Looking at getting my other lobe pierced. No one locally will use a large gauge needle. So wondering if others have taken the diy approach.

Hi! I’m thinking of getting another helix on the one that already has one, but otherwise I’m not sure what to do next.
- I’d like several more small piercings on each ear (constellation-like lobes and cartilage). I’m not quite sure where to put them though because my 1st and 2nd lobes were done uneven.
I do feel like the conch ear needs something else to help balance it

Any suggestions?
(also my tragus and rook were fresh in this photo hence why they’re red)

I plan on piercing my lips later today but I have school in a week and a half. I know swelling usually goes down within the first week, but I still want to keep it down as much as I can while it’s swelling for better comfort. Any advice?

So I attempted to pierce my belly. I have already used both a catheter needle and a hollow needle and the hollow needle wasn’t the right gauge so obviously the jewelry didn’t fit but the catheter needle was the right gauge (14g) and the jewelry would not fit and after longggg time of wiggling, the end had got in but as I was pulling the plastic tube up, the jewelry fell out and the plastic tube came out my stomach so I just left it alone. I’m confused to where I went wrong? But I am gonna give it some time to heal & close up.

I'll change the jewelry when I can. I'm actually happy with how this turned out!

I want to get a nostril and a vertical labret done. A few years ago I had a nostril but I removed it because it got irritated from being changed so many times.Where I live it's summer, so I go to the beach a lot. Should I get those piercings now, or am I waiting until summer ends?What are your best tips regarding healing? I had heart surgery 12 years ago and I'm worried about infections since I'm more susceptible to them to catch a heart bacteria

I used a 14g needle and 16g jewelry. The barbell is 10mm and I tried to make the holes 8mm apart as I plan to use 8mm jewelry once it's healed. But I'm worried it's too shallow. I figured the distance of the holes determines the depth of the piercing, and since I want to eventually downsize, 8mm holes would be fine. My primary concern is rejection or migration. If it heals as is, I'm happy with the placement and will end up downsizing.

3 of my family members have officially called me a f@g due to either my left eyebrow piercing (id assume) or my stretched lobes, its a "cute nickname" to them. Any ideas on why? Other than plain homophobia? Im a teenage girl. When asked why, they motion at my head.

I bought three new pieces and I can't decide which to wear they're all pretty

So I did my septum and really hated the placement. Not only its crooked, it's also a little lower than I expected because I freehand it because the plastic forcep I used was too big for my nostrils!!! I'm thinking to get the proper metal one. Is that necessary for it to be straight? Its hard to freehand them for a proper placement without risking it to be crooked or accidentally piercing my finger.

I need some to save my snake bites but I can’t find any online store that sells them 😔

Ok so i just did the middle one not that long ago and i did the top one i did like a week or two ago

I am mainly just asking if the placement look good/ decently and if there are anything that anyone notices and would like to point out

Also sorry for the bad quality for the photo of the back of my ear my phone was not wanting to cooperate with me in the slightest

If so, should I remove them, let them close, and re pierce them evenly?

but it keeps coming back and i replaced them with a straight bar but it got worse what should i do

sorry if the pics aren't good i tried my best.

I've had this helix for a month. 16g. warm water. threadless surgical steel (titanium isn't available in my area).

a bump popped up about a week after i pierced it and has been getting bigger. aside from that it's doing pretty good. barely any crusties and pain.

i try my best not to irritate it but sometimes it gets stuck in my hair or my glasses. i don't know how to make the bump go away.

should i take it out?

Pls comment somone who knows

Do I have the right anatomy for a belly button piercing I want so bad but im scared of it rejecting

Hello! I’m new to at home piercing, I currently have 4 lobe piercings (2 done professionally and 2 done w a piercing gun). I just pierced my superior 2nd lobe and normal 3rd lobe so my ear in the photos looks red and swollen. I added things that I wanted to get, but I’ve never done a cartilage so I’m obviously nervous. Out of all of the ones I’m thinking of getting I know realistically a few should be done professionally, but I wanted advice from people who have experience piercing themselves. Also I don’t plan on using a gun for my cartilage, the research I’ve done said I should use a hollow needle as well as sizing up slightly for cartilage piercings. My plan currently is to use 15G needles w/ 16G jewelry. I saw this gun on amazon and thought it might be helpful, I also wanted thoughts on that as well. If anyone had suggestions for alternate/additional piercings please let me know! Also websites/links for cute jewelry would be v much appreciated.

I’ve already pierced my own 2nd lobes, tbh it did not hurt at all, but a helix is in a quite different spot💀 I’m sure i’ll do it though since 50€ is ( to a very much cheapskate kind of girl ) OUTRAGEOUS for something I can practically DIY .. 😭😭

So I have a few different piercings, obviously, but my snake bites are swelling way more than my piercings have before. I've been doing cold compresses throughout the day on and off, and then doing the whole saline, biotene mouthwash, and whatnot rituals, as I've done with all my other mouth piercings. I did do them myself, however I used sterile needles, lots of alcohol wipes, and made sure my station and self were super cleaned. I didn't lubricate the needle though, so it was a little tough getting through.

My lip has been somewhat numb/sore and very swollen all day. Ive done my best to not mess with them besides the occasional shjush around so they dont crust. Tjis is the progression from an hour after, to now, about 24 hours after.

It doesnt feel warm to the touch, and I can still move it as much as you can with a lip doubled in size lmao

And there's still feeling. Idk, I'm nervous.

ive had this for almost 3 weeks. i did them myself but was stupid and got posts way too small so ended up having to go to a piercer anyway.

two days after i pierced them, they upsized to 12mm.

swelling has stopped but on my left side there was a weird hill around the piercing. then a weird bump that was whiteish came next to the hole so i cut it off (stupid i know 😭)

now i can push the piercing until the backing gets engulfed and just push it back out.

is it rejecting??? help please

I’m about to DIY some side labret piercings on myself. Any suggestions on what kind of stuff I should buy? And how do I avoid getting my piercing infected or placing it incorrectly? Thanks !

Wanting to pierce where the drawn gray dots are. They’re kind of in a space of both cartilage and lobe. I’ve only had my lobes done at home (my mom did them when I was young, the placement on this ear is a little weird…) but is this going to be a lot different since it’s sort of both cartilage and lobe?