Needed an MRI, so put a retainer in everything <2 years old (except the 1st and 3rd flat on my right ear bc those healed freakishly well) and otherwise had naked ears for the night! It felt so weird 😂 I have 12 piercings in my right ear, 14 in the left(daith + a helix not visible), and everything back in the next day without issues.
I have no piercings. I want to get my lobes pierced and I feel that’s a very tame first and probably only piercing to get.
I’ve talked to a few family members who have/had their lobes pierced and I’ve gotten mixed info and advice.
My aunt said she loved having hers pierced and never had any issues with them. Hers fully healed and she is still able to wear earrings if she wants to (though she hasn’t for a long time).
My cousin has 2 lobe piercings and a nose piercing. She has had the same experience as my aunt but said the holes smell which isn’t a big issue for me as long as I’m able to wash the smell away.
My mom got hers pierced and she said hers always leaked and to this day gets crusties that come out of her piercing holes. She said she wished she never got hers pierced.
With these mixed experiences I’m not sure if I should get them pierced. I’ve been thinking about it for a couple of years now but only seriously started considering it when I found a pair of earrings I LOVED and bought them (I included a pic of them).
Anyway, I’d love to piece my ears to be able to accessorize more, but if I’m going to have a poor experience I’m not sure it’s right for me.
Anyway advice or experiences to share would be appreciated!
ngl the fact that i’m basically done is bittersweet, but im rlly loving the how things have come together. BUT if anyone has suggestions for anything else, im all ears bc i LOVE piercings
I've received some requests for a follow up so here we go! I got my lower abdomen/upper pubic dermals about 2 years ago. At the time the pain was manageable and healing was relatively straightforward. The piercings felt completely healed within a month and have been absolutely amazing to have. I am very active and love to run and swim. The piercings do not rub or catch on my waistband and they are totally fine being submerged in bodies of water. Shaving and waxing is not a concern either. My waxer will usually work around the piercings and tweeze any remaining hairs. Alternatively, a trimmer works perfectly fine and the piercings do not interfere. Intercourse is completely normal, although I was careful during the initial healing window. The piercings show no sign of rejection and aesthetically look amazing. I definitely recommend if you are looking for something unique! As a guy I was concerned about the look but turns out most people actually love how unique they are and how they compliment my body.
Got this baby when I was 13 years old and she was my easiest piercing to heal :)
Just got my dragon flat today but wanted to show off the collection. Still planning on a daith and another helix on the nakeder ear!
Showing a couple looks of my current setup, one that’s more hoop-centric, and one featuring more studs. Which is the better look overall? Open to any other overall feedback on my setup as well and if it’s working as-is or if I should make any changes, additions or subtractions.
A little over 6 weeks old forward helix with an internally(?) threaded barbell. Not been downsized yet, but I’m wondering if I should or if I should just take it out. Unsure if it migrated or if it was just pierced like that (too shallow?). It’s healed surprisingly well, with only two bad bouts of inflammation that went down in a few days. Cleaned at least once daily with plain saline.
Attached pictures of the fresh piercing and pics from today. Tried to get a similar angle, but I don’t have a picture of the front from when it was fresh. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I think I’m going down the mental rabbit hole.
got my third lobe on Saturday and today Thursday it’s very itchy and red, it’s still swollen but not like crazy
Age: 5 days
Material titanium and flat back inner threading I think
It has not been downsized
Saline spray 1 to 3 times per day
Wondering if this is normal? The other ear seems fine this is the only red itchy one
Got a double helix in May and it was healing super well until I had an accident where i accidentally pulled the top one halfway through the piercing. I was washing my hair :( It’s now having a really hard time healing and has a bump which is tilting the angle of the piercing and i think it’s stuck in a cycle. Would upsizing the bar help? I plan to change the gem in the front for a ball in hopes it stops hurting the bump. Any advice welcome, I don’t plan to retire it and really want to keep it.
I had my double conch piercings done early August at a professional in Spain with surgical steel 10mm flatback bar. After about 5 weeks (mid September) everything started catching on the bars an I had irritation bumps on each of the piercings. No severe swelling, puss, pain, heat or other warning symptoms. Just looked angry.
