I've always known I'd be heavily pierced. I remember seeing scene queens on MySpace and Tumblr with fun earring styles and placements that were far from basic, and knowing I had to be that girl when I ...

Snug piercings, also called anti-helix piercings, are not for the faint of heart. Considered the most painful cartilage piercing—and to some, most painful piercing overall—the snug piercing is located ...

A rook piercing is a type of ear piercing that goes through the uppermost cartilage fold that lies between your ear canal and the top rim of your ear. The rook piercing is one of the most painful ear ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Key Takeaways Some people say daith piercings help with migraine relief, but there's ...

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Planning on getting pierced but want to do a lil research ahead of time? A wise move, IMO. Well, you've come to the right place. There are *a lot* of different ear piercings out there, so first things ...

Naum Chumba went through painful ear piercing - the traditional way. Sixty years later, she still wears her traditional ornaments with pride. A badge of honour that she acquired through immense pain ...

As with any other type of body art, deciding where to get a new piercing can be tricky. There is the classic ear piercing on your lobe, and then there is the always popular cartilage area. If you are ...

Steady hands: It takes several hands to hold a young boy steady during a traditional Indian ear-piercing ritual at the Rokkumalai Sri Muniswarar Bathrakaliamman Temple in Paya Terubong. — CHAN BOON ...