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Hey all
i've finally got my ear pierced yesterday,
2 questions really
the first is how long should i wait till i begin stretching it?? and before anyone says their disgusting, i've thought about this long and hard it and its what i want done so i don't want no preaching
the 2nd is can anyone give me tips for general after care of piercings?
i've finally got my ear pierced yesterday,
2 questions really
the first is how long should i wait till i begin stretching it?? and before anyone says their disgusting, i've thought about this long and hard it and its what i want done so i don't want no preaching
the 2nd is can anyone give me tips for general after care of piercings?
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2. Dont play with it, wash your hands before you clean it (saline mixture only), dont over clean it once a day is enough etc. Dont swim for six weeks if you can, the clorine can affect the healing process. Your pierecer should have given you an aftercare leaflet.
would sea water be alright for it??
i'm going on holiday in 2 weeks, to corsica, the pool is some random filtler that doesn't even need clorine so alright there,
i would wait at least 12 weeks before going up. were you pierced with a gun or a needle? if it was a needle, then i'm guessing it would be a 1.6 so you could go up in tiny steps and go to a 1.8 or just go to a 2 - but leave that in for 6 weeks to let it properly heal. make sure you clean every day, and metal will smell more than acrilyic or organic matter. metal and organics are better to stretch with - but more expencive. flares are good, but only use them to go up one size. i have missed a few - i did 2, 3,4, 6, 8, - had a blowout going up to ten which was horrible and completely my fault- so back down to 6 and then quickly back up to 8 and slowly up to 10...
stretchings are like anal sex - LUBE LUBE LUBE! and KY is really good for this - don't use anything non water based as it is effectively an wound - go slowly, and if it doesn't feel right stop. using the little silicone rings really help, and the slicone squidgy plugs are great if you are finding the stretchings uncomfortable at night
becuase i was told that i had to clean my piercing for about 6 weeks with a boiled water and salt conction to stop it getting infected while it heals
even as an amateur I can tell you that sea water is pretty much off limits. Should have planned more carefully.
thanks
yeah, tbh, i'm not much of a forward planner
i don't usually go in the sea, too much piss shit and fish piss :P
so it won't change much of the holiday
ive been swimming constantly from having my peircings days old and i havnt had any problems at all.
took me fucking ages to get round to piercing my ear, i'm not gonna let it heal over for a holiday, plus, that WOULD HURT :P
freaks me out, i was okay with it in a pros hands but mine or a mates?
NO WAY
a lady from blue banana told me to start off putting a bellybar through my ear, so ive just rammed it in and its not even hurting too bad!
what size should i go up to next? my friends got a 2mm and a 4mm i can have?
im not advising you follow what i did in any way..
.. but i got mine pierced at 5pm on a saturday, and by 7pm i had 2.5mm flesh tunnels in there. it was a painful 10 mins.
i let that settle for a month before moving up to 3mm.
then a month to 4mm
then about 4 months to 5mm
then about another month to 6mm
havent done anything with them for over a year now, kinda happy with it.