Ear Piercings Hardest to Easiest to Heal - Body Piercing Basics EP 76

[@debbieexcell5088]

Truth: my helix piercing is the most problematic. I am introduced to a new term: grumpy - it perfectly describes what happens with this piercing. Thanks for broadening my knowledge.👍🏻

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm not sure who came up with the term but it is the best way to describe it. It isn't infected, rejecting or reacting to the jewelry. It's just grumpy. Glad to share the term and happy to hear you learned something, thank you for sharing and watching.

[@apseudonym]

my helix piercing was such an a**hole, whereas my tragus was an absolute sweetheart

[@apseudonym]

whoops, I meant upper ear cartilage piercing. lmao

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It all comes down to location and contact.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I think most of the industry has given up and said, "OK, even though it's wrong, I'll start calling it a helix." most of them gave up on the gauges.

[@liamb135]

That's my conch to conch industrial at 2:15! Healing was pretty easy for me, just the usual crusties. I found sleeping on it was almost impossible for around 9-12 months, it would get sore/irritated really quickly. Finding the perfect length bar is the most important piece of advice I can offer. Also If you wear glasses, or have stretched lobes you will need small ends to avoid irritation! Thanks for using my image DaVo!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

First off, I hope you understand that when I use photos they are for educational purposes only. Thus fair uses. However, whenever possible, I like to give credit if I can find it. I think I found a share of a share on Instagram or pinterest. If want me to credit you and of course your piercer, please let me know and I'll add it to the description including a link to your artists studio. Thank you for sharing your experience. I personally always this piercing but haven't because of glasses. Where I want it, would always be in contact with the glasses and I hate contacts. Thus it is not meant to be and I'm jealous of yours.

[@MissSamii94]

My conch by far was the easiest piercing for me to heal! Never had any issue with it at all :)

[@elfinartist4961]

How was the pain? I'm getting it tomorrow!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience, watching and commenting.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

@@elfinartist4961 They usually aren't. How was your experience?

[@mus0rmus1c3]

And I'm the other end of the spectrum lol Complete nightmare, almost gave up multiple times. Davo is right, though, switching to a labret made it so much less angry. Not grumpy, straight up ANGRY. On the upside, since I did what was, for me, the worst one first... everything I've gotten since has seemed like a walk in the park lolol

[@MsBonsai2010]

My conch has been easy so far as well, but in the spirit of full disclosure, it's only a month old so far & it's my only cartilage piercing (aside from double lobe both ears). I want to get my left snug done this week.

[@rowan-vy7jp]

For the people that would like the basic list: 1) industrial 2) snug 3) cartilage orbit 4) anti tragus 5) lobe orbit 6) trans lobe 7) rook 8) forward helix 9) he skipped 9 10) helix 11) upper ear cartilage 12) faux snug 13) faux rook 14) conch 15) daith 16) lobe

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you.

[@monicapaleykaufman9058]

Why do I suspect tragus should have been no. 9?

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

You forgot tragus, but the info in the video was superb as usual. All of my ear piercings healed without issues, and I have every one that I've ever gotten. I love the daith and rook, but can't have either due to anatomy. The ridges where they go are too narrow. Liked. (Jan Griffiths).

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes I did and I would place it low on the list. Easier than upper ear but a little more difficult than an earlobe.

[@nicolemaldonado1949]

@@BodyPiercingTattooingwould you say the Shen Men piercing has the same difficulties as the upper ear cartilage?

[@audreyestes7136]

I got my conch and my rook piercings done at the same time on the same ear and LET ME TELL YOU my rook was SO much harder to heal. My conch never really caused any issues. However, my rook kept flaring up until like the 8th month into having it done. It was just awful having it so swollen and painful all the time. They are both doing so well now though, without any flare ups or anything for the past couple months. I can't wait to be able to get my next piercings soon!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and for watching.

[@scano6797]

Love this video very educational but what about the flat piercing on the upper ear and also the tragus piercing? As always you do an awesome job.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I forgot the tragus. My fault, I even had it on my notes. I would consider it as one of the easier heals. Slightly easier than a Daith. That would be the same as an upper ear cartilage piercing or a faux rook.

[@apseudonym]

this was so informative, thank you. i subscribed

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome, thank you for watching and subscribing.

