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(Created page with "<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>An <b>outer conch piercing</b> is a piercing through the outer shell of the ear. It is actually a somewhat unusual placement when it comes to "normal" sized piercing because most people tend to pierce along the edge of the ear (<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Helix_piercing" title="Helix piercing">helix piercing</a>) which one could argue are not really outer conch piercings, or d...")
 
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<html><div class="mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" id="mw-content-text" lang="en"><p>An <b>outer conch piercing</b> is a piercing through the outer shell of the ear. It is actually a somewhat unusual placement when it comes to "normal" sized piercing because most people tend to pierce along the edge of the ear (<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Helix_piercing" title="Helix piercing">helix piercing</a>) which one could argue are not really outer conch piercings, or do <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Inner_conch_piercing" title="Inner conch piercing">inner conch piercing</a> instead.
An '''outer conch piercing''' is a piercing through the outer shell of the ear. It is actually a somewhat unusual placement when it comes to "normal" sized piercing because most people tend to pierce along the edge of the ear ([[Helix piercing|helix piercing]]) which one could argue are not really outer conch piercings, or do [[Inner conch piercing|inner conch piercing]] instead.
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<p>What is far more common when it comes to the outer conch is <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dermal_punch" title="Dermal punch">dermal punching</a>; which excises a circular (generally, other shapes have been done) portion of the skin and cartilage of the conch:
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Alternative_Names"> Alternative Names </span></h2>
<dl><dt> Flats</dt><dd> <a href="/index.php?title=Local_Term" title="Local Term">Local Term</a> in Buffalo, NY (ie. a piercing located on the flat stretch of the outer/upper conch).
</dd><dt> Upper <a href="/index.php?title=Sadhu" title="Sadhu">Sadhu</a></dt><dd> see <a href="/index.php?title=Inner_Conch_Piercing" title="Inner Conch Piercing">Inner Conch Piercing</a> for better clarification.
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Related_Risks"> Related Risks </span></h2>
<ul><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Bell%27s_Palsy" title="Bell's Palsy">Bell's Palsy</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Ear_Collapse" title="Ear Collapse">Ear Collapse</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Loss_of_Hearing" title="Loss of Hearing">Loss of Hearing</a>
</li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Rejection" title="Rejection">Rejection</a>
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What is far more common when it comes to the outer conch is [[Dermal punch|dermal punching]]; which excises a circular (generally, other shapes have been done) portion of the skin and cartilage of the conch:
 
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== Alternative Names ==
;Flats
:[[Local Term|Local Term]] in Buffalo, NY (ie. a piercing located on the flat stretch of the outer/upper conch).
;Upper [[Sadhu]]
:See [[Inner Conch Piercing|Inner Conch Piercing]] for better clarification.
 
== Related Risks ==
*[[Bell's Palsy|Bell's Palsy]]
*[[Ear Collapse|Ear Collapse]]
*[[Loss of Hearing|Loss of Hearing]]
*[[Rejection|Rejection]]

Latest revision as of 03:48, 17 September 2023

An outer conch piercing is a piercing through the outer shell of the ear. It is actually a somewhat unusual placement when it comes to "normal" sized piercing because most people tend to pierce along the edge of the ear (helix piercing) which one could argue are not really outer conch piercings, or do inner conch piercing instead.

thumb|150px|Outer Conch Piercing] thumb|150px|Outer Conch Piercing]

What is far more common when it comes to the outer conch is dermal punching; which excises a circular (generally, other shapes have been done) portion of the skin and cartilage of the conch:

thumb|150px|Outer Conch Piercing] thumb|150px|Outer Conch Piercing]

Alternative Names

Flats
Local Term in Buffalo, NY (ie. a piercing located on the flat stretch of the outer/upper conch).
Upper Sadhu
See Inner Conch Piercing for better clarification.

Related Risks

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