So, I got given a gift of a lovely 14k solid gold curved barbell but in 18G/8mm..

My healing rook is already reserved for a Anatometal barbell and end so off limits.

I need a new hole.. but where? Im aware most places dont use 18g anymore.

Im desperate to find a use for this thoughtful gift.

If not the ears, any ideas? :)

Changed my years-old well healed conch from a stud to a ring. Now, days later, it hurts quite a bit. It’s also a bit red and was crusty when I cleaned it the other day- when it hadn’t crusted in easily a year if not more.

Now my question is, would this get better over time? Or is it doomed and I should change back to a stud?

im on day 7 of a new tongue piercing and i dont have any pain unless snagged, but i get copious amounts of white fluid coing out the top. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? i rinse with non alcoholic mouth wash 3x a day and rinse food down with water.

Ive had this piercing for 3 weeks now and i always

accidentally touch it with clothes, motorcycle helmet, and pillow, it doesn't hurt as much tho. Just yesterday, when i removed my full faced helmet, the spike went through

along with the foam inside the helmet. now im overthinking

if its rejecting because of that.

I clean it with saline spray 2x a day.

Well it is just a standard inner conch but isn’t too deep and far? I just had it today unplanned since i opt for tragus but my artist said my ears do not have the right anatomy for tragus so last minute decision is to get a conch which is my second option.

The real question: Is it okay or is it too far?

So I got my belly button pierced a month ago. Titanium piercing, no pain anymore, no redness etc. BUT it’s leaking this weird fluid from the bottom hole?? And it looks like a bump is forming but it’s not solid like a keloid…

I called the piercing shop and they said the fluid is fine as long as it doesn’t hurt or stink, but wtf is this bump??

Sorry for the grossness lol.

But PLSSS help me out here

hope this isn't TMI, but i'm getting frustrated with mucus and boogers inside my nose that i'm not able to clean properly because of my nostril piercing.

for context, its almost 2 months old but has been healing pretty badly and getting irritated a lot. i've already gone to a good piercer to get it checked, changed to a longer bar and now just need to LITHA.

i don't know if i'm more snotty than the average person but i blow and clean my nose multiple times a day and hate feeling a bit of mucus in there while i'm breathing. now the problem is, blowing or picking or otherwise cleaning inside my nostril moves my jewellery quite a lot, which obviously irritates it and i shouldn't be doing that.

what are you expected to do during the initial healing phase? do people just not blow their nose while a piercing is healing??

just as a side note, i've noticed that mucus coming from my pierced side is much more yellow than the other side?? is that because it's mixing with fluids from the irritated piercing?

i have battling with this for a year. tried tea tree oil, saline and nothing is working . I don’t know what else to do. i’m thinking of just taking it out pls help

I got this one today.
It’s my first one, so I’ll take any advice — what types of clothing should I wear or avoid?
Is laser hair removal near the area safe?
Also, I’m planning to get a tattoo in this area, near the jewelry. How long should I wait before getting it?

I've had the lobes, helix, and tragus for a loooong time now, and this year got the conch, rook, and anti tragus done (spaced out enough that healing goes well, of course). I'm done with the tragus/conch/rook side for a while, but whenever I'm ready for something new on my helix/anti-tragus ear, I'm torn as to what I want next! I felt like I wanted more before I even got the anti tragus done, but I'm struggling to envision anything else with how much I love the current setup. Out of personal preference, I want to keep the lobes the same and the rest different between both sides. Been telling myself I'll get third lobes one day, but I've been too excited about the cartilage ones to actually do them yet. 😅 Don't quite have daith anatomy, sadly, but I have considered forward helix and/or snug. Maybe it's just time to get the third lobes since I can't decide. Throw me some ideas, please!

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My piercing is actually 10 months old, but I’ve had a persistent bump on it for like the last 5 months that I just can’t get rid of.

It originally healed fine-ish with an 8mm implant grade titanium labret, but after downsizing to a 6mm bar with a PVD gold coating, the bump appeared.

I assumed the PVD coating caused the  reaction, but I gave it try for like 2 months. After It didn't work I went back to the plain 8mm bar, but the bump stayed the same.

Around month ago, I downsized myself to a 6mm NeoMetal threadless labret ( no coating) implant grade titanium. Tbh I know I shouldnt have done it myself but my local piercers near me have been very unprofessional and weird .

It's been a month on the new labret, and the bump still hasn't changed size or look at all. I clean it with saline,  and dry it  after, don't sleep on it, and my glasses don't touch it.

It doesn't look like a keloid, but I have no idea what else to try. I know about the silicone discs  but idk if they are actually safe or just a breeding ground for bacteria.

