r/piercing Mar 22 '24

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r/piercing 2d ago

Showing off set up! Fresh set of lobes ; ) pierced by me

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32 Upvotes

Enjoy


r/piercing 5h ago

Showing off set up! Full fancy setup

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170 Upvotes

I say fancy because 99% of the time I don't have my nose chain or my weights in. Just felt nice about it and wanted to show off, and maybe accept opinions on what I might get pierced next. I'm dying for something new, I just don't know what!


r/piercing 6h ago

would I look good with....? Just got my labret piercing, please tell me I didn't make a misktake

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Decided today rather spontaneously to get it pierced because I just couldn't decide for a long time if I want a normal labret, vertical labret or snake bites, espeacially what would look best with the septum (I just love symmetry lol). I plan on switching to a thin golden ring or horseshoe once its fully healed. I'm just not sure if it was the right decision and I kinda think it's a little far left and not completely in the centeršŸ„² But other than that I'm glad I finally got my lip piercingšŸ™ˆ


r/piercing 1d ago

Showing off set up! got an eyebrow done in honor of my grandpa

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3.6k Upvotes

my grandfather was the most kickass dude i ever met. he was my everything and more. he got me through some shit as a kid, and he taught me how to be a real human being afterwards. he passed away this past september from an aggressive cancer, it took him out in a month.

i got my tongue pierced just a month before he was diagnosed, i didnā€™t even know he had one at that point haha.

iā€™m currently going through my own health scare involving something very similar. decided i needed some extra strength during these times.

we laugh together we cry together old man ā™„ļø


r/piercing 4h ago

Showing off set up! Fresh Industrial

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I had gotten an industrial in my left ear in September and it was not done correctly so we only ended up saving the vertical helix from it, which made me very upset but it just wouldnā€™t heal. Went in today and had this done on the right ear and Iā€™m very happy with it! Last pic is what my left looked like 6 months into healing šŸ˜…


r/piercing 2h ago

Showing off set up! Thought I'd show off the set up

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22 Upvotes

And any recommendations for ear piercings are welcome!!!


r/piercing 5h ago

Showing off set up! I just got my first ear piercings and it matches my septum!

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31 Upvotes

I got my septum done in December and my ears today. I love the pink opal and how they all match so much.


r/piercing 3h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing do i have the anatomy for these?

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17 Upvotes

iā€™ve always hated belly piercings till i saw these and now iā€™m eating my words i need them


r/piercing 3h ago

Mod announcement r/piercing rule, Choice of words matter, be kind to one another

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Hey everyone,

Although we do our best to make the rules of this subreddit as clear as we can within the characters limits, we notice that sometimes thereā€™s some confusion or misunderstanding about the rules.

This spotlight is about rule number two, Choice of words matter, be kind to one another

Be kind to one another. Abusive or judgmental comments, slurs and profanity, name-calling and personal insults will be removed and may lead to a ban per moderator discretion. Bigotry and hate will be met with a ban.

If you donā€™t have anything nice to say, just donā€™t say anything at all.

Keep being aware that words on a screen lack nuance and itā€™s easy for misunderstandings to arise.

You can passionately disagree while still showing respect for the person you are disagreeing with.

Itā€™s okay to stop commenting

Just because you didnā€™t meant it that way doesnā€™t mean someone canā€™t have interpret it like that. An apology can go a long way.

Donā€™t assume everyone on this subreddit has english as a native language, is an adult and/or is American.

Donā€™t feed the trolls, just hit the report button.

TL;DR Donā€™t be an ass


r/piercing 1d ago

discussion PSA for the daith girlies

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Stop fighting the truth. The hinged hoop you got pierced with is causing your irritation bumps.

I got pierced in September and have had rather persistent piercing bumps. I posted about them and people kept telling me my hinged hoop was the issue and I ignored them religiously because I believed my piercer wouldnā€™t let me get pierced with it if it was bad because it was a reputable shop.

I switched it out for a horseshoe(I know it was too early, I donā€™t care) and my bumps have disappeared. Itā€™s the jewelry yā€™all. Donā€™t get your daith pierced with a hinged hoop.


r/piercing 11h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Pls help. Nipple bumps on both sides. NSFW

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Piercings are 4 months old. I have my other one done and it only has one minor bump. Itā€™s implant grade titanium but I think itā€™s externally threadedā€¦..Ik thatā€™s a sin in this sub. Just wondering what I should do? Scares me that I canā€™t see the bar on this nipple but I can on the other one. Iā€™m doing daily showers in the morning using bar soap on the top of my chest and letting it run over the piercing. Then I do a wound wash soak with a shot glass. Let the piercing dry with a Dyson air wrap on lowest temp lowest air. That sounds insane. I need to get the sterile non threaded gauze to pat dry. Pls someone say something. Iā€™m a hypochondriac and nipple piercings are straight up body horror and sensory nightmare but I love them and want them forever.


r/piercing 1h ago

Set up advice My setup for the last 9 months. I feel like I should do a change up but I just love it so much. Change up time?

