HORRIBLE Piercing Experience (Snug)
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I got my snug pierced a couple hours and ago and I've just coincidentally come across this video... great😩😂
me too 😭
How are your piercings doing now?? I'm about to get mine done so I'm super nervous now.
dude I had mines for almost a month and mines is doing pretty good
Ruby eloise how is it doing now?
I'm getting it pierced in 2 days. All the piercings I've had got infected and waiting for this one to get infected too lol. My ears are not good with piercings but I can't stop getting them pierced.
I recently got a second snug above my first one, i will say it swells like crazy and i had to get the bar changed very quickly with my first one so i made sure this time round they pierced it with a longer bar (not sure of the size). It took about 10/11 months to fully heal and it remained sore to the touch for the majority of that, meaning i had to sleep on the opposite side for ages and it received countless accidental knocks and bumps which only prolongs the healing time! Not sure why i decided to get a second one lol, they are probably my favourite piercings i have to date though but are by far the most painful and difficult to heal. Do not get this if you aren't prepared to give it time and TLC! Also 1/4 non iodised salt to 1 cup of boiling water cooled down on cotton balls x2 a day, anti inflammatory meds, tea tree and a good rinse in a warm shower are the best for healing and swelling reduction 😊
looking at the picture at the start you could tell it was going to end badly, alway make sure you get pierced with a very long bar to account for swelling!
I got a snug piercing a few weeks ago and it was fine. I was told recently that snug piercings are prone to rejection, so I'm quite concerned about that...but so far so good~
zyriki as long as you take good care of it, it should be fine. I have had my snug for 4 years. I had a lot of swelling problems and it took a year and a half to heal, but it is one of my favorite piercings and I have 13 piercings.
My piercer told me mine would swell like crazy. She put a long barbell in it and I put a ice cube on it and took some aleve and the swelling was at a minimum.
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ive always heard that you shouldnt take out an infected piercing
I've never heard that before! I think if it's that infected and swollen you should probably take it out!
I really don't know and I don't have any piercings but the reason behind not taking it out is that if you have an infection and you take it out then the hole will close up and the infection will be trapped inside your body and be harder to take out. Idk if there are different types of infections. I know this because I saw two videos and a girl had to even take antibiotics. But I honestly do not know which is better or which is correct
I was about to say almost the same, in fact, the scar you have is probably like that because it has the "solid infection" inside. I hope you understood, I'm from Spain and its been a while since i dont study english hahaha Take care :))
I was about to say almost the same, in fact, the scar you have is probably like that because it has the "solid infection" inside. I hope you understood, I'm from Spain and its been a while since i dont study english hahaha Take care :))
I was about to say almost the same, in fact, the scar you have is probably like that because it has the "solid infection" inside. I hope you understood, I'm from Spain and its been a while since i dont study english hahaha Take care :))
I was thinking about getting this but I had enough troubles with my tragus. I have had it pierced for 2 and a half years now and it is finally healed. The cartilage is just so thick like the snug. I don't want to go through anymore difficult piercings...may just get my upper cartilage done.
my piercing shop doesnt really like doing snugs all that much so they do "faux" snugs and its a conch piercing and a helix piercing place where the snug would be c:
This is what I have. Way better option. And my conch healed beautifully. 😊
OMG! I had the same experience with my snug. Let me give you a little bit of background, ironically my name is Emily as well. I’m 14 now, I got it pierced as an early birthday gift, I’ve had it for about 5 months now. When I originally got the piercing it did not hurt at all, it was honestly a 0-10 and she pierced me with a 6 mm. About a week after the piercing I kept getting excruciating pain and swelling. My dad said to give it another week to see if the swelling went down, well it didn’t. I ended up going back to my piercer and she had to use the tools to get it out because the swelling was so bad. I ended up passing out from the pain as well, and woke up to her putting in a 10 mm bar instead. Now at 5 months it’s almost healed. If your thinking of getting a snug, DON’T GET PIERCED WITH A 6 MM, yes everyone’s bodies handles piercings differently, just don’t risk it.
