Antitragus piercings

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This is a tragus piercing; an antitragus is placed on the piece of cartilage directly opposite the tragus.
This is a tragus piercing; an antitragus is placed on the piece of cartilage directly opposite the tragus.

An Antitragus piercing is a perforation of the inner ear cartilage for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. It is placed in the antitragus, a piece of cartilage opposite the ear canal. Overall, the piercing has characteristics similar to the Tragus piercing; the piercings are performed and cared for in much the same way.

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Types of body piercing
Ear piercings
Earlobes and helix | Stretching (body piercing) | Tragus | Antitragus | Daith | Conch | Rook | Industrial
Facial and oral piercings
Bridge | Cheek | Eyebrow | Anti-eyebrow | Lip | Labret | Vertical labret | Lip frenulum | Nose | Tongue | Tongue frenulum | Uvula | Monroe | Medusa
Body piercings
Corset | Hand web | Madison | Navel | Nipple | Nape | Surface
Male genital piercings
Ampallang | Apadravya | Hafada | Foreskin | Deep shaft | Dolphin | Dydoe | Frenum | Frenum ladder | Guiche | Lorum | Prince Albert | Reverse Prince Albert | Pubic | Transscrotal
Female genital piercings
Christina | Clitoris | Clitoral hood | Triangle | Fourchette | Isabella | Labia | Nefertiti | Princess Albertina
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