Conch piercing and helixes that won’t heal
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Sunday January 13th, 2008 @ 3:05 PM
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I’m interested in getting an inner conch piercing. I was wondering if it could be pierced with a bioplast labret stud, or if there’s anything else you could recommend. I’ve had problems with cheap materials for my two helixes, and I don’t want a big oldeal with my conch.
I’ve had a problem healing my helixes too, one’s a year old and the other I got in August. The older one’s got the dreaded bump and the other’s been a bit pussy (it might be lymph, I’m not sure) but otherwise it’s not red or painful. H2Ocean doesn’t seem to do much for them. What can I do to help them?
I personally have not worked with Bioplast much, but I don’t see any reason you couldn’t have your conch pierced with it. Regardless of material, I would suggest a barbell/labret stud, as opposed to a ring. A ring will experience much more pressure and irritation, increasing the chances of healing problems.
As for the helixes…without being able to see them, it’s a bit hard to say. If you are wearing captive bead rings or circular barbells, I would strongly suggest changing over to straight barbells. Just as with the conch, the barbell will have much less movement and irritation, which is a common problem when healing cartilage piercings. You may also want to try actually soaking your piercings (about 5 minutes, twice per day) in a solutions of warm water and sea salt. H2Ocean works well for some people, and not as well for others. Also, some people’s bodies simply need a little more TLC than a quick squirt of anything can provide.
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3 Responses to “Conch piercing and helixes that won’t heal”
Oddly, I found that when my helix experienced the “dreaded bump”, I was wearing a straight barbell. Then, I changed it to a captive bead ring, and all was well.
Lauren on January 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pmI pierced my inner conch using a cannula needle (has a plastic tube wrapped around the needle that makes jewellery insertion easier, especially for DIY) and put in a bioplast stud. It healed quite well.
Xenobiologista on January 15th, 2008 at 7:57 pmMy daith was really irratating and pussy/painfull with a labret in it, and it drained much better with a captive bead ring. My foward helix however, did much better with a labret in it b/c the ring i had in it would get caught in my hair brush all the time : ( ouch.
ashley on May 6th, 2008 at 1:29 pmLeave a Comment