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Owies - piecing
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Got my labrette pierced today, it didn't hurt when it was done (tho they didn't freeze it) and I can talk fine, but eating hurts.
Any advice?
Any advice?
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Would take a pic but my face is really dry at the moment.
and yeeeah i agree with katralla, salt water to clean it. swill your mouth out with it and spit it out to clean the inside (even though it tastes disgusting) and i cleaned the outside with a cotton bud and salt water
yeeeeah, i think its about 1 teaspoon you should put in...or that might be wrong. not a lot anyway.
(Oh, and it's Labret )
because that matters.
Yeah, there's something which looks like a red bruise around the outside of my lip on the piercing. Is that normal?
My second piercing took longer to heal than first, and swelled up loads so I was in and out of piercers. He didn't mind, had to fit me with longer bar for the swelling so it was a good idea to go back. They usually advise to see a piercer if it goes mildly wrong, before seeing a doctor, because docs just take 'em out whereas piercers know how to deal.
When i had mine done i would suck on ice cubes alot, and suck on antibacterial/anaethetic lozenges.
Just make sure you dont fiddle with it too much and keep it clean, same with all piercings though and you probably know that.
Another tip i picked up is to buy a new toothbrush.
Other advice includes:
Do not drink straight vodka anytime soon. Being young and dumb back when i got my lip pierced, i did and by god it hurt.
Wait the proper amount of time before you start changin jewellery. I changed from a labret stud to a ring way too soon and hurt the piercing in doing so.
You sound like your doing good tho
Happy Healing