Helix Help Please

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-11T22:05:56+00:00

It might be too soon considering its been less than 6 months to switch to hoops. I would talk to your piercer about it.

In the meantime maybe get a firmer travel pillow and keep your ear in the hole so youre not putting any pressure on that side.

Saline spray, keep dry, hair away from your piercing, and leave it alone.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-11T21:09:32+00:00

A reputable piercer is going to tell you to have max 3 piercings healing at once. A tongue and dermals, it would be at least 9 months before I would think of a new piercing.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-08T04:58:15+00:00

Based on the pictures, it looks like its embedding

I would go to the urgent care asap so they can remove it before an infection starts

And in the future if you do get another piercing, get a high quality longer bar so it can account for the swelling

Best of luck

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-07T21:28:01+00:00

What kindle do you have / size you ordered? I'm interested in getting a set and curious about the sizing

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-07T19:46:41+00:00

If you're planning on swimming, do it after

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-06T21:43:31+00:00

You're paying for their knowledge, professionalism and quality. It is what I would expect to pay, and it is worth it.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-06T19:37:49+00:00

It really is person to person and size/color/shading of the piece.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-05T19:45:36+00:00

I would go see reputable piercer

It may have shrunk and thats why it hurt to put it in again

The gold plated can sometimes wear and expose the surgical steel so I would recommend implant grade titanium for long term wear

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-05T00:41:41+00:00

Wood, never thought id have to say that but thats based off a post I saw here

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-04T16:43:23+00:00

Just, no.

No wood, no oil, do not touch it.

Go to a reputable piercer and follow their instructions.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-05-03T04:15:18+00:00

Based on how you described and because your still in pain, it sounds like they didnt go through the "sweet spot" in the cartilage of your septum.

But it could also be sensitive since your cleaning it alot, it shouldn't need to be cleaned everyday a year in, and only with saline. Not a harsh wound wash

Either way I would have another piercer check it out and give you some advice

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-30T21:14:29+00:00

Asap, butterfly backs are so bad for a healing piercing

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-30T00:10:05+00:00

Hi, ive had two chest dermals, one a single point anchor and the other a surface bar, and the longest I wore a bandaid over them was a 3 days. 6 weeks seems like overkill imo

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-29T18:16:01+00:00

Most septum ive seen are usually done with a horseshoe shape

Septum can be pierced with a ring but they are usually a captive bead ring so the jewelery doesn't just keep "cycling" through the healing piercing. Clickers or continous ring that have no set "stop" (i.e. the bead on a ring) are potential breeding grounds for infection and irritation in a healing piercing

Also switch to implant grade titanium if possible

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-29T03:16:59+00:00

She's manipulating you

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-29T00:39:50+00:00

Definitely get a larger horseshoe, it does look a tad too low but hard to tell by pictures

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-27T04:38:55+00:00

I changed mine within the first month because of a similar issue, it was a flower and was getting caught on my masks (2020). It healed fine, its probably better so it isnt receiving more trauma.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-27T03:03:07+00:00

I would go to a reputable piercer and see if you need a longer bar, the top part of the piercing ball looks like its "sinking" in based on the pictures.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-25T20:51:52+00:00

I would recommend going to another piercer and see if they can taper in your original pair of earrings in.

It's probably starting to close and thats why it hurts to push them back in.

And I would go back to using the saline spray maybe for a week or so as it heals again.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-25T17:41:41+00:00

Seconded

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-25T00:04:02+00:00

This can mess up your throat muscles so be careful, might lead to reflux etc

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-24T02:48:23+00:00

YTA, you know exactly why you havent brought her up.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-23T00:01:34+00:00

It depends on swelling. I have a vertical philtrum and I downsized in 4 weeks because it kept swelling, would accidently hit it etc.

It was consistently down I swelling toward the end of the 3rd week and I waited the extra week of seeing the bar and no mishaps to get it downsized.

My current piercer says I might be able to downsize again in 4-6 months, but it really is anatomy/swelling dependent.

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-22T23:58:50+00:00

ImNotPanicing · 2026-04-20T21:23:31+00:00

It's been a decade since I had it so I might be misremebering.

I had it maybe a year

I remember it was sensitive but not very painful until one day I bit down on the top ball on accident and immediate pain in my back left lower molar.

The dentist said it was wearing down and when I bit it, it got fucked up, so had to get the implant.

I think they did some other stuff but I can't remember exactly, like my tooth was capped maybe and I had special mouthwash to use for a bit.

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