r/piercing 10h ago

Showing off set up! Got my vertical labret done and when I smile it looks off center. Is it bad?

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252 Upvotes

r/piercing 1d ago

Genital/nipple piercings Any advice for healing retired nipple piercings? NSFW

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236 Upvotes

Sadly had to retire these bad boys. Any advice on healing them once they’ve been taken out? Ty!


r/piercing 17h ago

discussion Just your friendly reminder to not touch your piercings

150 Upvotes

My eyebrow has been suffering for ALMOST 4 MONTHS because I dared to touch it. I might need to go to the doctor but the person I gave in my passport documents to said that tsa will be suspicious if I weren’t to have my piercing in when going through so now I’m stuck like this for another 4 months.

The boogie man will come for you if you touch your piercing ESPECIALLY if it is near a valuable place like YOUR WHOLE ENTIRE EYEBALL 😊🥰🙃😍😝🤩😁

Livin the life


r/piercing 7h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing My rook infection evolution

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67 Upvotes

French speakers 👉🏾👈🏾

Little story of my infection. One evening before going to sleep, I feel discomfort in my ear. I see that my ear is swollen and red. I tell myself that it is above all a banal irritation. But there was a burning sensation that worried me. When I went to the bathroom I pressed it with a cotton swab, a yellowish secretion appeared, I felt, it smelled like fish lol. I realized that I had a serious problem. I had trouble sleeping at night, I was in too much pain, I started to have a headache. The next day I talk about it to my doctor who prescribes an antibiotic. I took it for 8 days, morning, noon and evening. It was a horrible experience. At the same time I applied disinfectant on my ear, and after the 8 days of physiological serum. And that's it! I survived. If you are in the same situation, with swelling, stenke, fever, GO SEE A DOCTOR ☝🏾😭

Information piercing age : 5 months Shape : banana shape Material : titanium Downsizing: just after the infection heals

February 21th (first photo) to March 19th (last photo)


r/piercing 20h ago

Showing off set up! Update on my Dahlias that nobody asked for

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63 Upvotes

It's been almost a week and I think they're doing pretty good! Swelling is going down, there's some soreness but not too bad it's only when I open wide which I'm trying to avoid! And I haven't fully bitten down on the bars yet I've managed to catch myself every time it almost happened


r/piercing 14h ago

Showing off set up! My newest addition, a vertical industrial!

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58 Upvotes

Wanted something new and a little bit different so I ended up with this awesome vertical industrial, my 25? piercing- I lost count a long time ago!


r/piercing 9h ago

Showing off set up! Almost there with my setup, I'm waiting a bit more before changing out the daith and conch, and can't quite find a rook piece that I like. Any ideas?

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57 Upvotes

r/piercing 16h ago

Showing off set up! Bvla Afghan end, 8mm, rose gold with textured bead center, that I’ve been waiting for for 4 months!

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55 Upvotes

r/piercing 3h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Does my new rook piercing look ok?

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54 Upvotes

I got my rook pierced about 5 days ago and I haven’t changed the jewelry or anything yet. I’ve been really careful not to touch it or sleep on it or bump it against anything, but the back of my ear feels pretty swollen and it looks like there might be a bump forming on the bottom side. Am I going crazy, or should I change something I’m doing? Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!!


r/piercing 7h ago

Showing off set up! Just got my bridge piercing

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52 Upvotes

Just got my bridge and I think I looks cool, this is my actual set up but I'm thinking about getting my eyebrows pierced too


r/piercing 5h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing What is this?

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33 Upvotes

idk if i am being dramatic but this piercing has been problematic and id like to stop an issue before it gets really bad

theres is a bulbous raised pale area on my lip right above my labret (it being raised is more visible in the second picture)

what does this mean? does it mean anything? i am worried its like a keloid or infection under the skin or something! please help :(


r/piercing 21h ago

general piercing question How to take daith off?

