What piercing compliments a helix?
The double lobe is one anyone can pull off, and it works well with a wide variety of piercings. We especially love it with the forward helix, because they work well to balance out one another. On its own, the forward helix can feel intimidating and obtrusive, but with the double lobe, it looks clean and pristine.
Do helix piercings need to be downsized?
Your original jewelry should stay in until you are ready to downsize, which for a standard helix piercing and most cartilage piercings, is 12 weeks.
Can you get a helix piercing redone?
The answer is complicated. You need to have your professional piercer examine the place where you want to be repierced. Sometimes the hole may not be completely healed in the inside- if the outsides of the hole are just closed it may be easy for your piercer to repierce you in the same place with little complication.
Can I downsize my helix piercing myself?
Sadly, damaging the piercing channel leaves it more susceptible to infection, irritation and complications during healing. This is why we always recommend to never change your jewellery yourself until your piercing has completely healed, and downsizing is no exception!
When can you change a helix piercing to a hoop?
A: You need to wait until the body piercing is completely healed before changing jewelry. The helix piercing healing process can take up to 6 months, so it’s important that you use the same piece of jewelry during that time and keep up with the piercing aftercare.
Where does the name helix piercing come from?
A helix piercing is a piercing along the outer upper cartilage part of your ear. The name comes from a DNA helix, which the piercing bears some similarity to. The cartilage making up the DNA strands and the piercing forming the connecting strands of sugars and phosphates
Where do you put a helix earring in your ear?
A common helix piercing is made at the rear region of the ear. With a forward helix piercing, on the other hand, the earring is added to the front area of the helix. Touch the tip of your ear at the top, then run your finger toward your face. The area where you start to feel your face is where most people get a forward helix piercing.
Where do you put triple forward helix piercings?
Triple forward helix piercing: In this case, you will find triple piercings in the upper layer of the ear. And after the piercings, three pieces of jewelry are put on that hole. It is best to choose right quality jewelry for any piercing whether single, double or triple.
Do you need to be intimidated to get a helix piercing?
Moving on to ear cartilage means longer healing times and a little more pain. But there’s no need to be intimidated. Whether a helix will be your first upper ear piercing or one more to the collection you can do it, you just need to know how to prepare.