A forward helix piercing is located on the upper cartilage of your ear, facing forward. This part of your cartilage is directly above your tragus.
The forward helix piercing goes through the outer helix, or pinna, above the tragus, where the helix attaches to the face. ... You need one ear to sleep on, use to talk on the phone, etc., and getting cartilage pierced in both ears at the same time can be incredibly difficult to heal—if not impossible.