[@laurynbecher592]

Ive had my industrial for about 7 years and I’ll still wake up with it sore if i sleep on it wrong and dont move all night hahaha. Fully healed and i love it though! But would never ever get another cartilage again (and havent since)

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah, they are a no sleeping zone even years after they have healed. It's the pressure of the ridged jewelry on flexible tissue.

[@torifisher7792]

Just got my daith done a few days ago and am really glad to hear it should be easy to heal, I love it so much!

[@tahintz1959]

I’ve had my industrial for about 6 months now, I only had a problem with it about 3 months in when I accidentally slept on it one night. Other than that it’s been healing the best out of my cartilage piercings I have! Oddly enough my upper helix is giving me the most problems with healing

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@rockgamegirl4551]

have an industrial, it's one of my favorite piercings I've had but yes it is a very difficult piercing to heal, took over a year because I would forget and press on it, then it would get angry and it was a constant pattern until it stopped and healed finally but have had mine for 14 years now

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and for watching.

[@beckyhikescamps1879]

Thanks for the info new conch piercing today after watching your informative videos. Too far of a drive to you so went to highly recommended place in NC.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome. I really don't care who you have do the piercing as long as they are skilled. The point of the videos is education. If it brings me additional local client, it's a bonus. Thank you for watching, congratulations on your new piercing and good luck healing it.

[@BrendaLinden]

This video made me find out that I apparently do not have two helix piercings, I instead have two upper ear cartilage piercings 😅

[@chelseawoodall3361]

Same 😂 and apparently I barely have any helix ridge on my ear anyway, hah

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes, and you know what I had a client a few months back that argued with me on the name and corrected me everytime I said it. I have to admit there was a part if me that wanted to pierce her helix just to prove a point. It comes down to this, always point to where you want the piercing, show them photos if you have some on your phone and insist that they mark the piercing.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Most people don't but just about everyone has a flat upper ear.

[@chelseawoodall3361]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Good point! I brought a picture to my piercer for my conch and I’m glad I did because she marked it in different place than I was thinking. I actually ended up deferring to her judgement but I was glad we got to discuss why my ideal placement wouldn’t work with my anatomy. It made me much happier with the end result!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@megalopolis2015]

I have a piercing no professional would touch, because of the potential issues of placement, rolling, migration, and rejection. I placed it between where a mid to upper helix would be, but positioned the needle as though it were a lobe piercing. (It is not pierced through cartilage). It took a bit longer to heal than my tragus (the only one I had done professionally), had minimal migration in the beginning, and I couldn't sleep on my right side for many months. The only jewelry that works in it are the smallest L nose rings. I don't always wear jewelry in it because it could stretch. I enjoy it very much and haven't had problems with it for a long time. I've had it eleven years this month. I'm glad I stumbled on this channel. It's informative and fun.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you sharing your experience and watching.

[@filomenamcmahon8772]

awesome video, super helpful. i have my tragus, forward helix and double lobes. next up is daith and conch! i love your content by the way :)

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing and for watching. I'm glad to hear that you are finding the videos helpful and informative.

[@MabelJoan]

What about the flat piercing?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

They are about the same as a upper ear helix.

[@samanthagreene7169]

I have 12 of these and I agree especially the snug.

[@hurricanelinny]

I def agree with this my industrial was soooo mean to me and I used to bump it ALL the time and got huge bump on it. It took me 9 months to heal. And it still bothers sometimes if I put too much pressure on it or sleep on it too many days in a row

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

They are grumps to say the least. Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@elizabethpeterson1644]

I do have an industrial piercing on my right ear a little bit over 4 years now. I still have a bar in that ear. I still sleep with it. I do change it when I wear a different color. It is my favorite piercing to have. I do have other piercings on both my ears. I have my lobes pierced 3 times, both ears have a conch piercing, my left ear has 2 cartilage piercings, and of course my industrial piercing on my right ear.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@therealdeal3672]

Always like and love your videos, DaVo! This was very informative and I'm comforted to know that all of my piercings are on the easier side of the continuum, as you list them. My conch has been a piece of cake so far, because I stuck to the advice to use a stud. My double helix piercing is 10 weeks old and feeling pretty comfortable, with sleeping. Of course I'm careful with it. Can't wait to get my daith pierced and then I'll be done with my cartilage piercings. All on the same ear. And when I do my fourth lobes I will do them separately. You give great advice! Much appreciated. Thank you!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and thank you for sharing and watching. Good luck with the Daith and please let us know how it turns out.

