When getting an auricle piercing done, make sure that only implant-grade jewelry is used. "At Studs, the tops and flatback posts are constructed with titanium, solid 14K, or 18K gold," Lee says.

Auricle is a late Middle English word derived from the Latin word auricula, meaning external ear. Pinna is derived from the Latin word for “wing” or feather.

A 5-year-old boy comes to your office with a painful left ear. The onset was 2 days earlier, with sudden, worsening pain and erythema of the pinna. Figure 1.