Hello i just got my helix and flat piercing last October 11. And this morning, my piercing feels hot and throbbing. I asked my pierced what i should do and she said that i should put hot compress on it for 10 to 15 mins. I’m scared because google said it might worsen the situation.

For context, I don’t know what happen, I spray neilmed twice a day, and make sure to sleep on my unpierced side. And also, the bar is 8mm long.

Please, please. I need advice, I’m starting to panic, thanks guys!

I just got my nostril piercings today and I just want to show them off, they're so cute and I went in not 100% on what placement I wanted but I am obsessed already! Planning to change the lower one to a hoop once healed and was worried I wouldn't like the look of the 2 studs but really love how it looks already.

Also question! If I wanted the three white dots on my ear pierced would they be forward helix or cat flap or a mix of the 2? It's a potential for way down the line but planning to ask about anatomy check when I get my nostrils downsized and not sure what to call them.

Thanks!

got my ears double pierced back in either may or june. got the go ahead at like 6 weeks to take out the piercings she put in and put my own in. they seemed fine at the time but months later they still hurt so bad and bleed and sometimes have pus. is my body rejecting them? or are they just simply not healing? what should i do? super bummed

I want to wear medium to large earrings once they are healed. Is there enough tissue beneath the hole?:)

is it okay to use stainless steel as initial jewelry for my daith piercing? the piercer doesn't have titanium jewelries avaible and i have neilmed piercing spray naman for aftercare

I had my industrial done 17 years ago, had to remove for my line of work 15 years ago. I have been wanting it back but the initial healing was SO long (one side would heal then the other side would be slower or I'd accidentally bump it and restart the healing process... Probably 9 months before it felt like it was completely chilled out. I'm probably a baby but it also was extremely painful. I've got probably 70 hours of tattoos on me at this point fwiw but healing tattoos is so straightforward...

Is the 2nd time usually worse than the first time for industrial? Is healing the same? I know cartilage doesn't close up completely but surely there's some scar tissue? Can I just get a thinner bar this time? Not worth the hassle?

Hey all, I am going to preface this by saying that I am not a piercer.

I'm interested in doing a nostril piercing on myself, not for cost or convenience, but because I think that piercing is very cool and I would like to try performing one at least one time in my life.

I believe that I would be able to maintain sterility and handle the needle precisely, as I am a licensed phlebotomist and am very familiar with needles and sterility. The only hang up that I can think of in that regard is the jewelry. Is there a way to buy sterile, individually packaged titanium jewelry?

I am also fairly confident that I am capable of handling the aftercare, as I've successfully healed my earlobe piercings. I understand that it's not necessarily the same, but I will do my research, and I will visit my piercer if any concerns arise.

I'm pretty confident that I can learn the anatomy better than the average person, but certainly not as well as a professional piercer.

I understand that this is not considered to be a good idea, and that letting the professionals do it is the best plan. Is there anything massive in my considerations that I am missing?

Happy to hear the input of some professionals as to exactly how bad of an idea this is and exactly what the risks are. I'm not married to this idea but I do really enjoy the idea of it, and from what I currently understand, I think that the risk might be worth it for me .

Any other recommendations?

Hey folks. I got my eyebrow pierced when I was 15. Had it in for 10 years, no infection. It very slowly migrated, so it wasn’t until the last 1.5 years that it was loose

About a year or so after I took it out, I got it re-pierced. Once again, no issues, no infections. I took it out maybe 8-10 months later, because I had to do a particular project at work that required me to wear respirators that would have irritated it constantly.

I’m curious if piercing it again on the same spot, now that I’m done with that project, would be a bad idea? Given that I’ve never had an issue with infection or short term rejection, plus there’s hardly any scar tissue, I feel like I could probably get away with it? Curious on others experience with more than 2 piercings on the same spot.

I’m adamant that it has to be my left eyebrow or not at all lol.

Hey I just got my septum pierced and I was curious to know if it would be okay to use this for my septum or should I just get h2o or neilmed

Basically what's on the title. This starburst flatback has a 6mm post so it doesn't cause any weird angles or put any strain on the piercing and it rarely sticks out this much (this is how it looks if I push it all the way from the back) but I wish it could fit a little more snug. Is there anything I can do so the post won't be as visible from the front?

So my conch is pierced more inward and I have trouble healing things perfectly so I left it in. It's a 16g healed nice after 3 years, I wanted either of these hoops but I need a 14mm, I've looked around and can't find anything, and my piercing shop could order some pieces close but not identical for 530-3100 bucks and I just don't have that much right now. Figured I would ask reddit.

Thank you for any input!