[@NorthernkinsAngel]

"Like it, because I like it... It makes me feel warm and fuzzy" :) #like

[@czarinaczar]

Excellent video! 🎯

[@bast713]

I have an upper ear cartilage that's in a similar placement to yours. It's been healed for over 2 decades. Honestly I have less trouble with this than with my ear lobes 😂. I put a piece of jewelry in and don't change it for years, and I honestly can't tell you the last time it was grumpy. I change my lobe earrings more often, and they are more likely to get jewelery that's cute but accidentally has nickel so I'm guessing that's why they get grumpy.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@AB-zm4mj]

I confirm on the industrial. I've got one. My piercer told me I have the PERFECT ear for it. The top hole is still questionable, and it's been a year and a half! Besides you have to keep hair from it... Good luck to you guys (I'm waiting to add more to the cartilage, and so I have to wait the one I have finish healing)

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@sunshinestars7059]

Good video

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you and thank you for watching.

[@Kasairei]

Where does tragus piercing land on the list?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Ugh! I forget the tragus. I would put it low on the list. It's a fairly easy heal.

[@cherylcalifornia125]

My daughter had an industrial, conch, and upper helix pierced (individually over a few yrs) that were all rejected. She just didn’t have any luck except her lobe piercings where as I have had great healing success with my conch, rook, 3 helix piercings, and lobe piercings going up my ear.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It all comes down to tolerance and anatomy.

[@cherylcalifornia125]

Body Piercing & Tattooing idk! I just felt bad for her because she really wanted them, spent all that money, and they just never healed properly. Bummer!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes, I hate it when the piercing is done correctly, the jewelry is right and you know the person took care of it but still there is issues. It's worse when as a piercer you have to tell them it's time to give up.

[@cherylcalifornia125]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Agreed! At least she has her pierced belly, septum, and her lobe piercings. Found your KZbin acct a few days ago and have been enjoying watching some of your video’s.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos and thank you for watching.

[@rebeccaugolini1605]

Thanks for this video! I want a new piercing so bad but I don't have the time and energy to and patience to heal something new right now 😭 that's a mistake I've made before

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Timing is important and make sure that you are ready to commit. I suffered from healing burn out for years after near a decade straight of having either a piercing or a tattoo healing. I has to take a break. As I often say, I'm not going anywhere and neither is your body, you will know the right time to get pierced.

[@nataliatorresmurcia3974]

Thank you so much! I’m getting my rook pierced next week! I’m super excited but also pretty nervous, I’ve had problems with huge keloids growing on my cartilage piercings and it scares me to think a keloid will grow on my rook. Any advice?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

First off if the bump went away, it's not a keloid. The biggest thing is isolating the piercing and avoiding any type of contact. I would suggest mentioning the issue you have had in the past to your piercer. Knowing your prone to issue should impact the placement and jewelry your piercer chooses. Glad you found the video helpful, good luck with your piercing and let us know how it turns out.

[@MK-hh1vo]

This is great! After 10 years, thanks to this video I discovered I have a helix piercing when I thought I had a cartilage one! The big disappointment I hadn't considered is I can only wear hoops in it, not studs as I planned. 😿 Now that I know better I want better located piercings. Thanks for these videos! I need a personal ear consultation from you! Planning my visit from NYC soon! 😸

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Glad to help. Sorry but I don't have any plans to work in NYC. However there are a number skilled and talented piercers and the area. Just do your research.

[@MK-hh1vo]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing You misunderstood, I plan to come to you! ❤

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

OK, just make sure to set up an appointment. You can set one up on our site Axiompiercing.com/booking

[@Not_Gt-BuDdYs7]

Hello. Love your videos. I heard that smiley and VCH piercings were super easy to heal as well. What are your thoughts on that? Thanks.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Both tend to heal quick with little issues but the smiley can damage teeth and gums.

[@anacristinacooper1880]

My rook is inside my ear a little bit since my ear is different from my right side but it doesn’t get hurt or knocked and having short hair is good for it I bet

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes, short hair makes ear piercings easier to do and to heal.

[@leatherrrrebel]

It's so nice to hear that piercings I'm planning (conch and daith if it's possible in my case) are rather easy to heal. The whole process is the thing that has always stopped me :')

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

The key is isolating the piercing. It will be tender to the touch mostly but other that keep things away from the piercing and use saline twice daily. Good luck and let us know how it turns out?

