n' Addicted (M/15) in Grand Haven | ||
| Dermal punched outer conch piercing at 0g by Wolfye (M/40) by Pete at Piercing Urge in Prahran, Victoria | ||
| Sep 2005 | ||
| My Bloody 6mm Punch by Dawn (F/20) by Meg (IAM: Serpenttitties) at Beelistic Tattoo in Cincinnati, Ohio | ||
| Feeling the flow. by Anne (F/20) by Brian Decker at Pure Body Arts | ||
| I have a punched hole in my ear like a polo mint! by Liz (F/19) by Didn't catch his name! at Holier than thou in Manchester, UK | ||
| 8g Tragus Punch by Phil (M/20) by Rob at Addictive Tatooing in London, ON | ||
| Aug 2005 | ||
| Stretching cartilage the not-so-good way by Christina (F/25) in Jersey | ||
| Jul 2005 | ||
| Painful Journey from 18 gauge to 4 gauge by John D (M/17) in Columbus, GA/ Federal Way, WA | ||
| My nightmare gone right (F/22) in Florida | ||
| A hole in my ear, a hole in my heart by Aaron (M/19) by Brian Decker at Sacred Tattoo in Canal Street, NYC | ||
| 8mm dermal punched cartilage by Sassie L (F/29) by IAM Piercing Pete at Piercing Urge in Prahran Melbourne Australia | ||
| Conch Stretching (a continuance of “My Bitchy Conches”) by Lone_Tone (M/21) in Mostly in Charleston, SC | ||
| A New Piercing (10g Conch) with a New Piercer (Rob at Artistic Creations) by Amanda Papenfus (F/20) by Rob at Artistic Creations in Toledo | ||
| Crunch rhymes with Punch by ConchyMcBleed (F/19) by Jay at Smoke Dreams in Melbourne | ||
| Blood, blood, and more blood. 8mm cartilage punch by San (F/20) by Mike at Artistic Impressions in Niagara Falls, ON Canada | ||
| Apr 2005 | ||
| My punch and taper 4mm conch by cami (F/16) by Claudio at Tribal Tattoo (www.tribaltattoo.it) in Italy (Torino, Moncalieri) | ||
| Mar 2005 | ||
| Is your ear supposed to have boogers by Shane (M/21) in Macon, GA | ||
| Feb 2005 | ||
| 6 Gauge Punched Inner Conch by Barrett (M/18) by Barrie at Wild Ink in Oshawa, Ontario CANADA | ||
| Jan 2005 | ||
| A Welcome Punch in the Ear by ashley (F/19) by Tom at Staircase Tattoo and Piercing in Santa Cruz, Ca | ||
| "5 to 8 in 48 hours" by Paindreamer (M/22) in Boras.Sweden | ||
| Dec 2004 | ||
| Helix stretching by Will (M/17) | ||
| Oct 2004 | ||
| WOWW!!! That was awesome. by Alysia (F/21) in Pittsburgh, PA | ||
| wow, theres a big hole in your ear! by anna (F/13) | ||
| Sep 2004 | ||
| More than I'd expected. by Kim (F/19) by Rick Gilmour at Adorned in Calgary | ||
| I have an Itch! by Joshua Paul (M/17) by Steve at Cape Fear in Greenville, NC | ||
| cartilage stretching by kay (F/16) | ||
| 6 gauge conches?! a piece of cake (and cartilage) by stephanie (F/19) by Joe at Evolution in Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Punch that Conch by Shit Disturber (F/19) by Eric Johanson at Soul Survivors in Winnipeg Manitoba | ||
| Aug 2004 | ||
| I thought I'd do something that I hadn't seen a lot of by Bobby (M/21) | ||
| Jul 2004 | ||
| 6 Gauge Dermal Punch by Amy (F/17) by Ryan at DeadRockstar in Fargo | ||
| Spur of the moment hole through my ear by Jen (F/28) by Jeremy at Artistic Impressions in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Jun 2004 | ||
| What a long bloody trip its been. by shawn (M/16) in Johnstown, Pa | ||
| The fun of keloid removal by Ricco Q (M/21) by Don'T Know at Smoke This in San Diego, California | ||
| The Long Awaited Dermal Punch by MidwestPiercer84 (M/20) by Ian at Scorpions Den in Iowa | ||
| My dermal punched conch by ariela (F/21) by Brian at Sacerd in New York City | ||
