You can get multiple piercings at once, but you have to be able to properly care for them. Even though there's really no limit, many piercers recommend no more than four piercings at one time. You can also stagger your piercing sessions weeks apart to make the process easier.
it is possible to get multiple piercings on your earlobe or in the outer cartilage in one sitting. Factors to consider include, current styles, aesthetics, healing time, and space available on your ear.
We recommend not getting more than four piercings in one session, especially if you're getting them on the same ear. Getting multiple piercings can also cause increased swelling during healing and can prolong healing time.
The mean number of piercings per pierced participant was 2.1 (range 1-16; SD ± 2.0). In particular, 54.6% of the 406 pierced freshmen confirmed they had only one, 24% two, 11.7% more than three, 9.6% three. There were no significant sex differences in the average number of piercings per person (p = 0.79).
If you had an ear piercing recently, it's a good idea to wait for your piercing to heal before getting a second hole. For earlobe piercings, there's a six week healing period before you can start swapping out earrings. For cartilage piercings, you have 12 weeks until you can safely change your earrings.
The snug piercing is known to be the most painful ear piercing for the majority of people to receive. On the pain scale, it ranks at around a 9/10 compared to other piercings. However, keep in mind that even the most painful piercings will likely hurt less than getting a paper cut.
Depending on how many you get and how many more you're wanting, around 4-6 weeks is the recommended time. It's important to let your body do its magical thing and not overwhelm it with too much to heal at once.
You can get multiple piercings at once, but you have to be able to properly care for them. Even though there's really no limit, many piercers recommend no more than four piercings at one time. You can also stagger your piercing sessions weeks apart to make the process easier.
A few more uncommon piercings are eyeball piercings, dermal piercings (pictured to the left), corset piercings, some genital piercings, uvula piercings, bridge piercings, and anti-eyebrow piercings (the latter two are pictured above).
Of all the body sites commonly pierced, the navel is the most likely to become infected because of its shape. Infections can often be treated with good skin hygiene and antibiotic medications.
There's no "limit" necessarily as to how many piercings you can get at once, but most reputable piercing professionals will probably keep you around three (3) or four (4). This, of course, depends on size, location, and your personal pain tolerance, but we'll dive into that a bit more later.
The combination of a double helix piercing, daith piercing, and tragus piercing looks great together with stacked ear lobes. If you've got the space for it, why not add an extra lobe piercing or multiple lobe piercings?
“There are no set rules, as there are so many different ear shapes and anatomy variations,” says Nicole. “However, for the best result you should aim to create a balance with enough spacing, as well as mirroring other piercings on the ear.
However, generally, piercings shouldn't be too painful. Cartilage is often more painful than a lobe piercing, but the pain doesn't last long – I would describe it as a hot sensation, your ears feel hot like they've been pinched! With proper aftercare, pain shouldn't be a problem.
Goode suggests waiting until at least age 10 for a second earlobe piercing; 13 for a cartilage piercing; age 14 for nostrils, lips and navels; age 15 for a tragus; and 17 or 18 for an industrial piercing. These piercings are “a bit more intense on the pain scale,” she says, and they take longer to heal.
On one ear alone, Beyonce has her triple lobes done, followed by three helix piercings one after the other up the side of her ear. Instead of wearing “standard” helix jewellery she has chosen to put hoops in two of her helix piercings to give more of a unique look, almost as if she has 5 “lobe” piercings.
The most attractive spot for a piercing is the belly button. The least attractive is a tie between the nose and the nether regions.
Surface piercings have the highest rejection rate. Surface piercings such as microdermals as well as eyebrow piercings and navel piercings reject the most because they are closest to the surface of the skin.
Piercing holes heal by forming a layer of cells called epithelial cells. The epithelial cells form a tube-like layer of skin along the inside of the piercing to protect your body from the foreign object. The healing process takes at least six to eight weeks.
Even if you aren't nervous at all, there is still an endorphin or adrenaline rush that can occur during the piercing as the body's natural response to piercing. This rush costs you blood sugar, and if you don't have enough, you can get lightheaded and/or faint.
What's the healing time? There are different types of tissue in different parts of your ear, so how long it takes to heal depends on your body and the place you've pierced. Earlobes usually take 6-8 weeks. If you pierce the cartilage on the side of your ear, it can take 4 months to a year.
Earlobe Piercing
Earlobe piercings are the most standard, comfortable, and fastest healing type you can get.
There's nothing wrong with multiple ear piercings, and you shouldn't give them up if you don't want to. Your body, your rules.
Avoid swimming in a pool, lake or ocean for 2-3 weeks as this can increase risk of infection. If you do go swimming, try not to submerge the piercings and make sure to clean them thoroughly afterwards.