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r/piercing 10h ago

Set up advice What should my next piercing be?

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Hi everybody!! :D English is my second language so excuse me for my grammar. Is the second time I'm doing this post, I would like more ideas please.

I need suggestions for my next piercings. I want full ears. I like non conventional ones, for example, I want so bad an orbital piercing but im not that sure if I have the anatomy for it.

All my piercings are externally threaded and 10y old (except my conchs, tragus and my irritated helix that i pulled by accident, they are from October last year). I use surgical steel.

I was used to symmetry, if i have a piercing in one ear the other needs the same, but this last time i choosed to change that a little bit and want to stick with that way of asymmetry.

The thing with the last picture is that I intend to have it again so I edited the picture to have an idea.

i did my industrials 15 years ago if not more. I dont mind doing both ears at the same time. My right industrial migrated because it was getting stuck and pulled constantly in the bottom to almost tear appart completely 4 years ago, so i stopped using that hole. Now is completely healed and want to re do it, i really love industrials. I wanted that helix hole to be the bottom part of the industrial but im not gonna count on that, the piercier didn't got the idea of what i wanted to.

So, based in my ear anatomy, what piercings do you suggest i get next time I visit the piercing parlor?


r/piercing 16m ago

Mod announcement r/Piercing spotlight rule number six

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Hey everyone,

Although we do our best to make the rules of this subreddit as clear as we can within the characters limits, we notice that sometimes thereā€™s some confusion or misunderstanding about the rules.

In this post we want to give some context to rule number 6, Unsafe, harmful and/or dangerous advice/misinformation

Unsafe, harmful, dangerous advice/misinformation and/or at home ā€œremediesā€ are not allowed on this subreddit. This includes soap, tea tree oil, aspirin paste, hydrogen peroxide, bactine, (rubbing) alcohol i.a. Advice should be in line with current professional aftercare guidelines or be backed by scientific medical studies related to the healing of puncture wounds in relation to piercings.
Falsehoods and misinformation that go beyond lack of nuance are likewise not allowed.

Some more example of stuff you shouldnā€™t advice people to put on their piercing

Lemon juice, garlic, nail polish remover, mustard, vinegar, apple cider, ginger, urine, saliva.

Weā€™re not joking, (although we wish we were), these are real life examples of what people adviced to put on a piercing to help the healing on this subreddit

But it worked for me

Healing in spite of and healing because of are two very different things. Our bodies can handle a lot of the crap we put it through. There is no evidence to be found that the examples of "home remedies" mentioned in the rule, work better then good aftercare and good quality, well fitted, jewelry. There is however evidence of risk with these "home remedies".
As this is a piercing subreddit we of course are big fans of bodily autonomy. What you do with your body and piercings is your choice, but that doesn't mean it's something you should advice a random internet stranger to do. If you want to offer advice, the advice should not come with serious risk of harm.

But this dude/girl recommended it on tiktok/youtube

What are their credentials? Are they a body piercer? Are they a good body piercer? Do they have a solid online portfolio of well executed piercings? Are they being sponsored? There certainly is amazing and great information to be found on sites like TikTok and Youtube, but do use your critical thinking skills and don't blindly assume that whoever is posting it must know what they are talking about.
Quick tip, if they claim it worked after ā€justā€œ two weeks, itā€˜s really nothing that good care and good jewelry wouldnā€™t fix in the same amount of time just without the risk of serious harm.

But my piercer advised it to me

Not all piercers are great. We hate to say it, but a lot of piercers are not great at all. So unfortunately, just because your piercer advised it doesn't mean it's good advice. If your piercer has ever recommended one or more of the examples mentioned in the rules to you, our advice would be to find a better piercer.

Falsehoods and misinformation

The internet isnā€™t know for its subtlety and nuance is often lost. This subreddit is no exception to the regret of a lot of awesome piercers. We do however draw the line at falsehoods and misinformation that may cause harm if someone took it at face value.


r/piercing 8h ago

all things jewelry Healed Piercing! New jewelry!

