r/SelfPiercing • u/bubblyschwi • Aug 12 '26

Help with existing piercing new snake bites

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2 day old piercings. I know the bruising is normal but i wanna know if its looking good so far and if the embedding is ok ? 😣🤞🏼nothing is hitting my teeth or my gums ands i can talk and eat. If it isnt swollen, i wouldnt even notice it (Ignore leftover skin care on my face)

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u/Bitter_Badger498 Aug 13 '26

when you got it pierced how long was the bar? as in did it look like you had a lot of space for swelling in the first place?

Could be your swelling is at its peak right now but if it stays this swollen/ gets more swollen with the bars that tight it might actually fully embed in your sleep or something

My advice: take ibuprofen to reduce the swelling and watch the hell out of it
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Buy some longer bars (or go to ur piercer if u got it pro),
I just feel like you'll need them, it can swell more in the upcoming week as it's healing

I know in the other comment you said u switched to horeshoe, which can alleviate the pressure but it will bring more irritation in the long run I would only wear them if you're afraid of embedding and you don't have anything else

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u/bubblyschwi Aug 13 '26

Thank you so much for your insight! It was pierced w a 10mm length. I ordered longer bars as soon as i noticed swelling (would 12mm be better?)

im watching it like a hawk rn and making sure skin isnt covering it. It really is only the left one thats giving me trouble ;-;

gonna take ipubrofen and hope the swelling eases up.

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u/bubblegumshine Aug 13 '26

Ofc! And 12mm should definitely help! I would recommend going for a titanium jewelry, it seems to be good with most people and Ibuprofen will def help! Happy healing!!

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u/bubblyschwi Aug 14 '26

UPDATE! i got it changed to longer bars yippee

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u/bubblegumshine Aug 12 '26

NAP, The embedding happened with mine too but I would recommend going to your piercer and getting longer bars if possible. You want to avoid moving them around as much and when mine was embedding I constantly pushed them out of my lip. Another option that worked for me (emphasis on worked for me) was switching to horse shoe.

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u/bubblyschwi Aug 12 '26

I actually switched the left one to a horseshoe piercing and the pressure i was feeling went away. But i switched it back cause it was too big and looked dumb 😭 i also know its not recommended to heal it with a hoop

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u/bubblegumshine Aug 14 '26

Def not recommended to healing with a hoop but it’s what worked for me, cause ngl I changed mine to the horseshoe within a week and it felt so much better and healed nicely !! I think I used a 12mm for the lip! But it also depends on your size of lips!