Tragus piercing is not a tragedy any more!
If to believe an ancient legend, which said that demons could get into the minds
of people through their ears, then tragus piercing is the most protecting type
of all existing ear piercings, as it is the closest to the ear hole - it is piercing
of a tragus!
Nowadays people don't believe in such legends any more, but they are still fond
of tragus piercing. And it is made more successfully today, practically without
any complications, and some people even make it by themselves. Typically tragus
piercing is made with the help of a small gauge hollow piercing needle (by the
way some piercers have a preference of a curved needle over a straight one). If
you make tragus piercing by yourself, don't forget to use a small cork to avoid
the trauma of adjacent tissues and to protect your ear canal. A captive bead ring
of a small diameter is a common kind of piercing jewelry used for this type of
piercing, though you may find many other types of piercing jewelry for your tragus
piercing (but a small captive bead ring is strongly advisable at least for the
first time for your new piercing). As in the tragus very few nerve endings are
found, tragus piercing is not really painful to make. The biggest problem about
tragus piercing is to pierce the tragus as it is fairly thick, so you should press
rather hard to pierce it. Therefore as a rule this kind of piercing is generally
made when a person lies somewhere, as in such position it is easier to fixate the
head.
Tragus piercing is slightly harder to perform than other types of piercing, but don't make a tragedy out of it and give it a try so as to feel yourself really on the top after, thanks to its unique and outstanding look.