yo!! im at 8g rnn (first piercing), ive been at 8g for a lil over a month,,, and i admittedly havent been the most careful 😓😓 i use amazon tapers to stretch because im a teenager and i dont have 30 bucks to drop on a decent deadstretching kit :( i am more than likely going to continue using tapers, howeverrrrr if anybody more experienced/knowledgeable has any advice as to how i can make sure my ears stay pretty i would appreciate it!! you can't really see much since im only at 8g, but i worry that im on the track to butthole ears 😣 i have been highkey impatient so far, ive blown out one side and forced it through a couple times, I KNOW THATS UNHEALTHY ok. but i was trying to reach a certain size by a deadline and it didnt happen so whatever. i have the time to be more patient now (side note how the hellll am i supposed to get 6g through) so i would appreciate any tips!! i do NAWT want butthole ears. thanks gang 🥹

update hi if you dont have anything helpful to say then you dont need to comment

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I had my forward helix pierced for like 2 month now and the stud is gripping in my hair everynow and then because it far too long.

I can't push it back gently because the ridge of cartilage behind (where you pierce the rook) is on the way.

I confess I'm a bit lazy at the thought to go back to my piercer just a to change it for a shorter bar.

Is it really risky if I do it myself ?

Okay so I had my ear pierced by a jeweller in june 2026 it is my second ear piercing in my upper earlobe and they pierced my ear through a nose pin and then made me wear tops with a flat back lock and for 1-2 months it was okay but while sleeping those dig into my ear which caused pain and a pimple (which come on whichever side I slept on my ear) so in October i decided to change my earing bcz they are not getting fine so I wore hoop earrings and I was scared they'll pain that's why I didn't lock them just wore and one ear was okay another one had that pimple and when i changed piercing it was getting fine...but bcz it had no lock the earings open and fell and i realised next day but thenn i was trying to put it back and as the pimple was there it is going only half way through and I don't want my ear piercing to close what should I do?

Hellorr everyone! I’m just wondering how long I should wait to get another piercing (maybe a conch or 2nd nostril).

- Nostril in early January (def healed)
- Second lobes in early February ( def healed)
- Naval done in late July (still red, crusties, def healing still)
- Double helixes done on October 3rd (obv healing)
- Tragus done October 16 (obv healing)

Little side note: 3 Days before doing my naval I had gotten my industrial done but taken out the same day as getting my naval done due to a piercer messing up the industrial :(.

I just got my second lobes done, how long should I wait before moving onto my next piercing (tragus), and how much does it hurt on a scale 1-10 as so far I only have my lobes done on both sides.

Hey i got those 2 earrings from a friend today and while im happy for the gift im really questioning if they look decent at all on me lul ( I love snakes but yeah idk about that one XD ) ( Septum and Medus are super early ( like 3 weeks now ) so i can change them yet )

Yeah basicly that also im not sure how viable they would be for daily use or if they would rather be a "special occasion" thing

Hi everyone. I’ve had my nose pierced for about 12 years. I’ve never had a single issue with it. I’ve had this hoop in for as long as I can remember and want to switch it as it’s old and a bit misshapen. Issue is I have no clue what size it is. It to me looks very thin, maybe 22 g? I just ordered an 18g hoop and I didn’t know how thick of a difference it would be until I saw it in person. Can anyone tell from just this picture what size gauge this is? And if so, would it be worth risking squeezing in an 18g? I’ve just learned what the cheese grater effect is from this sub, which I had no clue was a thing. I’m nervous because I’ve had this piercing for years and never had an issue so I don’t want to cause any damage now… Thank you for any advice!!

I’m bouncing back and forth as to whether I like this flat or not 😆I liked it a lot when I got it 16 months ago, but now am questioning if the placement actually compliments my ear. I had it pierced with the hope of wearing a larger piece in it, but when I switched to one, I realised that the way my cartilage curves means I can only wear small pieces-larger pieces don’t lay flat against my ear and they spin a good deal.

I’ve decided I either want to:

A- Take the flat out for good and get a helix piercing instead

B- Get another piercing (not sure what) to maybe make me love the flat more, if it complements it. I would only want one piercing though as I’m already not wild about healing another cartilage 😆

The flat still isn’t fully healed, if that makes any difference.

TIA for any thoughts 😊

Hi, I've had my piecing for a little over a month now (got it on 9/9/26) and discovered 2 days ago (10/22/2026) that the bottom of my industrial piercing came off.

I genuinely have no idea how this happened, but it wasn't snagged or ripped off, nor do I have any pain.
I simply noticed it was hanging while my hair.

