Monday November 16th, 2009 @ 2:22 PM
This may come across as a bit of a strange question, but I got my ears scalpalled yesterday. The procedure itself went well and the healing has gone well so far (as well as a day’s worth of healing can go anyway), but I do have one minor problem. During the procedure there was, as expected, some bleeding. Unfortunately some of the blood ended up inside my left ear canal making it difficult to hear out of that ear. Its comparable to when you get water stuck in your ear. I have been trying to remove it, mainly through use of water and a cutip but I can’t seem to get the dried blood out of there and its starting to become REALLY annoying. Any advice on how to remove the dried blood from the inside of my ear would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
You’ve got to be very careful about allowing blood to stay in your ear canal as it can cause a pretty nasty inner-ear infection. Which is incredibly painful.
If you cannot pull it out with a Q-tip, I would try standing in the shower and focussing the shower-head spray to the ear and see if the blood could be irrigated out that way.
+2 / 2 votes 
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Monday November 16th, 2009 @ 2:04 PM
Is it a good idea to take business management before opening up my own shop??
I’d say it’s good idea to educate yourself in any way possible before opening your own business.
+2 / 2 votes
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Wednesday November 4th, 2009 @ 6:13 PM
Hi there,
My name is Bianca and I was wondering how I could go about deleting a story I submitted several years ago.
When you submit a picture, video or text to BME, these submissions become property of BME. You acknowledge this when you make the submission, plus you are “paid” for your submission with BME or IAM membership.
A lot of thought should go into what you post on the internet, especially instances where you sign over the rights to your picture (or story or whatever), because one day they may come back to haunt you.
To answer your question, you can not delete any content from BME because it is no longer yours to delete. If you have a very good reason for wanting the story removed email support@bmezine.com and plea your case, however they have every right to deny the deletion.
+13 / 15 votes 
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:35 PM
This is a photo taken of a small addition to my half sleeve, done 2 weeks ago during touchup. The rest is healing normally. Does it look like infection or ink allergy? There was one color used here not used anywhere else, but I’ve had quite a range of colors in pretty extensive work and never seen anything lik ethis… What do you think?
Your doctor will be able to test a swab and tell you for sure, but I’d definitely say that looks like an infected tattoo.
+7 / 7 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 1 Comment
Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 3:24 PM
Hey guys,
I had my eyebrow pierced a few months ago, took it out just recently, and it closed up. I would like it re-pierced on the same eyebrow, but there is still a little bump under the skin like you would have from an earlobe piercing. It doesn’t hurt and it was not infected…just wondering if there’s any harm in getting it redone in the next couple months or so. A friend of mine is a piercer and says that is okay, but some other people are advising against it..
If you’re leaving a good two or three months before repiercing, you shouldn’t have a problem having it repierced in the same area.
0 / 0 votes 
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:41 PM
I’m doing a in depth research project with my topic being body modification. I am EXTREMELY passionate about body modification and I am determined to make it my career. I want my research to reflect my passion but still be relevant to the body modification community and something that isn’t already answered, something I can really research. Do you guys at BME have any suggestions on things that need further research in our community or things you as an artist, body art lover or practitioner that you are particularly interested in and would like to see more attention payed to it? Thank you so much I would love to hear back from you!
Thought I’d leave this one to the comment forum. Anyone have any mysteries they’d like researched?
-1 / 3 votes
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:30 PM
hi!
alright, so i love my dimples but my family hates them.
so whenever i go to visit them they completely ignore me or just make really rude comments, it’s shitty that they can’t be more accepting but i’d rather adjust to them without removing my mods than ignore half my family.
i wear a 5/8s barbell in one cheek and a 11/16s barbell in the other, and i don’t think glass labret retainers are long enough..
any suggestions? or if you
know of anyone who will do custom glass pieces like that?
I’ve had great custom retainers in from Gorilla Glass.
That said, glass in your mouth around your teeth can be relatively dangerous and it’s not suggested you wear them for long periods of time, sports or even eating - for obvious reasons.
+2 / 2 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 1 Comment
Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:20 PM
Hi I have had a keloid on my earlobe for the past 6 years. With time it has reduced to the size of the actual earlobe however, it is still raised. I have gone to doctors to see what they can do and they prescribed me some silicone sheets that did not do much. I have tried sea salt soaks ( I have have had an industrial piercing on the same ear for 3 years and still do sea salt soaks to keep it in check),massages with tea tree oil,and other “remedies” I have found on the internet. One of my questions is, how can I treat it? Another question is will it be possible to pierce and eventually stretch? I have been told it is pretty difficult to stretch scar tissue but, I was thinking since a keloid is just an excess of collagen, wouldn’t that just lead to thicker lobes? I honestly have been wanting to stretch my ears for over 4 years and the fact that I cannot do it makes me anxious -_-
Well your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
- Danny with the fro
Danny, that picture is not showing up very well. Unfortunately I can’t see a thing!
If you have an actual keloid on your earlobe, I would seek the opinion of a dermatologist for removal and treatment. I personally don’t pierce through keloid scars as they can grow pretty rapidly.
+1 / 1 votes
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:17 PM
I got a navel piercing approximately 3 or 4 months ago. I got a bump on the top hole of the piercing that was full or puss and blood so i sterilized a pin and i popped it because it was putting pressure on the ring and it hurt. I took the ring out so the puss filled bump to heal; so i want to know how long do i have for me to be able to put the ring back in?
Thanx
Popping abcesses around your piercings at home with a pin is going to put you at an enormous risk of serious infection.
I would suggest you don’t do that at all.
Nor would I suggest you put the jewelry back if you’ve removed it for the same reason.
Check with your doctor to make sure you’re not suffering from an infection that may need to be treated, leave your jewelry out for a couple months and have it repierced.
0 / 0 votes
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Wednesday September 23rd, 2009 @ 10:47 PM
I currently have an eyebrow piercing that I enjoy quite a bit since I have gotten it about a year ago, with little to no complications. Even with high activity levels and continuous changing/brief removals there have been no issues. I am looking at getting another mod, but I do not want it to be visible to most anybody. I have been thinking about going with beading the shaft of my penis. My big concern is that I tend to go through MRI scans often and consistently. I have read the other questions regarding similar, but want to insure sanitary means that will be the least likely to infect or reject, and be MRI safe. Im told titanium (at least what grade?), but what other materials may be suitable? I had a bar through my chest for a few years (medical procedure, known as the Nuss procedure) which caused no problems, but do not know what the material was. Any suggestions on what to use, or perhaps an alternative mod?
If MRI’s are your main concern, using implant grade silicone is likely your safest option for genital beading. This will not only rule out metal concerns completely, but this will also keep your implants light in weight as well as more pliable and less abrasive to the body.
+4 / 4 votes
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