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pulmonary archery.
Ink Slinger
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Posts: 985 | July 19th, 2008 at 03:28pm 
Helphelphelphelp.
Is this normal for stretching, or am I in trouble? I mean, it's not a blow out, right? Cause those things look nasty.
It's never happened before, so I'm a little concerned... |
C_annibal
Ink Slinger
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Posts: 788 | July 20th, 2008 at 04:29am pulmonary archery.:
Helphelphelphelp.
Is this normal for stretching, or am I in trouble? I mean, it's not a blow out, right? Cause those things look nasty.
It's never happened before, so I'm a little concerned...
It actually looks like your flesh tube has been pushed out a bit. |
Smashed Pumpkin
magic.
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Posts: 10864 | July 20th, 2008 at 06:13am My nose screw has got into the habit of falling out recently.
It's fallen out twice while I've been sleeping and once in the shower.
Is there anything I can do to...make it stay in properly? |
Kurtni O'Hara
Database Error
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 3417 | July 20th, 2008 at 07:43pm |
Oooh Zing
Cliché Catastrophe
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 528 | July 20th, 2008 at 10:07pm Isis .burning.:My friend got her lip pierced two days ago, and I have a question.
Her lips are getting very dry and chapped. Is there anything she can do to help that? Like, would it be okay if she used Chap Stick or something? Or would it not be safe?
I mean, because you guys have said that you shouldn't let anything get near the piercing, like moisturizer and stuff. So I wasn't sure if Chap Stick [or some other alternative] would be okay or not.
The same thing happened to me, and I used Chap Stick maybe 6 times a day for almost two weeks and I'm doing just fine.  |
Oooh Zing
Cliché Catastrophe
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 528 | July 20th, 2008 at 10:09pm pulmonary archery.:
Helphelphelphelp.
Is this normal for stretching, or am I in trouble? I mean, it's not a blow out, right? Cause those things look nasty.
It's never happened before, so I'm a little concerned...
Was the taper tight? |
pulmonary archery.
Ink Slinger
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Posts: 985 | July 20th, 2008 at 10:54pm ^ Uhm.. Yeah?  |
jacky jules.
Fanfic Fanatic
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Posts: 1302 | July 20th, 2008 at 10:56pm ^^ My friends ear did that and hers were okay. |
pulmonary archery.
Ink Slinger
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Posts: 985 | July 20th, 2008 at 11:07pm Okay, thanks.  |
Spaztastic
Grammar Guru
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 5396 | July 20th, 2008 at 11:09pm Alright, so I got my second set on love piercings about a month and a half ago. They healed at the beginning of this month perfectly fine, but now one is infected and is just...gross. It got this way about five day ago. This happened a few years ago when I got it done professionally and I took both out since it was the easiest answer - that's why I know I didn't do anything wrong while piercing it. I don't want to take it out this time since it's only on one side.
What are some ways where I can try to heal it?
Could it possibly just be my ear? My mom had the same problem when she was my age and tried to have a second set.
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pulmonary archery.
Ink Slinger
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Posts: 985 | July 20th, 2008 at 11:28pm ^ Lobe piercings generally get infected quite easily, at least in my experience, speaking from if it's with a gun and in a profesional place. Mine did and so did my friend's when she got her second lobes, but luckily they went away.
I'd say don't take it out, but just keep cleaning it as you would usually (twice a day, sea salt water) and don't play with it or change the jewelery. For now just look after it and see if the infection clears up.
As for the thing with your mom having similar problems; that's probably just because it's such a common issue. I doubt it's hereditary. My mom can't wear any piercing jewelery for example, yet I'm fine with it. |
Spaztastic
Grammar Guru
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 5396 | July 20th, 2008 at 11:31pm Ah, that's good. It seems to be getting better - not as red anymore.
I'm planning on going swimming soon since it's hot out. Is chlorine bad for it? I know it helps heal other wounds and infections.
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pulmonary archery.
Ink Slinger
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Posts: 985 | July 20th, 2008 at 11:35pm I think it might be fine, but I'm not certain. There are some issues with bacteria and whether or not the pools clean and stuff, but I've heard a lot of mixed reactions about chlorine to be honest. Just make sure you clean them well afterwards.
Wiki tells me chlorine can dry out piercings and make them crack/tear, too. I don't know anything about that, though. |
C_annibal
Ink Slinger
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Posts: 788 | July 21st, 2008 at 04:30am Spaztastic:Ah, that's good. It seems to be getting better - not as red anymore.
I'm planning on going swimming soon since it's hot out. Is chlorine bad for it? I know it helps heal other wounds and infections.
Chlorine is bad for it, the best thing you can do it go to the doctor and get some anti biotics and keep up with the sea salt soaks. |
Mortiferous
Fanfic Fanatic
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Posts: 1870 | July 21st, 2008 at 04:31am ^ Chlorine is a poison, is it not? |
C_annibal
Ink Slinger
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Posts: 788 | July 21st, 2008 at 04:32am Kurtni Page: That reminds me of the kid who "pierced" his lip three times by basing chain link into his lip, idiot kids and diy-ing, can't stand them. |
C_annibal
Ink Slinger
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Posts: 788 | July 21st, 2008 at 04:37am Blut:^ Chlorine is a poison, is it not? I can imagine it is very poisonous. But it does dry out the skin and holds bacteria in a pool. |
Mortiferous
Fanfic Fanatic
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Posts: 1870 | July 21st, 2008 at 04:40am ^ It doesn't kill bacteria?! Oh dear, that is what i was taught. |
Spaztastic
Grammar Guru
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Posts: 5396 | July 21st, 2008 at 06:15am Abhorrent:Spaztastic:Ah, that's good. It seems to be getting better - not as red anymore.
I'm planning on going swimming soon since it's hot out. Is chlorine bad for it? I know it helps heal other wounds and infections.
Chlorine is bad for it, the best thing you can do it go to the doctor and get some anti biotics and keep up with the sea salt soaks.
I have no clue what sea salt soaks are - never even heard of them before this thread - and have no money to go to the doctors nor store. I don't even have a car at the moment since my mom's broke down. All I have to use is what I have in my medicine chest. I've found some cream that kills bacteria earlier today while looking. Same with peroxide. Yeah yeah, I've read on this thread that it's bad for piercings, but that's what's been helping it heal. Since I started using that it hasn't been as red. Considering my piercing is already healed all the way I doubt there's a problem. (Even though I've used it on my cartilage and that's never been infected or had a hard time healing.  )
Blut:^ It doesn't kill bacteria?! Oh dear, that is what i was taught.
What I've learned is that heated chlorine holds bacteria. So like water that's been sitting in the sun and has warmed up holds bacteria unlike cooler water with chlorine. That's what I've learned and read before. Why else would the put it into pools? But I can see how it's bad for open wounds and piercings.
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Mortiferous
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Age: 15
Gender: Female
Posts: 1870 | July 21st, 2008 at 06:33am ^^ they put chlorine in spas. |
