VCH piercing disappearing
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Monday September 22nd, 2008 @ 10:35 AM
Filed under: Female Genital
Hi, I got a VCH done a month ago today.
It has been fine (I think) up until yesterday when it started to feel a little uncomfortable.
When I got my mirror and viewed ‘down there’.. i noticed that the bottom end of the ball had disappeared inside 
with clean hands i just pushed the top ball ever so slightly back down so you could see the top & bottom ball.
But I’m now very scared it’s gonna come out.
I’ve been cleaning it twice a day every day with sea salt & the special soap they give you at the piercing shops. Unfortunately I can’t go back to where I was pierced as I done it abroad in the only place I really trust to pierce me! - I’ve been there many times before, and I completely trust them.
So I don’t really know what to do? I really do not want to take it out & I’m hoping it will just heal somehow. But I’m concerned that the hole at the bottom of the piercing is just gonna get bigger & bigger which is why it disappears every now and then.
I won’t be going back to the shop until probably next year sometime.
I was pierced with a straight barbell I think if that helps atall?
Thank you in advance…
I’m afraid I’ll be somewhat limited as to what I can tell you since I can’t actually see the piercing, but here goes…
Is it possible that the jewelry is just moving up slightly, causing the ball to disappear under your hood, and not actually slide in to the piercing? If you are able to very easily slide the barbell back down, and there is no pressure or pulling or pain when you do that, it’s likely the ball isn’t going in to the actual piercing.
If you’re sure it is going in to the piercing itself, you likely need a slightly longer piece of jewelry…or perhaps a curved barbell instead of a straight barbell. If you aren’t comfortable changing the jewelry yourself then you will have to find a piercer in your area you are comfortable with.
It’s also possible that even if the ball is sliding in to your piercing, it won’t cause you any real issues. Although I definitely understand where you might not want to chance it.
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3 Responses to “VCH piercing disappearing”
putting on bigger balls is less drastic than changing jewelry, could that be worth a try?
redeye on September 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 amChanging the jewelry really shouldn’t be that “drastic”. And, in order to change both balls, removing the jewelry all together is probably the easiest option anyway.
Also, if this is happening because the jewelry is too short, bigger balls won’t really solve that problem. They may prevent the balls from disappearing, but they will also likely push/pull the hood tissue up, which may not be comfortable.
Derek Lowe on September 23rd, 2008 at 11:59 pmIt sounds like it’s just tucking under the hood. If I were you, I’d switch the bottom ball out for a nice big one while you heal. If it was stuck in the piercing (which happened to me when I first got mine) then you wouldn’t be able to just push it down and see it again.
Good luck.
Charlene on September 29th, 2008 at 3:37 amLeave a Comment