Hi, I've been interested in getting my cartilage pierced. And I know how it should be cleaned, a needle is safer, and not to sleep on it, etc. I'm also on a cheer team and I soon will be doing camps, conditioning, etc, so I know it will hurt if hit, But should I be worried about doing a sport with it, pain wise, and safety wise?

I'm also wondering how bad it will be pain wise, like how long will it be sore?

And to any other sport players, what about your piercings, is it safe or smart to get them done, it is currently July and the official practices don't start until September. Thoughts?

Anything else to add would be great

Thank you

I've had several cartilage piercings along with tongue, eyebrow nose and lips and honestly it's not that bad pain wise, you feel a small pinch and for me the soreness (which was totally bearable) went away after a couple of days, if you have long hair I suggest leaving it up almost all the time so your hair doesn't get wrapped around the earring and as far as cheering goes as long as you don't fall on the side of your head you should be totally fine.

I would wait if I were you. If you are in competitive cheer, you know as well as I do the dangers of stunting with ANY type of jewellery. If your piercing were to catch anything while you were basing a stunt or flying, you could damage yourself seriously enough to require plastic surgery. Furthermore, many competitive cheer associations do not allow jewelry on any type in competition. Cartilage piercings take significantly longer to heal than sink only piercings, and you won't be able to safely remove them for practices by September. My thoughts... the chance to pierce your cartilage will still be there once the season is over. Just wait.

Thank you, this has been really helpful!

A lot more informations can be found at this website cartilage piercing. At least I guess.

It caries, but it will be sore for the first week or so. Eventually the pain dies down so don't worry. As a sport player, I found you can use bio flex clear retainers. If you want it done, get it. It's your body and your life. If I were you I would wait, even though I am impatient, because cartilage piercings are very easy to get infected. Good luck xxxx