Location Antitragus | Healing 6 to 12 months | |
Jewelry barbell, captive bead ring | ||
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. Overall, the piercing has characteristics similar to the tragus piercing; the piercings are performed and cared for in much the same way.
Healing
This piercing, like most cartilage piercings, can take anywhere from 8 to 16 months to fully heal. The piercing should be cleaned daily until healed. The most common way to clean it using a seasalt water or another saline solution. The jewelry should not be changed until the piercing has healed.
References
Antitragus piercing Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA