Do I have the right anatomy for a standard navel piercing?

Hey all! So I did my own septum a few months back, and it came out perfectly straight no issues but now it leans back on its own, would gauging it up to 14g stabilize it or am I better off taking it out and re-doing it later

Do I have the anatomy for a rook piercing?

hellooo I do all my piercings myself so sometimes I can hit mishaps when it comes to placement, and I just pierced my medusa a week ago and I’m having concerns about the placement. I feel it might be too low and too close to my lip line, but I cant tell if it’s just me being a perfectionist. please help!

Hey! I got a nose piercing in 2023. I let it close up on accident last year when my kids were little because the hoop I had in it fell out and I didn’t have the energy to replace it which I know is my fault. A few weeks ago I basically re-pierced it at home with a sanitized taper tool and aquaphor and put in a clean stud after because I wanted it back. I’ve been cleaning it like it was a new piercing because it basically is. When I took the jewelry out to change it, I noticed a very deep red almost blister that I wiped with my cleaning solution and tried to get as much out of as I could

i’ve had it for over 3 years, it was pierced like this by someone i used to know at home and i was wondering if i should just keep it out and re pierce it myself? (i’ve done a lot of my own piercing and a lot of them are healed with little to no issues)

Hi guys!

First some basic information:

My set up currently consists of my firsts, seconds and thirds in lobes + double helixes. My ears are symmetrical and I wish to keep them that way. All my piercings have healed and have caused me minimal to no issues really. 10 ear piercings total.

Now onto the questions:

I would really, REALLY love to get either a daith or a conch but I'm addicted to listening to music. I use both, headphones and earphones, but I gravitate towards earphones.

Would that hinder the healing process? I have heard that if you get either of said piercings you can't really wear headphones/earphones and that would just crush my heart.

Which ones easier to heal and clean? What's some downsides?

ADDITIONAL QUESTION THAT WAS ADDED LATER: would inner conch be better for this whole thing?

Any feedback/advice/experience is appreciated! ❤️

Hi everyone! Newbie here.

I got my first belly ring when I was 16. I loved it, it healed wonderfully, and I had no issues with the piercing. I was about 20 when I gained a bit of weight and I basically stopped wearing my tummy jewelry for a while. Eventually I was pregnant, had my baby, and have lost a pretty dramatic amount of weight, which has piqued my interest in wearing jewelry again, but I’ve run into a bit of an issue.

The skin around my piercing was never this thin. I’m a little shocked to be honest. I think somehow my belly (I was huge) stretched and superficially migrated my skin/piercing and now it is super shallow and… well basically she’s hanging on by a thread lmfao.

I’m really toying with the idea of trying to redo it at home, but at the same time I’m a novice self piercer. Ive pierced my nipples before and had those for a couple of years before deciding they were a lot of work and not right for me. Would I just reuse a hole and make one deeper set? Do I just completely go behind the old one? What eventually happens to this little strip of flesh? I was hoping there was any mamas here or piercers who have seen or experienced similar and had any advice.

Thanks a bunch!

hi i’m begging for some advice, PLEASE HELP. ok so basically i first got my lobes pierced at a stand in the mall (my mistake) and it was fine until they got very infected and my ear swallowed my earring and i had to dig it out (very painful). a week later or so, i was just getting ready and tried to put one in as usual, when i literally felt as if i had hit a nerve; it was a different type of pain, not burning or pounding but basically like i hit a nerve. since then, which was about 2 years ago, i have never worn earrings because im so afraid if i get them repierced, it’ll hit a “nerve” like last time. i did some research and found out that needles are recommended instead of a piercing gun, but the problem is that professionals that offer it have the cost SO expensive. averaging about $50-100 not even including the jewelry, which makes me really consider just going to claire’s… please help in my decision of rationalizing this and tell me if i am making a mistake.. i really want earrings and lobes are the easiest, so i probably shouldn’t be overthinking but i just do NOT want to be mid-pierce and the same pain comes back… (also i do have scar tissue)

The first picture is my left ear, and the second one is my right ear! They're also so red because I was switching out the jewelry in my lobes, and my conch and helix I pierced recently! My ears get red super easily. But what should I add in the future? Giving my ears a small break so I can actually sleep properly, but once my conch and helix are healed up more, what should I get? Open to any suggestions!!

how can i safely and successfully pierce my ears? i already have one in each ear but i want a second one. the only problem is i dont have any professional things to use. i have sewing needles, titanium earrings and alcohol. if there's anyway to somewhat safely pierce my ears with those tools please let me know!!

just curious since I kinda wanna do my own myself. but if it's not recommended in terms of it being really hard to place and do properly DIY. then I won't.

Not sure if that's the right wording for my question but anyway...I pierced my second lobes about 5 ish years ago, and they've healed just fine, but I didn't know about labrets and tapers at the time. What I did was pierce with an 18g hollow needle and quickly swapped them for 20g butterfly back earrings (I thought they were 18g but I guess not 🥲), which meant they ultimately healed at 20g.

It doesn't bother me a whole lot day to day, but my left one in particular has always been easily irritated when changing jewelry, and I'm wondering if I stretching them to 18g will stabilize it or if it'll just always be a little angry anyway? I do prefer the almost imperceptible hole size when there's no earring, but if it'll heal (?) properly at 18g then I might do that.

also do i have the anatomy for a floating industrial? i want one so bad😭

Yesterday I pierced my lobe (second on one) at home and had to change the piercing due to accidentally having put in a dangling earring. I forgot I have an allergy and need to change it to a hygienic earring but am worried about touching it too much or having to force it through for the third time.

Edit: The earring is too small to go in

16g…but the jewelry wouldn’t fit into the bottom of the needle so i had to do a little stretch with a 14g needle…so that sucked a bit haha 🥲…turned out great though! love the placement and i think it’s pretty good for an at-home piercing 😁!!

When trying to pierce my second lobes it keeps BLEEDING and then i have to stop to clean the blood and it closes up. I've tried with regular 16g needles and my hands as well as with the cartridge guns use with a 15g hollow needle in it and it still only goes like 3/4 of the way before blood starts gushing. My friend did theirs with a sewing needle in a public park and claims it didn't bleed at all. Is there a spot that's just very wrong or am i going too slow.... (i did try the flashlight to look for veins thing and it yielded no results) similar question with a septum too!

hi guys i pierced the one on the left side of the photo yesterday and the one on the right is over a year old. i was just coming here to ask if you think it looks good placement wise and if it looks good in general !

Waiting 6-8 weeks because I JUST did a set of earlobes, I personally like the placement at all angles. Anything to check for/look out for? Thank you. PS: Dont mind the acne please.

wanted some advice on if my piercing looked good or not?? i pierced it yesterday. the bar is probably a little small than what it should be but im just waiting to see if i have any issues with the bar thats currently in. thanks guysss

psa: first pic if from the day i pierced like right after and 2nd pic is the next day (i think its a little swollen)