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2. Rook (piercing) - Wikipedia

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   Fresh rook piercing (top) with 16g Curved Barbell. The rook piercing is also cared for much like any other ear cartilage piercing. Salt soaks (warm water (optimally sterilized by boiling) mixed with a small amount of sea salt) are recommended twice a day for the first month or two.

3. Industrial piercing - Wikipedia

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   Piercing guns should never be used for an industrial piercing because they are designed for lobe piercings, not cartilage ones. Additionally, piercing needles are designed for single-use, meaning they have less bacteria, thus decreasing risk for infection. [4] [5] The barbell jewelry worn with industrials are usually 14G, but may also be 16G.

4. Earring - Wikipedia

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   Piercing the cartilage of the ear with an ear-piercing instrument has been known to shatter the cartilage and lead to more serious complications. An alternative method that has been growing in popularity since the 1990s is the use of the same hollow piercing needles that are used in body piercing .

5. Cartilage piercing - Wikipedia

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   A cartilage piercing can refer to any area of cartilage on the body with a perforation created for the purpose of wearing jewelry. The two most common areas with cartilage piercings are the ear and the nose. Outside of the body modification community, many people commonly refer to a helix piercing as a "cartilage piercing."

6. Body piercing - Wikipedia

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   In Genesis 35:4, [7] Jacob buries the earrings worn by members of his household along with their idols. In Exodus 32, [8] Aaron makes the golden calf from melted earrings. Deuteronomy 15:12–17 [9] dictates ear piercing for a slave who chooses not to be freed. [10] Earrings are also referenced in connection to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi in the ...

7. Stretching (body piercing) - Wikipedia

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   Stretching, in the context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most commonly stretched piercings, [1] with nasal septum piercings, tongue piercings and lip piercings/lip plates following close behind. [2]