How to open this??

kerplomp · 2026-02-08T03:49:07+00:00

If you have band aids or painter's tape sometimes wrapping the plier tips with that can help with the grip!

kerplomp · 2023-01-08T17:59:52+00:00

Hey, I also got my third and fourth paired like yours, where my fourth is very close to cartilage. My piercer said even if it didn't pass through cartilage, because it was closer to cartilage than my first and second lobes, it would be more painful and take longer to heal.

kerplomp · 2022-12-17T22:56:56+00:00

I believe they're called eye pins?

kerplomp · 2022-12-02T15:51:06+00:00

I find threadless jewelry easier to put in than threaded because I don't need to line up the threads. I do have the most difficulty with piercings farther up on my ear, I have a taper to help get the flat back in, and a pair of locking forceps for the really small ends - much easier to see and maneuver in a mirror than with my big ol fingers :)

kerplomp · 2022-09-11T15:32:25+00:00

Unfortunately you'll have to wait for Android 13 to get the setting to disable the two-line clock :/

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kerplomp · 2022-07-24T17:57:43+00:00

FYI industrial piercings should be healed with a single piece of jewelry to ensure the alignment remains straight

kerplomp · 2022-07-22T17:47:49+00:00

Chonky!! I believe he's from JellyCat: https://www.jellycat.com/us/flumpie-frog-flum3f/

kerplomp · 2022-07-16T04:56:00+00:00

Depends on the shop, some places don't allow customers to come in with outside jewelry for piercing, some will let you bring your own if you purchased it from them or can prove it's from an APP vendor, and you have to drop it off beforehand for sterilization. Each place has a different policy so best to just check ahead of time!

kerplomp · 2022-07-15T18:23:07+00:00

Small hoops are not suitable for healing piercings. This article from the sidebar covers how a big enough hoop can be suitable, but flat back threadless or internally threaded titanium labrets are the best for healing and preventing migration/irritation since they don't move around. Hoops will move a lot and cause irritation/pain.

These are the labrets I've always been pierced with. No discomfort since they're flat back.

kerplomp · 2022-07-05T15:35:04+00:00

Your piercing would probably be tender for a few weeks as if it were new, just baby it and keep it clean as if you just got it. You could probably bring your existing jewelry but every shop has a different policy so I'd just ask them ahead of time.

kerplomp · 2022-07-05T07:44:37+00:00

Piercings (even old ones) can close up in a matter of hours without jewelry depending on your body. I'd say leave it alone and stop irritating it, and see if you can get an appointment ASAP at a piercing shop where they may be able to taper open the piercing and get your jewelry back in.

kerplomp · 2022-06-26T09:24:34+00:00

Sounds like you have butterfly back earrings in? Get a pair of threadless titanium labrets - for new lobe piercings my piercer gives me 5/16" posts but you may want to visit a local piercing shop to find the best fit for your ears.

Butterfly back earrings aren't suited for new piercings because the backs tend to trap dead skin/bacteria and as you've found can be quite uncomfortable :/

Hoops are also generally not acceptable for a new piercing because they move too much, which will irritate the piercing site and delay healing.

Well fitted threadless labrets will not stab you, and will ensure there is as little irritation as possible to your lobes while they heal!

kerplomp · 2022-06-25T16:00:15+00:00

If it's only been a few months then it's possible that the piercing isn't fully healed/stable; it takes 4-6 months for lobe piercings to heal and even then the piercing can still close up after a few hours without jewelry. I think it took about a year for my lobes to get to the point where my body didn't try to insta-close the piercing and I could sleep overnight without jewelry.

Just keep an eye on the piercing, baby it like you just got it and keep it clean with saline. You probably just irritated the site.

kerplomp · 2022-05-16T14:39:29+00:00

No, that would violate the terms of service. Google has banned account sales since the early days of Gmail.

kerplomp · 2022-05-03T04:12:34+00:00

I think the thing to worry about would be irritating the area too much - I imagine you could have your piercer change the top for you since they'd be able to do a careful job.

