What is a good first piercing?

Choosing your First Piercing: 8 Places to Consider
  • Earlobe. Odds are you may even already have this and you're looking for your first non-earlobe piercing. ...
  • Helix. While popular among teens, the helix is sometimes forgotten about. ...
  • Nose. ...
  • Tragus. ...
  • Auricle. ...
  • Double lobe. ...
  • Daith. ...
  • Conch.
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What kind of earrings are best for first piercing?

Surgical stainless steel earrings are typically your best bet for new piercings, as this metal is the least likely to cause an allergic reaction. Nickel and cobalt allergies are very common, so avoid these metals when you first get your ears pierced.
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What's the easiest ear piercing?

Stacked Lobe

“Ear lobe piercings are generally the easiest to heal, but at the same time we advise caution against getting too many piercings at one go," says Brooks.
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What is the prettiest piercing?

What's The Most Attractive Piercing?
  1. Tongue piercing. This piercing doubles as a fashion statement and an intimate piercing as it comes in handy in the bedroom.
  2. Belly Button piercing. ...
  3. Nipple piercing. ...
  4. Nose piercing. ...
  5. Genital piercing.
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What type of piercing hurts the least?

Most piercers agree that earlobe piercings are the least painful type of piercing because they are positioned on a fleshy, easy-to-pierce portion of skin. Most oral piercings, eyebrow piercings, and even navel piercings are also surprisingly low on the pain scale for the same reason.
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What are the top 10 most painful piercings?

Most Painful Piercings
  • Daith. A daith piercing is a puncture to the lump of cartilage in your inner ear, above the ear canal. ...
  • Helix. The helix piercing is placed in the cartilage groove of the upper ear. ...
  • Rook. ...
  • Conch. ...
  • Industrial. ...
  • Dermal Anchor. ...
  • Septum. ...
  • Nipple.
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What is the most painful spot to get a piercing?

Piercing pain scale
  • Genital piercing. Your genitals are among the most nerve-dense areas on your body. ...
  • Nipple piercing pain level. The nipple is another commonly pierced area that's pretty sensitive. ...
  • Nose piercing pain level. ...
  • Dermal piercing pain.
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What is the most popular piercings for a girl?

Belly button piercings are by far the most popular type of piercing for women, with an estimated 33% of pierced women having at least one belly button piercing.
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What piercings do guys find attractive?

The most attractive spot for a piercing is the belly button. The least attractive is a tie between the nose and the nether regions. That's right: Men apparently don't like sexual piercings, or won't admit they do.
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What is the best piercing to get for a girl?

10 Cute Piercings for Girls
  • #2 Nose. Who doesn't love a cute little nose stud? ...
  • #3 Tragus. The Tragus can often be a piercing that many people shy away from. ...
  • #4 Rook. A Rook piercing ups the ante on the adventurousness of piercing. ...
  • #5 Septum. The septum can be considered very adventurous. ...
  • #6 Forward Helix. ...
  • #7 Auricle. ...
  • #8 Navel.
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What's the hardest piercing to heal?

A snug piercing is also considered one of the most painful cartilage piercings and could be the most painful overall ear piercing for some individuals. The healing process should take around four to six months, but it likely will take up to a year for the area to fully recover.
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What's the quickest piercing to heal?

Although it may sound like a scarier piercing to get, tongue piercings actually have some of the fastest healing times. Healthline gives an estimate of about six to eight weeks for the piercing to heal completely, but depending on your body, tongues can heal as quickly as four weeks with proper care.
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What piercings look best on small ears?

If you have small ears, with small or attached lobes, they can quickly seem crowded if you end up with several holes close together. Unless that's the look you're going for, choose spaced out piercings which will complement each other, such as a tragus, a lobe and a helix.
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Can you get a hoop ear piercing right away?

It is possible to get pierced with a ring in your cartilage or nose straight away so the answer is yes, we can pierce you with a ring! Other popular areas to have pierced with rings are the helix, nipple, conch, lip, eyebrow and navel/belly. You may have heard that you should not pierce with rings.
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Does a stud or hoop heal better?

For anyone getting their ears pierced, whether it's the earlobe or outer ear cartilage, we recommend stud piercing earrings rather than hoops or dangling styles. Inverness stud piercing earrings are made with a sharp tip and narrow post to gently pierce the ear and then stay in place while the piercing heals.
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Should I buy earrings before piercing?

Earrings must be sterilized and processed in advance. If you choose to bring your own, they must be provided to the professional piercer at least 24 hours in advance. This is the minimum time necessary for them to perform these essential medical grade actions.
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What is the Medusa piercing?

What is a medusa piercing? A medusa or philtrum piercing positions a stud in the center groove above the cupid's-bow of the lip. A piercer usually fits the piercing with a long labret stud. Once the piercing heals, a person can exchange the stud for a shorter stud to avoid causing damage to their teeth and gums.
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What piercing is the easiest to hide?

Cartilage piercings like daith, conch, and helix piercings are especially easy to hide. Facial hair is another great way to hide piercings. A beard is an easy way to hide labret and medusa piercings. Smaller, less vibrant pieces are harder to spot.
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What is the most common piercing in the world?

At the number one spot in our most common piercings list is the nostril/nose piercing. Sitting snugly to one side of your nose this piercing can be worn with both studs and hoops in varying sizes.
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What piercings can you get at 13?

Piercings for Minors
  • Ear Lobe Piercings. For ages 8 and up. ...
  • Cartilage Piercings (Helix) For ages 13 and up. ...
  • Bellybutton (Navel) For ages 13 and up. ...
  • Nose (Nostril) For ages 16 and up.
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How do you prepare for piercings?

What to do before your piercing appointment
  1. Stay Hydrated: Drink lots of water and try to get plenty of sleep! ...
  2. Be Healthy: If you are sick or feel like you're getting sick, please wait until you're completely better to get pierced. ...
  3. Proper Identification: Check to ensure you have your ID, driver's license, or passport.
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How many piercings can I get at once?

It is not uncommon to have multiple piercings performed on the same day. We recommend not getting more than four piercings in one session, especially if you're getting them on the same ear. Getting multiple piercings can also cause increased swelling during healing and can prolong healing time.
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How much does a nose piercing hurt on a scale of 1 to 10?

Pain Scale: 5 on a scale of 1-10. The pain scale is 100% subjective and based on clients' feedback. Nostril piercings are said to be a bit more painful than lip or ear lobe piercings, but not as painful as septum piercings.
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Is there a piercing for depression?

In theory, getting a daith piercing will place constant pressure on your vagus nerve. Some health conditions, like depression and epilepsy, have been proven to respond to vagus nerve stimulation. Research to see if stimulating this nerve can treat other conditions is ongoing.
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Which hurts more a piercing or tattoo?

While piercing is a sharp, short pain, tattooing is a more sustained, dull pain, according to Authority Tattoo. With piercings, the needle fully penetrates your skin in a more intense way, but this only lasts for a second (if the piercer is doing things right). However, a tattoo can last for hours.
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