This lobe was
pierced using a dermal punch instead of a needle. Because the end of the punch is flat it
works like an apple corer and actually removes a piece of tissue to make the hole. A
normal needle really makes a semicircular slit. This is usually used for larger gauge
cartilage piercing to reduce pressure on the surrounding tissue from the jewellery and
speed up healing. However this customer had a lump of irritating scar tissue in her lobe
from an old gun piercing which she wanted removing. The piece of tissue removed can be
seen in the next photo - gruesome or what? This piercing was healed completely
within a month and she has already started stretching it up.