I agree! A longer barbell is definitely necessary if you are wanting a snug!
I watched this the day I got my snug pierced and it completely freaked me out haha I still have it 3 months later and it's twice the original size so I've got a 16mm
Up until 4:30, I had a very similar experience with my third hole piercing! The differences started when I just laid down on the floor and waited, but didn't actually faint. Your entire situation is loads worse than mine was though!
I had the same issue with my triple forward helix. Having the piercers take it out hurt so much!
Yikes I can imagine that would be really painful too!
I recommend if the swelling gets too bad up go to ur piercer cause they can up the size. It happened to me and she changed it. Yes it was painful. But its my favorite piecing
Also there's the faux snug which id just a mid lobe and conch piercing
That's super kool! I got my rook pierced on the same ear you have your rook.. Do you have a video on rook piercing expirence? I'll look for it. Lol.
great video to watch before I get mine pierced tomorrow, heck I’m freaking out
Snug are pains. My piercing shop actually charges more to try and deter people from them. Personal experience if you want a snug piercing but don't think you can handle the pain or swelling, get a faux snug. It's basically a helix and conch piercing at an angle that looks like a snug but with none of the bad parts. You can even get away with wearing a curved barbell if you want though two labret studs look good.
I also live in Boston and I was thinking about getting a snug piercing, I was wondering what shop was the one you went to with the women you really liked?
Getting piercings is truly addictive. I wish I got have all the piercings I want. But my ear is not suitable for many piercings. I wanted my rook pierced, a triple forward helix and a sideburn piercing, but my cartilage has not enough space for the needle to go through. Now I am hoping I can get my snug pierced. I am soooo itching for a new piercings. Anyone else has the same struggles?
For sea salt soaks, I use 1/4 sea salt, uniodized, and hot water
Same here. Piercers and many pierced also recommend.
if you like different piercings maybe try get a orbital conch piercing :) I usually get quite bad swelling with piercings and take ages to heal but my conch healed so quickly, didn't swell too badly and if you pierce it with a stud first you'll never knock it so it's super easy to look after xxxx
Yeah I recently got a snug Aug 6th and it swelled very bad and I went to a different piercer and she told me “To be honest the last piercer shouldn’t have pierced it, it’s going to either stay swelled and never heal & you’re going to have a bad scar” so long story short I took it out and she recommended a “faux snug” so in a few more months I’m going to try that. 🙏🏽 A lot of piercers say faux snugs are so much better and the healing process is great. ❤️
I have a lot of piercings and honestly mine hurt like crazy for 4 days. It was extremely painful and swollen but I found that taking my migraine medicine helped. I was really determined and after 4 days the piercing stopped hurting and started going down, so if you can’t handle pain please don’t get this piercings it’s horrendous.
I have recently just taken out my snug piercing because it just wasn't healing, i really liked the piercing but it's just very problematic in the long run, I also needed paracetamol and ibuprofen to help cope with the pain, it also started to affect my helix piercing because they were on the same ear. Even though I love the piercing I'm glad I no longer have it BC I can see my ear is all ready doing much better.
sorry that that happened. i had a cartilage piercing that ha gotten infected. i ended up taking it out and i did have the bumps for about a month and 1/2. The bumps will go away after some time!! I'm really sorry that happened. you would look really good with your 3rd done by the way !
I had my snug in for over 2 years and it just never fully heals. It was the biggest relieve when I took it out and it was such an awkward spot to twist the ball out! My ear still has exactly the same bump as yours even after a year of taking it out
So you regret it?
Eddictive when you pierce your cartilage the needle removes a chunk of it so when it heals there is just skin there and it can look puffy, or is it scar tissue?
