Monday November 16th, 2009 @ 2:12 PM
after building up the courage i went to my piercer today and asked for a PA. he took me through the procedure and we got ready. as the piercer pulled down my foreskin he had a quick examine and told me i had too many large veins on both sides of my penis and that it would bleed too much if he pierced me. is this factual? he said its a round 1 in 10 that have too many veins.
I have never not been able to pierce a PA due to blood vessels in the way. The thickness of the tissue being pierced in a standard PA is so thin and flexible that even if there were prominant blood vessels, they could be rolled out of the way for the piercing to be done.
The penis is a pretty vascular area. I’ve done some piercings in the area that have done some pretty impressive bleeding afterwards. Besides some swelling and a bit of residual bleeding, it’s not that big of a deal.
+3 / 3 votes 
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Monday November 16th, 2009 @ 2:09 PM
Hello,
Ive had my VHC pierced for a couple months now and it really hasnt given me any trouble. Here lately Ive seen this red mark (sore maybe?) appear. Ive noticed it comes and goes and its not right in the piercing hole its more on the “hood” next to the hole. What could this be? Like I said it comes and goes.
Thanx 
Without seeing a picture it’s kind of difficult to see what the sore could be.
My immediate guess would be an STD of some sort. Obviously check with your doctor on that…
Otherwise it could be pressure from the jewelry rubbing on the area, a sore spot from manually rubbing the area?
If it were a jewelry allergy, it would likely be progressing and spreading and getting worse. Jewelry allergies don’t really come and go.
0 / 0 votes 
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Sunday November 15th, 2009 @ 4:19 PM
I’m 13 and I want to get my lip pierced. My older brother told me to go on here and as questions about consequences for getting my lip pierced, infections, it closing up, allergic reactions. I wanna know if it would be smart to get it done being so young or if its not a good thing to do? Ive wanted to do it for a long time now and I think im finally ready to. My cousin did hers herself and its healing nicely. Would it be smart if i did the same? What are consequences of doing it yourself? What would happen if it got infected? What kind of metal should i get? tons of questions sorry
I usually don’t do oral piercings under 16 at my shop.
That being said, I’ve made exceptions for seemingly intelligent minors before. Despite your young age which many piercers are uncomfortable piercing, you’re off to a great start asking relivent questions. Nicely done, smart kid! 
My biggest concern piercing people at an age I’ve personally decided is “too young” is that piercings are a lot of work. You’ve got to look after your body as well as a fresh piercing and it’s quite a big responsibility.
Oral piercings are almost like two piercings in one as far as aftercare goes - an oral piercing as well as a body surface piercing. They both require different aftercare regimes at different times.
It’s also pretty common for younger kids who want piercings to be more concerned about how rad they’re gonna look in the end, how much it hurts (it hurts, btw) than the actual issues that need to be discussed before opening the skin up and taking care of a fresh wound.
To address some of your questions:
Infection comes from introduction of foreign bacteria to the piercing. Contrary to popular belief, piercings don’t just become “infected” for no reason. They have been touched, kept unclean, played with, etc. Infection is also much more likely if you pierce yourself and don’t know what you’re doing as far as keeping everything clean during and after the procedure. Should the piercing become infected it would become quite swollen and sore. At this time, I suggest my clients seek medical attention for the best course of action which can sometimes include a dose of antibiotics.
Irritation is much more common and can happen to anyone who may not be wearing properly sized jewelry or jewelry made of implantable materials. It can also be caused by improper placement.
Allergic reactions can occur from wearing low-quality jewelry. Many people have nickel allergies and nickel is used to harden most metal jewelry. If you don’t have a nickel allergy now, chances are with prolonged exposure to it you will develop one over time.
You can prevent this from happening by wearing implant grade steel or titanium. This is different than “Surgical” grade steel or titanium. A reputable piercer will be able to provide you with the appropriate jewelry for your piercing.
If you remove the piercing later on, it is very likely to grow over and heal up so that you may not put jewelry back into it. Another concern of mine as far as piercing younger people go is that facial piercings can leave a pretty good scar. Nothing too significant, but not unlike a large pore or pockmark. This may be a factor in deciding to pierce yourself that you may not care about now, but may regret later on. Not all people appreciate the scars they inflicted on themselves when they were younger.
I hope that helps answer some of your concerns. I think it’s pretty rad that you’re asking the right questions before going ahead with the piercings without some thought.
Do I think you’re too young? I don’t think that really matters.
Do I think you appear to have the mental capacity to make an informed decision? Absolutely.
I hope you’ll be able to find a piercer in your area you can talk to firsthand who will be able to help you make a final decision.
Good luck to ya!
+23 / 23 votes
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Thursday October 22nd, 2009 @ 2:12 PM
I am want to know is it damaging to play pierce the cock?
The penis can take LOT of abuse. However, play piercing is not without risk. An infection could prove very problematic. Also, repeated play piercing or doing so in larger gauges can cause excessive scar tissue build up, that could potentially limit erectile function. There is a TON of photo’s and experiences in the BME hard section, that would be your best bet to start doing some research on the subject.
+9 / 11 votes 
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Thursday October 22nd, 2009 @ 2:03 PM
Filed under: Navel
I would like to get my naval pierced, but I compete in rodeo and the jeans that I have to wear are very tight and high waisted. My rodeo circuit doesnt start for about 4 months. Would this be long enough for me to be able to wear the jeans??
