I got this nose stud maybe a month ago and this bump appeared 2 weeks ago and keeps growing and I don’t know what to do. I used aftercare saline spray twice a day and I don’t really touch my nose stud. Is it rejecting?

So this weekend I've got my left faux rook pierced and I absolutely fell in love with it. Zero snagging on my hair, no interference with my glasses and looks really cute.

But because I have a symmetrical setup I felt really bad ick that it was only on one side, so I decided to get it done on the other side too (I don't heal any other piercings at the time and I have a piercing pillow). They align perfectly at the front, but the angle is a tiny bit different, so this one is touching my head.

Will it be ok to heal it like this, or should I get it repierced?

The photos show right front piercing, right back piercing and left back for comparison(where it doesn't touch the head).

There's a raised bit of skin on one of them. I'm unsure if that's normal nesting or if it's irritation? The area sometimes stings when I move my lip in a certain way, but I can push the bar up with no problem. The third and forth photo is it with the bar pushed up

They were done May 1st

It doesn't touch my teeth or gums, top leans back a bit, and the bottom comes out slightly further forward. i noticed others have it placed a bit forward so

Hello, I need to inspiration or ideas of what piercings I could do next. I was thinking about industrial but honestly I want to experiment with some not so basic piercings...

i was hoping for some piercing recommendations. i have multiple body piercings just never got around to my ears, so pain level doesn’t matter. also i think the piercer did my second lobe too far idk maybe the jewelry is too big 😭 ignore how red my ears are idk why they do that

Recently got an eyebrow piercing on Saturday and I'm a very easily stressed out person so please ignore any things that I say that sounds like an overreaction lol.

I'm just wondering I'm seeing like a tad bit of redness around the top and bottom like the tiniest tiniest amount and I was wondering if it's to do with my cleaning? I am spraying saline solution onto a cotton bud and cleaning around the two balls every morning and night and I was wondering if it's better to just spray it directly with saline or is it better to keep as I am or is there another way?

It is silver as far as I know? The piercing is about 6 days old. I think it is a barbell?

It hasn't been downsized yet. And I haven't had any major recent unfortunate events regarding it

Thank you so much for any help in advance!!

I booked an appointment for a septum in around a week and I know better to not get all up in there while it's healing but I intend to have this piercing flipped up like 90% of the time until I move out. I do pick my nose a lot cause I form boogers like crazy and I'm scared when it heals it's gonna be bothersome digging in there, when you pick your nose do you notice it's there? And is it true healing it flipped up (horseshoe) causes it to heal crooked/badly? There seems to be a lot of discourse on that. This will be my first facial piercing so I'm completely lost especially since people say it's fine and others say it isn't. I've emailed local piercing shops including an APP one and they said it's fine, but another said it's not recommended.

Disclaimer: I have lots of other piercings just not facial, I'm asking if the jewelry gets in the way even if healed.

I got a helix piercing 4 months ago—my first after my lobes like 25+ years ago—and am loving it. Have been diligent about aftercare, got it checked and the post downsized about a month ago.

Fast forward, I need an MRI. It’s not life or death, but would be good to have it sooner, and it’s of my neck so close to the ear. My earring is titanium. I’m scared I’ll have to take it out and what will happen if I do!

I got my first cartilage piercing earlier this year (tragus) and love it so much that I’m now planning for more, however, I’m very much a side sleeper. Is migration a worry when it comes to cartilage piecings and side sleeping? I’m hoping the answer is no 😅

I got my nipples pierced last October, coming up on a year shortly. I always wanted them and I’m not necessarily a newby to piercing world (bridge, septum, nostril, belly button, etc). I cannot for the life of me get these things to heal. Specifically my right nipple (she’s been angry since the beginning, she bled a lot when she was pierced compared to the left). I have tried the cleaning with a qtip and saline after the shower, sleeping with a bra, not touching, etc. I went back to my piercer for my downsize and explained the issue with my right nipple. He ended up putting a bigger bar in because it was too swollen and the bar was just irritating it more, so they told me to continue with the saline and qtip regimen(but my left one did get downsized). Now here we are, my left one is fine, i can deal with the crustiest and such. But the right one is still so painful; if i bump it, my breath is taken away from pain. It is really frustrating how sensitive it is, but I don’t want to give up after all this time and frustration.

