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.
So to answer your question, Can you get multiple ear piercings at once? Yes, you can ...but we recommend that you listen to most piercers' advice and ideally, only pierce one area at a time. This will help reduce the risk of infection and will make it easier for your piercings to heal.
Multiple ear piercings can affect healing time
In response to a video posted he posted to Instagram of a client who received three ear piercings at once, New York-based piercer Adrian Castillo told Allure, "The more [piercings] you get, the longer I feel like it takes to heal.
"On average, lobe piercings take two to four months to heal," she tells us. As far as piercings go, this is a relatively short amount of time.
Pain Level: Low
"But if you come in and are looking for multiple piercings on the lobe, like a constellation, then the second, third, and so on and so forth will continue to hurt more than the last."
Needle Piercing is Less Painful
When you get pierced with a piercing gun the studs used to pierce your ear are fairly blunt, which makes them more difficult to pierce your skin. Gun piercings on ear cartilage can even shatter the cartilage with the force of a blunt stud.
Pierced Ear Lobe: 3-4 months. Low Helix: 4-6 months. Helix: 6-12 months. Forward Helix: 6-12 months.
Ear piercings typically take six to eight weeks to heal fully. You should wait at least two weeks before swimming, and it's essential to keep the piercing clean and dry while swimming. You can use a waterproof bandage or sealant to protect the piercing if necessary.
A safe bet is three. Maybe four if you have a large lobe. But putting more than that, you are going to get more than you bargained for. You might find that some of the piercings migrate (painfully) towards the others.
Therefore, the stud will take up 6-6.5mm on each side of the piercing hole. So the second piercing should be at least 8mm away from the center of the first hole, so the jewelry in the first and second holes do not touch.
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.
A helix piercing is probably the least painful of all cartilage piercings. It is placed on the outer upper rim of your ear where the cartilage is the thinnest.
A: You can get as many piercings in one sitting as your earlobe can accommodate in one or both ears. Q: How long do multiple earlobe piercings take to heal? A: With each consecutive piercing in the lobe, the healing process might take a bit longer than the usual 6 weeks needed for a single earlobe piercing.
AVOID beer, alcohol, yogurt, cheese and spicy or citrus foods for the first 2 weeks. AFTER 3 WEEKS we recommend that you come back to the studio to purchase a shorter barbell for your new piercing. REMEMBER your new piercing is considered an open wound. Be extremely mindful of any oral contact for 6 weeks.
Many people get this lobe piercing as a child or many years before they plan more placements. Therefore, it should not be surprising that it ranks low on the pain scale – the general rating seems to be 3/10. A standard lobe piercing can hurt for a moment or just feel like a pinch when the needle goes through.
Stay out of pools, hot tubs, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water while your piercing is healing. Don't fiddle with your piercings. Don't touch a new piercing or twist the jewelry unless you're cleaning it. Keep clothing away from the piercing, too.
To prevent bacteria from transferring from your hair to your new piercings, try throwing your hair up at night - at least for the first month. Keeping it pulled back and away from your ears will not only reduce the risk of infection, but will also keep it from getting caught on your earrings while you sleep.
Sleeping on your healing piercing, especially ear piercings, can cause it to heal angled and crooked. The pressure from laying on it causes the jewelry to become tilted, and VERY irritated. This will do all of what not downsizing your piercing will do. It's the same thing.
Overall healing times will be less with a needle. You avoid the possibility of keloids developing at the piercing site and most importantly infections, which are both common with the gun since it creates such an uneven result.
In the past, rotating the jewelry was recommended, but it has been found to cause damage that can lead to infection and scarring. For happy healing, NEVER rotate your body jewelry. Always be sure your bedding and the clothes you sleep in are clean.
Cartilage piercings are more painful than ear lobe piercings but less painful than other kinds of body piercings. This is because cartilage tissue is thick and hard. So, you are bound to experience some pain and discomfort. To get an idea about how much it will hurt you, try pinching the ear cartilage area.