How To Remove and Insert Cartilage Earring/Labret UPDATED 2022

If you were pierced at a tattoo/piercing shop and with a needle, most likely the earring that they pierced with was a gauged earring which is thicker than your average earring and earring that doesn’t come off the same way as a regular earring.

This type of earring is called a labret earring: commonly used for lip piercings, cartilage, tragus, rook, and daith. These come in different gauages, typically from 16g (thicker) - 19g (thinner) - bigger the number the thinner the post. Some places also call these type of cartilage earrings, internally threaded earrings.

For earrings with a safety back or butterfly backing, check out these types of videos:

How to insert cartilage earrings:
I put in these earrings through the back of the hole. These earrings are great because they have a flat backing, which doesn’t get caught to many things and then screw on the front piece.

How to remove cartilage earrings:
Unscrew the front piece and pull out the back.

They will not come off by pulling, unless they are pulled so hard the thread on the inside strips.. therefore making them useless. and it will probably hurt really bad.

Don’t be afraid to back or call the place that pierced you, they will be able to help you remove the earring if you struggle and help you put in a new earring.

LINKSSS
Hoops I wear in my cartilage (affiliate):

Labret shown (too long for my cartilage 5/16"):

INTRO 0:00
CURRENT EARRINGS: 0:52
SINK WARNING: 1:21
INSERTING LABRET: 1:53
REMOVING LABRET: 3:46
TIP: 4:07

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[razwanafaruok]

Thank you so much. I was having trouble taking a piercing out. Just couldn't unscrew it. The "wearing gloves" tip worked wonders. Turns out, it wasn't even screwed in. It was more of a push-in, push-out type of earring which I've never come across. Managed to do it myself, too.

[AsiaJamille]

I’m still having a hard time removing mine 🥺🥺

[halasaleh.]

OHMYGOD THANK YOU I’ve had my ear piercings with these for over a year now n every time i tried to remove them my ear would get so red n it’d hurt but now i see u made a remake of your old video n this time IT WORKED AAAAH IM SO HAPPY I GET TO PUT PRETTY EARRINGS THIS IS WHY I PIERCED MY EARS 😚🥳!!!

[Cskaggs]

You just helped me a lot, everything online was telling me to turn to the left and it wasn’t working. Once I watched your video my lobe piercing was the same turning to the right.

[mhwelsh]

THANK YOUUUU!!! I finally put in this internally threaded earring I've had for months I had completely given up on ever being able to put it in until I found your video!

[livefreediepretty]

Omg thank you, literally had an earring in for the past 4 years unable to grt it out, hour video out in 20 seconds

[SorenPenrose]

I have bolt cutters rn…gonna watch this first, then…

[aimeevillwock]

Using another earring as a guide to put in a labret is GENIUS and is saving my ear today. 🙌

[lazz.z]

This video made me realize I’ve been turning it the wrong way the whole time. Thank you!!!🙏🏼

[aggelikoula]

I've been trying for so long to take it out and I never thought of gloves, THANK YOU

[bellal]

I spent 30 mins trying to get it off. Finally tried the glove tip and it worked like a charm. Thank you!

[aoifecooling]

Thank you for this, have been struggling so badly to get the earring back in and this worked!

[kristenmccormack]

Gosh! You’re amazing! Was going insane trying to put my flatback in until i found your video! Thanks so much! ❤

[wahini]

thank you! i've been trying to wear my flatback earrings for ages. your video saved my earlobe from hurting.

[haleypepper]

THIS IS THE SMARTEST THINGGGG ive been trying to get a new piece of jewelry in all day. then i watched this video and got it instantly. thanks!

[kiwiblew]

Thank uuuu. My piercer told me righty tighty to tighten it but it wasn’t working! Your vid made me wonder if it was the other way around and it was so thank you!

[ronnelcaluag]

Thanks for the tip of not doing this over a sink! Pro tip!

[nicolegonzalez]

mine is not coming out ??? so confused

[wondernessful]

Love this!! Can you do a video on sizes and stores/sites that you recommend buying from?

[htedf]

This has helped alot!! I managed to change my second helix finally because my original post was way to long and kept getting snagged so now no more snagging thank you!