Saturday August 2nd, 2008 @ 9:42 PM
Filed under: Tongue
i have a tongue piercing. but school doesnt allow me to have it.
i’ve tried not wearing it at school(8-10hrs) but when i got home,it hurts to put it in. i guess it’s closing.. and now it’s a little sore and swollen.
is it ok for me to keep taking it out for long periods of time and put it back in? i think i’m hurting the hole cause when it’s closing i sort of force it through again.
fyi, i’ve had it pierced for a year and a half.
Mashing jewelry back in after long periods of time isn’t going to be very good for your piercing. You’re going to cause little tears in the fistula, risk infection and inflamed scar tissue.
If you can’t have a tongue piercing visible at school for dress code reasons, consider buying a clear retainer to switch in and out.
+9 / 17 votes 
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 2 Comments
Saturday August 2nd, 2008 @ 10:46 AM
I’ve had both of my clavicals surface pierced for about 3 months now. They’ve been doing fairly well all-in-all, but due to some recent unavoidable trauma, are very irratated.
With previous experience, I’ve found that my piercings react badly to being cleaned with sea salt solution [mixed as 1/4 tsp sea salt: 1 cup water].
My question is, what other methods or mixes can I use for my piercings to ensure their speedy recovery?
thanks in advance.
Maybe it’s how you’re cleaning your piercings with saline that’s giving them irritation problems.
Alternatively, you could try not doing anything with them and just giving them a hot water rinse in the shower (not soaking in dirty standing water like the bath or in a cup, etc) to loosen off any crusties.
The thing with surface piercings is that they’re a lot to heal. They run a longer length under the skin than most other piercings and therefore have difficulty draining. Using heat in an aftercare regime (both wet or dry) will help increase the circulation to the area as well as encourage that trapped fluid to come out.
+7 / 9 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | Comments
Saturday August 2nd, 2008 @ 10:42 AM
Filed under: Nose
Lame question, but is it better to go MEGA-slow with the needle or really fast with it, considering I have a pretty low pain tolerance? :S
I think that steadily passing the needle through at neither a “mega” pace nor a “really” pace sounds like fun. Somewhere between the two would be your best bet. Getting it straight is going to be your bigger concern. Good luck with that!
Do it at a medium pace.
+12 / 16 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 2 Comments
Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 10:03 PM
I’d like to stretch my labret to at least half an inch but I was wondering, due to wanting such a large result would it be better just to scalpel it from the start? Or would stretching have a better end result? Could you list me some pros and cons please?
The situation would need to be based on your current labret’s placement. Your best option is to visit a reputable/experienced artist (one with a lot of labret scalpelling experience) who can assess the situation and offer an unbiased and truthful assessment of if it’d be better to stretch or scalpel your labret. There they will also be able to cite off the pros and cons as there’s a couple pros and cons for each way, depending on how its currently placed,etc.
+7 / 13 votes
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | Comments
Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 9:39 PM
Filed under: Nose
I’ve been thinking about getting my septum pierced, but I’m worried that my sweet spot may be too small. I haven’t been to my piercer to actually see if this is true, but can you still get your septum pierced if you don’t have a sweet spot or if it’s a little on the small side?
You definitely can! Some people don’t have a sweet spot to pierce through at all and it doesn’t matter in the least.
+11 / 11 votes 
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 1 Comment
Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 9:35 PM
Filed under: Nipple
So i took my nipple piercing out about three weeks ago because they never quite healed and were constantly irritated. I did everything right, I saw my piercer before hand to get the OK and make sure he thought i was alright to take the jewelry out. I soaked them in salt water for a couple days after to make sure and flush out any bacteria or puss in the hole. They closed and i thought everything was fine.
except now my areola is scaly and irritated on the right breast and when i squeeze the area hard enough a clear liquid comes out of textured bumps that are around the nipple. it itches constantly and though i have heard of similar symptoms being connected to a rare form of breast cancer, i am certain this is directly related to my piercings.