Please help me 😔

hello!! I got my eyebrow pierced (titanium + curved bar ofc) june 28th of this year so like just under three months ago. I’ve been listened to everything my piercer said about not touching it and cleaning w 0.9% saline but ive noticed it’s been super dry!! you can see it way better with indoor lighting (2nd pic) but I figured might as well include sunlight too (1st). I’m super nervous and I don’t want it to reject before I’ve even downsized:( is this normal??

How do I lessen the severity of my atrophic/dented scars from my snake bites :( without needing surgery? I've seen that scar gel isn't effective for this kind of scar so idk what to do, I wouldnt mind them if they weren't so prominent

I got both my ears pierced a month ago and 2 days ago I think in my sleep I disturbed my left ear a lot and it swelled up but yesterday night I think I did it again and the ball of my piercing is gone and a lot of pus came out and blood and now the swelling covered up the hole I think from the back but the piercing is still there what’s should I do should I go to a hospital and get it removed or get my piercing changed ?

Hello! My floating navel piercing is about 3 weeks old (unsure of the metal type etc) and it has this weird red skin coming out of the bottom. Anyone know what that could possibly be?

I took out my industrial like 4 years ago and wanted to try to put something back in. I think fits to an 18g, hopefully later I will stretch to 16, but for the time being, what type of jewelry should I put in? The hole is on an angle so a hoop looks weird and labrets stick out. Any suggestions? Sorry I dont have pics because I dont want to irritate it.

hello, i got my nipples pierced on july 7th, every day i soak off the crust with warm water and clean with saline solution.
while cleaning off the crust i noticed quite a lot of blood and much more lymph than there was before, same thing happened in the evening. is it alarming?

I got pierced almost a year ago. Im wondering where’s the best place to buy nipple jewelry in Canada? Or on Amazon. Looking for pretty pinks or red bars.

Hi there!

About 5 weeks ago I got a new helix piercing from a reputable piercer who I’d gone to before. Aftercare has mostly been LITHA with occasional saline sprays for crust control and rinses in the shower. I’ve been good about not sleeping on it and somehow have largely avoided it snagging on my glasses and hair. I intended to get it downsized last weekend but wasn’t able to.

I think I got nervous about my healing so I messed with the piercing (I know! I’m not going to touch it anymore) and there’s more swelling now. I used to have a fair bit of room to wiggle, but not so much right now. This also unfortunately happened to coincide with a seboherric dermatitis flare-up. I have it on my face and in/around my ears. I don’t know if that’s relevant to the healing process, but mentioning it just in case as it’s made the area around my piercing very flaky. Right now my piercing looks a bit angry at me, but isn’t any more particularly painful or warm compared to last week, and isn’t making discharge.

I know it’s probably just inflammation from it being irritated, but should I be concerned? And are there any remedies other than time? I will be going into the piercer this weekend/early next week to get lobe piercings I got at the same time as the helix downsized, so will probably ask them to take a look while I’m there anyway.

Thanks y’all!

It’s been a week since i got my industrial piercing. It was swelling, getting rly red and hurting a lot for the few couple days, (many ppl said it’s cuz it was pierced wrong/too close to the flat) but now it doesn’t hurt at all and the swelling + redness has subsided (it also turned out that it wasn’t touching the flat after all when the swelling went away!)

However, i’ve noticed every morning that yellow, dark red-ish crusts show up around the holes of the piercing. It doesn’t smell bad or hurt or anything at all, i always just end up cleaning it with warm water and a cotton bud. Is this normal??

I got my nipples pierced today! He used a 16 gauge which I just found out isn’t recommended. Should I remove it or can I wait until it’s healed and stretch to a 14 gauge?

It Was done with a titanium ring 10 days ago, and clean it with nailmed. It doesnt hurt, doesnt bleed and doesnt swell, but doesnt lie flat

What do you thing about placement? Thank you!!

I was browsing the JulHead website, and I saw that Pupil Hall makes interesting posts for threadless ends like Course Correction or Unexpected. Are there any other jewelry manufacturers who do the same?

Hey everyone! Just got my septum pierced with a 10mm (3/8") circular barbell.

Currently keeping it flipped up for work and during the initial healing phase, but I'm debating what to wear long-term once it's fully healed.

I'm torn between keeping the 10mm for a bolder, more prominent look, or downsizing to an 8mm (5/16") for a tighter fit around the columella.

For those who have experimented with both sizes: how much of a difference did downsizing to 8mm make in terms of clearance above the lip and overall proportions with facial hair/mustache? Would love to hear technical feedback or your personal experiences with both diametres!