Honestly, I just went through the same experience, I had mine pierced on Friday and I’ve only just now taken it out, the whole time I had to take it out, I was messaging my piercer and she has now banned a Snug piercing from her list and she recommends a faux snug (conch and helix piercing) so it looks more realistic, I wouldn’t wish the pain on anybody, it was indescribable😩 so glad it’s now out
That's awful! I feel like all piercers should avoid doing it as it is such a pain to heal!
Émilie Joy she did warn me that it was a pain to heal before she pierced it but she had to do the piercing twice due to her having to replace the bar from
a smaller one to a larger bar, bearing in mind my ear has just been pierced so she’s taking it out and replacing it, my ear was so swollen🙄 but it’s healed up nicely now so that’s good! ❤️
My conch was a pain. On a pain scale getting it done was 0-10. It got infected, but I'm ok with pain so I kept it. I still have it in and I'm do happy I have a high pain tolerance.
I got my snug piercing 2 years ago and it hasnt fully healed yet. fml
Oh jeez that sucks!
I've had mine for almost 7 years now and it still hasn't fully healed. The worst place to have a piercing ever, but I still choose to keep it in 😂
🤭 I wanted one for so long but I felt like it was gonna hurt because my cartilage is so thick. So I’m for sure not going to get it!
Mari Carmen Espín my lobe piercings are literally taking 8 months. I also have double helix. The snug is such a thick piece of cartilage, I think you should keep cleaning and be patient. I know ot sucks, but snugs seem like they'll hit your pillow easily or get bumped easily. That will certainly add time
I got my triple forward helix and then I was hooked. That was 3 weeks ago and now I have my rook and conch pierced on my other ear. It's definitely an addiction. I really want the snug but now I'm not sure. I haven't experienced any swelling at all with any piercings or straight after. :S
Wow really? You're so lucky.
smartipants123 mine hurt like 15/10 when I got mine done because my pierced found it hard to pierce
I’ve got a snug piercing, I’m 15😂😂 like it hurt 15/10 it hurt soooo much, the swelling and pain was really bad in healing
It’s still healing but it looks sooo good
I have had my snug piercing for 2 years, and now it is giving me cauliflower ear. im going tomorrow to get it removed and thankfully its not too bad but my piercer informed me that if I leave it in it will only get worst! Do not get this piercing! the risk is just not worth it and I really wish I that I did research before even considering this piercing.
Similar things happened to me with my rook and my conch and my tragus I guess. The reasons were my fault though since I slept on them. My conch swelled and it hurt sooo bad to even touch it gently caused pain. My ear swelled so much that my tragus actually swelled as well, and the diameter of my tragus post was such that my skin grew over it. My piercer pushed it back out, but it never really healed so months later I ended up taking it out. =( My rook had a similar experience, swollen, painful to the touch, but no where as bad as my conch.
I've heard that the snug is tough to heal and most piercers will try to talk you out of it, kinda like a rib tattoo.
I was gonna get my snug done tomorrow but now I'm terrified lol I don't think I'm gonna end up getting it 😁
Kinda random but where did you get the sea salt water mixture? I live in the Vancouver area.
+Brielle Jessie Shoppers! I buy the salt nasal rinses, but they also have salt spray in the first aid section!
I was thinking about getting this piercing but I'm definitely not now! Jeez. Glad you're okay.
+Rebecca Cantor Yeah, I would not recommend! Thanks ❤️
About a quarter tsp of salt (no iodised) to a cup of boiling water. Let the water cool before you use it. I've been using that for all 9 of my piercings and haven't had any problems.
the place I get all of my piercings done actually refused to give me a snug piercing. looking into it I am really happy they refused to do so, my body already swells dramatically with piercings, I can't imagine the swelling I would have with a snug.
this happened to me with my rook, because my piercer pierced it with a 6 mm bar for some stupid reason. i got it changed to a longer bar at another piercing shop and it’s soooooo much better now
For those now scared of getting this done altho they wanted it just head the swelling off from the get go. Keep your head propped up for the first 2 days or so. Make sure you dont sleep on it. Use ice and clean it properly and take something to reduce swelling often. Also that bar was too short your ear there was already thick.
