Thursday May 28th, 2009 @ 10:07 PM
Well I’ve been having problems with my left lobe. For some reason it has been bleeding and oosing puss after 2 stretches. From 8g to 4g and then from 4g to 2g. My right ear never had this problem and I just had it pierced about 3 months ago. I’ve had my left lobe pierced 6 years ago. Is there any other ways of speeding up the healing process besides downsizing?
Firstly, what happened to 6g? Secondly, can you clarify what you mean when you say it has been oozing after two stretches? Do you mean you stretched from 8g to 4g, it bled and seeped then healed, you waited at least two months and then stretched from 4g to 2g and the same thing happened again? If you didn’t wait two months, how long did you leave it between stretches?
+4 / 10 votes 
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Posted by Tiff Badhairdo | Permalink | 5 Comments
Tuesday April 28th, 2009 @ 4:08 PM
hiya,
i really want to have my tongue split and now i wanted to know if one has to suture the tongue after splitting or if it’s not really necessary…
i heard it’s not really necessary and is just for aesthetic reasons (suturing makes a more ’round’ and natural appearance), is this true?
how about healing time and what are the complications/risks involved,like, what is the worst thing that could happen during a tongue split?
i’ve read all the old posts here on askbme and the only one that i think contains a lot of the information i’m looking for is written in french, and my french sucks 
thanks! 
I’ve seen a window of about 25%-75% minimum regrowth through healing with cauterized splits. With the suture method, that changed to about 25% regrowth maximum. This is the main reason I prefer the results of suturing.
Swelling generally lasts (with proper aftercare) about 1.5-2 weeks and begins to subside after the sutures are removed.
Having a large-gauged piercing healed in your tongue will act as an anchor to help hold the split back and minimize regrowth. Keep in mind that there are no guarantees in how your body will accept the split. This information should be taken as subjective; as there are many variables and different people can heal differently.
The effect of “rounding” within a sutured split is generally not much different than with a non-sutured split, but may depend on the length of the split, how it was sutured, and how long it has been healed for.
As for complications, be sure that whomever you choose to do your split is well versed with sterile procedure and the possible complications of the work at hand. Pain, swelling, numbness, bleeding and bruising can be expected. Infection is a risk with any type of wound.
Different artists will likely have different opinions on this. My advice is subjective to my experiences. If you have any other input to add, please jump in the forum and do so!
+11 / 11 votes 
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Posted by Russ Foxx | Permalink | 5 Comments
Sunday April 26th, 2009 @ 3:44 PM
I am doing a college research paper on body modification discrimination in society and the world. Any views or comments on this topic as well as any good research sites or books would be greatly apreciated! If you would like to take a 5-10 min survey to help with my research please e-mail me at blf020@jwu.edu. Thank You!
Hit it.
+9 / 15 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | Comments
Thursday February 26th, 2009 @ 6:20 AM
I recently came back into the world of piercing after a long hiatus. I was a working proffessional for five years and eventually moved on to other things. I am now working in a shop again and I am getting requests to do microdermal implants. This is not a procedure I have ever seen performed, as I am not the type to just experiment on my clients, i have had to turn them away. My main question is if anybody knows of a reputable training program or seminar on the west coast. I am very interested in this procedure, but I want to make certain of the safety of my clientel. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Probably the easiest and most obvious thing would be for you to attend the Association of Professional Piercers conference this May - you can find more info on the APP’s website, http://www.safepiercing.org. There will be lots of informational classes (including one on microdermals), and you’ll have the opportunity to network and powwow with lots of piercers and pick their brains about how they do things, too.
+13 / 13 votes
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Posted by Lori St.Leone | Permalink | Comments
Thursday February 5th, 2009 @ 12:08 PM
Help!!
I have had my nape piercing for almost two years, and no problems yet.
About two weeks ago I noticed this cut or scar directly underneath the nape.
I thought it was maybe just a coincidence? And was hoping it had nothing to do with the nape?
picture:
http://s586.photobucket.com/albums/ss304/gustogirl/nape/?action=view¤t=P1040415.jpg
I have been touching it lots ( I know… baaad)
And now the one side is forming not a bump.. but just seems infected.
Does it look like it is rejecting??