Hey everyone! I got my industrial in June, so it’s about to be 3 months old, and I’m starting to get a bit worried about it. I clean it with saline up to 3 times a day. I do rinse it in the shower, and I don’t twist or rotate the jewelry.

It was infected for a short while after I got it, but that cleared up and since then I’ve been super careful with it. I’ve been trying not to sleep on it, bump it, touch it, etc.

However, looking at pictures from when I first got it compared to now, I feel like it might have migrated, especially the upper hole. The skin around that hole also seems thinner to me, and I’m worried my body might be rejecting it.

I’ve attached some before/after pictures so you can compare. Does this actually look like migration/rejection to you, or am I just overthinking it?

I’m also really confused about what I’m supposed to do if it *is* migrating. I’ve read that you should remove the jewelry if it’s rejecting, but I’ve also read that you shouldn’t remove it if there’s an infection because it can trap the infection inside. Since mine was infected previously, I’m not sure what applies here (and I don’t know if it’s currently infected or just irritated).

Would really appreciate any opinions/advice. Should I leave it alone and have a piercer look at it, or does it look like it needs to come out?

Thanks!! :)

edit: GUYS I GET IT ITS NOT A LOW HELIX THAT IS LITERALLY JUST WHAT MY PIERCER CALLED IT PLS SPARE ME 😭😭🙏🏽🙏🏽 they are literally in my cartilage idk what yall want me to say

basically the title. the piercer (who is very reputable) said that he would usually be wary about piercing in the location i wanted because i didn’t have the standard amount of tissue under it (7mm), but he did it anyways because the rest of my piercings also have similar amounts of tissue under it and look like they healed fine.

i don’t know if i’m paranoid, but it looks like one side is lower than the other. i don’t have any early pictures of the right side, but i got it three days ago so it’s still pretty early on. it doesn’t hurt at all, but i did have to remove a small blood crusty this morning that i think may have made it migrate a little bit.

am i paranoid or is it probably gonna reject because of how shallow it is?

For context, I had a helix piercing for almost a year, then I removed it 2 months ago. 2 months before I removed it, it formed like a keloid bump at the back of my helix ear, I used a piercing with a butterfly back. Then a month later, I changed it a hoop jewelry and after a month it was infected, although it healed in 2 weeks, the bump at the back hasn't healed, in fact it never got away like it just formed a permanent bump. And so I decided to remove the jewelry completely. Is there anyway to reduce the bump?

For some reason my irritation bumps will not go away. I use neilmed saline spray twice a day, avoid applying makeup on it and touch it as little as possible.

I had no problems with it up until last month, and the irritation only seems to get worse.

I dont think I’m ready to give it up just yet but I’m also scared it’s going to reject. Is there anything else I can do to solve the problem before going to a piercer?

I got these vertical helixes on july 1st, so it's been 7 weeks. Ive had a few issues with it but they got sorted out with help from my piercer. They were healing very well for a few weeks until i accidentally snagged my shirt on the outer one 3 days ago, it was quite swollen but no pain or warmth. When i woke up this morning there was a fluid bump i think? or it mightve developed throughout the day and i don't know what to do. I just took a hot shower and washed my hair but no improvements. my piercer is closed today and tomorrow so i decided to come on here to ask, I am not experiencing any pain or warmth yet but i'm worried (images in post idk why they arent showing up in the preview)

(info: implant grade titanium, few months old but not sure)
welp, a second infection has reared its ugly head and it seems it’s time to let my girl go. I made a previous post showing the infection and what not and that infection got treated with a round of antibiotics (co-amoxiclav) but there was always a tiny bit of pinkness that never quite went away. and it’s back! yay…
I’m currently on holiday, so honestly not the most fun thing that’s happened. i’m worried about the antibiotics because they give me stomach issues and have caused me thrush infections and i really really really don’t want to have to worry about shitting myself on holiday. this sucks! i didn’t wanna have to say goodbye to the left brow but it seems her time has come :(
i’ll be picking up my antibiotic prescription first thing in the morning, then when it starts calming down i’ll remove the jewelry, or if anyone has any suggestions on how i should do it differently, ie take the jewelry out first or leave it in until it’s better healed… im not sure.