| My Big Boy Piercings 2g Conchs by Coondogger (M/20) by Ralph at Atomic Tattoo in Tampa | ||
| CRUNCH...oooo pretty! by Adam (M/19) by Rick gilmour at Adorned Precision Bodypiercing in Calgary AB Canada | ||
| 6 guage conch hole. by CowboyBlingBling (M/21) in East Lansing, MI | ||
| May 2004 | ||
| My conch story (F/19) by Marc at South-Dragon in Tokyo, Japan | ||
| My Anniversary Gift by Doldrums (M/25) by Kevin at Splash of Color in East Lansing, MI | ||
| Fun with sharp objects in New Orleans by i3lackcatMau (F/18) in New Orleans | ||
| no pain cartilage- pierced at 12 gauge, stretched to 8 gauge by courtney (F/17) | ||
| Apr 2004 | ||
| From 14 to 4 in two years... by apocalyptica (F/19) by Matt at Creation Body Piercing in Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||
| 1/2 in. punched sadhus by Alex (M/19) by Alicia w/ the help of James at Twisted Sol in Denver, CO | ||
| 4 Gauge Needle anyone? by uncertain (M/19) by Kelly Brookes at West Coast Piercing in Surrey, BC | ||
| Mar 2004 | ||
| Bloody Punch by Nick (M/18) by Melissa at Koi Piercing Studio in Salt Lake City, UT | ||
| My Conch… Stretched to a Six by Tom (M/16) in Shoreham, NY, USA | ||
| Getting My Conch Dermal Punched. by Samantha (F/20) by Brian Johnson (IAM:Lorax) at Drew Blood Piercing. (509-475-1165) in Spokane Wa. | ||
| dermal puched conch (M/19) | ||
| and the ear went "pop" by kl3rk (M/29) by Stan Schober at Cheap Trx in St. Louis, MO | ||
| "always catch the buyer hungry and always make him wait" by Ell Dee (F/17) by Mickey Hunter at Skin Works Tattoo Shop in Bossier City, Louisiana | ||
| Feb 2004 | ||
| Dermal Punched Conch by steph (F/22) by Craig Cutler at TroubleBound Studio in St.John's Newfoundland | ||
| "That looks like a liver!" by warm*embrace (F/22) by Mike at Omega Red Body Piercing in Cedar Falls, IA | ||
| Dermal Punched inner Conches. by Stevey B. (M/22) by John D. at HTC of phoenix in Phoenix, Az. | ||
| 6ga punch to 2ga conches by San (M/19) by Lee at Artistic Impressions in Niagara Falls, Canada | ||
| 4ga helix punch by San (M/19) by Sean at Artistic Impressions in Niagara Falls, Canada | ||
| Jan 2004 | ||
| My third and fourth dermal punch by Sarah (F/18) by Brian Johnson at Drew Blood Piercings in Spokane Washington | ||
| Brew City's youngest dermal punch (Ain't no way to say I love you like eating cartilage) by Jewly (F/16) by Jamie at Altered Evolution in Milwaukee, WI | ||
| Thank goodness for teddy bears: my dermal punch by Camille (F/21) by Jesika at St. Sabrina's in Minneapolis, MN | ||
| my Stretched inner helix by salty (M/19) by Squib And Gav at Hedonism in Stoke On Trent | ||
| Nov 2003 | ||
| I'll take a dermal, hold the sound. by SickTrip (F/23) by Tony at Bad Apple in Las Vegas, NV | ||
Mon Conch percé a 8 ga by Sébastien (M/19) by Jean-Noel at Siyo Tattoo in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, Québec  | ||
| Oct 2003 | ||
| So, it's going to pop? by Mae (F/16) by Ian at One Piercing in Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| My Punched Conches by Kristin (F/19) by Sean Dowdell at Club Tattoo in Tempe Arizona | ||
| I Knew This Would Happen (4 gauge conch) by Aaron (M/20) by Michelle Fredricks at Impaled Body Piercing and Tattoo in Marquette Michigan | ||
| The Burning Fires of Hell Inside My Ear by LolitaLu (F/20) in Eugene, Oregon | ||
| Who needs drugs when we have biopsy punches and adrenaline by subdermalized (M/20) by Sque3Z at Prix in Pasadena, Ca | ||
| Sep 2003 | ||