[@therealdeal3672]

It was suggested to me to do the conch and daith one at a time. However many weeks apart your ear piercer suggests. But probably a good 8 weeks apart. Maybe best to do the conch first, so that you can be switched to shorter jewelry in your conch, by the time you do your daith. My piercer advised that my conch jewelry should be switched out to the shorter labret before I get my daith pierced. And what I learned from getting two piercings at a time, twice, on the same ear, (double helix piercings and the conch and 3rd lobe,) is that you feel the second one a whole lot more than you feel the first one. So if you're afraid of pain, neither of them hurt very much, for most people, but after you've done one piercing your brain starts to perk up and realize it's supposed to recognize something as pain. At least that's my experience. I have my 14 karat gold hoop jewelry for my daith piercing, ready to go and I can't wait, but I do have to wait a little bit while my conch heals more, and I can switch to a shorter labret. My conch piercing is about 3 weeks old. So I am supposed to wait another four to six weeks. Did you jump in and get any cartilage piercings done yet? I'm sure you will enjoy yours, when you do! 😊

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I have found that it has little to do with the length and more with working in such a tight area. I have done both in one sitting on clients and saw no issues. However, you are right on when it comes to the pain. The nerve endings are much more alert with the second piercing. Thank you for sharing and watching.

[@leatherrrrebel]

I got my conch on Friday, pain has never been my concern and tbh if I were to describe it, it would be like 3/10 (0 - no problem, 10 - holy sh...). However I was afraid how my conch would be in my everyday life, it's not that problematic, but of course I still kinda "baby" it 😇 I'm getting my daith next year probably, since I'm going to get it on the other ear.

[@therealdeal3672]

@@leatherrrrebel congratulations! My experience of pain or lack thereof was about the same. I was a little nervous about it, but it wasn't bad at all. Doing my daith in the same ear so that I can have one ear for an earbud, and to pillow crush, with only lobe piercings. I have discovered I can use my earbuds with my conch piercing, with a couple of modifications, now that the piercing doesn't feel touchy around it, at all. But I'm planning the daith pretty soon. Some headphones that I have will probably still work for me. Going to give it some time before I try them out. Otherwise, one ear is good, for an earbud. Enjoy your new piercing!

[@whyunicorns]

Loved the vid! Very informative. Is there a difference in heal time between lobe and upper lobe piercings?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm glad you found the video helpful. Yes, an upper ear piercing is going to take longer to heal.

[@whyunicorns]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing thanks! I believe you mentioned that lobe piercings take around 8 to 12 weeks to heal; approximately how much time does it take for upper lobes?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

If is through the thicker part of ear it can take 4-12 months.

[@tinminutebookreviews5126]

Got my Industrial done on 1/2 of this year and the piercing bumps are JUST now gone, and I know I still have a long way to go

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Bumps are not normal but are common. If they are reducing in size that's a great sign. The keep is keep the piercing isolated.

[@rainiedog]

I literally scoffed when he said inner helix, but then I only got one. Literally just having one heals like a dream!! Listen to the man!! There are also really long pieces you can put in there to mimic several

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Isn't light Titanium threadless jewelry awesome? So many options and just when I think I've seen everything, bam there's something new.

[@Martyna-kb7op]

I have problems with upper lobe after year. Does that mean I heal bad and it's not good idea to get another ones?

[@mlynn9361]

love my anti tragus and rook, so much easier than upper cartilage. Makes me think a snug wouldn't be that bad for me. I love how industrials look but - given how tricky my upper cartilage has been, I hesitate to get it, also don't think I have the right anatomy - that outer helix fold bit isn't really pronounced enough to give me the angle I'd want.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I'm guessing the issues you have had with upper ear could be the amount of contact the area gets. With you healing out the anti-tragus and the rook, a snug might not be an issue.

[@helenarodriguez2937]

Hi. I just got my conch piercing… i didn’t know you shouldn’t put a ring right away. Is there anyway to take care of it? Should I change the jewlery?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It is always best to wait and see. At the first sign of issues, have the jewelry changed.