Yeah it causes infections and this is why I don’t do saltwater because of that but also because I do have a tendency to him to be very prone to infections so I just instead of cleaning with salt water at all I skip it and I do alcohol instead which is how I clean all my piercings and they all healed perfectly fine and they are great so I just will continue to do that because it’s the safest thing for my ears
hey, I browsed through your videos and nothing regarding piercings popped out at me since this video.
I was wondering how you feel about piercings now and if you have gotten any new ones or are thinking of getting any?
i got my snug about two months ago and i still can't sleep on it and im getting bumps and both ends fmlll
I was the exact same with my snug its gorgeous mines got stuck in mine to was hell trying to get out never again got my daith done the exact same day and its perfect 😊 got my tragus done about a yr ago on the same ear so gonna get the same on the other ear and thing about my conch too
I had a bad experience with a snug too. I have an industrial and it hurt less than my snug. it was always swollen and sore and my piercer used the wrong jewelry too. One of the balls ended up popping off while I was in the middle of a shift so I took it outttttt
exact same thing happened to me, i woke up in the middle of the night a few days after i got mine done it felt like my snug was on fire, i ran to the bathroom and just took it out. i loved the piercing but just not worth the pain
The same thing happened to me with my rook piercing, I had to go to the hospital and get an iv for three days because the infection was so bad
Oh no I'm so sorry! I had a horrible experience with my two top cartilage piercings, like I was at the doctors on New Years having to get them removed and it was hard for the doctor because they were so swelled that the rings would only come out if he basically scraped my ear making it bleed while trying to get it out. It was horrible. I also had bumps that he started pinching trying to get gunk out of and then he wrapped my ear in massive amounts of gauze because he couldn't find bandages so when I walked out it looked like maybe half my ear had been cut off or something because there was this huge bandage around my ear haha. Thankfully the antibiotics he prescribed me to worked for me and completely got rid of my bumps. I also tried putting studs back in a week later and my holes hadn't completely closed up so yay! I got these 3 cartilage piercings done at the same time and the top two had rings (the ones that horribly got infected) the bottom one had a stud and what a friend of mine was telling me was that her piercer always told her that rings were easier to get infected because they move around so much so he always recomended to start off with a stud & it makes so much sense now. I guess thats why my third cartilage didn't get infected. Anywho I hope your snug experience doesn't keep you from getting more piercings because your piercings made me want more piercings & even though I had to go to the doctors and it was painful I still want to get more because now I know to do more research before getting it done. Hope Boston is treating you well xoxo-Karla
+Karla Gutierrez Girl I almost had to do the same thing! I probably should have gone to the doctors to have it taken out but I figured a doctor wouldn't know how to take out the jewelry... I am glad you ended up getting them taken out! And as for not getting more piercings... I already want more! I can't help myself! But I am going to wait a little while as my snug really traumatized me! Thanks for watching ❤
Has anyone’s snug been super bruised? I got mine like 3 days ago and the swelling isn’t that bad but the bruising look bad. Considering i bruise easily and have bruised for almost all of my piercings but I’m still a little worried abt it
yay Boston!
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I have my snug pierced and I did have insane swelling but I had an extremely long bar bell so I was grateful for that but my ear sort of rejected it so it's not as deep in my ear now but it still looks good
+JayNYX03 I am glad you had success with being pierced with a longer barbell! Thanks for watching ❤️
Got mine like 3 days ago and so far so good but idk obs yet
It went badly guys - I ended up in hospital guys... But 2 weeks ago I did it again. It's doing it again!
Oh I'm early haha! I was wondering why the quality was so low :)
+Linnea Olsson Haha ❤️
Out of curiosity, how much did it swell? I have my ears pierced all the way up to my helix including my helix and tragus. I wanted this piercing until I saw your video lol fuck that. Thank you for posting your story.
