Conch piercing
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Sunday June 8th, 2008 @ 5:23 AM
Filed under: Ear, Surface/Unusual
I’ve had my conch pierced for about 5 weeks now. Everything was great for the first few weeks, until the day I accidentally hit it once, then a few days later a friend of mine gave it a good knock.
I’ve noticed that there’s a little bit of tissue around the entrance hole, but there’s still never been any pain or discomfort. Do you think a jewelry change when it’s 6-8 weeks old would help?
Personally I’d much rather use a Labret Stud or Barbell for jewelry when doing a Conch Piercing, I find them to be less problematic then CBR’s.
What I’d suggest doing first though before changing jewelry is to do hot salt water compresses or even chamomile tea bag compresses to try and help sooth the area. If the problems persist after about a week or so, I’d then suggest switching over to a pre-sterilized implant grade steel (or titanium) internally threaded labret stud or barbell.
But first try the hot salt water (or chamomile tea) compresses.
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4 Responses to “Conch piercing”
Just a suggestion; When I had my conch done, a little bump of tissue also developed (I assume from knocking it around/sleeping on it) and my piercer suggested I dab some Rosewater (you can get it at any pharmacy) on it once or twice a day, in addition to my salt soaks. It did WONDERS and in no more than 48 was my piercing 100% better.
Sarah on June 8th, 2008 at 12:05 pmSo does any other kind of tea work? I’m allergic to chamomile and have always wondered?
Star on June 8th, 2008 at 4:02 pmHelicrysum(sp?) has also been known to help…But based on your allergies I’d suggest just sticking to the hot salt water compresses
Warren Hiller on June 9th, 2008 at 12:30 amMy 12g conch piercings got knocked around quite a bit right after they were pierced (darn punk rock shows!) because the initial barbell length was super-long. If you are healed enough to accommodate straight, shorter jewelry, I’d advise it. The second day after I got them, I was in too much pain to move any part of my body, but the Chamomile tea bags were a lifesaver!
Ace on June 29th, 2008 at 4:20 amLeave a Comment