Healing and risks

The cartilage at this point is indeed thicker than, say, at the ear edge, but will not charge for anatomical reasons, rather than by the jewelry. The healing process takes so than other cartilage piercings relatively quickly. It lasts when pierced conch piercing is usually between three and six months and the punched version two to four weeks. Wearing a Barbells has a beneficial effect on the Heilugsprozess as a ball closure ring, because he is less leverage exerts on the ear.

If problems occur during the healing process, it can at the Conch piercing, as with other piercings in the ear, often come to a granulation, as it is on piercings through cartilage-free connective tissue of the case. Some piercers recommend the use of a local antibiotic. When using an Barbells there is unfavorable placement of the piercing is a risk that the ball rests on the back of the ear on the skull and thereby permanent pressure is exerted. Theoretically, there is also at a high risk of infection, facial paralysis, if the inflammation affects the lymphatic vessels and the inner ear and the facial nerve.

Supported by the jewelry can lead to impairment of auditory perception, because the jewelry change its nature to cover up the incident sound or the ear canal can be completely or partially. Likewise, when outer conch piercing wearing earphones that are inserted into the ear, inconvenient or not possible.