Just 2 days ago I got my first cartilage piercing done, it is a helix. So far love it! I was prepared for so much more pain when getting it, it can barely be classified as painful, but if I turn my head at night on that side where the piercing is, I wake up from the pain :/ It was going great until yesterday a friend of mine bumped into it really hard when hugging, oh my gosh, it was such strong pain, I hope it will be fine, still hurts if I touch it now :(
I also mix my own salt solution, I googled the ratio, somehow didn't want to pay just for a premixed salt solution.
I have my helix pierced and I didn't have any issues with it until i slept on it one night and I ended up developing little bumps around the piercing that took a really long time to go away! So don't sleep on it + try to avoid bumping it! You should be fine mixing your own salt water solution but just be careful with it!
I got my snug about three days ago and its already starting to swell a bit and its starting to flush a bit of pus 😭
I have a snug too and it's swollen and kind of infected. I have no idea how to take it out.. i might take some ibuprofen and see if the swelling goes down.. advice for soaking a piercing???
Try soaking it and take some ibuprofen, but if it doesn't go down take it out! You can always go to the place that pierced you and they will take it out
Thanks girl! Yeah, my dad had to use pliers to take it out today. Safe to say I cried like a baby.
Oh no!!! That's horrible! I'm glad you got it out though
The proper salt to water ratio is 1/4 tsp sea salt in a cup of water. Tour piercing mist likely became this bad because you were using too much salt, too little salt, or nor cleaning it properly or often enough.
I have mine pierced. It hurt for a while longer than my other cartilage piercings but it wasn't that bad. I was quite relieved tbh as even my piercer was warning me about the potential pain (piercing and healing) since it's such a thick piece of cartilage
+Anna Leyland I am glad you had better success with yours! How long did it take for it to completely heal?
Émilie Joy It's not fully healed yet, I had it done late November/early December. It still gets crusties from time to time but it doesn't ache any more so that's nice
btw the ratio is 1/4 teaspoon of salt to 1 cup of warm water
omg I got the same piercing around this time last year, I cleaned it with salt water and on the third day it was swollen more than usual , I took a after school nap woke up to pus & blood and my ear had gotten so swollen the it was impossible for me to grab the balls to take it out. I had to go to the E.R and the ENT ( ear nose Doctor ) had to cut my ear open in order to remove it😩😩 I wish I could insert picture lol. It was so painful and now I have a tiny keloid on that ear.
I totally understand what you are saying, got my 2nd lobes done then my double helix...said it was my last piercing and it wasn’t....I then got my daith and today I’m getting my conch and tragus done...oh I also got my belly before I had my 2nds pierced...but yea I always say it’s the last piercing br it never is and it’s quite annoying seen as my bf doesn’t really like any piercing WHAT SO EVER 😂😂😂 good video !!
I'm so glad that this didn't happen to me 🙏🏻
I came across this because my snug is SO swollen too and its closing over the little ball. SO MUCH PAIN. i couldn't touch my ear area for literally a week without tears. Why don't they warn you about this shit!! UGH
i dont think your cleaning methods were wrong, it was definitely the bar being too small imo :( i dont get how piercers dont make enough room for the swelling ?
I think so too!!! I thought the barbell was too short but when I asked the piercer he told me it was fine and that it wouldn't swell...
Reconsidering getting my snug now :(
+Call me Bec I have mine pierced and after a year and a half it's completely fine! It did take just under a year to heal, but it's all good now! I think my jewelry is probably longer than hers was though because mine was definitely swollen but it didn't get as bad as hers
+Megan Kat do you find yours gets in the way of wearing earphones? I'm highly considering getting mine done!
