Conch Orbital

«« Cosmetic Tattoos    need help »»

Saturday August 2nd, 2008 @ 10:10 PM

Filed under: Ear

I just got a conch orbital piercing yesterday, and I was wondering if it was a good idea for the piercer to use one ring for both holes. Will this put too much pressure on the piercings as they heal? If so, should I get it changed to two separate rings? Also, I noticed that there is a small bump at the top of the top hole (you can see it in the picture a little bit), and I was wondering if this is the beginning of a keloid, hypertrophic scarring, etc. or if it might just be some of the skin that got pushed through with the needle.

I guess I would stop just short of saying it was a bad idea for the piercer to start the piercing with one piece of jewelry. Many piercers do, and many people experience pretty uneventful healing periods. However, having the piercings done with two separate pieces of jewelry (I would suggest small barbells) is almost guaranteed to lead to faster, more-comfortable healing.

The fact that there seems to be a bump on the piercing after only a couple of days is also pretty concerning. It’s possible that the bump is simply some dislodged skin that needs to be pressed back against the cartilage. However, it’s possible that it’s an indication that something is off with those piercings and it’s putting quite a bit of pressure on the tissue. If that is what’s going on, and it’s not corrected soon, you are going to be find yourself with a very sore, very unhappy piercing/ear.

Posted by Derek Lowe | Permalink | Leave a comment | Trackback