[@ascendance000]

what about a flat? i only have a couple of piercings so i’m pretty inexperienced when it comes to this kinda stuff, and it’s hard to find videos about them. could you help me out?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I believe you are talking about the upper ear cartilage. Pretty much is the same as upper ear or the misnamed helix piercing or a faux rook.

[@ascendance000]

Body Piercing & Tattooing alright, thanks so much

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome.

[@agoogleuser6902]

I have lobe piercings that are 25 years old that i would like to heal up. I can squeeze them on occasion and they are full of gunk. What do I need to do to get them to heal? I havent worn a earring in over 10 years.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

First off, ear piercings will always close when you leave the jewelry out. I know people claim that they don't close but when they force jewelry back in the posts are usually so thin they barely notice that they are ripping through tissue. The gunk is more than like sebum. It's normal and tends to collect in piercings.

[@priscillatorres501]

I’ve been told that I have the perfect anatomy for multiple ear piercings. In my right ear have my industrial, three helix piercings, rook, Tragus and 4 earlobe piercings, on my left ear I have three conch piercings, triple forward helix piercings, a daith piercing, flat piercing, and one lobe. Let me tell you my body sucks with healing any type of cartilage. I’m prone to hypertrophic scarring and have gotten them on every single piercing except for lobes. They all have taken a year to heal. But I’m super patient, usually when I get one I just use warm sea salt mixture, and I wait it out. Takes about 9 months for a year for it to completely go away, I’m not sure why, but once it goes away and It never comes back. My conch and my industrial was by far the most difficult to heal and I had a straight barbell. My easiest to heal was obviously earlobes lol.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience. That is a lot going on in one ear. I think too often people don't really realize that it just takes time.

[@priscillatorres501]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing yeah!piercings do take lots of time and patience to heal. I’ve collected these piercings over the past 11 years.

[@o3oq]

One of my biggest flexes is having an industrial that healed with no complications (relatively speaking) and hasn’t hurt at all. probably one of the best decisions I’ve ever made >u

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It takes the right anatomy, proper aftercare, isolating the piercing and a bit of luck.

[@amberhaynes5514]

Hi! I had my snug pierced for 2 months and I still haven’t down sized my curved barbell. Is this normal for my ear to be that swollen? Thanks! I love you videos btw!

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It's possible. They are one of the most difficult piercings to heal and tend to be grumpy longer than other piercings. However, a month is a long time for swelling, I would suggest seeing your piercer and have them take a look.

[@toshready3101]

I just got an industrial piercing about 3 days ago what's the best way to clean it and is there a way to avoid keloids? Thank you

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

The best method is using a sterile saline spray like neilmed piercing aftercare or wound wash spray twice daily.

[@iliketurtles2993]

Dose your upper cartilage piercing still give you problems?

[@mazalovadia3203]

Hey Davo,love the content! I wanted to know,I got my industrial done a month ago. The first week was some pain and swelling.after that, it didnt cause any issues unless i touched it. But i just noticed this pimple-like lesion on the inside of my ear (like where an outer conch piercing would be) can this be from my industrial?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you and I'm glad you are enjoying the videos. If the bump is next to the piercing hole it could be from the piercing. You may have one of the dreaded bumps. It is best to see your piercer and have them take a look. If it isn't right against the piercing is may not be related.

[@mazalovadia3203]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Okay. Thank u

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome and thank you for watching.

[@Geulissitarin]

any recommendations for helmet users like me other than lobe? Both my lobes are full and I have a double helix and it hurts when i wear a helmet.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

To be honest I really don't have a suggestion. Most of the trauma tends to take place taking it off and putting it on. Wearing a tight hood can reduce this. As far as helmets, those with limited movement and a large area for the ear would be best.

[@Geulissitarin]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing oh thank you so much for the information..

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are welcome and thank you for watching.

[@lulu-eq7pe]

i've had my snug done for about 5 months now, and although i had one rough patch (got super swollen and ached for days), my snug has been going well and doesn't hurt to touch or clean (the same goes for my industrial i've had for 7 months)

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Those are two of the toughest piercings to heal. They will rare heal without some issues and can take a long time to heal. Stick in there.

[@kurowskysarah1999]

My snug was the worst. Wrong jewellery and switching it up too soon definitely prolonged the healing process. Took me a solid 1,5 yrs til it was properly healed. Never doing that again...