+Jennifer Harris I think while it was healing I avoided wearing one on that side, but it's never been a problem since :)
Do a faux snug. It's a conch + helix piercing. Got mine in Dec and its gorg! Easiest healing process ever. Pretty much good to go already. Eat buds, sleep on it, everything. And it had a few set backs early on lol. GL!
I wanted to get this done today and now I am really re thinking it. Ugh haha
Ooooh girl! Good luck to you!
+Émilie Joy do you think it would be better if I got it higher up?
+Vanessa Lopez I don't think so... The cartilage tends to swell a lot so I don't think it would have made a difference!
+Émilie Joy I ended up just getting a regular mid cartilage piercing and I hope it does well lol
+Vanessa Lopez I am crossing my fingers for you! I think those tend to heal better than the snug! ❤
Don’t get the longest barbell you can find lol that will cause all kinds of problems too. BUT definitely make sure you have extra room for swelling. 6mm is wayyy too short.
I've decided to get it Tomoz only desired today SPONTANIOUS but if it fucks around I'm gonna take it out
I had the same thing i had to go to hospital to get it removed
if you had this much trouble with the snug then maybe a conch isn't for you either. mine took about a year to heal maybe a little more and it swelled like crazy for a couple weeks since the cartilage is so so thick
+Julia Morris My conch hasn't swelled up at all and I've had it for over 2 months now :o But yeah it will probably take about a year to heal. It has been one of the easiest piercings for me so far :)
Julia Morris see now I'm not so worried about getting my snug because my conch piercing wasn't that much worse than my helix. I want my snug so bad after my forward helix heals
Can I ask if you know what the gauge of your snug was? :)
Ashley Carroll most piercings, if done properly are done at either 16g or 14g. 16g being the most common.
@@xox___neen a 14g is what they use in your tongue. I hope they don’t pierce your ear with it! Unless you want a huge hole there. Usually it’s a 16g or 18g or for a lone piercing it can even be a 20g
You should get a piercing between your rook and outer helix (I think it may be called a flat piercing). I got that because my ears are tiny and it's so different
+Isa Gonzalez Oooh! I will have to google it!
I really really like those
Watching your video really scared me. I was about to get this done, but I live in Vietnam so I was already nervous. Now I'm terrified haha. However, I am super glad I read through all these comments and learned about a faux snug piercing. I think I'm going to totally do that.
Same thing happened to me with my snug.
Sorry about your piercing.... but I think Boston agrees with you...you look great!!!
+Janet Brewer Thanks! I'm really liking it here so far ❤️
+Émilie Joy You're welcome! And I think o would like Boston, too! I'm in Virginia 😏💚
It's not common? Cool I didn't know that haha watching this for the second time and never heard that IM SPECIAL 😂
That happened to my tragus :/
Canadian?
Piercings are an addiction. I had 14 now I only have 3 my tongue, my helix and my septum.
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your piercing was way too small. mine got super swollen a week after i did it, throbbing pain and my entire ear was sensitive. this lasted 2 days. after that it was just the normal sensitivity for a new piercing. i was scared that it was getting infected and i'd have to take it out, but it passed after soaking once a day and using anti bacterial cream. the barbell is also 12mm and the swelling almost went over that.
I really really really want to go get a snug. I am not really that sure though O.o I know the healing is going to be annoying af but I am not sure if I am up for it gosh.................................
Linda Volc I think you should go for it if you haven't yet! make sure you go to a piercer you trust to do a good job or do a LOT of research on the shop's reputation.
a good thing to do, and something that may have saved this piercing is to ask the piercer any and every question you can think of and ⚠️ask them to tell you what they are doing and how etc before they do it. ⚠️
my piercer always tells me the size of the needle and jewelry before he touches me at all.
I am also wanting this piercing and am tempted to make a video(s) about it and maybe my other piercings. just putting it out there if you want to know my future experience with this piercing.
