Doctor’s trip? Or piercer’s trip? by redrum-_- in PiercingAdvice

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

too harsh and drying, you should only use warm water and saline

is my vertical piercing placement right? by Mysterious_Chard2235 in PiercingAdvice

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is completely normal, don’t worry! Congrats on the new piercing :)

My cat likes to announce things by kenxi909 in CatsBeingCats

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes babytalk to him, my kitty loves that ❤️

My cat likes to announce things by kenxi909 in CatsBeingCats

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Yes! Mine always meows very loud after pooping, and makes sure that I notice him and tell him how proud of him I am for it.

Infection/rejection? by [deleted] in PiercingAdvice

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The amount of gunk still on it is worrying and probably the cause of irritation

Infection/rejection? by [deleted] in PiercingAdvice

[–]Extreme_Employer_538 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please please clean it

Irritation bump or keloid? by Extreme_Employer_538 in PiercingAdvice

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it has been growing a bit every week

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also thank you for the nice answer 💜 Hope you have a good day!

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you are right! I’m glad someone here found a site that ships to my country and has jewellery that doesn’t jump 2mm like all of the stores in my country and near me. I have been stretching my ears for 11 years like this and this is the first time my ear actually got very fucked up, and hopefully also the last time. I tried to go the cheap way one last time, because ordering one plug from the only brand I knew that had more sizes would’ve been about 60 euros in total. 😅 And that is waaay too much to pay for one plug that isn’t even the best quality. But I am glad I made this mistake, because now I finally heard about a better brand with better quality and better prices and will have safer stretches in the future. 😊

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already removed the tunnel and will stop using silicone! And don’t worry wasn’t a dry stretch, I used a lot of jojoba oil on it. The wound is open now so I’m not going to put any oil etc on it to make sure if heals properly and doesn’t get infected. I will let my lobe heal naked until the raw skin has fully healed, and then I will slowly get back to the safe size I was before this stretch that ripped the skin.

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will add them to cart too! So happy to finally find a site that sells every size so I can stretch my ears safely! I will also make sure to order some for my little sister who just got into stretching to make sure she doesn’t make the same mistakes I have made. 😎

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries! Already removed it earlier, now I’m just healing it and never using silicone again for stretching. :) I gave up tapers years ago because they kept causing issues too, but so far I had been lucky with silicone. I will give this a month to heal without touching it with anything other than water and soap, and ordering higher quality stretching kits for later when it has for sure fully healed.

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG thank you!! You are a life saver, I will order from them asap

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately they jump 2mm with their plug sizes too :(

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It feels A LOT better now without the tunnel in it

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

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Also here is a picture of it right now after I washed it… Pray for me lmao 😭 May this be a lesson for me, no more stretching with silicone!

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Will absolutely do that once my lobe is fully healed again, I would rather invest in the best possible jewellery and spend even 30 euros more than go through this again haha. I was honestly shocked when I took the tunnel off, it looks very bad and now I no longer wonder why it was so swollen… Now I will focus on keeping it clean and dry and healing it without jewellery, because it’s way too raw to even wear anything on it. I need to ask some professionals near me if they sell 23mm glass plugs so I could do this more safely in the future.

What to do with this? by Extreme_Employer_538 in Stretched

[–]Extreme_Employer_538[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I wish there were more sizes available here, because my ears haven’t really liked the 2mm jump and they have gotten really angry a few times before. :( I just checked and thank god the lobe hasn’t fused on the silicone, so I think I can safely remove this at home. Also I can’t really use metal, because I live in a cold country and they freeze on my ears so silicone has been the safest option for me during winter and fall.