| 2 gauge conches, No fun at all! by John (M/25) in Syracuse, NY | ||
| The sound I will always remember (M/20) | ||
| Aug 2003 | ||
| Ouch, you punched me in the ear! by msmith (M/20) by Russ Fox at Foxx Works Body Modification @ the Tunnel in Alliston Ontario | ||
| looking through my cartilage (M/23) in Anonymous. | ||
| MMMMmmm Bloody 0 ga conch story! by lucidmind (M/21) in South FL | ||
| Jul 2003 | ||
| Stretching my Conch to 2g (F/18) | ||
| Jun 2003 | ||
| Dermal Punch With Chemical Cauterization by pigkillin'_headhunter (M/28) in Toronto | ||
| The Mighty Four Guage... by The Bryce-Head (M/24) by Jesse at Dream Illustrations in Chillicothe IL | ||
| That Punch Hurt by TheCureForSin (M/18) by Scabboy at Express Yourself | ||
| 2 gauge conch punch, right to 0 by Gaf (O/18) by John Durante at HTC in Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| May 2003 | ||
| One Fun Crunch by Zak C. (M/19) in Lexington, KY | ||
| 5mm dermal punch, it has healed so well! by vampy (F/24) by Sarge at Metal Fatigue in Bournemouth, UK | ||
| Stretching My Conch Piercing to 4g: A Horror Story by spikeyannie (F/21) in Savannah | ||
| Apr 2003 | ||
| Outer Conch Dermal Punch by deviantno1 (M/25) by [iam]lu_lu[/iam] at Manchester Body Piercing in Manchester | ||
| My first cartilage piercing: dermal punched 4 gauge inner conch (F/25) by Kaylonsims at 3rd Dimension in Appleton, WI | ||
| Mar 2003 | ||
| "Now I can see through two parts of your ear!" by Jon (M/19) by Joe Y. at Evolution in Providence, Rhode Island | ||
| Feb 2003 | ||
| My new Dermal Punched 0 gauge Upper Conch / flat by schizonoid (M/24) by Christiane at Pinpoint Bodypiercing in Oslo, Norway | ||
| My 8ga un-dermalled conch by fieryn (F/21) by Craig at Tectonics in Water Street, St. John's, NL | ||
| Jan 2003 | ||
| Impatience wins again – Cartilage Blowout by Holly (F/15) in Indiana | ||
| Getting punched on purpose. by Graham (M/20) by Bruce Fairchild and Neil Husvar at Marc's Tattooing in Scranton, PA | ||
| Dec 2002 | ||
| Eat Your Meat! by virgil (F/19) in Vancouver, BC | ||
| Nov 2002 | ||
| In The End The Pain Was More Then Worth It! by Candidas (F/18) by MacKenzie at Asylum in Kalamzoo, MI | ||
| The Worst Pain I've Ever Felt..... by Raevyn (F/21) by Juliette Carpenter at One. A fine body art studio in Ottawa, On | ||
| Oct 2002 | ||
| 6 gauge conch piercing by advchik (F/18) by Desta Spence at Adorn Body Art in Beaverton, Oregon | ||
| Northern Conch Punching (4ga) by Scott Bell (M/18) by Rick Gilmour at Adorned Precision Body Piercing | ||
| A chunk of my ear in the palm of my hand by Dale James (M/19) by Rudy Carillo at Etched in Skin (now located at Modern Primitive Salon) in Chicago il | ||
| Sep 2002 | ||
| Dermal punched inner conchs. by Eric (IAM Emc1683) (M/19) by Leon at Abyss in Kankakee, IL | ||
| 00-gauge dermal-punched outer conch. by Greg (M/25) by 'Dave' at Braindrops (www.braindrops.net) | ||
| Aug 2002 | ||
| Down-sizing a two gauge punch by Tanya (F/19) by Jon Gearheart at Blue Byrd in Dayton Ohio | ||
| My 6 guage dermal punched upper conches by Nicc by outspun (M/26) by Nicc at New Moon Tattoo in Boise Idaho | ||
| Crunch n Munch by blue_grrl (F/19) by Phish at Slave to the Needle in Seattle | ||
| What the F**K was that noise? by Jason in Chapel Hill (M/24) by Archie at Blue flame in Raleigh NC | ||
| My trouble-free 8ga cartilage piercing by mook (M/18) by Kevin at 9-Lyves in Bradenton, FL | ||
| My conch punches by Pordd (M/20) by Jason at Body peircing by Nicole in Tulsa, Ok | ||
