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CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 5:05:38 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Aneirin Yeah, ok, so not such a biggy, but it is to me, for I have it in my mind to get my nipples pierced. I have the funds, I have found a highly recommended piercer, but what stops me from actually going ahead and doing it. I can't actually put my finger on what it is that is hindering me in my desire. What is it, the thought of the pain, or the fear of change. Pain, I can handle, I live with dental pain and back pain, so I think it's not so much that, but is it the fear of change, The change from my past to the future via a bit of metalwork. To note, I have not been pierced before, nor tattooed. Anyone else who has gone through the piercing thing had these problems, does everyone else go through it, or is it just me ? I still have a bit of 'stage fright' when I go in to have my bodywork done, either piercings or tattoos. There's that bit of anticipatory hesitation, which I think is pretty healthy. To me, it's a sign that I'm actually thinking about the implications of what I'm having done, and it makes it a -decision-, and not just random chance. It's a big deal -- it's having a permanent change done to your body. Even for piercings, which, if you take the jewelry out, will eventually close up, it's still a long-term change, and something that you'll have the reminders of for a long time, so to me, it's appropriate to have that bit of 'second-thought- hesitation. If you -really- want it, eventually your desire will overcome that hesitation, and you'll get it done. If it turns out that your reticence is greater than your desire, then you'll not have anything to regret later if you choose not to push yourself into doing it. Hope that makes some sense. You're doing fine, and yes, many of us go through something like this. Dame Calla

CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 5:15:16 PM)
quote: Someone I knew had one done as a gift, but he messed it up, the reason was, he was told he was cleaning it too much, he used surgical spirit for cleaning. I'm presuming that 'surgical spirit' is the same as surgical alcohol here in the states (ie, 70% ethanol). In that case, yes, the aftercare was incorrect and could really mess up the healing. Piercings are sort of like surgical wounds, so you don't want to wash them with alcohol or peroxide. Your piercer will make recommendations for hir favorite aftercare (my daughter prefers cleaning it once a day in the shower under clear running water with no soap, and gentle cleanings twice more with either a piercing-care treatment or plain liquid soap/water, and salt-water soaks after the first 72 hours, as well as not moving the jewelry but once a day during the shower cleaning, as moving it over and over again, 3-4 times a day can keep tearing up the tissue and keep the tissue from healing well). Follow your piercer's aftercare tips to the letter -- because xhe knows how hir clients heal after a piercing using hir recommendations, xhe'll be able to help you if anything seems amiss. If you go 'off treatment' and use someone else's care system, xhe may not know what's gone 'off' or why. Whatever you do, do NOT remove the jewelry until the wound is completely healed. Even if your piercing gets infected, don't remove the jewelry (Emergency Rooms are notorious for taking the jewelry out!!!) as you can trap the infection in the wound. If you -do- develop symptoms, call your piercer. Let hir recommend a doctor who knows how to deal with body piercings to help you heal from the infection... in most cases, you'll come out with a healthy piercing at the end if you do that, even if something goes wonky early on. Dame Calla

CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 5:23:20 PM)
quote: The actually piercing itself while painful is short lived. There is the healing period but I found for us females keeping a bra on kept down pain by providing a barrier and keeping them stable and in one place. My experience was a bit different -- I -hated- having a bra on. Of course, I can also recommend NOT getting the little pointy dangles on your CBR (Captive Bead Ring) nipple piercings. Mine kept rotating so the point kept stabbing me in the nip, especially when I wore a bra (like I had to for work). LOL Unfortunately, these are little things that don't necessarily click until AFTER you've gone and done it. Switching mine out to regular captive beads solved the problem, and I kept my nipple rings in until a major motorcycle accident and the ensuing MRIs, at which point the holes closed up. My daughter is going to pierce them for me again next summer, though, once I get through this next round of immunosuppressants and tattoos... and yes, my neurologist and immunologist know about the tats and we're working with a special protocol to allow me to get my art done safely between chemo cycles. We're actually treating it as we would a minor surgical procedure. However, I can't do tats, piercings, and chemo all at once like I could when I was younger. Dame Calla

Aneirin -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 5:33:35 PM)
Excellent, Thank You, but as to jewellery, my interest is bell bars, are they ok, or should it be rings ? Also, what metal ?

CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 5:52:46 PM)
Here in the States, my daughter is only allowed to use surgical stainless steel or surgical titanium for new piercings. She recommends rings for a new piercing, because it is easier to clean, and you can get cleaner and water all the way through the pierced tissue. With a bar, you can get nasty stuff trapped inside the piercing, so until the piercing is healed (once the piercing can be moved easily and without pain... about 6 months) she doesn't recommend bars. She said that cleaning should -never- be with alcohol, because it will dry out the fragile tissue and actually increase the risk of infection and poor scar formation (since a healed piercing is actually a controlled scar), but that either plain liquid soap (not antibacterial) and water or salt-water solution and salt soaks will provide the best and safest healing. Just so you know, I've trusted my daughter's work and aftercare even though I'm immune compromised and have healing issues due to treatment for autoimmune disease, and I've never had a major problem. I did have two small infections on ear-work, because my hair kept getting caught in the piercings and pulling in bacteria, but we resolved that with good care (and a shorter haircut while my piercings were healing). Good luck and enjoy! I adore my piercings, and can't wait to get the ones I've had to have removed replaced. (And I'm stocking up on lucite, glass, and plastic 'placeholders' so I won't lose my holes the next time I have some medical crisis.) I'm also looking forward to eyebrow and anti-eyebrow piercings, and some microdermals, even though those tend to have severe migration problems... I still want them anyway. Dame Calla

Aneirin -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 6:05:28 PM)
Thank You again, yours and your daughters advice is well taken in and valuable to me. Rings to start with, and surgical steel material. As you may gather, I still have not had it done, perhaps I need someone to come with me and hold my hand/laugh at my squeals. Oh, the surgical spirit stuff my ex step son used, is the stuff you mentioned, also called rubbing alcohol. .

CallaFirestormBW -> RE: Nipple Piercing ? (7/9/2009 6:19:59 PM)
quote: perhaps I need someone to come with me and hold my hand/laugh at my squeals. I'll come and hold your hand, if you come and hold mine when I get my dermal implants done. LOL

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