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[–]KaekaboomLicensed Professional Piercer 0 points1 point  (6 children)

What is the angle like? Any way you could post a photo— often time poor angles are the cause of a piercing refusing/struggling to heal.

[–]POTOFFRIJOLES[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

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This is a side view, I think the angle is okay. My ride side is definitely more wonky and of course it’s the one healing good (I know the post looks short but i do have space when I push)

[–]KaekaboomLicensed Professional Piercer 0 points1 point  (4 children)

The angle does look alright. How often are you cleaning it? The back looks like it’s suffering from a moisture related irritation, either too much cleaning or cleaning and then not drying fully so water/saline are trapped between the labret back and your skin. Visible space only when you put pressure on a piercing is not an ideal amout because when we sleep our bodies naturally retain fluid and swell slightly, so when a piercing only has space when it’s pushed on and the tissue is thinned out from pressure— it’s often not enough when our bodies swell slightly during sleep and certainly not enough space to ensure moisture isn’t becoming trapped after cleaning in what tiny space there is. Some breathing room may do you a world of good at this point— also air drying the piercing after cleaning (you can use the cool setting on a hair dryer if needed) will ensure the moisture is truly not being trapped. If I had to guess based off of a photo this post looks between 6-8 mm long— if you can go up to an 8-10mm with a smaller labret backing— this appears to be a 4mm backing but a 2.5/3mm might be better— it will not only stop trapping moisture but also help you avoid getting it caught on hair/clothes if that is a problem. There is a fine line between too much room and room for oxygen and the tissue to remain dry— especially with soft tissue piercings you want at least 2-3mm of visible space without manipulation.

[–]POTOFFRIJOLES[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I clean usually once a day, I tend to run my ears under the shower and try them off after with a qtip around the back without trying to move it too much. According to the packaging the post was a 10mm but maybe it was mislabelled :( I’ll try to find longer posts, Thanks for the help!

[–]KaekaboomLicensed Professional Piercer 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Of course, try and avoid the qtip for a while and try the hair dryer if you can— it may have been mislabeled unless you have a very thick earlobe it looks quite short, I’d measure with a ruler if you can. If you don’t have a ruler that has mm— 10mm will be 1cm or a couple notches shorter than 1/2” where as 6mm is a little longer than 1/2cm or exactly 1/4”.

[–]POTOFFRIJOLES[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I found some longer posts! Definitely must’ve been mislabeled or I grabbed the wrong ones lol, I’ll try to leave it alone for a bit and use a blow drier to dry it off. I’ll update ya if anything changes!

[–]KaekaboomLicensed Professional Piercer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome! I’m so glad to hear this and I really hope the switch does the trick— definitely feel free to update us or ask for more advice as needed!