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The first picture is from when I got it pierced, and the second is now (after shower, wore a tight dfyne shirt yesterday during my workout). I got it pierced 8 months ago, my first piercer messed it up by piercing me with a really long bar. Then, the second piercer said I needed to get my anatomy checked and changed me to a floating. The third piercer I went to for a downsize told me that a traditional would be just fine. I am so confused and I need to know if this needs to be taken out or not. I do not know the lengths of my bars, but the second bar is way smaller than the first and is still gradually showing.
Please help :')
If it is rejected, do I take it out and just spray with saline once a day as I do now? Or should I do something else?
UPDATE: Removed, thank you for your help :)
How do I convince my mom to let me get a lip piercinggg? She thinks I’ll hate it eventually.
Ok so I've had my dermal on my cheek under my eye pierced for over 10 years never had any problems with it. I was changing out my jewelry the other day which I always do cuz I love switching up my jewelry....and as I was screwing in the external piece, the screw charm broke off with the internal screw part still screwed into my face! And now its just screwed in with no attached charm so there's nothing for me to grab onto to get it out! What should I do?
Hi, still new to reddit. If this isn’t the right group please refer me. :’)
\* i’m having issues with the skin trying to grow over the piercing
I got a daith back in october 24, (shy of 8mos) immediately realized it was done incorrectly. I went back in April, told her i was having issues with it (bumps + sleeping on it… no bueno) I was using saline rinse and a tea tree combo with dead sea salt for bumps. i do not dry it.
She suggested i take it out completely. She also said it should be healed by now which i thought was super odd because they take a year to heal(?)
I told her I would like to switch jewelry which has helped significantly…
I do want to keep it in to avoid re-piercing.
Unsure if it’s because I sleep on it or if it’s because I don’t clean it as often…
I been considering getting a new piercing. Snake bites or septum.
I have only left ear pierced since I was 15 (now 37)
But I am having hard time deciding which one to get.
I'm a male if matters
Hey guys, i’m here because i need some advice/perspectives
Right now i’ve got my septum and both nostrils pierced so i think it could make an amazing combo with the medusa.
I’ve been wanting the medusa piercing since 2020, I fell in love with it. I didn’t do it until now because i’ve been wanting it on and off because of my nose insecurity. I basically have a love/hate relationship with it.
I know it’s completely stupid but I see the medusa looking good on people that have soft features/ button noses,…
I’ve got a average nose with my glasses but when I don’t have them on or use contacts we can see the bump on my nose. It’s not only noticeable from the side but also from the front. You’ll see on the picture, i’m talking about the “bumpy” nose bridge, it’s not straight. I know it’s stupid but it’s been a deep insecurity for years.
I also have a shadow on top of my lips and i’m scared the piercing might amplify it. My lips without makeup are also not very well defined, also another worry of mine, I just don’t want it to look bad or make things worse.
I’ve put a bunch of photos where my nose looks different so you can understand what i’m talking about. The front bump can “fade” in some angles and really appear in other lights, angles ,… Those pictures are from 3-4 month ago and I change style a lot so I don’t exactly look like this.
I wanna hear about other perspectives/ advices because i’d love to have it and wear it confidently but I wanna be sure it won’t look hideous and that it could actually be pretty even with my nose shape.
Thank you !
Brand : ANATOMETAL
Material : Implant-grade surgical stainless steel
Barbell : Curved Barbell 12Ga
End: M&Ms×2 3/16(4.75mm)
Pls help, how do I lessen the swelling? I got this piercing last week Friday (may 8) and noticed my other piercing had a bump and the position was forward. I then got it removed (advised by my piercer) the following tuesday. Fast forward to now, it has been almost a week and it still looks like this. Is this infected ? First photo was now and 2nd one was taken 2 hours earlier.
hi, I did this navel piercing almost one month ago and now is like in the photo but I don't know what to do
I got new piercing , around 14 days before , but I have been facing this type of problem. No pain tho , no hot tempratures , everything is fine. The only thing is that when I accidentally touch it , the pain is like 0.5/10. Idk what to do , I have no clue , please advice. I was also doing the saline water but then I stopped.( I got this done with silver wire)
I know they aren’t a particularly rare piercing within the piercing community…. However I’m yet to find anyone else with a stretched snug… or a (pierced at) large gauge snug.
Mine is 3mm and I have ZERO plans to ever go bigger with it EVER… that experience was worse than the years of healing!
(Also lobes are 18mm and I don’t think I can go bigger..)
Which piercing do you look forward to the least? 👀🤣
I know a septum is a big one.
Mine would have to be daiths 😭
So what the hell. This just appeared basically all of a sudden after I was sleeping, it’s so painful and it had never happened to me? Should I take the jewelry off? WHY IS IT PURPLE😭 I got it pierced back in September, I had changed jewelry multiple times and I’ve had this one for more than a week.
Hello! I’m a piercing apprentice with 7 months of experience in total. I’ve been studying piercing/s on my own for years. I utilize the APP website, The Piercing Bible, and other APP piercers on social media. I’m incredibly passionate about this career and I want to do it right. The problem is that my boss is not really a mentor, rather she gave me a space to practice on a commission only basis at a 70/30 split. Originally it was 60/40 before I took a hiatus. I am only able to get a majority of my sale (not on a 50/50 split) if I purchase all of my own supplies and am at the shop for at least 28 hours per week.
I have to work another job on top of this, which I expected. However we do not get a ton of business for piercings. With both jobs combined I’m in a situation where I’m unable to pay my rent. She doesn’t offer a lot of advice and I have never seen her perform a piercing. I understand that I am being exploited but unfortunately this was my only option in terms of making any more income to be able to afford rent. I took a hiatus to work a regular job and focus on trying to pay my bills. After job hunting for about 5 months, I ran out of time to find a decent paying job and had to come back to my original shop. I’ve been reaching out to local shops. None have responded. A few piercers have responded to me with some advice luckily. However I’m struggling to implement said advice.
I don’t have any spare money to get work done. I’m trying to focus on building relationships with others in the industry. How do I pivot in this situation? Is there anything else I can do in order to move forward in this process without losing my home or my career path? I’m just not sure how to go about this when every shop I’ve reached out to has been unresponsive. I don’t lack passion or drive. I’m proud of the work I’ve done especially since I’m 100% self taught. I haven’t expressed that to shops or other piercers because I’m afraid that will ruin my chances with a new shop.
How can I pivot? Is there anything I’m not doing that I could be? What was your journey like? How were you able to get shops and piercers work with you let alone respond? I’m at a loss. Thank you for any who respond. I could really use the advice right now.