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conch jewelry questions help would be appreciated

mscatamaran
Joined: 19 Apr 2008
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Posted on October 26, 2008, 3:48 pm

so i was pierced with a 14G captive ring, that was a very bad idea and i ended up getting some hypertrophic scarring... i went to another piercer who took that out and put in a circular barbell and my ear calmed downs a lot.. the bump was even starting to go away....I also got some tea tree oil and have been administering that regularly... but that was about 1.5 months ago and the bump has yet to go away completely.. so i was thinking i could put in a curved barbell or a labret flatback.... what size would i want to go with for each, a flatback and a curved barbell?

If I saw something good, I guess I wouldn't worry.

gracie-chan
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Posted on October 28, 2008, 12:30 am

Isn't this the same as in another part of the forum?

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mscatamaran
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Posted on October 28, 2008, 1:26 am

no i dont think so... i have been asking many questions regarding mu conch though (pesky little thing)...

If I saw something good, I guess I wouldn't worry.

rose07
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
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Posted on October 29, 2008, 7:44 am

i have regular straight barbells in mine (they are quite long though...) but i have had no real problems with them, and rings definitely sound a lot less comfortable! i forget that they're there sometimes! but i flat backed labret sounds ideal. im waiting for my second one to heal before i put it in though...

14g navel, 14g tragus cbr, 2 14g inner conch piercings, 2 6g lobe tunnels, 4 16g lobe barbells, 3 16g cartilage piercings

Dariattack
Joined: 09 Jul 2008
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Posted on October 29, 2008, 5:24 pm

This is about the same as the other thread. Same answer too. Go ask your piercer. They can evaluate your anatomy and tell what's best for you. As my mom says, "if you can't see it, you can't treat it..".