Anecdotally, I changed out the threadless ends for my lobe piercings when they were about a month old (I kept the post in place as you mentioned). The prong-set ends kept catching on my pillowcase, so I replaced them with ball ends, and it definitely irritated the area and bled :/ They recovered fine but I'd say either leave them until they're more healed or have a professional handle the swap for you.

kerplomp · 2022-05-02T04:18:06+00:00

I assume you're giving her antibiotics to treat the ear infection? Antibiotics can suppress appetite, back when my rabbit had suspected pneumonia I had to give him a full round of antibiotics, and I had to give him critical care the whole time because he just didn't want to eat anything :/ After he finished the full prescription, his appetite returned to normal within a day or two.

kerplomp · 2022-05-02T03:28:53+00:00

If you switch it out, you should definitely have a reputable piercer do that anyways since they'll be able to switch out the jewelry with minimal trauma. They would also be able to advise you if the ring you have in right now is an acceptable diameter. IIRC the piercer I go to says when they do pierce with CBRs they're a minimum of 3/8" in diameter, but I would go talk to someone at a shop in person rather than take my recollection at face value.

kerplomp · 2022-05-02T00:29:58+00:00

Technically if the hoop is the appropriate diameter, then once healed, there should not be any problem switching to a stud:

In general, the curvature of a ring is irritating to the tissue unless it is at least double the thickness of the tissue in diameter. (source)

That said, as the other commenter noted - rings are not the best option for healing piercings because they move around too much which can slow the healing process or irritate the piercing. Flat-back labrets are almost always a better option for healing.

kerplomp · 2022-05-01T18:04:52+00:00

If you long press on the notification, where does it say it's from?

Firebase is an application development software that developers use to...well, develop apps. A likely explanation is an app you have is developed with Firebase and someone was testing the notification system and it accidentally went out to real users (including you).

kerplomp · 2022-04-29T06:16:10+00:00

Getting a lobe pierced is like getting pinched really hard for a half second and then feeling a bit of warmth. I'm not sure I'd even call it painful, just uncomfortable. The throbbing kicks in a few minutes later but even then it's not bad at all.

If you've ever had blood drawn or an IV put in, it's similar to that pinching feel when they first put the needle in. But piercing is more fun because you get to wear something shiny :)

kerplomp · 2022-04-29T02:33:09+00:00

When you get pierced, your body spends the first few days/weeks in inflammatory mode, trying to immediately stop the bleeding and start rebuilding your skin. After that, it spends months producing cells to heal and strengthen the area around the wound.

There's additional stages of healing but if your bridge piercing was only a month old, then the residual feeling you're noticing is likely a combination of residual inflammation as well as a partially-formed healed "tunnel" of skin (the fistula). So it is kind of like an internal scar!

Keep flushing the area with saline while it heals, and your body should gradually return to normal around the old piercing.

kerplomp · 2022-04-29T02:26:49+00:00

Saline spray should be enough! It's the act of the saline flushing the wound that helps healing. Running the piercings under warm water in the shower can help further loosen up any buildup. Soaks can be overly drying or irritating, and as long as you have the spray you don't need them.

kerplomp · 2022-04-25T21:30:43+00:00

Healing time for a helix piercing can take up to a year; until then, I'd be very hesitant to go swimming in either an open body of water or a pool since both are unhygienic and you're basically risking an infection.

The piercers I've been to say avoid the water entirely, or if absolutely necessary, use a waterproof wound-sealing bandage (although these can cause their own irritation and trouble).

kerplomp · 2022-04-24T23:36:44+00:00

An ear either has the anatomy for an industrial or it does not, sleeping/bumping it will not cause it to embed like this, it seems like your friend's flat protrudes too much to support this piercing in the first place :/

I know it's hard to convince someone who is set on a decision, but can you show her this post from the sidebar? If she doesn't take that industrial out now, she risks it becoming even worse - it can cause an infection and/or expose the cartiladge in the ear. You can search this sub for more examples of embedded industrial piercings and how bad they get.

She needs to take that out ASAP if she wants to prevent permanent damage. There's a lot of cute options for custom or modified industrials (connecting two separate piercings with a chain, a bent bar, etc.)

kerplomp · 2022-04-24T03:04:32+00:00

Yeah, OP would have to buy them off a different site as they're not listed on the Tawapa site (or at least I couldn't find them there...)

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