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Cleaning a new piercing
PDBsg's Love Bug
Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Member #: 79
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Posted on October 14, 2008, 11:52 am
It is important to keep new piercings clean for a few reasons. The most obvious one is to reduce the chance of infection. The second reason is to remove crusties that develop, as they may irritate the piercing or delay healing if they get dragged into the hole itself. The third is for aesthetics- a crusty ear lobe or other visible piercing just looks gross.
FAQs
Madam @ the Old Holes Home
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Member #: 513
Status: Offline
Posted on September 28, 2008, 4:20 pm
there are lots of hidden gems on this site!
Here's a pretty good rundown of sensible answers to common piercing questions.
Why Self-piercing is a bad idea.
Phalaeo's Love Bug
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
Member #: 198
Status: Offline
Posted on September 27, 2008, 8:18 am
This topic comes up periodically, and I’m going to address it in hopes that the mods might sticky it and save us all a lot of time.
I’ve self-pierced a few dozen times, so I’m not going to give a lecture. It might seem hypocritical of me to say I’ve self-pierced, and then argue against self-piercing. To quell those arguments, I have an advanced degree in Biomedical Sciences and have performed numerous small animal surgeries. I’ve been trained to perform surgeries, and still am reluctant to self-pierce. So, why is self-piercing such a bad idea?
For the girls
Madam @ the Old Holes Home
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Member #: 513
Status: Offline
Posted on September 25, 2008, 8:23 pm
this is just a reminder, and for those who might not have considered it (thank you to Minnie who brought it up):
For any woman contemplating getting genital or nipple piercings, the best time to get pierced is after your period. Try not to get pierced right before or during; you may be extra sensitive, the tissue swollen and tender. Some women may even find that they are more sensitive in other areas of the body at that time.
light skined guy needs help
Joined: 04 Dec 2008
Member #: 24051
Status: Offline
Posted on December 4, 2008, 8:59 am
I wanted to stretch my ear lobe. I alredy have my ears pierced with a gun, I want to stretch them to bout a 10 but don't want to start off with a hoop or a barbell any suggestions
Best jewelry for new nipple piercing?
Joined: 03 Dec 2008
Member #: 24011
Status: Offline
Posted on December 3, 2008, 8:35 pm
I am looking at getting my nipples done (all I have now are regular ear piercings) and the piercer I am considering will only use rings for the first jewelry. I don't have a problem with this, but I want to know if that's the norm, and why would it be prefered to barbells? I would think with a ring you would have a better change of getting it caught on something.
Thanks,
Heif
outer labia piercing
Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Member #: 23772
Status: Offline
Posted on December 2, 2008, 6:37 am
Hi
Am considering outer labia piercing on either side, but I was wondering:
* does it interfere with shaving?
* any chance of the old herpes infection 
flaring up due to the piercing? It has been dormant for a long time now.
Thanks for your input
Bip
P.A.?
Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Member #: 22888
Status: Offline
Posted on December 1, 2008, 9:29 pm
OK, My hubby is looking at getting a P.A. Can you please tell me how it's done and how bad does it really hurt? Thanks...LMC
Want input Piercing Foreskin
Joined: 30 Nov 2008
Member #: 23603
Status: Offline
Posted on November 30, 2008, 11:51 pm
Have never been pierced but will be doing foreskin later this week.Would appreciate any input. Iam thinking about a double piercing (one on each side).Any comments would be welcome..
So I'm thinking for my first piercing... an orbital
Joined: 28 Nov 2008
Member #: 23305
Status: Offline
Posted on November 28, 2008, 4:17 pm
Hey everyone!
I've never gotten a piercing but I have been admiring seveal different types for a while now. My friend just got his tongue web pierced and I really love the look of it but I don't want to go get that just a week after him! So the one I'm looking into is an outer conch orbital, like this one:
http://wiki.bmezine.com/images/2/23/Outer_Conch_Piercing-2.jpg
The thing is, I've heard conch orbitals are about as painful as ear piercings get. Can anybody vouch for this? Will it be tough for me to get one of those as my first piercing?
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