Also, I have a very active lifestyle (rodeo, riding dirtbikes, wakeboarding, etc.). Should I be worried about the piercing getting ripped out??
I remember when I first started piercing, jeans that went over the navel were still common. Girls would leave the studio with there pants rolled down over there fresh piercing, but before you know it, they would have to put there jeans on regularly and the pressure proved detrimental to the healing of the piercing. Nowadays, girls jeans barely cover a hood piercing, so this problem is almost totally avoided.
Get the piercing ASAP, so it has time to heal up somewhat before starting the rodeo and other sports. Then during active sports use the eye patch trick, buy a hard plastic eye patch and tape it on over your piercing, which will provide a protective barrier for your piercing. This should greatly reduce trauma to your piercing and allow you to have a new piercing and still be able to participate in your hobbies.
+12 / 14 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:48 PM
I want to get my bottom lip pierced, but I have this bad habit of biting the inside of my bottom lip. I guess my question is, whether or not this will be a problem? If I continue to bite my lip will it bother my piercing, or like mess it up? Can it get infected from it? I want to be sure that I do the right thing and not hurt my lip even more.
Compusively biting on your lip will be a negative thing to a healing piercing. If you get in the habit of chewing the actual jewelry, it will wreak havoc on your teeth.
+9 / 9 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:46 PM
Filed under: Tongue
I’ve had my tongue webbing pierced for about 5 weeks now, a week ago i noticed where it was pierced there were two big red bumps forming. They then started to turn really red and there is alot of “white stuff” there as well. i went to see my piercer but she said everything was normal after taking a brief look in my mouth. Im rather worried about it, i think its infected.
This can often happen with tongue web piercings if the web itself is non-existant and the piercing is basically an under-the-tongue surface piercing or if saliva glands have been punctured. Excessive redness and swelling can also be attributed to poor aftercare advice including mouthwash.
Sending in a picture for this kind of thing is very beneficial.
+2 / 4 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:27 PM
I am interested in getting a horizontal lip piercing, so I’ve been looking at all the pictures in the BME gallery and reading everything on it in the BME encyclopedia. I will be doing the legwork to find a good piercer with experience doing these, since I don’t like being a guinea pig, and no one in my local area seems to have any experience with it. While I’m trying to find that perfect piercer, though, I had a few questions.
What is the “ideal” jewelry to use in this type of piercing? I’ve read that it is often done with flexible jewelry, which I’m not very comfortable with. I really prefer to have only top-quality stainless steel or titanium in my new piercings, and I’ve heard bad things about flexible jewelry breaking down in the body over long periods of time.
Is a curved barbell ok? Or would a surface bar with the 90 degree angles be a better choice? I want to be able to put the flat disks on mine, so that they don’t interfere as much with eating/drinking/kissing/etc., and I think the flat disks only come on the surface bars, right?
And here’s my stupid question - can surface bars be changed out, or do you just change the disks/balls/jewels on the ends? I’m a little worried at the thought of getting a piece of metal that I can’t just yank out if I really need to. I’m also concerned about getting a good fit with this piercing - since that is an area that stretches a bit when smiling or laughing, is it possible to get a nice snug fit on the jewelry, without it pulling/tearing if you smile really big?
Wow, I had more questions than I realized. Thanks in advance!
The first horizontal lip piercings done that were recognised by BME were done out of my shop several years ago. We did tonnes of them. We used curved barbells, 90 degree bent surface bars and regular surface bars.
Over time, all the the lip piercings rejected and for the most part, people had more trouble with than didn’t.
Because the lip stretches out and contracts so drastically ever couple seconds it’s my opinion that they just arent’ great piercings to have.
Surface bars CAN be changed out, they just shouldn’t be. But with horizontal lip piercings and knowing how much oral tissue swells when pierced, extra length needs to be left to accommodate the inital inflammation. Afterwards, a downsize is needed. Which more often than not, irritates the hell out of the piercing and causes some swelling again.
+6 / 6 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:24 PM
Filed under: Tongue
Hello,
I recently got a tongue piercing. It has only been a week but the swelling is basically gone. However I’ve now noticed that my barbell is slanting to the right a bit. It looks like this is the case because I have webbing running down the center of my tongue and the barbell rests on the right side of this webbing. My question is, is it okay for my tongue barbell to be slanted to the right like this? Is this normal?
Thanks!
It’s pretty common that we piercers will place a tongue piercing slightly off on the bottom to avoid the frenulum. You’ll find that once you downsize your barbell to snugger fitting one, the slant of the piercing won’t be as noticeable.
+2 / 4 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:21 PM
Filed under: Ear
I’ve had my ears at 3/4ths for over a year and decided to downsize for a little while.
I took my plugs out 4 days ago and my ears have stayed swollen/red/secreting clear gunk.
Do you guys have any idea as to why this would happen?
Also, I’ve never had a blowout because I took my time stretching, but the backs of my ears look really blown out from the swelling, is there a way to stop that?
Your ears are probably feeling pretty thankful for the opportunity to get some good blood flow back to the tissue and to plump up.
When I remove my 1-1/8″ lobe jewelry for more than 24 I find my lobes get kind of sore from the increased circulation.
I’m unsure as to why you’d be having fluid secretions, but I’d leave the jewelry out for a while and keep the lobes clean and dry.
If you’d like to make them feel even better, do some massages with some Holey Butt’r or some Jojoba or Vitamin E oil!
+7 / 7 votes
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