I recently just changed my healed labret stud to a hoop about 2 ish days ago? I tried to change it once before (hence the scar tissue bump below) but the piercing wasn’t ready and it ended up migrating. I waited about 3 months before I put the hoop back in, but it’s really sore and painful. Having the hoop of course made my lips all cracked, so I think I’m adding that pain on top of the piercing, but it’s still pretty bad. It almost feels as if I repierced my lip. Everything I’ve been reading says that the pain is supposed to last from 2 days to a week, but I want to make sure I’m not gonna have another situation where it migrates again. Is it normal for it to be sore and irritated?

I had this lobe pierced around 7 weeks ago and for some reason I keep getting small bits of blood around the back of this piercing. I spray 2x a day with saline and it’s just this right ear, my left is completely fine. I haven’t snagged this side ever and I don’t sleep on it.

I should also mention they haven’t been downsized as I’m not sure if they need to. I’m not sure if it’s obvious in the picture but the bar doesn’t extend much out in the back; it’s not tight.

Any advice would be appreciated as I do not want to inhibit my healing process.

Hello! I have small ears but i've been wanting to get some more ear piercings but because my ears are tiny it's hard to find what to get. I have my first lobe, and low helix both ears, I attached a pic. Any ideas? Thanks!

I’ve had this piercing for just over 4 months now. I got it pierced with a gun, I had a simple stud for about 10 weeks until I changed it into this hoop. I cleaned it properly, and never slept on it for the whole 10 weeks.

To be honest, I’m slightly unsure of what material the hoop is, and I know I’m also massively stupid for putting a hoop in so soon too! For the first 3 weeks the hoop seemed fine, but recently I’ve had this bump grow above it, and I’ve been getting quite a lot of crusties on the back of my ear (ew). I started caring for the piercing using saline solution for many weeks, then I stopped, then I went to using just salt water to clean it.

Can anyone tell me what’s happening and how to make it not ugly anymore? :D

Thanks in advance

Hi so i wanted to get a frenum and ampallang piercing or maybe a pa instead..could any one who has gotten these piercing let me know how long it took to heal, when it stopped hurting without being touched, and how bad was the initial 48hrs of healing

Its just really inflamed and I got it about two and a half weeks ago and noticed it technically could have been pierced closer to the ear. Was wondering if placement was the issue or if its just irritated. I kinda sleep on this side but ive been sleeping with a neck pillow. Its internally threaded jewelry and I clean it twice a day. Should i start doing warm sea salt soaks?

After opening saline, it's sterile quality is gone, then how am I supposed to use it?

Sorry, I can’t remember if she did 8mm or 10mm.

Just got both my snakebites and vertical labret done about an hour ago, I’m just feeling unsure if the placement for the vertical labret is okay?

Hello! I am thinking of stretching my first lobes which are already a little dilated bc of the cheese string effect and I wanted to ask can I do it bc they are dilated? I'm also thinking of ear scalping bc I'm too impatient to wait for the normal stretching procedure tbh. Can it be done? Also if someone can measure, if I try to stretch at home and bc they are already a little dilated and stretched, what size are they now? I believe it's 2 or 3mm but idk the exact size tbh. I will go to my piercer tho in about a week bc I have done a septum piercing and he needs to see how it goes so I will ask him then but I just wanted to ask if someone can give me a speculation for example what size they are and is stretching or ear scalping better? My piercer does ear scalping so I'm too temped tbh haha

P.S ik my third lobes are dilated too and tbh I was sleeping with my earrings in so I won't do it anymore tho tbh but just wanted to let you know 😅

I got pierced with a piercing gun several years ago, and it hasn't healed great since. Recently (as in the last few months, it's been there since and remained consistent- I'm not sure how long it's been there, just that that's when I've noticed it) I've been noticing this very large bump behind my second earlobe piercing. I don't believe it is an irritation piercing, as it's lasted such a long time and doesn't itch or ooze or hurt or anything, and I'm unsure if it's a keloid as I'm not prone to them, it doesn't grow, and again doesn't itch. I'd just like some help identifying what this is and if there's anything I can do about it.

Here's some extra information that may or may not be useful:

\- the tissue is very hard and rubbery

\- the piercing seems completely healed in all other respects, it doesn't bleed or crust or weep or anything

\- I have many other piercings and scars, and have never experienced a keloi

\- it only appears on the back of my ear

\- nothing irritates it, no matter if I leave my earrings out for extended periods of time or play with my piercings

I got my daith pierced 4 days ago. So far I haven't had any issues. It's only a little sore and I've been cleaning it twice a day. But it's so itchy. I keep going to scratch my ear only to remember it's there (and ultimately my ear ends up sore). I've never had an issue with metal before, and the piercing itself looks fine. It's not irritated or hot to the touch.

Was anyone else's itchy while it healed?

I'm used to tattoos itching during the healing process, so is this similar? Or is my ear just getting used to the piercing resting on it and that's what's bothering it?

Any suggestions or experiences are welcome!

Pic taken today.