[@SugaComa101]

I got my rook pierced about a month or so ago. I have never got it caught on anything. I feel like it's tucked in the ear so it's harder for it to get caught. Next up is my conch, double helix and hopefully a stacked lobe.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

You are lucky, often the stick out just enough to have contact with everything. Add to that the flexing of the ear adds a bunch of issues. Im guessing that the Conch will be an easy heal for you.

[@jonnamajaneva5933]

I also got rook almost month ago and getting my conch and forward helix in august! The only problem I have got with my rook so far is that I accidentally scratched(all my wounds tend to be ticlish for some reason) it in my sleep the first night I got it and it bleed so much! It was pain to clean it when some of the blood was already dried

[@jonnamajaneva5933]

Oh nevermind I accidentally slept on it the whole last night and now it's starting to develop bump on the lower part😅 That was like real fast

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yeah, that will happen from the trauma caused by sleeping on the piercing. Try using a u shaped travel pillow to elevate the piercing off the bed.

[@jonnamajaneva5933]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Thank u for the tip! The bump went away in less than a week bc I made seasalt soaks and managed not to sleep on it anymore! I also have conch and nose piercing gotten after my rook and they are doing good for now~ Tough I'm not getting new ones till next spring haha they are like babys I have to take care of😂

[@hanjis5894]

I wish I watched this before I got my industrial! I’ve had it for almost a year now and it still gets irritation bumps and crustiness. Still hurts if it gets knocked and I cant sleep on it either. My piercer told me 3-6 months 😭😭 then when I went in to another shop recently a different piercer told me a year or more is normal and that hers took two years to fully heal!! I mean I love my industrial so I’m gonna stick it out but someone could have warned me first.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It's just one of those piercings that can take a lot of work to heal and often you don't know how much until after the piercing is done. I've had clients that did everything wrong and healed out in 3 months and then I've had clients that did everything right and were still struggling with healing over a year later. A lot of it is simple your body's tolerance for the piercings. If it doesn't have it, it may never heal.

[@montybigbore6158]

Cold mash potatoes hold the salt, are the best for a tongue piercing if u want food that sticks with u. Banana shakes rock too. For flavor aid when its swollen..... I also ate refried beans n cheese no hotsauce though.... talk about this DaveO.....food that we at during the heal for oral piercings. One of my friends says baby food lol .

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Bany food is awesome. Easy to eat, healthy and really tastes great. Kind of pricy though. Smoothies are great too. Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@PowerLocsTV]

Hey Davo. Did you make a video on which ear piercings can be or shouldn't be done at the same time?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I don't think so. Are you asking about anatomy or piercing combinations and groupings?

[@PowerLocsTV]

Ah. Piercing combinations

[@romabhatt722]

love him

[@marakristine2438]

Can confirm- conch piercings are angry pissbabies if done with rings. I've had mine for two months now and I've finally gotten them to stop yelling at me. If I could go back and have had barbells done instead I absolutely would

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Love that description, angry pissbabies. If they start acting up again try putting posts in. You can always put the rings back in once the piercing is healed and seasoned.

[@alli-kat2329]

Pissbabies! 🤣🤣👌🏻

[@calico012]

I haven’t been able to downsize my snug curved barbell in 2.5 years!! I do a sea salt soak almost every day, is there anything else I can do to help it heal?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

That is a bit long. Is it still swelling?

[@calico012]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing i actually took it out maybe last week, but it would keep swelling on and off all the time! Sucks that I had to take it out but I recently learned that I’m prone to keloids so I might as well try and prevent that before I get a big scar on the inside of my ear lol. And I can sleep on the right side of my body soon finally lol

[@shainshainer]

My conch healed like garbage. Took a year for the tornado of skin that grew half way down the back of my one ring to start going away. I wouldn't get this done with a ring if I do it again.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I don't think any knowledgably piercer would even agree to do the piercing with a ring. Now there was a time when it was the most common option but it meant longer healing and a great deal more issues. Personally we pierce them all with titanium and don't suggest wearing a ring in them for 12 to 18 months.

[@lovesugarshow]

Any tips for healing rook? I’ve been not sleeping on it, saline spray but there’s a bump on the bottom that isn’t going away. P.s I love your channel

[@davidagower7572]

I have a daith, industrial, rook, conch, tragus, 9 from bottom lobe to top cartilage....my rook is the hardest so far, conch is the easiest

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Yes rooks can be a difficult piercing to heal because if the location and how much contact it gets.

