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.
+1 / 3 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!
+5 / 5 votes 
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:20 PM
ive always wondered if getting your cheeks pierced has the same effect without dimples as it does with, and if they are removed what kind of scarring remains?
Cheeks can be pierced with or without natural dimples.
Some people find that the scars that remain after removal of cheek piercings can leave very significant dimpling in the cheeks as well as a small hole where the jewelry was.
+2 / 2 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:19 PM
I was wondering, i wanted to get something that meant alot to me in Latin
But im at a loss for where to get it
i already have love on my right side and stars on my foot
Help?
Depending on the font of the script and the length of the words you want to say, your tattoo artist may have a better suggestion as to placement of your tattoo.
-1 / 9 votes 
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:15 PM
Filed under: Nose
hey! so i just got my left nostril pierced about 5/6 days ago. my piercer told me to use regular dial soap and warm water to clean it.. its not really irritated or swollen anymore except when i clean it the screw gets pulled out a little sometimes.. NOW.. my nose is chapped. i used peroxide on it ONCE a few days ago but nothing happened until today. is it normal for it to be chapped?? if so, what can i do to stop the pain/ chapping..
sorry the pic looks bad but i think you can see it well enough
thnnx,
Arianna
No, it’s not really normal for your nose to be chapped, but it’s pretty common with new piercings.
After you initially are pierced, a small amount of swelling occurs. This stretches and stresses the skin in the area and when the swelling comes down, that skin flakes away for the new layer underneath.
With new piercings, we tend to be so caught up in keeping them isolated from the rest of our bodies and our daily regimes that we forget to keep up with basic hygeine and grooming around the piercing site.
The face sloughs off a lot of skin cells every day. Some people use exfoliants to help this process.
While your nose is swelly and then not, and while you’re using a seriously chemical and very drying agent like Dial soap (I’d stop that if I were you) and possibly not scrubbing away dead skin on that nostril to avoid irritating the piercing - you’re gonna notice some chappy skin.
+2 / 2 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:11 PM
Hi…recently i’ve found that there’s a raised tissue nearby the flat disc on my left labret. My piercer told me that it’s because of over accumulation of discharge & dead cells due to bed very late at night. I’ve been taking early bed for a week plus since the bump raised & gargle with warm sea salt water as usual but it seems like doesn’t reduce at all. I’m so worry about it & hope to have some advise on this problem. Thanks a lot & peace 
Lip piercings can develop this kind of inflammation for a few different reasons.
Firstly, it could be that your piercing has been placed at a wonky angle and it’s irritating the piercing or that it’s being subject to trauma (chewing the jewelry, catching on teeth, oral contact with others…)
Secondly, it could be the quality of jewelry you’re wearing and your body is reacting to it - although by the picture, that doesn’t seem as likely.
My first guess is that it’s being irritated chemically somehow. Sea salt rinses are great to flush out oral piercings for aftercare. That being said, if you’re using a commercial mouthwash (Scope, Oral B, Listerine, etc) dumping booze or caffeine all into it or using a whitening toothpaste, that can seriously bother the inside of a fresh oral piercing
+3 / 3 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:09 PM
Filed under: Nose
I recently got my septum re pierced because it was too low in my nose. When I got it re pierced it ended up being a lot higher (right below the cartilage in my nose). It’s been two weeks and I’ve been trying to take care of it as well as I can. I decided to try and put in a different ring just for a quick second to see what it would look like and when I tried putting in the captive ring that I have as well as my horseshoe ring (I was pierced with a retainer) they both hurt too much to put in as well as the captive ring just would fit in my nose. Is my piercing TOO high now compared to too low? Is it just way too soon to even try to put in a new ring? Am I stuck with wearing a retainer forever? I went to somewhere with a really high reputation for a piercing place (in western massachusetts) and had a very experienced piercer pierce me. Both times I was pierced with a 16g. I can provide a picture if none of this makes sense. help!
Unfortunately without seeing the piercing, it’s difficult to answer this question.
There’s always a possibility your piercing was done too high up, but there’s an even better possibility that you’ll just need to get a different diameter of jewelry to wear so that it fits.
0 / 0 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:06 PM
I got my dimples pierced a while back and took them out. I wanted the dimples rather than the jewelry. So now I have a beautiful set of dimples, and I am curious to know if anyone has ever gotten DOUBLE dimples? Like two holes in each cheek. It would either be side by side or one above the other.
I am mainly looking for pictures of what it looks like, either with the jewelry in or with the dimples after the jewelry is out. I can’t find a picture anywhere, and being that piercings aren’t usually permanent, I don’t want to stick myself with some permanent ones that will look awful.
Thanks!
There are definitely people out there with multiple cheek piercings. You should check through the BME piercing galleries for some variations in placement and mutiples, etc.
+2 / 2 votes
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Monday October 19th, 2009 @ 3:03 PM
I was considering getting a triangle piercing sometime in the near future, but have since discovered that there is a difference between a deep hood piercing and the triangle.
My piercer has determined that I am able to get a triangle piercing, but I didn’t ask about a deep hood because I wasn’t aware of a placement difference. Are people who are eligible for triangles usually also eligible for deep hood piercings? How are the types of stimulation they offer different, and which do you think would offer the most stimulation from behind the shaft as well as with potential for stimulation from the front (or would I be better off also getting a VCH?)?
In terms of piercing technique, is this better done with or without forceps, as long as the piercer can get a good grip on the tissues?
Thanks!
A triangle piercing is placed horizontally under the clitoral shaft. A hood piercing sits above it through the hood.
When you’re saying “deep hood” I’m presuming you mean a vertical hood piercing?
Everyone’s anatomy is going to be different. Many ladies simply don’t have the right anatomy for a triangle piercing, but do for a hood piercing, etc.
With a triangle piercing, it’s a likely possibility that you could have a hood piercing as well and wear them both.
As far as piercing technique, that’s going to depend greatly on your piercer and their personal preferance. As far as a mechanical vs freehand technique, neither is going to be “better” so long as your piercer knows what they’re doing.
0 / 6 votes
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 3:30 PM
Filed under: Nipple
I have had my right nipple pierced for 5 or 6 years now. A few months ago i noticed some weird discharge coming from the milk duct holes (i don’t know what to call them). Its color ranges from bright teal blue, to dark indigo. It only comes from ONE “hole” in the front. Not from the piercing hole. It does not react to peroxide (leading me to believe that its not bacterial or any kind of infection.), it doesn’t smell foul. It has the consistency of colostrum, a bit sticky, and only comes from when i squeeze my nipple, not the whole breast. It is a bit strange. I’ve spoken to both my doctor, and my piercer, both have no idea what it is, but don’t think that its anything to get worried over. They both just told me to keep it clean, which I do. What the hell is this? Anyone else heard of it? (Note: I am a former breastfeeding mother, I had the piercing before I nursed, and had it out during the duration of nursing. After nursing (1.5 years later) I replaced it, no worries, right back in the same hole. I haven’t nursed in 2 years. Just some more info :P) Thanks!
If neither your piercer nor your doctor have any clues after actually seeing this blue discharge, I would be just as clueless.
My only idea of what it could be is that you’re wearing a crap piece of jewelry made of cupreous metal, which isn’t unheard of! A lot of low grade “surgical steel” jewelry is made of tin, copper, lead, etc alloys that, especially when exposed to salt water as piercings often are, could corrode blue with oxodization.
…which is secreting out of your nipple. (neat! …but try changing your jewelry. Lead in your piercing is the opposite of a great idea)
+6 / 6 votes
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