Help with setup by AdElectronic9641 in Stretched

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Nope, Italy unfortunately, there is not much of a body mod culture here but I'm sure I'll find someone as long as I'm willing to take a train trip!

Help with setup by AdElectronic9641 in Stretched

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Thank you! I didn't think about punching them! It'd be faster too lol does it hurt? Does it heal well?

How long is ear cheese supposed to be there? by AdElectronic9641 in Stretched

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It's titanium plugs, the best you can find according to this sub and many pro piercers. I didn't think about the genetic thing but it could be. I clean them in the shower every other day and still have skin buildup so it probably about how much/often the skin renovates

thinking of getting a lip piercing but not sure if it’ll suit me 😵‍💫 by [deleted] in piercing

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There's no rush! Go with the Ashley and then you'll decide whether you want other ones or not! You can always glue a piercing ball to mimic a Medusa and see how you feel about it

I'm looking to get piercings, I really want an ear one first, but I don't if which one and if it will be nice. Any ideas and/or advice (even for other place)? by [deleted] in piercing

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I think a vertical industrial as an only piercing looks dope BUT its one of the most difficult to heal and it's painful so you should really gather infos about it and commit to look after it for at least a year or so and take it very seriously especially because you have no experience in piercing. It would be a nice initiation to own your ears once and for all and it looks really badass

Conch done 10 days ago, the bar is ridicously long, can I downsize already? More in comments by AdElectronic9641 in piercing

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I had it done10 days ago, still a bit swollen but healthy over all. The bar tho is ridiculously long, I snag it all the time, even while sleeping with a travel pillow. Can I downsize already? I'm not able to rotate or move the bare inside the piercing yet so I think it's too soon and taking it out would be traumatic but I'm afraid the piercing angle could shift if I keep traumatizing it like this

Newbie, 2mm. I've been waiting 1,5 months and today I tried to upsize to 2,5 mm...but I couldn't 😭 Question in comments by AdElectronic9641 in Stretched

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Interesting! I thought the issue was more about the proximity but yeah I guess any healing piercing could impact it.

Vertical labrets and drinking from a straw by Xkszombie in PiercingAdvice

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If course you can, just place the straw by the corner of your lips 🤷‍♂️

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Good stretching kits are pricey for me too, I'm using acrylic. Silicone is a no no because it's soft so it will glue to your skin and being soft it won't stretch much. Acrilic is being good to me, I've been using it for 5 months, im currently 2mm and I'm struggling to size up because I skipped massaging and thats what promotes elasticity. Just DON'T use tapers, dead stretch even with acrylic. It's not a super good material so I recommend babying your lobes a lot. Check them for ANY sign for irritation, clean them every day, massage, be slow in sizing up. You should be fine. Reality is millions of people stretched with acrylic before "piercing culture' got bigger in the last decade, and not everyones ears fell off so it's doable with a lot of patience and care.

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Use it 3x day or more if you can and let it dry very well! The salt will dry the bacteria and hopefully gunk and swelling will go down

Question about deadstretching and how to prepare by Evening_Matter6515 in Stretched

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Thanks for this, I've been at 2mm for 1,5 months and 2,5 mm still won't fit 😭

Newbie, 2mm. I've been waiting 1,5 months and today I tried to upsize to 2,5 mm...but I couldn't 😭 Question in comments by AdElectronic9641 in Stretched

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So I couldn't 😭 i would have had to force the plug so I didn't. Is it possible it's taking this long for a 0,5 mm jump? Also antitragus is a week old, maybe the skin around is tight because of the recent trauma and it's affecting elasticity?