NEEN ER Yeah I went to get it done like two weeks ago :D It doesn't hurt at all expect if it hits something. I got it done with a straight bar because it fitted my ear more. When it got pierced it didn't hurt that much. Like 4 out of 10 and my Helix was 2.
Aye, i have a snug 2 lmaoo, i did mind my self tho, i made a video on it if u wanna see it... i srry it didnt werk, i wouda looked totally wicked❤💙💛💚
Shit 6mm, when I got mine I had almost double, an 11mm and it swelled a shit ton
1/4 tsp salt to 8 oz water actually. LOL
I just got a snug piercing two days ago hahaaaaaaaa
I did mine myself with a 6mm. it didn't swell at all. I guess everyone is just different
And that is why I have a faux snug.
I’m going to get the faux snug once my ear heals where I originally had my snug, how’s your faux snug healing process? Any swelling?
That sounds absolutely awful! Do you think it would have turned out differently with a longer barbell from the beginning?
+Emma h It might have! But snug piercings often don't heal that well... some people have to wait upwards of a year! That just isn't worth it for me!
It swelled because he put a 6mm barbell, the piercing had no margin to inflame or heal. It was the piercer's fault.
Nothing is wrong with mixing your own salt water as long as it's the right ratio
I would just recommend buying it rather than making it yourself from this experience!
i got my helix pierced and honestly piercings make me cringe tbh. sorry this happened to u
Did it hurt to get your helix pierced?
Yes a bit but the pain goes away after :)
Helix doesn't really even hurt :D If it's done with a needle
I honestly think it got so bad for you because the it was started off with such a short bar, yes snugs swell more than any other ear piercings, the piercer should have know that tbh so it’s not your fault
It is not as bad as you're making it, I got my snug pierced 1 week ago and it has healed. No pain, not swollen, nothing. Everyones different, don't let someone else's experiences cloud your decision!
Sam H Yep. I got my snug pierced 2 weeks ago and I am the same as you.
Sam H thank you for the boost of confidence!
Sam H Using not sensetive shampoo triggers the swelling in my case so avoid that !!!! My first swelling started after 4 weeks I got it done and ever since it has had a small bump. It's been like 2 months now
I'll keep that in mind. This is day 3 and it's not nearly as sore as the last couple days after warm salt soaks and advil so I have some hope!
guys your piercings wont be fully healed for at least six months and definitely not after a week take a seat
I feel like mixing your own salt water is fine if you actually DO know the proper ratio.
You took it out just cause it was swelling that was the initial that was what the piercer told you that can happen to the snug piercing piercing swell it’s normal yeah it’s painful but to help with the swelling just take some ibuprofen and some Tylenol helps you only took it out because it started smelling like come on all piercing swirl lips swell your load your day is your work your whatever your piercing it swells your helix swells it’s just a common reaction It doesn’t mean nothing is wrong with the piercing just cause your body had a delayed reaction and didn’t swell right away and 12 days later doesn’t mean it was infected or had a problem. Oh come on what did you do fucking sleep on it don’t sleep on it it’s gonna make it worse
Omg that's really bad! How about the daith piercing that's what I would like :)
I don't have my daith pierced but it looks cool!
I have my daith and my snug both of which were not fun healing processes. Both are still fairly sore and not properly healed (after about 6 months) but are getting there. I really agree with getting a long barbel because mine swelled like crazy too. In terms of the daith, I still have pretty large hypertrophic scaring on both sides of the jewelry but if treated properly healing isn't bad. I would still recommend both piercings but the daith healing is better than snug for sure. Hope this helped at least a little and let me know if you have any more questions :)
+eliseduvall thank you :)
I’ll see you cause this whole dilemma problem with your snug piercing by mixing your own solution never do that yourself yeah don’t do that yeah this is why I don’t clean with salt water solution actually because I am very sensitive ears so it actually doesn’t work out for me I actually it causes me an infection to do that so I clean with alcohol instead 99% alcohol to be exact
Looking at the photo it was good placement tho lol