stef -> RE: Nipple piercing (10/1/2005 10:36:26 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Auralise Our experiences vary greatly. It is far easier to rip barbells through a new piercing than it is to rip rings for obvious reasons. Rings go around where as barbells do not. Umm, ok. I think everyone here can agree that rings go around. Unfortunately, that's the problem. The problem with using any type of ring in a fresh piercing is that it's akin to forcing a square peg into a round hole. A piercing needle creates a straight wound channel. Putting a ring into that fresh wound immediately puts stress on several points that inhibits healing and greatly increases the chances of migration. A straight barbell imparts the minimum amount of pressure and distortion on the fresh wound. Curved jewelry, however, puts a large amount of pressure on several points of the fresh piercing. See this image for an example. In the image, increased pressure is exerted wherever you see an X. That pressure increases the chance of migration. It's the same mechanism in your body that allows orthodontics to work. When force is exerted in one direction, it breaks down the cells on the leading edge and the body fills in cells on the trailing edge. Even worse, the new cells created on the trailing edge of a piercing are usually hypertrophic scar tissue. How is any of this a good thing? quote:
The piercers that trained me and the others that have worked on me wouldn't put barbells in nipples for the original pierce. Provided someone isnt dangling from a piercing, the piercing shouldn't migrate. I am sure there are exceptions to the rule, but if the flesh has time to heal without being pushed, pulled or suffocated migration normally will not occur. You're absolutely right, and you get this pushing and pulling every second of every day when using curved jewelry in a straight wound. quote:
Everyone has a different way of doing things. Indeed, and as you're proving, many of them are incorrect. ~stef
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