body piercing

Double vertical nipple piercing

2009-11-02T06:56:00.000-08:00

I should really start by saying that I absolutely love body modification, and get the urge to have something new every few months at least! I already have snakebites, nose, stretched lobes and cartilage and navel pierced, as well as four tattoos which include a sleeve in progress.

For the last few months I've been toying with the idea of getting venoms, but as I am starting back at university in a few weeks, decided that maybe I should wait to get them at a more appropriate time when I won't have to be articulate for a while!!

Then today I was browsing BME looking at nipple piercings, and I remembered that last year I had really wanted to get mine done, but my ex didn't like the idea so I had forced it out of my mind...well, now I am single, and I can do what I want!

I have never really been confident about my breasts, and I thought that maybe if they were pierced I would feel more comfortable about showing them, especially as I love them pierced on other people. There was also of course the fact that I have heard that it can increase sensitivity!

So, this afternoon I was online and said to a friend, who is also into mods, that I wanted to get them done. She asked me when, and when I replied "Now!" she said she would come and get me and take me into Falmouth to my tattooist.

When we got there however, he was fully booked, and I was so hyped up that I just said I would go to Truro as my friend's tattooist had said he had time.

When we got there, we were greeted with huge smiles from the staff and we chatted for a while whilst Carl, the artist, set up the bench and instruments.

I have to say, I absolutely love my own tattooist, and was nervous about going to someone else for my first piercing in over two years, but I was instantly put at ease with Carl's relaxed manner, he was really funny and we joked about how attractive we both found pierced nipples!

So. I sat down on the bench, and was told to "whip my vest off", meanwhile I had realised that I didn't have enough money one me. He said he would do them for less as he knew my friend which was great, so it was only Ј35.

As he marked me up I felt no self consciousness at all, as he was so professional, although I did remark on the fact that I was a bit naked! Once I had a look and decided the placing was perfect, I lay down and he cleaned the area and clamped up my left nipple. I had already decided to have them done vertically, just because I think it looks nicer, and I have quite small nipples and I thought it would compliment them a bit more. I have heard a lot of times that the clamps are painful but it wasn't at all. Of course the needle hurt but only for a second or so, and when I looked down I giggled at the needle just sitting in my boob! The barbell hurt a wee bit as it went through, but he was onto the right so fast that I didn't really have enough time to think about it.

Once both were in I sat up, looked in the mirror to check them, and immediately fell in love! they looked so perfect, and I was happy with my breasts for the first time in ages. I wasn't dizzy or anything so I walked to the ATM and got the extra tenner out, and after a promise I would be back to get my tongue done at some point, we left; me clutching my chest to stop being bounced by the car!

The only pain I have had since was a bit of stinging for a couple of hours but now, two and a half hours (and a pint) later I can hardly feel them. I cleaned a tiny bit of blood off when I got home before nipple jewelry shield I showed my mum, who was, as always, ok with it, despite rolling her eyes, and I can't stop looking at them in the mirror!!

I'm not too worried about the healing process; I am used to looking after piercings and I am hoping that as long as I do everything right these will be fine. So worth it anyway!

If you're thinking about getting your nipples pierced, I say go for it. Yes, it hurts, but so do most piercings and I must say this was much easier then my lips. A few seconds of pain, but for so much pleasure!
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Navel Piercing

2009-11-02T06:54:00.000-08:00

I did not ever think of really getting my navel pierced until my friend suggested it to me. My friend, the same one that I got my tattoo with, recently got a navel piercing kit. Really it was just a clamp and needle, but it had all the items we needed to pierce. My friend already had her navel rings which she did herself with a safety pin so I did not doubt her ability to pierce mine, so we began attempt number one.

We did not really mark where I wanted to be pierced so we just started to get'er done. I picked out the ring I wanted from her collection of them and we cleaned it in alcohol. Another friend, who had been recently pierced by the same person, held the clamp in place while helping me pick out a song. I was lying sideways on a bed and my piercer/friend had on gloves and the sanitized needle. She eye-ball'd where the piercing was going to be and asked me if I was ready. I did not want to know when it was going to happen so I responded with a 'just do it'. I was scared. I kept taking big, deep breaths until I felt the needle go through. The actual piercing hurt A LOT, especially the part where she had to put alcohol on it but there was not any blood. It was sore afterwards, but the pain lessened to the point where it was just a little annoying. I complained of how it was crooked and my friend told me to just stretch it to where I want the piercing to be so for the most part I was just excited and happy.

I Google'd how to take care of my new piercing and also if it was possible to somehow move over the piercing so it would be straight. I tried stretching it over which hurt but did not do much else. The piercing would stay in the right spot for a few seconds than slowly move back to where it was. I even tried sleeping with a piece of tape over it stretched to the right spot but it also did not do anything. On the internet, all the stories I read said to take out the piercing, wait, and just get it pierced again. I was bummed of course because I did not want to take it out but I would rather have no piercing than a crooked one. Seriously, I would not want to deal with the pain of a piercing I was not wholly satisfied with anyways.