| Jul 2002 | ||
| 'Auntie Jan, what's that in your ear? It looks like a hearing aid!' by Mrs. Penguin (F/44) by Lukas Zpira at Sacred Body Art in New York, NY | ||
| My Dermal Punched Inner Conch by Rhiannon (F/19) by Kevin at Infinite | ||
| I'm glad you didn't show me that 4ga needle by Yoshi (M/18) by Joe at Venus Modern Body Arts in NYC | ||
| Jun 2002 | ||
| My 8g dermal punched conch by waltz (M/18) by Aziz at Fusion in Springfield Virginia | ||
| Is cartilage supposed to stretch like that? by b16aGirl (F/21) by Archie at Blue Flame in Raleigh, NC | ||
| A Punch In The Conch Is Worth A Hole In My Ear by Jay (M/23) by Withheld Upon Artist Request at Withheld Upon Artist Request in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| "Another Bloody Q-Tip?" My 2ga Dermal Punched Inner Conches by Alix (F/20) by Scott Barrs at Glory Hole in Austin, TX | ||
| May 2002 | ||
| Third time's a charm by cede (M/19) by Aric at Mos Eisley in Grand Rapids Mi | ||
| Apr 2002 | ||
| it's finally gone by scraped_knees (F/18) | ||
| 2ga Conch Spirals, courtesy of Bear by paullyanna (F/20) by Bear at Glory Hole in Austin, TX | ||
| 4ga Inner Conch Dermal Punch by *dookieangel* (F/19) by Sean at Snakebite in Dublin, Ireland | ||
| How to heal 6ga cartilage in just three weeks. by lilypi (F/20) | ||
| 18g to 4g cartilage stretch by bluof1 (M/17) | ||
| .*.My Conch.*. by Caro (F/15) by I Dunno But He Looked Like Mark Wallbourg at Agit Prop in Ottawa, Ontario Canada | ||
| Mar 2002 | ||
| I Ate the Chunk by Netzapper (M/18) by Jon at Infinite Body Piercing in Philadelphia, PA | ||
| 00g upper cartilage dermal punches. by xero (M/19) by Mica at Hotrods in Pittsurgh pa | ||
| cartilage stretching.. ouch (F/15) in PA | ||
| Feb 2002 | ||
| Its like a hole punch right? by katie (F/17) by Jesse at Way Cool Queen St. in Ont. | ||
| Bloody 4ga dermal punch. (outer conch) by Travis (M/18) by Aric Davis at MOS EISLEYS in Kentwood, MI | ||
| I did not want this to be 'the-drill-a-hole-in-your-ear' capitol of the world. by Lacey (F/15) in Iowa | ||
| Dermal-punching my poor cauliflowered conch by Marti (F/28) by Meg Kreiner-Barber at Imperial Ink Tattoos, Inc. in Norwood, Ohio (near Cincinnati) | ||
| Jan 2002 | ||
| Cartilage: an 18g-6g stretching expirence. by Shade (M/18) in Halifax, NS | ||
| My head almost exploded by doja (F/18) by Vixn at Freedom Body Piercing in Vernon BC | ||
| I had to learn the hard way (M/18) | ||
| Holy shit! Did they hurt?? (2ga Dermal punches at Obscurities) by ascensiondefiant (M/18) by Pat Tidwell at Obscurities in Dallas, Texas | ||
| 1 Conch, 2 Conch, 3 Conch, more Conchs? by Holinem12 (M/22) by Beauty at House of Tattoo in Tacoma, WA | ||
| Dec 2001 | ||
| Once, Twice, Three times a Punchin' by Jay (M/20) in North of Pittsburgh | ||
| Principal Skinner, I ate parts of my ears! by Dustin (M/20) by Lisa at High Priestess Body Piercing in Eugene, Oregon | ||
| Nov 2001 | ||
| That Isn't Red Hair Dye by the final lyz (F/20) by Juliette at One Body Piercing in Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| Not Huge, But Big Enough for me. by miranda (F/17) in NB Canada | ||
| Dermal Punches A Learning Expierence by Stickboy22 (M/23) by Boney Joe Clark at Tattoos By Boney Joe in Zelienople Pennsylvania | ||
| they said that it would kill... by clifford (M/18) by Matt Bruce at Way Cool Tattoo in Oakville, On | ||
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