Who Is Cartilage Piercing?

A cartilage piercing is a decorative hole in one of the cartilage-filled parts of your body. Any piercing of the stiff part of your ears or nose is a cartilage piercing. Cartilage piercings take longer to heal than soft-tissue piercings through your earlobes or eyebrows.

Is it good to pierce cartilage?

'Cartilage should always be pierced with a needle. A piercing gun isn't designed for cartilage, only soft tissue and even then I wouldn't recommend it. Piercing cartilage with a gun can create hardcore hypertrophic scarring and even blow it up.

Is it unprofessional to have a cartilage piercing?

Cartilage piercings are almost universally accepted by even more conservative companies. As more and more people opt for multiple piercings throughout the ear, it's difficult for employers to say no. If you have a cartilage piercing or two, it's less likely to be frowned upon than other piercing types.