My piercer pierced me crooked and to the right, and she said it would even out. o my surprise, it’s perfect now. Is she magic?
Yes, without a doubt. All piercers have magical abilities, you should see the hotel at an APP conference people pull bunny rabbits out of the weirdest places.
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My wife and I are 61. I’ve been trying to get her nips pierced. Her argument is that we are too old to get pierced. “That’s for 20 something people.”
TIA
Only in the last 15-20 or so years has it been for 20-somethings.
The roots of American body piercing, from the 1960s on…. primarily people in their 40s-60s.
The youth culture surge came in the late 1980s early 1990s, thanks in part to the book MODERN PRIMITIVES, our own PAUL KING doing a navel piercing on Alicia Silverstone in an Aerosmith video and the advent of the Internet and BME.
You guys are the perfect demographic for body piercing…. someone who wants it because they want it, not because they’re trying to fit in.
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I want to have my nipples pierced but they’re inverted. I read on your encyclopedia that it can be done, but mine don’t simply ‘pop out’ like the article mentions. They are really ‘in there’, if you understand me. A friend recommended apllying ice, but it has the opposite effect to normal; they shrink in further. Applying heat doesn’t get them out very far either.
Assuming I can convince them to come out far enough to get pierced, my idea was to wear Bioplast bars as the initial jewelry, so that the inward-pull caused by my nipples doesn’t result in too much pressure on the piercing (the bars will bend under the pull), then, once healing is done, switch to metal bars. My eventual goal is to be able to wear nipple shields.
My piercer has done inverted nipples before, but not like mine that pull in so hard, hence the reason we’d like a second opinion.
Would my plan be viable or would you suggest something else?
Many thanks
For the most part, most inverted nipples can be worked out enough to be pierced with a thicker gauge (12g+) barbell (I tend to use curves for inverted nipples.)
That said, some people just don’t have the correct anatomy for nipple piercings and I have to suggest they consider piercing something else.
In my opinion, if your nipples cannot be gently worked out to be pierced, I wouldn’t do them. The pressure against the piercing as your nipples are trying to sit back in their intended, natural position will cause enough irritation for them to reject entirely.
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My friend would like to have her nipples pierced at 8G rather than have it done smaller then stretching. Is it possible to do this?
This is one of those “boy, times have changed” sort of questions that reminds me that there’s been a shift in the Piercing community since I was a fresh-faced (and far less jaded) youngin’….
When I first started getting pierced, 8g was fairly common and usually recommended for nipples. The larger gauge provided a more stable piercing. Not to mention a (generally) quicker healing time.
So, now that my “back in my day we walked 20 miles, barefoot, in the snow to get our 8g nipple piercing” story is finished: Yes. It’s possible and a good choice!
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Hello there,
May as well jump in with this one, it has always annoyed me that I have almost no sensitivity in my nipples (I am a man) to the point where I cannot tell if someone is touching them or not without looking. Without sounding like a complete perv, I really want them to be more sensitive.
Could having them pierced increase their sensitivity?
Also, is there anything I should be aware of in the difference between a vertical or horizontal piercing through the nipple?
Having your nipples pierced can increase sensitivity during the healing time as the blood supply to the area increases and it becomes a hive of bio-activity, however, once they are fully healed chances are they will return to their pre-pierced level of sensitivity. As for vertical or horizontal, there is no real difference other than aesthetics.
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I’ve had my nipples pierced for about a year and a half now. I got them originally done with CBRs and have always kept CBRs in them. Lately, though, I’ve thought about switching it up and putting some barbells in. Obviously, I don’t want to get a barbell that’s the *exact* length of the fistula.. I know you need some extra wiggle room so that the balls aren’t pressing right up on the piercing. Is there a standard for how much extra length you should give yourself? I’ve seen so many people with too short or too long barbells.. I want these to be just right!
If your piercing is fully healed then fitting a barbell where the balls touch the nipple is fine. It’s only during the healing phase that it is advisable to leave a little room so that any exudate can drain away from the fistula.