[@siah3045]

surprised the conch was so low

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It is more isolated and doesn't have as much contact.

[@claja_]

What would you say is the max number of piercings the body can heal at once? Is there a limit to the number of piercings you’d do on a client in one sitting?

[@fyourchickenstrips2068]

Usually a professional will do 2 or 3 maximum in one sitting

[@jamiepoxon]

I had 4 done at once and let me tell you, I actually wanted to die. It was a triple forward helix and an inner cartilage on the same ear and I almost passed out

[@CraftyGirl1994]

I’ve had 5 healing at once (daith, tragus, took and double eyebrow). It wasn’t completely terrible and they healed fine but it’s not ideal. I had to sleep flat on my back for several months (I’m a stomach sleeper and I hated it) and it was a chore cleaning them all everyday, twice a day. The biggest issue is it can compromise your immune system a little bit since your body is fighting to heal the piercings and keep out infections. It’s not like trying to heal a cut. With a piercing it has to heal around a piece of metal which takes longer. Long story short you can heal several at once but it’s not advisable. 2-3 is like the maximum to heal at once.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

I try to make it 3 or less. For most people that is about the limit that a person can handle as far as discomfort and healing

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

That is a lot to get in one area in one sitting. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@portercmt]

My industrial is 17 years old. It took 2-3 years to heal completely where I could pull and smack it without pain. Plus, with it being in my ear for 17 years (yes I clean it), I can leave it out about a day and it won't even think of closing. My double helix was fine until we all had to start wearing masks, it irritated it. But otherwise, took about 6 months to stop hurting all the time. It's only been there one year. My regular ear piercings healed completely in about a month. My labret healed pretty damn fast. It's a year old and I bite on the inside a lot pulling it up and down and doesn't hurt. My septum took 2 months to completely heal where I could push on the tip of my nose without pain. I mean it hurts if I pull on it, but otherwise, nothing hurts much anymore.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.

[@emilycryder1096]

I want a rook as my next piercing. Hearing it's hard to heal, I am rethinking it. :( I have my ear cartilage and my conch done.) I haven't had many problems with either of them.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

The rook can be a little more difficult to heal.

[@emilycryder1096]

@@BodyPiercingTattooing Why is that?

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

It's location mainly.

[@xandriarose7090]

I haven’t had any of my 7 cartilage piercings for even a year now, so I cannot really say if this will be true through the whole healing process. I got my upper ear cartilage piercing almost a year ago later this month, and while it has gotten better, that sucker will still hurt sometimes. I got my snug in January and besides getting a bump on it every once a while, almost no pain. I have been hit in the ear before where it is and it bled pretty bad, but it still hasn’t been what I would call a problem piercing and it hasn’t migrated. My industrial, on the other hand, I blame on an incompetent piercer. I’ve already had it redone once, and I’m planning to redo the top hole because the bar is pressing into the flat of my ear slightly. It was worse until I stuck some plastic behind the bottom hole to move it forward. I know it sounds unorthodox, but my piercer didn’t do a good job and I really wanted the piercing so i was trying to fix it lol. I wonder if it would’ve been as big of a pain if it had been pierced correctly. Also, I’ve never gotten my rook caught on anything, but I think it was pierced a little deeper, but I honestly like the location. Everyone is different and it is really interesting to see where each piercing falls on the difficulty scale for you. I look forward to your videos ☺️

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. It's hard to say if the indy can be redone without seeing it. It may Come down to your anatomy.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Sometimes it works. The key is to make sure not to damage the jewelry.

[@xandriarose7090]

Namis-Draws I have the anatomy. She just didn’t know what she was doing apparently 😂 I personally don’t like the bent ones, so if anything, I’d probably get some flat piercings instead

[@xandriarose7090]

Body Piercing & Tattooing If the top hole was moved back, it would be perfect 😅 it’s just hard to find competent piercers sometimes lol. I wish I was closer to your shop

[@botanicalstuff]

I was just thinking about taking out my eyebrow piercing. Nope, I went to Shaman Modifications and purchased my first Anatometal piece. I hope it heals nicely now that I got better quality jewelry that fits much better. :) Lately, some of my piercings are acting up but then they go back to normal.

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Often the difference between a happy piercing and a grumpy piercing is a good piece of quality jewelry.