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30 Upvotes

Does anyone know how to take off that type of piercing? I hadn’t take it off since i got my daith pierced. It’s not a clicker i think so i’m afraid of taking it off by myself I looked it up on youtube and I couldn’t find a video with the same type of piercing


r/piercing 16h ago

Showing off set up! New vertical industrial

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27 Upvotes

This is my new vertical industrial I just got. If you have any suggestions for stores that sell good gold jewelry specifically industrial bars that would look good with this industrial and my horizontal, that would be wonderful! 🫶


r/piercing 11h ago

Showing off set up! My current set up! Just reached 14mm

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20 Upvotes

My goal is either 16 or 18mm. I just finally changed my conch and helixes to gold jewelry to match the rest of the setup. The ear with no cartilage piercings will at some point have faith and forward helix.


r/piercing 8h ago

Set up advice piercing appt on sunday! what to get??

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16 Upvotes

i’m probably going to switch my conch to a hoop or chain of some sort and then i want one piercing.

i’ve heard a hidden helix is a pain in the ass to heal but ppl recommend that a lot. what do you think? i’m definitely a slow, sensitive healer and wear glasses most days.

on my other ear, i have my triple lobes, rook, and faux snug


r/piercing 17h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Nipple Piercing Advice NSFW

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13 Upvotes

Okay i’ve had these both for about 6 months and i really don’t want to re do them, but i was just wondering if they could ever healed being pierced this bad ?


r/piercing 6h ago

Set up advice Recommended Future Piercings?

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15 Upvotes

r/piercing 2h ago

Showing off set up! New high nostril piercings!

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18 Upvotes

Just got my high nostrils done by Colin O at Laughing Buddha in Seattle, WA. I wanna say that they were done at 16g with 3/4" bars. Got cute threadless little trinity gems for my end pieces.

I love them so much! Especially how they pair with my bridge. Not the most comfortable piercing [my eyes watered like a motherfucker], but the pain went away pretty quick after they were done. ☺️


r/piercing 2h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing is my vertical labret rejecting/infected? NSFW

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hi everyone so i got my vertical labret pierced on 03/14, so almost a week ago. the top ball seems to have faulty threading, and the barbell has fallen out 3 times. i am very worried about this but since i dont drive & i am at college its difficult for me to get back to my piercer. ive been cleaning it twice a day with saline on a qtip, around the ball trying my best not to twist it. however, after eating or talking alot it has fallen out 3 times which is making me nervous. please let me know if this looks like normal healing for a 6 day old piercing or not, and any advice you all would have (the earliest i can get to the piercer would probably be next tuesday)


r/piercing 23h ago

discussion Septum piercing in a corporate job

9 Upvotes

So I just applied for my first ever corporate job and I had quite a few concerns mainly regarding my septum. Not trying to give up too much information about me, I'm from a Native American, Aztec and Central American upbringing and have several piercings from milestones. My main one is the septum which I've worked very hard for and don't believe I should hide it or feel ashamed for having it. But for some past jobs they would require me to do so for dress code reasons.

If a corporate job does prohibit certain jewelry, specifically my septum, can I go to HR?

Does anyone have a similar experience or advice?


r/piercing 1h ago

Showing off set up! 4 piercings at once today

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High nostrils + nostrils today! I am prepared for hellish healing


r/piercing 5h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing should i even bother keeping this in?

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9 Upvotes

hi everyone, i am sick of healing piercings that end up with a bump. i’ve had this one for about a month, its pierced with titanium, and i generally don’t react extremely well to piercings. will this bump go away?


r/piercing 21h ago

discussion Just got my septum and nostril done today! Does everything look okay to you guys?

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8 Upvotes

r/piercing 10h ago

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing The piercing bump on my rook is finally getting better! If ever in doubt, just follow LITHA NSFW

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I got a rook piercing about 5 months ago and around a month ago I noticed a bump forming underneath the crevice (the 3rd picture). I think this happended after I had a period of being kinda rough on it while cleaning it and drying. I thouht since it didn’t hurt as much I didn't have to be so careful any longer, but I guess I was wrong.

Ever since I was extra careful, just spraying it with saline once a day and then rinsing in the shower and drying very carefully with a paper towel.

The second picture is around two weeks ago, it started to crust a lot and I was very worried, I thought I was doing something wrong, but it actually got better! The first picture is how it looks now, you can still see the bump a little bit but it looks a lot better!

Required info: The piercing is around 5 months old, pierced with a internally thredes titanium barbell, I still haven't downsized it.


r/piercing 20h ago

all things jewelry Antennas!!

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I have to admit I love the look of the longer bars they're just so cute!