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Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, [1] with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind. [2] While all piercings can be stretched to some degree, cartilage piercings are usually more difficult to stretch and more likely to form hypertrophic scars if stretched quickly.
A cartilage piercing can refer to any area of cartilage on the body with a perforation created for the purpose of wearing jewelry. The two most common areas with cartilage piercings are the ear and the nose. Outside of the body modification community, many people commonly refer to a helix piercing as a "cartilage piercing."
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An antitragus piercing is a perforation of the outer ear cartilage for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. It is placed in the antitragus, a piece of cartilage opposite the ear canal. [1] Overall, the piercing has characteristics similar to the tragus piercing; the piercings are performed and cared for in much the same way. [2]
With cartilage piercing, the blunt force of an ear piercing instrument will traumatize the cartilage, and therefore make healing more difficult. Also, because there is substantially less blood flow in ear cartilage than in the earlobe, infection is a much more serious issue.
Piercing migration is the process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location. [1] This process can be painful or go unnoticed, until it has progressed. Given enough time, a ring may migrate entirely outside of the skin , although it may only migrate a small amount and come to rest.