[@emilycryder1096]

I want to get my next piercing at Shaman Modifications. How was your experience there?

[@botanicalstuff]

@@emilycryder1096 i really like it. Yesterday I had the opportunity to get pierced by Pineapple in Dallas. He just happens to be in town this weekend. They have great jewelry to choose from to get pierced with. The price I paid included a aftercare kit. Pineapple is super nice. He thoroughly walked me through the piercing and even took the time to help choose my next item. Incredible bedside manner, friendly staff, and high quality jewelry. I miss getting pierced by my usual piercer but going to Shaman Mods was the best choice I made. Hope this helps. :)

[@emilycryder1096]

@@botanicalstuff That's good! I want to be pierced by Pineapple after Covid is over. What was included in your after care kit?

[@botanicalstuff]

@@emilycryder1096 Yeah, Pineapple is awesome! NeilMed saline solution, Dr. Bronner's pure castile soap, shower caps for your ears, and written instructions on how to take care of the piercing.

[@cynthia-lah]

After a daith piercing is healed, can you wear earphones?

[@CraftyGirl1994]

With mine I can’t. The jewelry gets in the way and it starts hurting since it moves the jewelry to an unnatural position (not to mention the ear bud won’t stay in anyways). I had to buy over the ear headphones which wasn’t a big deal to me.

[@lavenderlovie]

Crafty Girl i unfortunately had the same exact issues and i had to buy over the ear headphones too . i think depends on your ear's anatomy. the space you have at the opening of your ear canal has to be large enough so the earbud can 1. fit without falling out constantly and 2. not apply pressure to the piercing causing it to hurt.

[@vooligan9499]

Which clamps would you reccomend to use to guarantee a straight earlobe piercing? My friend is adamant on doing it herself freehand but she has attached earlobes (and very small ones at that) I was suggesting septum or tragus forceps as they are a narrow tube that will guide the needle and fit on her small lobes She isn't comfortable with going to a piercer as she has had her lobes pierced roughly 7 times and they struggle to heal each time, she wants to try one more time but only if she does it herself Thanks for the help in advance, great video

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Here's the thing with forceps, unless you know how to use them, you can in fact increase the likelihood of doing the piercing at the wrong angle. With lobes I do them freehand to insure that the angle matches the anatomy in its natural condition. I do not advise doing them yourself. You can't see what your doing and the angle that you are doing them at. Attached lobes can be more difficult. Mainly in trying to avoid a needle strike. Then there is the countless risks of self piercing. Also I do not use any of those forceps because they tend to distort the area they are designed to pierce. Septum I do free had and tragus piercing I do with Pennington force and guide the needle with a needle receiving tube.

[@Lizcat302]

I love that we are all unique little flowers lol

[@khoryhawkins6007]

Oh, the daith. If i knew then what i know now i would have been so much more comfortable healing. Firstly, i did get it done with a ring, which is fine except I'd never dealt with ball jewelry at all. The first thing i did was lose the ball off of it and have to go back to my piercer to get a closed ring. I messed with it. I lot. It feels kinda tickly and weird to spin the ring through the hole. DON'T DO THAT. I also slept on it as it's my primary side and no one told me i shouldn't. That hurt, and while i never developed bumps or anything (thank heaven), i did have to sleep with my hand under my head. You know, holding your head off the bed with your ear nested in the space between thumb and forefinger. Because i was stupid it did take more than 3 months to heal. However once it was done it was the most comfortable to live with. It still has the same seamless ring in it that i got originally and it's been in for about 10 years. I am planning to get my second one done soon and i have not doubt this will heal much better thanks to these videos. Thanks for being an awesome educator DaVo!

[@squermanjerman5543]

If you have long hair don't get an industrial piercing unless you want to wear your hair up everyday, coming from personal experience.

[@skyscope8409]

I'm prone to keloid, guess i will stick to ear lobe then.🤧

[@mynameisKiki95]

I just got my tragus & I want my conch but I'm scared 😩🔫

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

The Conch will be about the same but without the forceps and the bending and forcing to get the jewelry in.

[@thegigglinggliscor4246]

I want him to pierce me so bad now

[@BodyPiercingTattooing]

Well I'm located in Des Moines Iowa. If you can't come to me, I'm guessing with a little research you can find someone closer.

[@amon4585]

You forgot transverse lobe piercings