I sadly took the piercing out and forgot there was some dried gunk on it and that ended up scraping the inside of my piercing. The hole closed up fairly quickly and in about two weeks later the piercing healed to a small scar where I was pierced. I actually asked this piercer online what I should do before I took out the piercing but he just told me to give his store a call and I was too lazy. I probably should have called. Thinking all was well I called up my friend for round two. I gave my friend back her jewelry and instead bought my own but I think it was some unsafe cheap jewelry cause it only cost me about 7 dollars. This time I marked where I wanted it to be with a Crayola marker and she pierced it again except me on a flat surface and straight. The piercing did not hurt at all which surprised me because that was pretty much the only reason why I did not want to pierce it again. When she was done the piercing did start to bleed and that worried me because the previous one had been completely problem free. My friend reassured me that it was okay because another girl she had pierced also bled and I am guessing nothing else was wrong. I could already think of a handful of reasons why my piercing would be messed up but so far I have not had much of a problem.

I'm thinking of changing the jewelry even though it has not healed just because my current one is this cheap plastic stuff and I'm worried it could get me infected. Also if the piercing is irritated by the material it can slow the healing time. The bleeding kind of stopped but it has been oozing with hopefully white blood cell gunk. Also the top part of the jewelry started to scab a bit but I washed it with soap and it went away. Now I'm just hoping for a quick healing process so I do not have to worry about it anymore. I'm pretty happy with my new piercing and am thinking of a couple more now that I am pretty accustomed to the pain. If anyone were to pierce themselves DIY style I would suggest buying high quality jewelry and to make sure you pierce it correctly the first time so it can be the last time. It was free to do mine so the trouble I had to go through for no expense was not so terrible that I wish I had gotten it done professionally.
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Enter a profound

2008-09-24T08:29:00.001-07:00

verything began in 1999: Since I had groЯen UNIVERSITY STUDIES, daily, I see many people with different styles and images. Among other things, then I noticed a few who have stretched their Ohrlдppchen - something I had never seen in nature, hцchstens times in photos or on television reports.

Somehow ьbte the groЯe it a fascination for me, so I like to know more darьber wanted. So I downloaded some information from the Internet and then stieЯ first time at bmezine. By the time I was always more intrigued by Ohrlцchern stretched and it was the idea of such a stretch because piercing look at myself wьrde.

I have a very long ьberlegt, many experience reports and read me all the problems and Vorzьge almost two years by the head let go. Wьrde how to react to my environment? Hдtte I spдter professional problems befьrchten? There are medical risks? At the end, however, won the enthusiasm.

In early 2001, I decided, my left Ohrlдppchen Pierce to leave spдter on 10mm aufzudehnen Flesh and a tunnel or Eyelet use. Since I was piercingmдЯig still vцllig unberьhrt was, I went into the nдchstgelegene tattoo and piercing studio in my city and erzдhlte those of my desire. Zunдchst Pierce was the very ьberrascht that my first hole with a tunnel to be stretched - that was me but no matter. Then he beat me before, the hole in my Ohrlдppchen with a thick needle to bite, then with a taper to 3.5 mm aufzudehnen and me Flesh schlieЯlich a tunnel made of titanium in the same GrцЯe use. Since then my Ohrlдppchen but not very groЯ was, we moved the body Durchstichfestigkeit upwards, so that even genьgend including tissue was available.

Well were tools and the Flesh tunnel sterilized in an autoclave. Sponge with a fixed terminal of my Ohrlдppchen Pierce and the needle pricked at the previously marked by agency. The real sting of the needle through my lobe was more a pain than a Druckgefьhl. AnschlieЯend he moved the needle out and pushed the Taper according to the hole immediately on the gewьnschten 3.5 mm to expand - in the fresh wound was quite unpleasant. I was so glad when the tunnel was used and the pain again transformed into a Druckgefьhl. Strangely, the whole action no drop of blood flowed, so that even a zombie parallels have been drawn. After leaving the piercing studio, I thought then that now all friends and acquaintances to my left ear rigid. But soon it became clear to me that a small 3.5 mm tunnel so unauffдllig is that he ьberhaupt not noticed.

The nдchsten two months, I have the wound to the tunnel with wound healing ointment and supplies and jewelry easily moved, but not shot. In the first week eiterte is minimal, but it was not tragic. After that I first removed the tunnel and the wound cleaned from the inside. Overall dumbbells barbells, everything was fast and without problems abgeheilt, but I waited for more security.