(see picture)
I had them both downsized to surgical steel 8mm bar, one with a flatback and other with a ballpark to let some air between them as they irritated each other when both were flatbacks. They both felt better within the next morning.
It's now early October and has been about 3 weeks. Already see a difference (see picture) and is continuing to do my best in order for them to heal nicely. I currently have nine other ear piercings, ( I have retired five the last decade due to either not wanting them for the estethic or them refusing to heal... my poor constellation lobe piercings. Still sad) so I know healing cartilage piercings can be a pain.
I spay with saline once or twice a day bought at the piercer. Drying it with cool setting hairdryer and don't wear my hair down. I don't sleep on that side either so ear is safe from being disturbed too much.
🔹️My question is for the experienced piercing enthusiast and the ones with conch piercings,
How did your healing go? Any fancy tips or tricks?
Pierced too high? or this normal?
Pierced a bit too close to each other? or this normal?
Pierced a bit too close to my head? or this normal?
Double conch piercings Material : Surgical steel. Back: Flatback and ballback Size: currently 8mm Healing time: 8 weeks / Two months
Rhino piercing done yesterday. Hurt a lot less than expected. On a scale of 1 to 10 it is a 6-7, Industrial being 8-9. I have not yet seen any rhino's irl, I hope to be able to motivate some of my friends to get them.
It was a little hard to find many photos of these, especially on more average anatomy, so I thought i'd share and encourage anyone thinking of getting them!
So I joined this subreddit when I started stretching my ears but based on other belly button rings I've seen on here, I think my shit is fucked up lmao I'm a big lady so I thought this was just the way of it. Am I correct in assuming it wasn't done right? I got it 10 years ago so I'm not sure if its even possible to fix
Could you please tell me what this bump on my nostril piercing is? It looks like a pimple to me, but it’s located right around the piercing hole, and I can’t squeeze it. It doesn’t hurt or throb at all. Could you please help me?The piercing is approximately three weeks old. As for the shape of the jewelry, it is a hoop/ring, and I have been.cleaning it with a wound-cleaning solution that is gentle and does not contain alcohol.
just surveying!
Just here to share a successful blinging up of my scarred lumpectomy side. Wanted to post because I really feel diagonal placement doesn’t get enough credit for being balanced from both front view (first photo) and my own view from the top (second photo).
4 days old, straight internally threaded 12g titanium barbell anodized gold. Aftercare consists of showering with potable quality water, saline spray on non shower days. I was expecting more crusties honestly, given how secretion prone my breasts generally are. Smooth sailing so far though things are obviously very swollen still.
Will someday go for the other side if this one heals without any sensation loss: my awesome piercer picked this angle to be able to be mirrored in my other nipple with a slightly different shape.
so i got my rook pierced yesterday and got home, everything was normal. im abt to go to sleep at 12 am when i GENTLY knock it and the bar comes flying out. i spend an hour trying to get it back in, no luck. thank god my piercer is awake and tells me not to panic and to come in when they open, at 10am. i think its wraps because thats 10 hours and its definitely gonna close, rip my brand new piercing. well i go into the shop at 10 am and somehow it didnt close. however OH MY GOD IT HURT SO BAD. genuinely my ear is now on fire and nothing is helping. if this gets infected i may actually lose my mind. i love her and she’s so cute but at what cost. my god.
Hi! I got my belly button pierced yesterday and I love it, it didn’t hurt at all or feel like it’s stinging or anything like that, but I’m sorta chubby and that just makes me fear I don’t have the anatomy for it. And I had tried to get my nipples pierced but I didn’t have the anatomy, so THEN I asked for a smiley, which I also didn’t have the anatomy for lol. So I eventually landed on a belly button piercing. I’m very prone to worry so this could be for nothing but I just wanted to ask (picture of my standing up with it, and also me sitting down) I know it’s a bit red but I think that’s really js the healing but I’m not sure so I felt like i should ask before taking it out 🦄🦄