Why is a dermal punch good for cartilage piercing?
First of all, cartilage piercings are very prone to keloiding. Because a dermal punch eliminates the pressure that a piercing puts on the injured tissue, keloiding risks are drastically reduced. More importantly, cartilage piercings are very difficult to stretch. Because they are so sensitive to keloiding, any stretching is a very slow and tedious process. A dermal punch allows for the placement of a piercing as large as 0ga in an initial cartilage piercing.