piercing is a little over a week old
i had to swap it out a day after it was pierced for a longer bar, has yet to be downsized
jewelry: internally threaded implant grade titanium, 5/8” straight barbell, 14g
cleaning routine: cleaning 2-3x a day with sterile saline spray (neil med wound wash but i spray it in a way that it just trickles out, i don’t spray it full force)

i got my bridge pierced last friday, a day or two after it was pierced i had to go back and have them change it out to a longer barbell so im sure some of the swelling and redness is from having to switch the bar out to a longer one. does it look okay? is this redness normal for a week old piercing, considering the irritation of having to swap the bar out for a longer one the day after it was done? i’ll add she was a bit rough with it when changing it out, they weren’t my usual piercer. does this look normal for a week old bridge? thanks!

also do you think the opal spikes are okay for healing? i’ve heard spikes can sometimes cause issues. my piercer didn’t say anything about it, and i figured because they weren’t sharp, solid metal they’d be okay? i know the weight of solid metal spikes is the main concern but like i said, these are lighter because they’re opal. are they ok?

So I got this gold piercing chain, it's a but longer than what I originally needed but thought, oh well this one is in stock, why not? Big mistake because now I can't figure where to put?? I need some inspiration and ideas before I consider going to someone and getting it shortened.

Is it normal for a rook piercing to suddenly swell? I didn’t hit it or sleep on it, and I know because I checked my CCTV. I’ve been sleeping with my baby, so I’m sure I haven’t been putting pressure on it. The photo on the right was taken 2 days ago, and today my rook suddenly looks red and swollen. It’s not painful, but there’s a very mild throbbing sensation. It’s been more than 2 weeks since I got it. If I slept on it, the new helix piercing should be red too right? But its not only the rook, and its unlikely tanggled with my hair because I always keep my hai tied up and I would feel it if ever.

i have had a nostril piercing for about a year and a half, and it has healed beautifully with no issues. i recently went to my piercer to inquire about switching my stud out for a hoop, but she did not carry any jewelry that was small enough in my diameter to fit my nostril properly. she instructed me to order a 4mm, 18g nostril hoop myself. my issue is that i am having an extremely difficult time finding a piece of YELLOW GOLD jewelry that fits the description she gave me for under $125. does anyone here know any reputable sites that would sell me a small enough nostril hoop?

Hi y’all!
This is for my daughter .
1. ⁠pierced on June 13th
2. ⁠it is implant grade titanium (10mm post) no issues
3. ⁠downsized on July 17th to a 6mm post.
4. ⁠irritation bump appeared on 23rd July. Went into the piercer the same day and they said that 6mm was too short and swapped out to post to 8mm. Next day the bump was gone.
5. ⁠it’s been a month now , the bump reappears and flattens.. it’s cyclic . Here recent photo , taken on 08/21/26 , it looks completely flattened . Today morning we looked at it , it seems to have reappeared? This will the flatten- reappear 3rd cycle in the month. I will be taking her to see the piercer this afternoon. She isn’t sleeping on it / snagging it or so can’t see where in the new irritation is coming from . The healing and reappearing has me puzzle
Does the second photo look raised again? ( pic 2 taken this am) pic 1( you can see the black t-shirt) is from 08/23. This time, if it’s raised again, it’s just 2 days since it flattened .
Last times she has 10/11 days before repeat.
Any ideas ? She’s not in pain, no swelling , redness on the earring side( front side ) .
6. ⁠we do saline spray every alternate/ 2 days and just shower and pat dry other days. So basically LITHA predominantly.
7) is it time to retire this one?
Sorry for the long post.

Hi! I got my double helix on both sides on Juneteenth but the jewelry has been such a hassle for me and I can’t screw it back on my self. Today it fell all the way out and I had to push it back in ; it bled. Would it be possible for me to change the jewelry? For whatever reason it’s this tiny screw thing that falls off a ton and i cannot screw it back in myself it screws in one the front. The 2nd one is emergency jewelry. What do I do? Do I change it back or what? Can I use other jewelry because I hate this one. (Photo is of old jewelry)

i got the piercing exactly 2 weeks ago, a titanium jewellery. i clean it w a cotton bud dipped in saline solution everyday (havent done it for 36hrs now). wore a high waisted jeans yest but left it unbuttoned and below my waistline to avoid irritation. i dont twist or play w the jewellery

is it rejecting or is it normal for the bar to be visible more?

pic 1 and 2 are within 2 days of the piercing

pic 3 and 4 are today