What is a helix piercing?

A helix piercing is any piercing made to the upper cartilage of the ear - but there are different kinds of helix piercings. A standard helix piercing is made in the outer upper cartilage, but you can also get forward, backward, double or even triple helix piercings.

First thing's first - what makes a forward helix piercing different from a backwards one? Well, it's actually quite simple: follow the curve of your cartilage around the ear until you reach the side of your face (i.e. right above the tragus) and this piercing area is called a forward helix. You can also have double or triple forward helix piercings.

While the classic helix style involves piercing the upper outer cartilage once, if you have two or three piercings in the same spot, just above each other, these are called double and triple helix piercings. They're the same piercing, this is more a reference to the number you have on the same ear.

Some useful tips before piercing:

• If you want to get multiple ear piercings at once - to build that perfect earring stack - you’ll need to take it one ear at a time.
• You can confirm the earring placement before the piercing.
• You have to wait before putting in a ring.
•  You may need to downsize your piercing.