The rook piercing is a beautiful cartilage piercing that is slightly hidden in your ear. How is the rook piercing done, and what jewelry can you wear in a rook piercing? We answer these and other questions in this blog post.
What is a Rook piercing?
The rook piercing is done in the small cartilage fold that starts right next to the base of your helix, in the upper part of the ear. Getting a rook piercing can be difficult due to the limited space in that part of the ear. Using a slightly curved needle can make getting this piercing easier. A good piercer naturally has extensive experience with getting rook piercings and therefore has his own, best working method for it. A bit of history: this piercing was first performed around 1990, by Erik Dakota from California, USA.
Healing period
A rook piercing is a cartilage piercing, and cartilage piercings have a longer healing period. Cartilage heals more slowly than piercings that are placed in softer tissue (with better blood circulation). You should therefore often take into account a healing period of at least 6-9 months. Don't worry if that period takes a bit longer, that happens more often. As an aftercare method, you can choose a (warm) saline solution for your piercings, or use a mild piercing soap from EasyPiercing, for example. In general, your piercing will heal well with a cleaning routine of 1x per day. If you use soap, you can choose to do this in the shower, then you don't have to struggle with a crooked head under the tap.
And as with all piercings: during the healing period it is important that you keep your piercing out of the sun as much as possible and do not go bathing/swimming or to the sauna with it to prevent infections.
Cartilage bumps
It can happen that after a while you suddenly see a bump appear around your rook piercing. Not nice of course, but it happens regularly. There can be several causes for these piercing bumps, but in general these bumps are caused by a minor bacterial infection or by excessive scar tissue. In both cases it is often just a matter of bad luck, because due to the longer healing time a rook piercing is exposed to all kinds of external influences that can cause a bump. Usually such a bump on your piercing does not look very nice, but you do not have much trouble with it. Sometimes they can be a bit sensitive or itchy, as soon as you notice that you are getting more bothered by it, it is important that you check it with your piercer or GP of course.
You can try to get rid of the bump yourself by using a warm saline solution and compresses, which you gently press on the bump. The Silicone Healing Discs can also help to make the bump disappear faster. If you want to be completely ready right away, order our Piercing First Aid Kit especially for cartilage bumps. In any case, always make sure that you wear good piercing jewelry that offers room for any swelling during healing, but is certainly not too big.
Growing rook piercing
Every ear is different, and the success of a rook piercing also depends partly on your anatomy. If there is more than enough room for your rook piercing, the piercing jewelry usually stays in place just fine. But if the space is a bit tight, or if the piercing is regularly under pressure while sleeping, wearing a helmet, headphones or something else, the piercing can grow crooked or even grow out. Therefore, always make sure that you irritate the piercing as little as possible during the healing period. But despite all careful measures, you can unfortunately sometimes not prevent outgrowth. In any case, keep a close eye on your piercing and if in doubt, always contact your piercer.
Which jewelry is suitable?
Usually, a standard 1.2 mm jewelry is chosen for your rook piercing, preferably a curved bar. A curved barbell rod with ample length to accommodate any swelling is perfect for this. After the healing period, you can switch to a shorter piercing jewelry that fits a little better or opt for a nice ring. In our shop you will find a super large collection of rook piercing jewelry and special rook click rings, so that you can completely match your rook piercing with your other piercings. Also check out our collection of click rings, these piercing jewelry are perfect for your cartilage piercings and available in many different designs.
Do you have any questions? Please do not hesitate to contact us!
Telephone: 072-7370119
Whatsapp: 06 4049 4149
Email: info@alloverpiercings.nl
What is a Rook piercing?
The rook piercing is done in the small cartilage fold that starts right next to the base of your helix, in the upper part of the ear. Getting a rook piercing can be difficult due to the limited space in that part of the ear. Using a slightly curved needle can make getting this piercing easier. A good piercer naturally has extensive experience with getting rook piercings and therefore has his own, best working method for it. A bit of history: this piercing was first performed around 1990, by Erik Dakota from California, USA.
Healing period
A rook piercing is a cartilage piercing, and cartilage piercings have a longer healing period. Cartilage heals more slowly than piercings that are placed in softer tissue (with better blood circulation). You should therefore often take into account a healing period of at least 6-9 months. Don't worry if that period takes a bit longer, that happens more often. As an aftercare method, you can choose a (warm) saline solution for your piercings, or use a mild piercing soap from EasyPiercing, for example. In general, your piercing will heal well with a cleaning routine of 1x per day. If you use soap, you can choose to do this in the shower, then you don't have to struggle with a crooked head under the tap.
And as with all piercings: during the healing period it is important that you keep your piercing out of the sun as much as possible and do not go bathing/swimming or to the sauna with it to prevent infections.
Cartilage bumps
It can happen that after a while you suddenly see a bump appear around your rook piercing. Not nice of course, but it happens regularly. There can be several causes for these piercing bumps, but in general these bumps are caused by a minor bacterial infection or by excessive scar tissue. In both cases it is often just a matter of bad luck, because due to the longer healing time a rook piercing is exposed to all kinds of external influences that can cause a bump. Usually such a bump on your piercing does not look very nice, but you do not have much trouble with it. Sometimes they can be a bit sensitive or itchy, as soon as you notice that you are getting more bothered by it, it is important that you check it with your piercer or GP of course.
You can try to get rid of the bump yourself by using a warm saline solution and compresses, which you gently press on the bump. The Silicone Healing Discs can also help to make the bump disappear faster. If you want to be completely ready right away, order our Piercing First Aid Kit especially for cartilage bumps. In any case, always make sure that you wear good piercing jewelry that offers room for any swelling during healing, but is certainly not too big.
Growing rook piercing
Every ear is different, and the success of a rook piercing also depends partly on your anatomy. If there is more than enough room for your rook piercing, the piercing jewelry usually stays in place just fine. But if the space is a bit tight, or if the piercing is regularly under pressure while sleeping, wearing a helmet, headphones or something else, the piercing can grow crooked or even grow out. Therefore, always make sure that you irritate the piercing as little as possible during the healing period. But despite all careful measures, you can unfortunately sometimes not prevent outgrowth. In any case, keep a close eye on your piercing and if in doubt, always contact your piercer.
Which jewelry is suitable?
Usually, a standard 1.2 mm jewelry is chosen for your rook piercing, preferably a curved bar. A curved barbell rod with ample length to accommodate any swelling is perfect for this. After the healing period, you can switch to a shorter piercing jewelry that fits a little better or opt for a nice ring. In our shop you will find a super large collection of rook piercing jewelry and special rook click rings, so that you can completely match your rook piercing with your other piercings. Also check out our collection of click rings, these piercing jewelry are perfect for your cartilage piercings and available in many different designs.
Do you have any questions? Please do not hesitate to contact us!
Telephone: 072-7370119
Whatsapp: 06 4049 4149
Email: info@alloverpiercings.nl