PLEASE PLEASE i am very worried. i plan to see a doctor ASAP but if anyone has ever heard of this or experienced it i would desperately like to know!
Do see a doctor as soon as possible.
And STOP squeezing your poor nipples! It’s abnormal that three weeks after you removed the jewlery and stopped soaking with sea salt that you’re having some sort of reaction be it allergic, bacterial or something else.
+13 / 13 votes
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Posted by Lexci Million | Permalink | 1 Comment
Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 9:13 PM
i Am Planning on getting A Temple Piercing. I would Like To Know The Procedure, Jewellery And AfterCare 
Also How Painful Is The Piercing In Comparison To Navel And Snakebites?
Procedure/Techniques: It will vary from piercer to piercer.
Jewelry: Implant Grade Internally Threaded Surface Barbell
Aftercare: Aftercare Techniques will vary however if you do a search on Aftercare here on AskBME I’m sure you’ll find what you’re looking for.
Pain compared to Navel and *shudders* Snakebites (ps: I hate that word): Pain will very from each individuals own perception of what is painful.
+4 / 8 votes
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | 4 Comments
Friday August 1st, 2008 @ 5:04 PM
When is BMEshop going to be back online?
The short and sweet answer is:
As soon as possible.
There are going to be some major (and awesome) changes coming soon, so just dig in, be patient and keep checking back to the main site and Modblog- as soon as the doors reopen, trust me, you’ll know!
+5 / 11 votes
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Thursday July 31st, 2008 @ 10:34 PM
I’ve looked around and haven’t been able to really find any info on this but are there differences in the appearance of scars from different methods of scarification?
I’d like to get 3 bars (1/8th inch wide, each) scarred across the bridge of my nose and I’d like to know if different methods produce (or can potentially produce) different scars.
For example: Could/would flesh removal leave indented scarring as opposed to flat or raised scarring?
The face tends to be very resilient to heavy scarring, depending on your skin type and the method of scarification used. All of the facial skin removals that I have done have healed indented rather than raised. If you are looking for an indented scar, removal is likely a good route to take to achieve your desired result.
Keep in mind that the healed result of a scarification piece can be difficult to guarantee under any circumstances. Your practitioner may use an experienced method with a high-chance result expectation, but the method that the client uses for aftercare and healing variables will also affect the finished and healed result.
+10 / 10 votes
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Posted by Russ Foxx | Permalink | 1 Comment
Thursday July 31st, 2008 @ 2:08 AM
Filed under: Tongue
hi. this is the second time im submitting a question because the first one wasnt replied.. perhaps i didnt explain myself properly? anyway, i hope you reply.
my tongue was pierced 1 yr ago. and im still studying. a change of teachers…. well.. long story short, i cant wear it. a typical school day for me is around 8-12 hrs.
so i took the stud out for around 12 hours..
when i reach home, i found that the hole is closing up. and i had to force my stud in. and when the stud is n the hole, it’s really tight, like it cant move properly. and it keeps hurting.
i did this for almost a week.. every single day, stud out for 12++ hours, in for 4-5 hrs.. and my healed piercing keeps hurting because i keep forcing the stud in.
each time it’s closing, i force the stud in. im real worried that it’ll get infected and such..
my question is, will it? is it bad for the tongue?
Your tongue hurts so my question is: “What does common logic dictate to you?”
Of course taking it out and cramming it back into the tightened up pathway is not an ideal thing to do, and the potential of infection is there if you’re not careful.
If its an issue involving the metal look in your mouth, try a quartz glass retainer to wear while at school. They can be autoclaved and used for longer periods of time then the plastic retainers.
That would be a lot more ideal then taking your jewelry out every time for school and forcing it back in, once school is over. And you can get the quartz glass in clear so its visually hard to see inside the mouth.
+19 / 25 votes
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | 1 Comment
