Rook Earrings

Only once its fully healed. Be sure that all swelling and discomfort has fully subsided, usually this takes at least 6 months after your initial piercing. Only then should you look to change your rook piercing earring that was positioned by your piercer. Piercings in the cartilage parts of the ear will always take longer to heal than the fleshy lobe due to less blood flow in these parts.

During the healing process use a saline solution on your rook piercing to ensure it stays sterile. Either purchase from your local pharmacy or you can make one yourself as it's a simple mixture of salt and water. Our key tips to ensure your rook piercing heals as quickly as it can, and to minimise any irritation (especially when sleeping) and stays clean are:

1. Avoid touching your new piercing too much, use a saline solution after you have showered to keep it clean
2. Use a hair dryer on a gentle setting, to dry the piercing after showering
3. When sleeping, use a travel pillow as this supports your head without irritating the piercing, this is great for all types of new cartilage piercings like daith and rook piercings.

The standard size for a hoop to fit a rook piercing is between 6-8mm internal diameter - this is snug enough to fit securely through your rook piercing but of course the fit will depend on the individual size of your ear. The standard guage (size of the thinner part of the hoop that is placed through the rook ear cartilage) is 16 Gauge (1.2mm). When you have your rook pierced always check with your piercer to ensure you know what size your rook pier

We think a Rook piercing and Tragus piercing compliment each other so well together and you can combine with your helix and lobe piercings to create a statement curated ear. Ideally you would have these piercings done separately and wait until each has fully healed. Rome was not built in a day!

This is a common misconception, based on the premise of acupuncture releasing tension, however unfortunately there is no medical science that confirms this fact.