Wдhrend this time I am worried me a SSS flared eyelet in 5mm with an O-ring on the Rьckseite. After removing my first titanium Flesh tunnel, I tried unsuccessfully the eyelet in the meantime healed hole to squeeze. From 3.5 mm to 5mm went without Taper not. So I took home ado about 4mm thick knitting needle, sдgte the peak at about 2cm and had a homemade taper, which I successfully with Vaseline pushed through the hole. I'm so (wдhrend the holiday) about a week without problems herumgelaufen and have the knitting needle even when sleeping inside left. Spдter, after a warm bath with Vaseline and I could then my eyelet in 5mm durchschieben. After another 4 weeks, I have my Ohrlдppchen strain with a ring on again and 8mm geweitet waited.

And then finally to the gewьnschten 10mm I had to come to me again a subject of search taperдhnlichen. It stieЯ me to the shank a ballpoint pen that is suitable to fine. The ballpoint pen shaft, I had only briefly in the ear, because I immediately behind the tunnel had shelved. Ursprьngliches My goal was achieved and I was just happy times.

Wдhrend other people my Ohrloch always grцЯer happens, it appeared to me with time getting smaller and smaller and I rejected my previous target of 10mm and stretched it to continue to 12mm. The eyelet I then swapped against a 12mm plug from Bьffelhorn and was glьcklich.

Ohrlцcher stretched here in Germany are rather rare, so many people think that it was an optical Tдuschung, especially in smaller diameters. Natьrlich also compounded the ьblichen questions 4 plugs body: Does this hurt? How does it work? Is that again? etc.

Overall, I have no problems, neither with friends and acquaintances, even with my parents. Therefore, I am satisfied and I have never regretted my decision.

Rьckblickend I recommend, however, the stretch with knitting needles and pens do not imitate. These can never really sдubern can rate and the tissue stretched irritate. Entzьndungen, suppuration, etc. are in the worst case, then the consequences!

My right ear

2008-09-24T08:27:00.000-07:00

So this time I write about the way that I'm gone, by up to my 12mm to come. Has begun the fascination Ohrtunnel when I mienr girlfriend had stretched their ears. But now entirely chronologically, as I am advised my Ohrloch.

Was stung Ohrloch in September 2003 by Tobi at Wildcat in Essen. Only as I got a jewelry Labret plug into 1.6 mm in diameter.

Tathergang: I enter the store ud give the voucher about a piercing from the joy for my birthday was. Then go down the stairs and Tobi, I come to meienm septum than Pierce came to help and advise me perfectly at that time had friendly begrьЯte me and asked me in the piercing room inside. He asked me how big the ring should be what it out, I asked myself a Labretstecker than initial deployment to miss. He had a lot to smile about my optical Verstдndnis of Ohrlцchern, as well as its various complaints about the price difference to pin connector, still ready and disinfected my Ohrlдppchen. Then he marked the insertion point hцher as something normal, so that more skin to stretch available wдre. Terminal side, needle through, purely decorative - finished. I was surprised how sharp but the pain of Ohrlochstechens gegenьber of the septum was. Tobi has natьrlcih, even if I nciht depicted here have worked sterile, stдndig according to the steps changed his gloves and sterilized tool.

I wore this go around for two months UDT lieЯ the hole heal well.

On two millimeters I then expanded relatively quickly by, I first take a CBR through the existing hole and then pushed through a Circular Barbell superseded.

By eternal play with the jewelry widened the hole so far that I have more weeks Circular Barbell with 2.4 mm Materialstдrke could use. I wore this in turn about 2 weeks.

The step from 2.4 to 3.2 mm should be considered one of the most complicated steps, as dernдchste jewelry is not as easy as CIH was durchzudrьcken it had previously done, so I expanded the hole first with a claw made of glass, which is relatively painful, and then a bar closure ring with 3.2 mm Stдrke On.

From this GrцЯe it was easier weiterzudehnen again. To 4 mm to come, I used the same taper as the step to 3.2 mm, only that I have this very durchschob him and a few days in the ear lieЯ. Since my ear, but reacted sensitively, so I had to change the jewelry. From here I bought each other's login GrцЯe PMMA Plugs of Wildcat, what's login nearly 6 euros erhдltlich are.

At 5 mm to stretch back then was relatively easy, since I Dehnsichel addition to that, for Verfьgung stood. I again contributed a plug from PMMA.

The move to 6 mm in turn was a little complicated, but under some effort and with a heiЯen Bad verknьpft lieЯ also take this Hьrde. Unfortunately I lost the plug but at a concert, so I in the same night had yet to decide, again at 5 mm zurьckzufallen or 7 mm to stretch.

I decided to login grцЯere variant - the result was that my ear is somewhat opposed and fought for the first time wдhrend of stretching to siffer began.

8 mm to gain a few weeks spдter was again no problem, the jewelry fit easily into the hole inside. From here I should then be a tapered pin insertion "to verfьgung, so that the GrцЯen 9 and 10 mm were fairly easy bewдltigt. At 10 mm arrived, I stayed a few weeks, until I fairly quickly back to 11 and then 12 mm weiterdehnte. In 12 mm stood me then finally a wide range of jewelry for Verfьgung UDT I had reached my goal.

