However, medical studies are still pretty scarce and the benefits are usually anecdotal ... Like traditional tragus piercing, a vertical tragus piercing still passes through the cartilage.

Within a few weeks, skin will grow back over the hole. The evidence about any tragus piercing health benefits may be lacking, but you can still rock one for pure aesthetics if you want to.

A tragus piercing has become a mega-popular choice in the world of curated earscapes -yeah, trust us, that's a thing - and rivals the humble lobe piercing as a must-have for any fledging pierced ...

A tragus piercing has become a mega-popular choice in the world of curated earscapes -yeah, trust us, that's a thing - and rivals the humble lobe piercing as a must-have for any fledging pierced ...

to the tragus (the small piece of cartilage by your ear hole). Thanks to the catwalk (those Dior ear cuffs), stud-loving Instagrammers such as @beaniemajor and transatlantic piercing royalty such ...