I'm not sure if it's a rejection, placed incorrectly, I don't have the anatomy, or me wearing headphones (I have sensitive hearing but always gently placed over my ear).

(Included before + after)

Quick details:
- age of piercing: 1 month
- barbell piercing shape
- I have not downsized
- Aftercare: cleaning with a sterilization spray from a Korean pharmacy
- no unfortunately events

Got my double helix about 2 months ago and started sleeping on it about 1.5 months in😖😖 I think this angle is the result of that. Is there any way to fix this or am I just cooked?

I want some more piercings just not sure what and where. I exercise atleast 3-5x a week so I don’t want anything that would be bothered by that. Open to suggestions and what would look good! Thanks all

hi y’all, i’ve had my piercing for about a year and a half now, it’s a curved titanium barbell that was downsized a few weeks after i first got it. i clean it occasionally with saline but not often since it usually doesn’t give me any problems. maybe this is silly, but i haven’t had any problems with it before. i’m currently studying abroad and i don’t know if it’s something with the water here or what but it’s been constantly irritated since coming here (august). it’s one of my favorites so im hesitant to take it out. if y’all think it’s rejecting could you let me know (and if it would be possible to get it reported in the future)?

happy to provide more / past photos if needed

thanks! please be kind, i’m upset about this one :,)

i got my septum pierced originally in february and it was pierced so awfully that i knew it seconds after getting it done (it hurt and bled like hell and it was so so so low). i got it taken out by a different piercer the next day. i waited a couple months and got it reprierced somewhere more credible in july. the piercer told me that i have a deviated septum, so it looks crooked at some angles, but it should be perpendicular to the tissue at the placement it’s at. it also hurt pretty bad but not as bad as the first time, and it didn’t bleed and i might just have a low pain tolerance or something. the first couple of weeks went really smoothly and i wasn’t having any issues. then, around mid august i got two irritation bumps, and so i stopped cleaning it twice a day and started only doing it once a day. when i did that, the bump on my left side (4th picture) completely went away, but the bump on my right side has stayed until now. the bump on my left side comes and goes, and i’m not entirely sure what makes it do that. i would show the bumps, but it’s hard to get a picture without manipulating my nose in a way that puts too much pressure on it, which i don’t want to do.

age of piercing: 3 months
shape: horseshoe
material: i don’t remember, sue me
threading: internal
downsizing: has not been (cannot go to my piercer for questions and stuff because i don’t go back home from college until thanksgiving)
routine: once a day, before i shower i spray the saline that i got from my piercer, shower, and then clean off the gunk with a q-tip (ik q-tips are controversial but that’s just what my piercer said to be doing)
unfortunate events: i’ve never snagged it or anything like that but when i’m eating something big my lip will touch it. it also moves from left to right like on its own, but i never fix it i pinky swear.

also, i had a nostril piercing that got a piercing bump in a similar fashion but just on the outside and it didn’t go away for 1.5 years, and i saw my piercer and i took their advice and then eventually had them take it out because something wasn’t working with it obviously. if you look at picture four you can see the bump is kinda still there.

i just really really want this to heal so bad, cause it’s literally the easiest piercing and i have technically spent like 180 dollars total on it. it’s chill if you think that i just have to see my piercer. i will soon, but if you have any advice based on the photos or any insight i’d really appreciate it.

Hey guys, I'm freaking out right now. I took my original earrings out about 4 days ago that I got when I first got them pierced about 2 months ago. But can't really buy new ones right now and I I don't know how to put my original ones back in. What do I do

First cartilage piercing. This photo was taken within a few hours of the piercing, which is less than 24 hours old. The post feels really long to me. I know it’s to leave room for swelling but is this too much? Could I get it downsized sooner rather than later?

It’s from a Studs location, 14k gold front, titanium flat back post, 16 gauge. (I think I am saying this right, it’s new to me.) Feels ok but is getting snagged on my hair here and there.

So I’m not a total piercing newbie but I am taking the plunge and getting my rook and conch done next week at a local piercing studio. Same ear as what I got my helix done, and I am absolutely thrilled yet nervous because ouchies time. I’m sure it’s going to look fantastic but I could use some reassurance. Sorry if I used the wrong flair.