Unfortunately, the ear but at the bottom become very dьnn, so I decided, on 10 mm zurьckzugehen so that the skin stдrken wьrde something - it was me and I am now back at 12 mm arrived and I'm glьcklich.

I plan to login the future, the Ohrloch now only a little time to rest, so that new skin can form and the whole story somewhat reassured. Wдhrenddessen but I want my Ampallang and stretch scrumper piercing my septum (both Lцcher to 3.2 mm) and the left ear on healthy 14mm weiterdehnen.

Another tip to the new plugs of Wildcat - Beware, if your ears weiterdehnen, I have lost my plug, as mcih a girlfriend to BegrьЯung has embraced.

Otherwise, here as everywhere else always: Stay in the stretch on what your Kцrper you say. The heiЯt that you're not lip labret stretching too fast if it is painful nciht it simply wants to go further - it must be patience and geьbt NO weitergedehnt be - otherwise the whole thing either einreissen or in the worst case Ohrlдppchen tear.

My unfortunately far too short-lived Daith piercing

2008-09-24T08:11:00.000-07:00

Almost 2 years before I came up with the idea of me Daith piercing zuzulegen, because I was with the best of all mцglichen ear piercings gefдllt.

I decided it on the right ear to make, because my left ear was too pretty.

Selbstverstдndlich came login Ausfьhrung the only one in question, nдmlich the honorable James M. Boyle, the previously me about 20 times and had perforated so my uneingeschrдnktes confidence besaЯ / owns.

Shortly after the idea in my brain had manifested (if I have something in their heads did, it takes usually not long until I implement it ...), then I was already on the mat with James . The Formalitдten (contract, risks, calmed himself and reassure) me were already well known and could be completed in double quick time.

So then went off. I had a login 1.2 x 8mm BCR titanium decided. After Mr. Boyle had prepared for everything (nдher what I did not want to enter, because my stьmperhaften descriptions of the Vorgдngen, sterilization, etc. So, probably not meet these wьrden), he put the pliers in my ear to. It was not so easy, because added, and required a lot of skill.

The next step for me was just too well known, but I always somewhat listless in de stomach area: the needle was used and I should "... inhale deeply and exhale laaaangsam." In the latter kьsste the needle to fold in the inner ear cartilage area, only to a fraction of a second spдter brutally to pierce!

OK, actually it has only slightly tweaked, I was the usual procedure inwzischen yes and more or less gleichgьltig not gegenьber the exorbitant pain.

James pulled the jewelry then, what remains something was burning, and made everything schцn clean. I stayed still for a moment, and relaxed me, then I stood up and admired my new achievement scrumper.

The care instructions, I already knew by heart and put them as always conscientiously in order. The heiЯt: twice a day removing rigidities, with Kochsalzlцsung with Octenisept cleaned and disinfected. No problem.

Some time everything went very well with the Daith, after about 2 weeks I could return without any problems sleeping on the ear and it was all sunshine vain. Although it had a small tumor formed cartilage, but because in my Ohrknorpelpiercings normal, I did not worry me. Previously, each piercing healed well and the tumor after a certain time zurьckgegangen.

Eventually, this will be gone, and I changed the jewelry, the ring because I login another piercing needed. I then gave me a bent rod, the times I had in the eyebrow, pure. The GrцЯe was 1.2 x 10 mm, titanium material.

But allmдhlich caught the ear to sleep or when in contact again hurt to do so. I inspected it closely, the body was цfters slightly gerцtet, and soon struck me then that the jewelry wandered, that is no longer at the agency was ursprьnglichen.

I did not grцЯeren but I thought darьber and only intensified the care again.

The piercing burned but from day to day, which I found strange, because it actually already had his abgeheilt after about 2 months. I am advised that with James, and he said that if there are still more hike wьrde, mьsste I rausnehmen, otherwise it would completely herauswдchst and a scar zurьckbleibt.

Vorlдufig but I made nothing, and the jewelry was always more to the right, until he eventually just funny on the verge of Daith rumhing. Since it was pretty sore, I again went to James, and we agreed ьberein so that it better wдre that it be removed.

Said than done, it also lasted not very long, because, as my geschдtzter Pierce rausdrehen wanted the ball, he had even the whole jewelry in his hand. He simply fell out.

Alas ьberhaupt it did not, because it already had wandered very far, it was just a bit depressing, a piercing so to lose, because each has something special and it is not so easy to abandon mцchte.

Since adorns my right inner ear lдngliche a small scar, which always reminds me that as a very schцnes and, in Germany in any case, even quite ungewцhnliches was piercing nipple shield, which tragically passed away.

I suppose it is not so difficult, because I always have 25 other piercings and I remain so even Mцglichkeit still have it at the other ear again with the Daith to try.

Meanwhile I had a piercing at the top helix on the left ear removed because it threatened herauszuwachsen. I hope that I can not get into the habit, because I do my very Ohrpiercings hдnge (and sending them to me). But I think that the risk for the vast majority does not exist, because these long long time abgeheilt are.

