Snug
| Snug | |
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| location | auricle |
| Jewellery | Ball Closure Ring, Curved Barbell Note on Jewelry |
| Healing time | 3 - 8 months note on healing time |
| ‣ Topic overview | |
A snug is a piercing through the ear cartilage. It sits in the inner bulge of the cartilage parallel to the edge of the ear. This piercing is only possible if the corresponding area of the auricle is sufficiently pronounced.
History and culture
The snug piercing is mainly worn from a fashionable point of view in western culture, where it established itself as a rarer variant of the ear hole , especially during the 1990s, alongside tragus , rook , conch , daith and helix piercing .
According to BMEzine , the name was given to the piercing in the mid-1990s by Caitlin Theobald, the partner of the then owner of the fashion brand Snug Industries .
Implementation and healing
As with other piercings, the skin area to be pierced is first disinfected . Then the puncture site, usually on the front of the auricle, is marked and pierced with a special needle . Since it is mainly cartilage that is pierced, it can sometimes be more painful than on parts of the body without any cartilage.
The healing takes between three and eight months and can be a little longer than with other piercings, since pressure is usually exerted on the area when sleeping. A straight barbell that is adapted to the shape and length of the puncture channel should be used so that no additional pressure is exerted on the relatively inflexible cartilage tissue. However, once the healing is complete, a small ball closure ring or curved barbell is also suitable for use.
Variations
In contrast to several other piercings in the ear cartilage, punching or stretching a snug piercing is uncommon.
Ragnar piercing
The Ragnar piercing is a special form. Only the puncture point is located within the bulging cartilage of the auricle. The puncture channel runs much further than with the usual snug piercing and only emerges again at the edge of the ear. This variant is often described as a combination between a snug piercing and the so-called transverse lobe piercing that runs across the earlobe.
Due to the length of the stab canal, the healing process can usually be associated with more severe complications. Whether it is possible to get a Ragnar piercing depends heavily on the anatomical conditions of the auricle, as this is sometimes very different.
The first known performance of this piercing was carried out by the American piercer John Lopez on Thure Ragnar Stedt, from which the name of the Ragnar piercing is derived. The first photographic documentation of this variant goes back to a publication in 2002.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Snug Piercing in the BMEzine Wiki
- ↑ The snug piercing at piercing-arten.de
- ↑ The Ragnar Piercing in the BMEzine Wiki
