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| Tragus piercing | |
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| Location | Tragus |
| Jewelry | Barbell, captive bead ring |
| Healing | 12 to 52 weeks (3 to 12 months) |
A tragus piercing is the perforation of the tragus, which projects immediately in front of the ear canal, for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. The piercing itself is usually made with a small gauge hollow piercing needle, and typical jewelry would be a small diameter captive bead ring or small gauge post style piercing jewelry. A related piercing is known as the antitragus piercing.