I do not always push the fingers through the ear

2008-09-24T08:10:00.000-07:00

So good times back on Experience of me ... I have nothing to do grade, so I write, as the road was to my left ear'm gone so far.

The Ohrloch I had a bite to Mдrz 2004, was 1.2 mm in diameter. I wore the first ring login about three weeks, then was the Ohrloch insensitive enough to make a 1.6 mm ball closure ring record. The stretch was quite painful, not really what I had expected - but it had to stop.

In order to two millimeters to come let me some time, however, played on stдndig ring around so that the fabric could stretch a bit. Sun went after some time of 2 mm Circular Barbell without groЯe into Ohrloch effort into it and there should also login spend another two weeks. Then he was through a 2.4 mm Circular Barbell replaced, which I up to the moment in my septum had worn.

Daanach I continued my 3.2 mm Circular Barbell without pain Ohrloch into a - it really helps so every day, constantly on earring to play.

Then came the convention in Dortmund on me, and because I have a friend in Moers had to pick up and there was still a little time, I expanded - with mild pain, the Ohrloch to 4mm. Here, I could finally return to my PMMA 4mm plug and had no more ring in the ear, what happened to me because of the optics was pleasant.

It was followed by further Dehnschritte in 5mm and 6mm, where I each grцЯeren jewelry could use just because I waited long enough for new jewelry to wear. I stayed at 6mm about three weeks to allow new skin and the ear was down. When this was finished, I stretched further to 7mm, should soon follow 8er plug.

Now, however, I stood before a "unьberwindbaren" Hьrde. I was chronically bankrupt and had no 9er plug on hand 8 plugs body. So I waited some time and then expanded for the first time my left ear with a Provisional Taper directly to 2mm. I had nдmlich a Kugelschrieber found, which was extremely smooth and whose end slightly more than 10 mm thick was. So I smeared a little lubricant (water-based, the lдsst afterwards easy to wash) to Ohrloch and on the "Taper" and pushed him through. This was quite unpleasant, but since I now some Dehnerfahrung had collected (Labret, right ear, nipples, septum, Ampallang) hдtte I know when I should stop - but this had nict his undso then, I wore the first "serious" 10mm Steel tunnel in the ear. The Hьrde was also taken.

As my right ear now "proud" of 12 mm was groЯ I wanted the left ear agleichen this, so I ersteze the 10s Tnnel after about one months by a 11er PMMA plug, this followed soon schnieker 12mm Schraubtunnel.

Again, I wanted to not linger, I undda again in Essen and was shopping at Wildcat passing came, I bought myself a 13er PMMA plug, which is something Drьcken immediately took place in the ear. Then he should also remain the first time some (photos are on my IAM page).

Then I went to England in my well-deserved summer holiday to Brighton, where among other things, the Wildcat Store in England to visit (there are the jewelry of Wildcat to eienm fraction of the price, it costs in Germany). So there I bought some 3.2 mm login my septum jewelry and - I could not otherwise - a plug with a wunderschцnen Vince Ray motive. However, these were only in 14mm, so has been further stretched J.

On the Coheed & Cambria concert I lost this Tunenl however, so had her new jewelry. The hole was already ausgeleiert, so I ordered me in a Wildcat 15mm steel tunnel - anch eienr came this week with me. Until then, I had returned to the 13er PMMA plug zurьckgegriffen. The Dehenn by a further 2m designed entirely unproblematic.

When I once had about money growing in me the desire to expand to 16mm. So quickly can 16er Schraubtunnel ordered and even this soon came and went without effort into the ear - this is my previous end. But even a 18er Tunenl will soon be ordered once again money in my account is ...

Once started, you can not hold more aufhцren.

Care instructions etc:

SINCE I have a lot of dumbells barbells Lцchern have stretched kannich here only to advise that her whenever her a piercing stretches, while cautious approach. I've noticed that when you stretch thread exterior rather obstructive, and that spit or condom always stretching easier. Furthermore soltlet its not too fast or too ambitious to stretch, otherwise tears womцglich the Ohrloch - and this is rather counter-productive.

my painful, yet lovely industrial

2007-09-04T07:03:00.000-07:00

So I was in Fort Collins, Colorado visiting family and we were shopping in town. My father was bored so I asked him if he would bring me to get a piercing. Of course, he said no--I already have too many piercings.. bellybutton, all DIY--do not DIY though.. lip, cartilage orbital, plugs, second holes, and another cartilage piercing I took out so I could get my industrial. I was originally going to get an industrial last summer in Colorado when I was going to get my tattoo, but due to an extremely bad hangover, I could not move out of bed or away from the toilet to get to Millennium.

