Embedded o-ring

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Friday January 16th, 2009 @ 3:47 PM

Filed under: Ear

A friend of mine got his ears pierced at 14g in early June. Monday (1/12/08) he switched his jewelry from the original jewelry he got when he was pierced (CBR) to a plug. This morning he realized, when he tried to take his earring out to put a new piece of jewelry in that he couldn’t remove the earring. After looking at it, I realized that the o-ring had become embedded in his earlobe.

I was wondering what would be the appropriate way to go about dealing with the situation. Should he go to a doctor? A piercer? And what will need to be done in order to remove the o-ring from his earlobe?

He should have the o-ring taken out right away. A piercer or a doctor could do this pretty easily and in a clean environment. Depending on the severity of the embedded o-ring, it may just need a hot soak and gentle massage to pop the jewelry out. Worse case scenario is that the o-ring needs to be removed surgically.

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