I had my tongue done originally early last year. It healed beautifully & I loved it. I eventually started a job that said they did not allow them, so I took it out & it closed back up. No issues. Eventually, I realized that at my job, tongue rings go basically unnoticed & so I got it redone mid July. I was on vacation at this time, so I was smoking & drinking even though I knew I shouldn’t have been. Not sure if it was related to that, but my tongue ring did not heal that time around. I cleaned it properly & very often (after each vape, all food, etc). I’ll insert pictures of what it looked like for about a week after. I kept picking at the bump from it, which I also knew better than to do, but after a week or so, it didn’t come back. However, I had the piercing in for about 2 weeks & it would not or get better. It was painful when I drank anything, including water, or ate. So I took it out because it was trouble than it was worth. I think it’s also work noting that I used a different metal that I normally do after I sized down. I usually only use titanium, & am super sensitive to anything else. But I only wear gold jewelry & the piercer I saw suggested a 14k (I think…) gold tongue ring which I used to down size. Not sure if my body not liking the material was related, as I had never tried real gold, just anodized titanium. However, I miss that piercing so much. So id like to get it redone, but the same reputable piercer who did it the first time, as well as my two other nose piercings. I also don’t have any hard scar tissue where the other two were. I know it’s a risk, but I feel like maybe the second piercer had a bad placement where it was against the old scar or sitting funny. So if I go to get it redone, now that I don’t smoke(just vape), never really drink, & to my regular piercer, what is my chance of it healing okay? Or because I’ve had it pierced twice, is it too much of a problem?

I’ve had my septum pierced for over 3 years now, fully healed, been able to take it out for month and put it back no issues, but I keep getting a dead almost fishy smell two days in and have to take it back out. I clean it regularly, I use iso alcohol to clean the jewelry and piercing. Currently have a clicker hoop that’s 18g surgical steel. Help!!

Angel fangs, done five hours ago, 12mm, not downsized yet. Done by a profesional piercer.
When they were just done i didn’t see anything wrong with them, but right now one looks higher than the other. Could this be just because of swelling unevenly? Or should i be worried that its pierced wrong? :((

Update: i contacted my piercer and she told me to wait but also offered a free redo…
So i will soon need to take it out in order for the hole to heal and have it redone after, but i have no idea how i will survived with only ONE angel fang 😭😭😭 it drives me up the wall when my facial piercings aren’t symmetrical

i was planning on piercing it a larger gauge, but the piercer only had one gauge option so i guess ill just stretch it

but im wondering if theres even enough room to stretch

i got it pierced yesterday and have been cleaning it with saline spray twice a day

how does it look? can i stretch it?

The first time happened while I was blowing my nose and I actually freaked out thinking about what could have happened if I inhaled it instead... I screwed it back on, the second time happened while I was driving and unfortunately my fear became reality and it fell into my nasal/oral cavity and I had to cough it up. Scary experience... I was able to spit it out but sadly I've lost the cone because the pocket I put it in had a FUCKING HOLE IN IT

So rn I have an internally threaded horseshoe made of titanium ASTM F136 and one externally threaded cone. My throat still hurts, I'm kind of paranoid that something's left in there but I'm certain I coughed up the piece because it was in my hands.

I do luckily have a staple septum retainer made of black glass and would like to ask how stable/reliable these are to sleep with because I am now extremely paranoid about inhaling/swallowing my jewelry.

I have balls instead of cones as well but I stupidly misplaced them and would have to search for them. I'm also scared of screwing in pretty much anything at this point..

The nearest piercer is 40 min away and they do not have jewelry that is compatible with mine. They hardly have titanium and none of it is internally threaded.

Any advice?

Piercing infos:

The piercing is 6 months old now

16G

Unfortunately initially pierced with bioplast, switched to titanium after a month

Current jewelry is a horseshoe that initially had balls but switched to cones, the bar is internally threaded, titanium ASTM F136

I know I can’t have beers/wine directly after a tongue piercing, but what about cocktails while using a straw so it doesn’t actually go onto the wound?

(pictured left ear then right ear)

Thought i was done with piercing my ears but im itching for some new ones now…btw there is also a third line on the left ear, but I didn’t put on any jewelry

Thinking of adding an orbital on the right and a second conch on my left! What do yall think? Any other suggestions

Just got my helix redone and then my thirds. The thirds are pretty close to the seconds but maybe it’s not a bad look? Anyways, hoping my helix heals this time! Wondering what other piercings might look good on my ears :)

I really like the look of a thin silver lip ring right in the middle of the lower lip on some people, but I’m not sure if it’d suit my lips.
I have a 2 month old nose labret that I wanna switch to a ring eventually and I’ve had no issues with healing (no swelling and no irritation bumps). I’m scared a lip piercing would be a different story, however.
Anyone willing to share their experience with lip piercings?