Two days later we were on our way to the New Belgium Brewery and I asked both of my parents again if I could go get a piercing. My dad said no.. My mom said no, I asked again.. she said we will see. [that means if I keep bugging, then probably yes] And only if it wasn't big or ugly [no facial piercings, no more plugs ha]

On our way back from the brewery, I asked again.. she said yes, if there is not a wait. She thought that there would probably be a wait.. because there was last year.. We parked and my mom and I went into Millennium, Sandy was at the desk.. she said there was no wait.. told me the price and we filled out the paperwork. I had forgotten my ID, because I had been so excited I just ran out of the car and into the shop. So I ran back out to the car and got my ID.. we filled out the rest of the paperwork and sat down. I explained to my mom what piercing I was going to get.. she looked disgusted. I told her this place was clean and I will keep it clean so it wont get infected.. I can put clear plastic through it for basketball games.. etc.

After waiting for 15-25 minutes [and describing what an industrial is to my mother] Sandy called me in and told me what she was going to do and let me ask questions. She gave me answers to all of my questions and when i asked if it would hurt.. she said yes. In my head, I was thinking, i can still back out and leave, we did not even pay yet! But I decided i was not going to let myself back out, I was going to go through with my decision and get this piercing. It would not hurt that much.. would it?!

After opening new sterile needles, washing her hands, getting clean gloves, etc, Sandy marked my ear and showed me.. after moving the marks a little bit, she told me to lay down. I was really nervous, I hate needles, but she calmed me down. She talked to me and told me to breathe and relax, one of the guys came over and held my hair off my ear and watched as she counted to three and pushed the needle through the top of my ear. And wow, did it hurt. She told me the first half was over and now she was going to do the second part. After making the second hole, she put the barbell through and took the needle out.. and screwed the balls on. She explained the aftercare to me, gave me a pamphlet and some lotion, we paid, and we were done. Despite the bleeding, the swelling, the pain, and the throbbing.. I was so excited! I got to go show it off to everyone and gross my mom out with it.

It was definitely the most painful piercing I have ever had done, but it was well worth it. It bled for the first couple days and was throbbing until I took some Aleve. Now I get to go show it off to all of my friends. It's still a little swollen a few weeks after but I am sure it will go away with time. My mother does not exactly love it, but she deals. It hurt to sleep on for week or two but not so much anymore, but Sandy told me not to sleep on it for a few months because it would aggravate it piercing cool.

If you are thinking about getting an industrial, go for it. It is worth the few seconds of pain piercing club! And if you are in Colorado, I highly praise Millennium--it is an extremely clean and calm environment. The people are very nice and knowledgeable. I am planning on waiting until next summer to get anymore piercings, because not only will I be 18 and able to get piercings without my parents permission, I will be in Fort Collins again and able to go to Millennium. I plan on getting a tattoo Body peircing My Space and a piercing next time!

My Second Piercing - Tragus

2007-09-04T07:02:00.000-07:00

I haven't had very many piercings (My tragus was only my second; third if you count getting my lobes pierced when I was 10) due to having absolutely no money, but since I finally managed to get a job, I've seized the chance to get all the piercings I've ever dreamt of – and believe me, there's a long list!

My tragus wasn't the first ear cartilage piercing I'd had – I'd had my helix (top of the ear) done a few weeks beforehand. But still, I was nervous and excited at the prospect of having it done, just as if it were my very first piercing. I knew which studio I was going to get it done at (there are two in my town), and actually found out from the owner of Tattoo World that the place I got my helix done are not licensed piercers at all (I had been suspicious of this when a piece of unsterilized jewellery was put into my piercing). So this studio, Tattoo World, was definitely the place to be. They were well established in the town and so obviously had a good reputation.

I had to wait for the piercer to come back from where he'd gone out, and I was content to wait 20 minutes. I signed the necessary forms, had a look at the tattoo flash, saw nothing that took my fancy (not surprising – I like more unusual tattoos), and sat down on one of the seats. After a while, I got up and chatted to the owner for a little longer, and he told me some wonderful stories like when he discovered he was allergic to stainless steel! A rowdy young family came in asking for an ear piercing for the young son, and they too were told they'd need to wait. I was told that there was a sofa upstairs, so I went there, and looked at some Kanji flash, happy to be away from the noisy family. I stayed up there for 20 minutes, talking with two girls who were interested in getting some Japanese characters, before going back down to see what was keeping the piercer (it was getting rather wet and dark outside, and I was walking home afterwards).The family seemed to be getting restless as well, with the youngest child declaring angrily that he wanted a drink. Just as the owner was phoning the piercer, he arrived, and immediately asked who was getting the tragus, obviously aware at how long I'd waited. I smiled and said 'Me' and he led me upstairs to the studio.

The place was satisfyingly clean and tidy, and I was told to sit on the gurney. I started to get the intense feelings of nerves I got with my helix, but Simon was moving and preparing everything so quickly, I hardly had time to be nervous before he spoke to me. He asked me which side I wanted it on, while taking out a CBR in a little plastic bag and a new needle from a similar bag. He went straight and did it, telling me to breathe in and out, without any hesitation. "Well done, that's the worst over". I was so pleased, finally having my tragus pierced. All through the procedure, while he was putting in the jewellery, we chatted, and he made me feel very comfortable and welcome.