I really want to save my nape, and just need an opinion if it is rejecting or if there is anything I can put on it to make it heal?
I have been applying tea tree oil… anything else?
HELP GUYS.. I love my nape.. and ill be soo sad if it is rejecting 
Thanks
Stop putting tea tree oil on it, PLEASE stop touching it and see a doctor immediately. You’ve got something seriously wrong with that piercing and it requires medical attention ASAP.
It is certainly rejecting, your body does not want it and I’d definitely assume you’ve got a good infection going on in there.
You will likely be required to remove the jewelry (It doesn’t look like it’s appropriate jewelry for a nape piercing anyway) but you could always consider having it repierced after you’ve had some treatment and it’s had time to heal up (a few months)
Seek out a reputable piercer using implant grade surface barbell jewelry and experience with surface piercings.
Good luck!
+15 / 15 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 5 Comments
Wednesday January 28th, 2009 @ 5:29 PM
i have my septum pierced, and whenever i kiss my girlfriend, afterwards, she gets a sore, so i just flip it up. first, is that common? and is there anything to do besides flipping it up every time we kiss?
second, i want to get my philtrum pierced. would that cause the same irritation?
thanks in advance. i fucking love bme. my life wouldn’t be the same without it :]
I imagine the sore is a result from your jewelry rubbing on your girlfriend’s face. If flipping the jewelry up out of the way, I think that sounds like a successful plan of action.
Philtrum piercings tend to get in the way of kissing depending on the jewelry worn. Consider that the piercing sits just under the nose and above the upper lip (not totally unlike where many septum jewelry pieces sit). If anyone’s mooshing their lips around the area, chances are they’re going to find themselves lip-to-jewelry and may not like it. No one I’ve smooched has ever complained about my philtrum jewelry (and I wear some pretty large ends on the barbell) but everyone’s got a different type of make-out style, I guess!
+13 / 13 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 1 Comment
Saturday January 24th, 2009 @ 9:45 PM
I’m an education student, and the topic of teachers with piercings and tattoos came up on our on-line forum. There are some teachers who seem to think that students (especially in the younger grades) would be scared by a teacher with piercings and/or tattoos. In my experience, kids have been the most mod-friendly. Sometimes they are curious, sometimes fascinated, other times, completely uncaring. Has anyone every scared kids with their mods?
I’ve had sort of the same experience- kids tend to think that it’s awesome. Parents…. not so much.
The floor is open, folks…. discuss.
+22 / 28 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | 31 Comments
Friday January 16th, 2009 @ 8:53 PM
Hi I have a few ?’s about tongue piercings. I am a singer but I really want my tongue pierced but I wanna make sure that if I do go get my tongue piercing that there is nothing that could go wrong that could ruin my voice in any way. I know for a while im going to have a lisp but if I take it out I wanna make sure that things should go back to norma! Thanks much Tim
As long as your tongue is pierced in the correct placement on your tongue and the jewelry you’re wearing is the right size, you shouldn’t have any problem singing.
I’ve had three tongue piercings at one time (I currently just wear two) and I’ve been singing with no problem every day!
+4 / 8 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | Comments
Tuesday January 13th, 2009 @ 9:54 AM
hey hey,
i have my ears at 4mm at the moment - had them stretched up to that size in one go at my local piercing place, with metal flares in. Thing is they seem to be taking quite a while to heal - had them for 2 months now and still getting pus forming, and if i take the tunnels out, there is some clear liquid on the inside of the flesholes. Is that normal? I’m guessing they’re not healed yet so I should probably wait til they are to stretch them up. I’ve heard a lot of people talking about flesholes forming ‘cheese’ but not the liquid I’m getting! I’ve also had a bit of blood in one which I’m guessing isn’t too good either…
Advice anyone?
Before I can answer this question, I need a little more information - when you say ‘in one go’ do you mean that you were pieced and then the piercer immendiately stretched them or if they were healed, what size did your piercer stretch them from?
+5 / 9 votes
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Posted by Tiff Badhairdo | Permalink | 7 Comments
Sunday January 11th, 2009 @ 1:31 PM
im new to this site and now i feel dumb
fail
No worries!
If at first you don’t succeed….
Keep on tryin!
+20 / 22 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | 10 Comments
