I recently had my body mod artist help with a xG3 install in the tragus. He usually does bevel up, but I convinced him to do bevel down which turned out pretty critical for this type of install. Beyond the flap of skin issue when you do bevel up, it also causes the needle to plunge downward into your flesh as it travels, rather than skirting the surface. If you do bevel up on a tragus install you might get jabbed in a jaw muscle.