It hurt, I can't deny it, but I was a little disappointed at not hearing the crunch other people describe. I listened out for it, but all I heard was the friction on his gloves. It was all over and done with within 3 minutes, and I thanked Simon and left. As I was leaving, I saw the Kanji tattoo girls, and they exclaimed at how quick it had been done. I was feeling very happy so I brightly said goodbye to them, and wished them luck with their tattoos.

I'm sure healing the piercing is going to be fine and problem free, because already it's hurting far less than my helix did. Tattoo World is definitely a place I'll be revisiting as I fulfil my piercing wish list (and certainly when I can start getting tattoos), the people there are just so incredibly friendly and welcoming. I didn't mind having to wait, the customer service shown by Simon and the other artists just made all the difference.

I really hope this piercing is fine, because I now have such a nice experience to associate with it, as well as the dedication I've decided to give it – to a friend whose birthday it is. I like the idea of dedicating piercings, it gives them a meaningful value, similar to that of a tattoo, and this piercing definitely means a lot to me now.
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Conch piercing

2007-09-04T07:01:00.000-07:00

The Inner Conch piercing is a perforation of the center ear cartilage, adjacent to the ear canal, for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. Typically, inner conch piercings are of a larger diameter, such as 10g or 8g or larger. After sufficient stretching, an open earlet or similar piece of body jewelry can be worn in the healed piercing.

The piercing itself is made with a large gauge hollow piercing needle, and barbell jewelry is usually worn during the healing and stretching period. Alternatively, a dermal punch can be used to create the initial piercing.

The name of this piercing is derived from the similarity in appearance between the outer ear (pinna) and the conch shell.
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The Outer Conch piercing is a perforation of the outer ear cartilage, in the flat part of the top, outer ear, for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. They can be done in any position within the flat plane of cartilage. Once the piercing goes to the "curled" edge of the ear it is no longer an outer conch piercing, but a helix piercing. They are generally done at a gauge of no less than 16. When the piercing is smaller than a 16 gauge there is a risk of having it pulled out, rip, or become irritated much more easily.

This piercing is done with a large gauge piercing needle and a curved barbell or a large CBR (captive bead ring) peircings Site. A dermal punch may also be used to bypass stretching. With both stretching and dermal punching, this becomes nearly permanent as the body cannot replace cartilage, and the skin will only cover so much of the hole.

Industrial

2007-09-04T07:00:00.000-07:00

this industrial was my very first needle piercing. i love it!!

i had been planning this piercing for several months before i actually got it done. i had a place picked out, which i had heard nothing but good things about, and seemed completely professional.

i probably should've stuck with that place, but at the last minute i ended up going to New Moon because they were having a sale.

once we got there, i informed the people hanging out behind the counter that i wanted a piercing. soon a man, wade, the piercer, took charge of the situation, asked me what i wanted, got my mom to sign papers, and off we went.

oddly enough, on the papers, it required that everyone who came in to get pierced or tattooed be 16 or older, despite idaho laws (i was 14 at this time) my mom signed it anyways because we'd come all the way, but he never asked how old i was. odd.

anyways, in we went to the work room, he cleaned off my ear, marked it, etc. i was a little dissapointed that he didn't explain the process to me more thoroughly, but it worked.

the initial piercing and pushing the needles through didn't hurt to much. sliding in the barbell hurt a bit more, but the absolute worst part was when he had to unscrunch my ear, because it got pushed up on the barbell. now that HURT.

the barbell was a little long and he told me to come back in a month to get it changed.

obviously, i'm going to my original choice next time!! but i still love my piercing VERY much.
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i have a total of 12 ear piercings

2007-09-04T06:59:00.000-07:00

i have a total of 12 ear piercings. i had my first one pierced since ui was a baby. well actually i had 3 holes wen i was a baby. then i got the other ones wen i much older. i got my last cartiledge pierced this summer and i was happy tht i was done!!! but now im going for more ear piercings. put in this way i love piercings!!!!
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Daith piercing

2007-09-04T06:57:00.000-07:00

A daith piercing is a perforation of the ear cartilage for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. The daith is primarily placed on the outer rim of the ear cartilage closest to the head. A variation often mistaken for the daith, known as the inner daith, is placed in the horizontally-oriented piece of cartilage directly above the ear canal.

The piercing is often performed with either a curved needle to avoid damaging the other parts of the ear, or by using a receiving tube, a hollow length of steel used to catch the needle when there is little or no room for a cork (a method invented by Jim Ward). A small-gauge jewelry is usually inserted, as this part of the ear is difficult to stretch.

The jewelry most commonly worn in a daith piercing is a captive bead ring, though several other types of body jewelry are suitable.

