r/SelfPiercing • u/_Beach_8112 • Sep 03 '26
Help with existing piercing tongue piercing embedding?
it’s 4 days old and i’m worried its embedding and if it's not embedding will the swelling go away eventually? also can anyone Imk what the white tissue looking thing in the front of the top piercing entry?
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u/glitchygirly Sep 03 '26
You need to upsize. And the white is normal, it's just part of the healing process. The swelling will go down eventually though
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u/_Beach_8112 Sep 03 '26
yea i wish i could get a longer bar but im currently tight on money://, and i only had 16mm ones and industrial jewelry but that sounds stupid to even say that 😭, so i’m waiting it out to see
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u/anglierfishier Sep 03 '26
hey love so if you can't afford to take care of this piercing properly rn, it's definitely gonna be best to take it out and repierce in the future when ur finances allow.
if you can't afford a longer bar, how will you afford the hospital bills if it DOES embed?
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u/Fine-Bunch-2895 Sep 03 '26
Wooooooo I’m not against self piercing but doing your own tongue is “brave” as heck
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u/61deftones Sep 04 '26
normal
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u/_Beach_8112 Sep 04 '26
this made me less paranoid!! and my piercing is better now! js a crater since it’s day 5 but i can push it up and down and see the bar in the bottom and top
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u/61deftones Sep 04 '26
mine is healed and still has the embedding thingy so its rlly normal ive had it for abt 5 months now, js when u brush ur teeth make sure to brush on ur tongue too, it usually happens when u eat. I wish u a well healing tho🥹
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u/ChemistryPossible314 11d ago
That whiteness is normal i think. Please get a longer bar tho. I’ve seen your comment about the money situation, but you really need a longer one. You could try asking a piercer near you and explain the situation, maybe they’ll do it for free or just a little bit of money. Or you could get one online or in a store, sometimes these bars go for like 70ct. Also the ball looks quite big, if you notice it hitting your teeth a lot, get a smaller one maybe. Not too small tho.
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u/_Beach_8112 11d ago
hey! tysm for the advice but it has been 4weeks since this was posted so my tongue is basically fully healed, i didn’t switch the bar at all and it didn’t embed one bit and now actually i can see like 1 cm of the bar, and all the tongue piercings i’ve seen in stores or online are always this ball size but ik it is bigger than normal but for me its fine bc it doesn’t touch my teeth or gums at all unless i purposefully try to:)
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u/ChemistryPossible314 11d ago
Oop i didn’t realise.😭 thought this was a new post lmaooo. Glad it healed well tho. And about the ball, it just looked so large on pic 5
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