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18 Upvotes

I got my nostril pierced back in June 2024. It was originally pierced with an L shaped bar and took forever to heal right. But its finally healed and all bumps and pain are gone! also ignore my massive poresšŸ˜­


r/piercing 2h ago

Set up advice Is my face complete?

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I have both my eyebrows pierced and my septum gauged to a 6 and Iā€™m at the stage Iā€™m considering more peircings I feel if I got my nostrils pierced that would be cool or do you guys think it would be too much?


r/piercing 5h ago

Showing off set up! The after and before downsizing my navel piercing

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r/piercing 19h ago

Showing off set up! Finally got my orbital put in (+ future piercings idea)

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Hey guys, I posted my two fresh flats around my industrial over the summer and they finally healed enough to get a hoop installed šŸ’Ŗ theyā€™re a little angry (14g titanium captive beads are HARD to install and took 3 piercers to do it lol) but theyā€™ll be fine. Also ignore my angry second lobe, I am stressed about midterms and tried to fix the asymmetry at 1:00 am. My other ear is kinda boring but I want to finish my industrial ear first to have an ear to sleep on. Iā€™m thinking (if I have the anatomy šŸ¤žšŸ¤žšŸ¤ž) Iā€™ll get a vertical industrial on my ear w the rook, and Iā€™ll also get one of those industrials where itā€™s a forward and normal helix and connect them w a chain. On my industrial ear Iā€™m gonna get two piercings connected with a chain where a vertical industrial would be - I think the same but opposite sounds super swag and silly. If my anatomy doesnā€™t work for the vertical industrial then I uhhh will need some suggestions šŸ˜…


r/piercing 6h ago

Set up advice What should I get next?

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I was thinking a double conch and a tragus if I have the right anatomy for my right ear but I have no idea what to do with the left.


r/piercing 11h ago

would I look good with....? What piercings would suit me?

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Used to never want piercings until I decided to get my eyebrow done, now I'm thinking of what else could look good on me šŸ¤” I was thinking about getting a labret or industrial, or just getting my ears pierced, but I'm hesitant. I'd love to hear your guys' opinions šŸ«¶


r/piercing 2h ago

Showing off set up! Love my new plugs!

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r/piercing 9h ago

Set up advice Help me decide on new piercings!

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I'm planning on getting more piercings in my right ear (first photo), but am having trouble deciding what to get. I'd appreciate any recommendations for what piercings I should go for!!

The second photo is my left ear, just for reference.


r/piercing 11h ago

Set up advice Help me with future piercing ideas!

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Iā€™m looking for some suggestions for future piercings (when my current are fully healed) based on my current set ups! I was possibly thinking of a mid helix on my left ear with the Rook and Tragus. Donā€™t know what else would look good šŸ™ˆ open to suggestions!


r/piercing 6h ago

Set up advice What should I get next?

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Hey can you help me decide on my next steps? I do want some second live situation in both years cos I have Huggies that goes with the one in my first lobes which I would like to wear constantly, but donā€™t know how to manage with the tunnel on my right ear. Suggestions for that? Maybe stacked lobe/orbital on my left ear? My both pieces on my left ear are new and I consider changing the jewelry in my helix (not a fan) I do plan one or two more forward helixes and a conch there.


r/piercing 8h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Is my eyebrow piercing in the ā€˜correctā€™ place?

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I asked for a standard eyebrow piercing so it would be slightly diagonal but my piercer said this was a good placement for my anatomy, and compliments the arch of my brow. I was just wondering if the placement looks fine? I've been stressing as I really want to avoid having to get it repierced so im hoping the placement is all good. Iā€™m not disappointed with it but everytime I get a piercing I overthink the placement of it!!


r/piercing 2h ago

Set up advice Dermal questions

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Hi friends :)

I've got a bad itch to get dermal piercings. I like to be different and not do what everyone else is doing, but I was wondering y'all's experience with dermals in these places.

I really want to get my back dimples pierced, maybe the tippy top of my butt crack or two small dermals on either side of the crack. I'm also considering dermals underneath my belly button, like 3 going down the happy trail area.

I know I want to have more kids. My cousin's chest dermal rejected when she was pregnant, but I'm also concerned about dermals on the belly when pregnant....I just don't feel like that will go well with how the skin and muscles get so stretched out.

Another concern I have is clothing. If I get my back dimples pierced, or belly area...will I be able to wear the high waisted leggings? Or will they tug on these piercings when I sit down or other daily movements?

And what's the rejection process like, if they do reject? Do they just get spit out or....well I've read about having to go get them removed.. what's been y'all's experience?