The SO Piercing Questions & Discussion Mega-Thread

[**hAyzzZZ**]

I love christinas, they look really tasteful.

 

[n3ophy7e]

^Are you still thinking about the hood piercing?

Yes, definitely! I'm getting my lady bits fixed up first though (for medical purposes, NOT aesthetic). I'll wait until that heals and then get the hood piercing

^ it has GOT to be seriously painful!

True...then again, ALL piercings have some level of pain. I've had surface piercings (like the Christina piercing is) and cartilage piercings, both hurt like a mother-fucking cunt. I can't imagine genital piercings hurting any more than those.
I could well be proven wrong though! :D

though i've always really, really loved the look of Christinas.

Wow that is seriously cute!! Love it! Hmmmm....pondering getting that now instead of the hood piercing.....

those piercings prbly come with a harley davidson and a case of chlamydia.

I lol'd

 

[Thou]

I miss this.

 

[modern buddha]

^ That looks like it would get irritated easily on a shirt.

 

[Thou]

It's a pain in the ass to heal. Hence why I took it out.

 

[ocean]

So....its been a week and its still SUPER red, feels dry and is getting puss!!! Is this normal?
The people at the place said its fine but I'm getting concerned!

 

[n3ophy7e]

It's totally normal for it to be a bit red and have small amounts of pus as its healing. Could you maybe PM me a photo so I can see exactly how red and swollen it is?

If the surrounding area feels hot and painful to touch you'll need to see a doctor to check it out. However if it's only the immediate piercing site that is tender and red, that's generally fine.

Also, please resist the urge to clean it more than the piercer prescribed (even if there is pus), as that will only irritate it more and will probably increase the risk of infection. How are you cleaning it, by the way?

 

[ocean]

Listerine after cigarettes and food.......with a solution they gave me twice a day and I admit, I've picked at it a bit today......
It feels so dry and weird I keep thinking I am scabbing or something but its not
I'll try to get a pic for you soon.......

 

[n3ophy7e]

Scabbing is 100% normal and part of the natural healing process. Don't pick any scabs off, as tempting as it might be!!

I would also not use the Listerine, it's alcohol-based and even though it kills bacteria, it actually damages the skin cells that are trying to heal. You can just rinse your mouth with water after cigarettes and food, and just clean the piercing with the solution they gave you.

 

[Thou]

Scabs are dried lymph fluid, correct? Little tan crusty things?

What'd you pierce?


If it's irritated soak it in a warm sea salt solution for 3 minutes PRN. Wash with dial antibacterial soap with no scents or fragrances. Be careful not to get shampoo on it.

 

[modern buddha]

Any non-alcoholic mouthwash should suit you just fine.

... I remember how badly my mouth hurt after getting my tongue pierced; I'm sure your lip is the same way. Just try not to play with it or clean it more than after eating.

 

[silentangst]

Lip isn't nearly as bad as a tongue to be honest

 

[Keaton]

Tongue isn't nearly as bad as dick, to be honest.

 

[addictivepersona]

Cannot for the life of me recall what I used to clean the inside of my lip piercing--Probably either a salt water solution or a mouthwash that contained alcohol (though I know better now). For the outside, I used unscented hand-soap on a Q-tip/cotton swab.


Came here to ask a question...

How unusual is it for a four-year-old cartilage piercing to start to close up after not even 24 hours of having the jewelry out? It's only the one hole--The one that has a bump near it, from an infection I had years ago, if that matters any.

It doesn't close to the point where I can't get the jewelry back in, but it has closed to the point where I had to remake half the hole.

 

[n3ophy7e]

How unusual is it for a four-year-old cartilage piercing to start to close up after not even 24 hours of having the jewelry out?

I guess it depends on your individual healing-time (as in, some people heal faster than other people in general). However, sometimes when I've taken out a cartilage piercing then gone to put the jewellery back in after a short time period, it has been difficult to get the jewellery back in NOT because it was actually closing up, but due to a misalignment issue, i.e. I couldn't find the hole coming OUT of the piercing so it wouldn't go through. Is it possible that was what was happening??

 

[addictivepersona]

Eh, it's possible for some of the times, but for others not so much. Like this one time I left it out for almost two days and when I went to put it back in, it was in the first half of the hole but wasn't going completely through--Tried from the other side and it wouldn't even go partially into the hole. Ended up having to force it through. :-/ It's only the one hole, too--The top hole never gives me issues, even that day when I left it out for almost two days. Only the hole that has the bump near it.

 

[ocean]

Scabbing is 100% normal and part of the natural healing process. Don't pick any scabs off, as tempting as it might be!!

I would also not use the Listerine, it's alcohol-based and even though it kills bacteria, it actually damages the skin cells that are trying to heal. You can just rinse your mouth with water after cigarettes and food, and just clean the piercing with the solution they gave you.

K.
What is weird is the handout they gave me said no alcohol based mouth wash but then they gave me Listerine and told me to buy Listerine.......
I will switch to water now......

Scabs are dried lymph fluid, correct? Little tan crusty things?

What'd you pierce?


If it's irritated soak it in a warm sea salt solution for 3 minutes PRN. Wash with dial antibacterial soap with no scents or fragrances. Be careful not to get shampoo on it.

My lip..... It's dry and yes, this morning there was like dried nastiness and I totally got it off but I guess I shouldn't have......It's not as bad today as it has been so I'm sure it's healing- the redness and dryness is just annoying



And to the others- I'm sure there are worse places

 

[n3ophy7e]

K.
What is weird is the handout they gave me said no alcohol based mouth wash but then they gave me Listerine and told me to buy Listerine.......
I will switch to water now......

That is odd!! Maybe check the actual bottle of Listerine they gave you, it's possible that Listerine have made a version of their products that are NOT alcohol-based.

 

[addictivepersona]

Ocean, instead of picking the scabs off, take a bit of soap and a Q-tip and gently wash it off. That's what I was told to do and did--And didn't have any problems. :)

Oh! And you're going to want to avoid spicy food for a little bit. Not sure if this was already mentioned or if you know this.

 

[Thou]

Biotene is better than listerine. Touch pricey though.