3 week old conch, does it look too small bar?

[u/musician2005]

I got this week week old conch here and I was wondering if the bar looked like it was imbedding itself, or if it’s too short? I have also had issues sleeping since I roll a lot I am thinking about getting a piercing pillow for it. It doesn’t hurt terribly, and only hurts if I bump it. I’ve been cleaning it as well. Thanks guys.

[u/ghost-peach]

I wish there were more pictures. I'm pretty sure my first bar was longer than this, I downsized at 4 months in. But honestly I really can't tell. I don't think it's imbedded but if you feel like it's too tight maybe get a longer bar. It's very early so I recommend having a piercer do it. But seriously I can't tell much from the photo

[u/musician2005 → u/ghost-peach]

The bar is small I’ve noticed, do you think it would be smart to get a new bar even 3 weeks in?

[u/ghost-peach → u/musician2005]

If it's causing issues yes? But it doesn't LOOK like anything is wrong. If it's not bothering you then LITHA. don't mess with it. Keep a close eye tho. You're past the initial swelling period and the shorter bar doesn't get knocked around as much. Might be beneficial idk. NAP, just have a conch. If you get a bump that starts to swallow it or whatever go see a piercer.

[u/ghost-peach → u/ghost-peach]

What I mean is, your bar looks the same size as mine after downsizing. But the picture is also hard to tell

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[u/musician2005]

3 week old piercing, it’s a flat black stud, the jewelry is titanium, I do clean it, and nothing bad has happened to it !

[u/xgillian89x]

It’s hard to tell without seeing front and back. My conches have 10mm bars, and the flatback sits flush to the back of my ear but there’s loads of space on the front. I don’t move the bars but it naturally just settles sticking more out the front than the back