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I got my nipples pierced about 2 months ago, 14g with Tygon. They’ve been doing fine for the most part– a little sore, and a lot of crusties, but other than that, they’ve been ok. But for the past few days, they’ve been really really sore and there have been more crusties than usual. Also, they smell really really bad and I’ve been doing a pretty good job cleaning and caring for them, so I don’t know where the smell is coming from. I moved the bars to the sides to clean the piercing and the bars kind of stuck to my skin and there was a pretty sharp pain. There’s a shooting pain going through the piercings right now and I’m not really sure what to do.
I guess my biggest question(s) are:
1. Is this normal for nipple piercings?
2. Does this have something to do with the Tygon? (since I guess Tygon is slightly controversial from what I’ve heard from different piercers)
Any help would be wonderful and greatly appreciated!! : )
I don’t think it’s normal to use tygon in nipple piercings, personally. After a month or two, the tygon must be switched out as your body begins to break it down causing (surprise!) crusties and weepy piercings, soreness, tissue adhering to the barbells themselves and a stench on them like grim death.
First off, see a piercer who is carrying implant grade barbells and have them fit you for a new (permanent!) set for your nipple piercings.
Secondly, stop moving the barbells to the side when your clean the piercing! Once you get some good jewelry in there you should see a huge decrease in discharge from the piercings.
Rinse any crusties off in running water and gently hold a clean cloth drenched in hot water on them for five minutes at a time. Some people like to do a little saline rinse which can help as well.
Don’t fuss over them too too much.
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My question is two fold, and I have not been able to find any information about anyone having a problem similar to mine. I got my nipples pierced almost six months ago, and I wear 12 gauge straight barbells in them. They are still healing, and I haven’t had any problems with them, my issue is this: I preform as a drag king, and to do so I have to bind my breasts with medical tape. I’ve found that even with a thin foam pad over my nipples the tape still pulls on the jewelry, and thus the piercings, in painfully ways and causes them to remain sore for a couple of days afterwards. I cannot put thicker pads on because it would negate the binding. Do you have any recommendations for jewelry that would not get pulled on as much? I know that straight barbells are best for healing (and I like the looks of them best) but would putting in CBRs or something help to keep them from getting pulled on? Because they are still healing I don’t want to take the jewelry out to preform and I don’t want to experiment with other pieces of jewelry without someone else thinking I should. My second question is this: can taping my breasts delay the healing of my nipples? Thank you.
Your second question is easier to answer so I’ll start with that one. In a word - yes. Taping your breasts will lengthen the healing time.
As for your first query. I deeply doubt changing the jewellery will make a difference. This is one of those cases whereby lifestyle conspires against healing. Unfortunately, you have chosen a piercing that has a lengthy healing time (12-18 months). All I can suggest is experiment with different methods of binding to try and find the most comfortable with regards to the piercing and if it looks like your piercing is becoming irritated, it may be a case of having to decide between the piercing and the performance.
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I have been reading through your wealth of information on nipple piercings this afternoon. I got mine pierced yesterday- and the studio chose 16 gauge. I have read several times on your site that it should be 14 ga. or larger… does this mean I have a larger chance of rejection/migration? I’m a bit worried now..
It’s less to do with migration and more to do with tearing. I’m sure I’ve mentioned cheesewires in a previous post! If you catch a 16g piercing you are more likely to tear the piercing which is why 16g is never used on soft tissue in an area that either sees a lot of action or is likely to get caught. Unfortunately, with your piercing being over a day old and no doubt a little inflamed, having it tapered up to the appropriate size is not viable so your best best is to give it at least a year and in that time take great care that you do not catch it, then have it tapered up to 14g. Alternatively, if you don’t want to take the risk, remove the jewellery now and give it three months and have it pierced again at the right size.
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I have a ring and I was wondering is it alright to turn the nipple piercing, even if it’s stuck by itself. I’m just afraid it will heal and then not be able to turn. My piercer said not to turn it, but I just think if I don’t, I will never be able too.
Your piercer is right. Do not turn the jewellery. Think about it logically. If you turn the jewellery you will not only pull bacteria into the wound but also damage new cells that will eventually mature to form tissue. The skin will not adhere to the metal. If this were the case then medical science would have come on in leaps and bounds with regards to the development of prosthetics for amputees.
I’m totally with your piercer on this one.
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