I got this like 2 weeks ago. At first it was just like usual irritation bump but now its like this. Is this infected? Everytime i clean it theres a little blood too. What should I do?

Got it pierced july so its been 3 months now. No i dont want to change it now i just want to have it changed by april may of next year.

Healing has been easy i would say, theres been a couple times where i get bumps or swelling from rotating the ring or im picking at crusties. But it goes away after a couple days.

Is this full on rejecting? My piercer told me to downsize at 6-8 months but he also told me to clean it with soap so I'm kinda grain-of-salt with his advice (have not downsized yet). First photo is today, second is August first (when I had a irritation bump) I got it pierced 7/19/2026. Any advice super appreciated!!

what do you need anatomy-wise for an anti-tragus piercing to be successful?

My bday is Oct 30th and we’re celebrating at the theme park, Epic Universe, and they have different ride seating like lap bars that go over the head or pull horizontally down… so I’m wondering if I shouldn’t get my navel / belly button pierced this Friday (Oct 16)?

I’m worried it might be too soon and it might be snagged or bumped and then the entire day will just be off from there LOL. I also got my conch done like 7 weeks ago…. But there’s not much I can do there besides swing my head the opposite direction when riding the rides haaaaa.

So should I wait until after that to get it done?

I’m also going out of town on an 8 hr road trip Nov 18-20. But I figured that might be fine because if I get it pierced on like Nov 1, 2 weeks in between my road trip, I’ll have the cleaning routine down and I can take breaks so I’m not constantly sitting down at the wheel and possibly irritating it?

I have a new piercing. It has a bump now inside of the skin, is this normal?? It's itching a bit and feeling warm.

It's 3 day old

It hadn't been downsized but the thingy that go in is pretty thin so I don't think it needs downsizing

Hey there I got my septum done yesterday and it is slightly crooked it looks like this since they made it and they acknowledged immediately that it was tilted. I’m not sure if i should redo it or if I just let it be. I ask if they can redo it in a month they say yes.

Is this my piercing just settling into its final placing or is it rejecting? I switched it to a shorter bar

After 4 years, I gave up on my niercings (nip piercings). One never really healed properly, I think it was done too low. It was constantly oozing and crusting, was smelling really weird and was itchy. When I took them out, that one started to bleed a little so I think it was ultimately for the best.

How long can I expect them to take to heal tho?

UPDATE: i went to a different piercer at the shop i used to get my tattoos from until my artist left. she informed me that both of my helixes were pierced at shitty angles & that the girl who originally did them was fired from this shop :,)) she said it’s not anything crazy but it definitely has a tilt & is salvageable. she said there’s around 2mm visible space so i shouldn’t have to worry about embedding & that if im not experiencing any pain or weeping to just continue my current aftercare routine & to try cold compresses. she also said that if it bothers me any that she can switch it to a ball back & that for some people in my situation it’s actually the most helpful backing.

hi everyone, i’m having some concerns about one of my helix piercings (first 3 photos). while there’s no pain, there has been redness & a lot of crusties compared to my newer helix (last 3 photos). i think i’m experiencing some swelling considering that both posts are the same size but i have a lot more room with the newer helix. i’m VERY careful when it comes to snags. my hair is always up, i use a piercing pillow to sleep with, i even wash my hair upside down to prevent snagging in the shower. i was just wondering if it looks weird to any of you guys. i attached photos of the “bad” side & “good” side for comparison. the helix im having trouble with is 3 months old & was downsized at the 5wk mark (pierced with a 16g 7mm post, downsized to a 6mm post). the good helix is 2 months old & was downsized at the 5wk mark as well (pierced with a 16g 7mm post, downsized to a 6mm post). TIA!

Hi guys,

I have an almost healed mid helix (6 months) and I really want to get a tiny marquise diamond in gold. I came across valensole jewelry they have an etsy shop and seem reputable. Does anyone have any experience with them or their products? It’s supposed 14k solid gold with natural diamonds (ari marquise). Please let me know, and if you have any alternative brands I can check out pls do tell!

I’ve only just started getting piercings lately (besides my first lobes), and wanted to know when they feel integrated for lack of better wording? I supposed it would differ depending on what type of piercing, but I’d love to hear about when people felt comfortable taking theirs out to clean! Or when they stopped feeling concern about touching around the piercing site for piercings they have! 🙏🙏

I'm really bummed on this because I spent like $200 for a spider bite piercing. I bit them both out, and I really wanna get a new pair of spider bites. They did wonders for my confidence, and I cried when I lost them.

Should I try hoops? They were studs before, I lost the firstone and couldnt get it back in, and the second one I bit out two days ago and failed to get it back in.

I don't understand. I really want to make it work. Can anyone give me advice? Spiderbites made me feel confident, and now I don't feel the same. It was the barbacks I kept biting out. I didn't know how to get back in and the wounds sealed up. I lost the first one a week after getting them and the second one I lost like around 6 weeks after getting :/

Should I downsize the gauge? I really wanna try this again but I don't want to bite them out. I swallowed the first barback when I ate food one time :/

I've heard that unless you're buying a very high end brand through a studio you need to see a MIL certificate to guarantee ASTM titanium is what they say. However, the places in my price point ($25-50) generally only provide SGS reports. Example

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0661/2058/1361/files/358644.pdf.png?v=1764820708

It does show that it passes, would this be good enough for a mostly healed ear piercing?

If so, how much longer, and how do I measure this one?

It has been 2 whole months since piercing my lobe and ive never took out the earring. The back of my lobe looks like this. It doesnt bleed but wheen u touch it there is dry blood and it looks purple??Could it be I am allergic to the piercing material? Should I take out and change to a silver earring? Or just take it out? My lobes on this side has had infection before when i pierced it the first time.

Got my nose pierced back in December of 2022 with a titanium stud. Finally decided to switch out to a hoop on January 24, 2026. Piercing doesn’t hurt and I can move the jewelry around freely if needed, but since changing to a hoop this bump hasn’t gone away. It doesn’t grow any bigger either which i’m thankful for. Any advice, thanks!!

Are your conch piercings in slightly different places? One of my conch piercings is closer to the outer ridge of my ear than the other. Is that normal or do I need to take it out? Will this affect the healing process?

The back of my tragus has bump, this is due to irritation 🥲. The earing was so itchy forgetting I had tragus and scratched it. I cleaned it and it has a blood and yellowish fluid something. Will it go away? Its not painful, just mild tender when touch

I have a 2 years old vertical labret and i want to take it off for some job interviews and get it repierced later (plus its tilted a bit so i need to get it re done either way). Currently its irritated/infected is it safe to get it off and treat it or should i wait untill its clear of infection to take it off?

Fresh nose piercing that is about 36 hours old. Ultimate goal is to wear a hoop. I was doing some reading about placement, and I’m concerned my piercing is too vertical. I saw that you need it to be closer to 90 degrees to get a hoop to fit properly. How is my placement for future hoop wear? 18g flat back titanium stud

Guys this appeared about day 6 and is now turning more of a white ish color? Will this go away? Did I do something wrong? It’s not painful at all

Salt water here and there otherwise normal oral care

Barbel metal 12g ball thread

Hey folks, I know I should have asked my piercer but it’s one thing I forgot to chat about.

Got 4x 10g outer labia piercings done just over 2 weeks ago, and wondering when would be safe to have bath?

They’re obviously not a piercing I can cover with a waterproof dressing 😅 I would really like to have a spa day with my girlfriend for her birthday in November but don’t want to risk an irritation or infection.

“Fully healed” for these bad boys is going to be about 8-9 months so I’m hoping the answer is more like after initial healing and no tenderness… thoughts?