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Have you ever heard of having an industrial piercing start out with 2 hoops instead of the actual barbell for healing purposes?
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∙ 16y ago
Yes, and that is actually the smart way to do it. If a piercer does it with a barbell and happens to put one on that is too short, and doesnt allow room for swelling, it will cause you to develop an "elf ear", which is caused by the barbell not allowing room for your ear to grow and swell. Once it heals, you can go back to your piercer and ask him to fit you with an Industrial barbell that fits your ear size.
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What gauge barbell do they pierce your nose with?
they did mine with an 18g. you cant go any smaller or else the skin can grown over the piercing as its healing..not good!
Does it matter to get a stud or hoop for your first belly button piercing?
Yes, you should get a barbell. A hoop makes the healing process longer and more painful, plus it gets caught on more things. The safer way to go is with the barbell.
What is a bar piercing?
First let us define what is body piercing, body piercing is creating an opening in the human body in which a jewelry may be worn in that hole, it is simply defined as the practice of puncturing or cutting a human body. It may sound so simple yet it sounds so painful right? Imagine cutting or making a hole in your body, doesn't that hurt? Now let us discuss a more specific kind of body piercing, the industrial bar piercing. What is this all about? Basically any two piercing holes that are connected with an extra long barbell is called the cartilage piercing of the ear or industrial piercing. There is actually a standard in industrial, the two helix peircings. Helix is the folded rim of skin and cartilage around most of the outer ear. It is the rounded and hard part of our ear. But, industrials can be a wide range of connected piercings. Industrial piercing in North America, sometimes called as scaffold piercing in UK and IRL or construction piercing is, like what we have said earlier, any two pierced holes connected with a single straight piece of jewelry. For further explanation, however, it typically refers to a double perforation of the upper ear cartilage. Two peircings are made, one of which is in the anti-helix piercing, located fairly close to the head. The second one is located further down the cartilage on the opposite side of the ear and is called the helix piercing. From behind the ear a straight barbell is inserted trough the first piercing then travels diagonally across the front of the upper cartilage. After it goes through the second piercing, it is secured with a screw-on bead behind the second hole. Because you created a hole in the human body more especially in the ear cartilage, it will be needing more time to heal. Healing process is no joke because it is typically being healed in three months and can last for a year until it is fully healed. The danger of course is that during the process of piercing and in the healing period, it is prone to infection. The barbell jewelry is worn during the healing period; it is usually 14g and is made with a sterile hollow piercing needle. Captive bead rings aka CBRs are sometimes used instead of the barbell itself and are exchanged with the barbell after the healing is complete. The use of these CBRs results in faster healing but this technique may cause improper alignment of the piercings when exchange after the healing. A flexible plastic tub can also be used and swapped for a metal bar when it is healed Two or more industrial piercing on one ear creates four or more holes. Hence, it is often called a cage.
Can the tongue be pierced with a clear barbell?
Plastics are never used for the initial tongue piercing if the service is provided by and experienced professional body piercer. Plastics can be used once the swelling had gone down and the tongue is ready for it's step down barbell (usually about two weeks after the piercing has been done). Plastics cause a false sens of security and people tend to bite and flex the barbell, this alone can prolong the healing period. If you want it done right go with the metal barbell do your aftercare and once the swelling has eased you can go to a plastic barbell, but be warned that should you have issues the metal barbell should be put back in to the piercing.
What is the best jewelry for a rook piercing?
A curved barbell is the most common form of rook jewelry. Also used is a circular barbell, also called a horseshoe barbell. I recommend getting your rook pierced with a curved barbell because it does not move as much which leads to a smaller risk of infection. While getting a circular barbell may seem ideal, because it theoretically leaves room for swelling, it actually causes more infection because by sliding around it drags bacteria in and out of your ear. Also, piercers generally will place a longer curved barbell in a new piercing to allow for swelling room, so swelling shouldn't be a factor in determining which type of jewelry to use for the healing time. Once your piercing is all healed, any type of jewelry mentioned already would be perfect and it's up to the wearer when healing is all complete. Hope this helps! :]
Can you put a barbell in your nipple piercing?
Experienced professional piercers who know there stuff always do nipple piercing with barbells, being a straight piercing a barbell will allow for normal movement without the risk of snagging. They are far more comfortable during the initial healing stages then once the piercing has a good light heal (6~8 weeks) you can change the jewellery to a "D" ring with will offer the effect of a ring with the comfort of a barbell. Research your piercer and make sure you are dealing with an experienced piercer and not a novice piercer, you won't be disappointed.
How long till a tongue piercing heal?
OK simply put a tongue piercing once done will have localized swelling for the first two weeks, once the swelling has eased the barbell may seem some what longer (good time to get the barbell stepped down to protect the teeth). Once the step down barbell is in the piercing will remain slightly swelled for the next 4 weeks. So over all, so long as you don't get a cold* (*this will prolong the healing time) you are looking at a time period of 6 weeks to attain a light heal. This is far from considered healed, professional piercers consider a piercing seasoned and fully healed when the piercing is a full year old.
How long do you have to wait to dye your hair after getting an industrial piercing?
I would wait at least 2 weeks just to be sure your body is healing the piercing OK before you start subjecting the piercings to chemicals.
When can you change the bar on ear cartilage piercing?
Do you mean an industrial piercing bar? If so, you can usually go to a shorter bar after a few weeks. If you think that it's ready, go t o your piercer and they'll chnge it if it's ready. If you just mean a normal barbell in a piercing, switch it out after the swelling has gone down. Only switch it to another steel bar or glass. Don't wear any acrylic or studs in it until it actually healed
Does sizing up a lip piercing affect the healing process?
Yes stretching a piercing while it's trying to heal can and generally does effect the healing time by prolonging the healing process.
Is ptfe and bioplast as a tongue ring better that the metal?
There are benefits to using them once the piercing has healed, however a properly sized piercing done with a steel shaft will allow the piercing to heal faster. Keeping the piercing straight during the healing period will allow the piercing to discharge and season up faster, plastics and Teflon tend to allow the tongue to bend them, this can be problematic during the healing period. Folks also tend to goof around with the piercing where if metal were in place they wouldn't be able to bend the jewellery and further irritate the piercing. Another point to keep in mind is the step down barbell needs to be used after the first two weeks, this should also be metal to allow for the discharging to occur during the last 4 weeks of the initial healing period. Plastics have there place but should only be used after the piercing has gone through the first 6 weeks post piercing with metal shafts. Plastic will be bitten, played with and bent, the last thing you want is to have a client goofing around with a new piercing and damaging the barbell or biting it off. They don't fool with metal that way because it's impossible to due to the swelling. Once the swelling is eased they will goof around but they know they have metal in the piercing and damage to the teeth is a real ever present danger.
What do it mean when your Monroe piercing itch?
It's healing