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story of my pierced lip

2007-08-29T03:48:00.000-07:00

I've wanted my lip pierced since I was 16 years old, when I had a dream that my lip was pierced and the sensation of the ring was very life like. At the time I had recently had my eyebrow pierced, and there was no way my parents would have given me permission to have another piercing, so it never happened. Eventually a friend of mine got her lip pierced, and that sort of killed the idea for me, as I didn't want to be seen as a copycat. Years went by, I moved and got a job. I had already had to negotiate with my manager about keeping my eyebrow piercing in, and as I was 100% reliant on that job I had no plans on jeopardising it with a lip ring.

Fast-forward another few years, and September 2006 rolls along. After three years of working as a dead-end shop assistant, I had finally managed to enrol at university. Full-time work got replaced by afternoons in the library and I felt better about myself than ever. I had managed to turn my life around (well that's what it feels like, even thought it sounds very pretentious!) and I wanted to celebrate this with a new mod. I've had a tattoo in the pipeline for over a year, but I still wasn't quite happy with the design so that wasn't an option. This is where the notion of a pierced lip slowly crept back into my consciousness.

This was it – my one opportunity to get it done. I had no need to worry about close-minded employers, and could fulfil my old dream. The one thing that held me back was, maybe surprisingly, myself.

I felt that, at 22, I was too old for another facial piercing. How ridiculous, I know! I felt like kicking myself; if I'd only got the piercing when I was younger it wouldn't have made a difference. I felt like I was expected to have "grown out" of the piercing phase, and I felt like by having this urge to pierce my lip I was letting down everyone; my boyfriend, his family, my family, everyone. I felt like they thought that my current piercings were "one of those things" I had done when I was young and stupid. I couldn't reason this thinking with myself – I'd like to think of myself as far from close minded, and I definitely have never looked at anyone else thinking they'd be "too old" for their mods, and here I was thinking this about myself! Also I'm a firm believer in doing your own thing and not really giving a hoot what others may think. Many sleepless nights followed, and eventually I managed to face the fact that my fears were all rooted in my self-esteem.

I wasn't too pleased to realise just how much I clearly let other's influence myself, and decided that this piercing was definitely going ahead! It wasn't to mark my new life at university any longer, it was more about me remembering what I stood for.

After modelling my lip with an old BCR and a phonecall to Cold Steel, dialled with trembling fingers, I decided on a date. As soon as I had my mind set, I couldn't wait. I didn't tell anyone about my plans, as this piercing was just for me.

On Saturday morning I got up early, showered and headed out the door. Straight to the ATM to withdraw Ј30, then to the train. Off at Camden Town, turn right, push past the tourists and weekend shopper, and up the familiar stairs to Cold Steel. This is by far the best piercing studio I have ever had the pleasure to do business with. All the staff are extremely friendly and accommodating, they patiently answer all questions you could ever think of and the atmosphere is relaxed.

After a lot of thinking and discussion with Julie (that's what I think she was called), I decided to go for a stud and change it to a BCR later, as I wanted a really snug fit and obviously that would not be possible straight away. When asked how old I was I got a temporary brain-freeze and made a guy laugh when I had to think long and hard about such a simple question. I paid, was shown the jewellery and was asked to sit down and wait while Julie was setting everything up.

After what seemed like hours, but was probably about five minutes, Julie popped her head round and informed me she was ready to go. She was really great, and explained everything she was going to do, showed me the needle and other equipment and how they were all still sealed away in bags, all the good stuff. She was also smart enough to tell me all about the aftercare before the actual procedure, which was good as I have a tendency to not be able think about anything except for my new shiny bit of metal for half an hour or so after the piercing is done. She lowered the back of the seat so I was laying down, and told me to close my eyes. She told me to take a couple of deep breaths and before I knew, the needle was going through my lip. It was a weird sensation, like the power of a punch concentrated to the size of a pinhead. Also having seen my friend get her lip pierced, I could somehow visualise it even with my eyes closed, which added to the sensation. Soon it was all over, jewellery inserted, and Julie was continuing to be awesomely nice, telling me to come and see her or give the shop a call if I had any questions or worries whatsoever.

Julie had warned me that as with any facial piercing, my new adornment would look huge before I got used to it. Well let's just say she wasn't wrong! I spent the whole journey back home trying to catch my face in any reflective surface I passed, hoping the stud would look smaller than I remembered. Needless to say – it didn't.

It's now been 5 days since I had it done, and healing is going well. As I was instructed, I've used non-alcoholic mouthwash every time after eating or drinking, and I've been swabbing the outside with antiseptic solution. My lip was quite swollen for the first two days, but it's gone down by now. Whether this is normal or extra quick thanks to me constantly sucking on ice I don't know. I have also got used to the piercing and it no longer seems like the size of a second head.

I'm very pleased I did go through with the process; I love my new piercing and have already forgotten all about my irrational fears.

To anyone considering getting pierced in the London area, I would definitely recommend Cold Steel in Camden. They really are the nicest people, and all piercings I have got done there look awesome.