r/SelfPiercing

I pierced both my nostrils with my friend. Is the positioning good other than it being a tiny bit crooked?

I’ve had my first lobe piercings since Sept of 2025. They were fully healed , able to move around, switch them with no issues. I also had an amazing experience with the healing process. My body is a slow healer with piercings always has been but these were definitely fully healed. I than recently on April 2nd got my second lobes pierced, they were fine but less of a great experience as it was from an apprentice. They hurt alot more healing. Than finally on April 6 I did my own third lobes on both ears & helix on left ear only. I did 4th lobes too & flat on left ear on April 24 but took them out because it was way too much. I know i’ve done way too much and I wasn’t expecting for my seconds to be fully healed. But now i’m getting piercing bumps and irritation on my healed 1st lobes? What is going on, i’m also getting alot of crust which is expected. I also took out my 3rd lobe on right ear cause it was swallowing the jewelry. Nothing is infected but it’s very crusty not painful at all but what’s happening with my 1st lobe? I put pics below. I also clean once a day with neilmed saline & jewelry is titanium except 3rd lobe & helix which is gold or surgical steel I believe but I don’t have an allergy to that.

I know they’re not the most even but I don’t have a symmetrical nose so I don’t really care. I love them and I’m keeping them.

Please help! These were pierced 7 months ago, and I haven’t had any problems with the healing process up until recently. This is the second time i’ve developed a hard to touch, clear bubble right above my snakebite piercing. What could be causing it and how can I treat this at home?

Side with dot tattoos is the left side. I need help deciding which one to get :)

don’t know what to get next💔

I'm ready to add some more but can't decide if I want to do dahlia or dimple piercings . any suggestions?

Is it too far back?

I’m debating doing another anti eyebrow or a horizontal eyebrow, but I also wanna consider other ones. What piercings would suit me other than what I have?

Hey everyone,

I got my second earlobe pierced about a month ago with a hoop/ring and lately it’s been getting really annoying.

It’s swollen, there’s a white bump on it, and it hurts when I press on it. I honestly don’t know if it’s irritation, an infection, or just normal healing.

The hoop also moves a lot so maybe that’s making it worse?

Sorry if it’s hard to see clearly in the picture.

Has anyone had something similar happen with a second lobe piercing? What did it turn out to be and what helped?

so I pierced it on a whim and I think I’m now at the stage of healing where I can stop worrying. I haven’t touched it in a week save today. I want to eventually put a hoop in; but I’m assuming I should wait a month or two before trying.

did I get it right? I’m concerned about the backing of the earring too. is it safe to leave in there? I’m afraid of the piercing falling out if I do but I’ve had to adjust it already to give space for swelling. also I’ve had some minor issues with the piercing sinking in to my skin but after today I think i handled it and it’s good.

otherwise I think I’m good, but I’d love some input.

Hey everyone, I woke up today and the upper rim of my ear is significantly swollen, red, and puffy. I got my conch pierced on Sunday and I’m wearing titanium flat backs. I’m wondering if I should remove it or leave it on?

Is it normal for conch irritation to travel all the way up the ear like this, or does this look like it's turning into a cartilage infection that needs antibiotics? I’d appreciate any advice.

I’m nervous about my piercing, my friend and I did it at home with a kit about 2 months ago and it feels hard and swollen and it always hurts but it could just be the placement

is the bar supposed to be this long i have had it for 2 months and i did get it downsized its always been long but more noticeable now its 8mm btw!

I had this for a year now. I never slept on it for the first 6 months and then when I thought it was healed I started sleeping on it and then this happened.

Should I take it out or try to heal it?

I saw the skin raising a tinyyyyyy bit around it one or two days ago, looked at it again just now as I was cleaning it and saw it has this white thing next to it. It doesn’t hurt at all, not hot, itchy, not really leaking anything apart from the usual crusties. I got it on the first of May, it’s a L shaped titanium bar. I know flat backs are the standard and most popular but a lot of people have told me that L shapes are good too. Is it worth seeing my piercer over, or is it okay? Thank you :)