One week after getting my cartlidge pierced!

[@Gypsyraingoddess-1]

It’s been 9 days since I’ve had my double helix pierced, the piercing itself didn’t hurt, but within a couple of hours, my helix was so bright red, and they have been inflamed ever since. I have been using the travel pillow, since day one. And the Neilmed sea salt fine mist piercing aftercare. I wanted hoops, but my piercer said studs heal much faster, however I can’t imagine them hurting anymore with hoops, than these. So that’s great, you were so lucky, but for a majority of people, they still will go through the exact thing I am. I had both ears pierced with Daith, and Tragus 6 weeks before these, and they did phenomenal! Never a single issue. So beware everyone each of us will have our own unique experience. If we are lucky, we will have her luck.She didn’t even use the correct sea salt mist, She used saline (for contacts) not saline sea salt solution. Never do that! Use 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt to 8 oz (1 cup) of warm water. If you don’t want to buy the saline wound wash or sea salt mist.

[@juuuliuhh4111]

Was the solution the neilmed in a black spray bottle?

[@breadwinners1073]

I would just like to add- If you are going to make the solutions yourself, Make sure you use distilled water and Not just any water. If u dont have distilled water you can boil regular water, boiling won't sterilize it but it will disinfect it for the most part. Same thing with the bottle that you are using to store it in.

[@Kay-te7gu]

TRUST ME! i thought the stud was bad, got it switched to a hoop (professionally) AND IT SNAGS SO MUCH MORE

[@kaylasanchez1228]

"if you peirce your ear at home" Please don't pierce your ears at home

[@nikavampovac640]

You should've told methat an hour ago😅

[@elleg2893]

@@nikavampovac640 Nothing could have stopped me last night lol

[@corianduncan7995]

@@elleg2893 Omg sameeee!

[@nemethizabella9212]

@@elleg2893 same with me today lmao

[@x.mono.x4011]

u aint my mama shh

[@flaviaandrew5447]

I got my cartilage piercing about 5 days ago... but i still cant push the earings back or front damn it hurts.. even wen i touch it a little it hurts. You are lucky...

[@TRiNaZaRda]

Same here I got mine done 4 days ago

[@kelseypaz]

got mine yesterday. Please update me when you can push it up or any news

[@TRiNaZaRda]

Going on 13 days now so almost 2 weeks and all my swelling has gone completely down , they don’t bother me or hurt at all anymore (: they’re healing up nice. I actually got a double helix on one side. Now I can push them around and they’re lots a room (only while cleaning) just keep up on cleaning the way you’re piercers recommend and they’ll heal up nicely. The only time they hurt is I or someone else accidentally bump them and it’ll only be for a min or so and then they feel fine.

[@flaviaandrew5447]

@@TRiNaZaRda am two weeks and 4 days now i think. Am doing pretty fine i realized that the jewelry i used didn't like my skin that's why it was painful so much.. i did change the jewelry and it's amazing how much of a difference that can make. Am enjoying my piercing so much now no pain no swelling but i still don't wanna sleep on it just taking the precaution. 🙂🙂😍😍😍 otherwise everything is going just fine.. i love it.

[@TRiNaZaRda]

@@flaviaandrew5447 that’s awesome glad you got it to work out with a different piercing, I have to use gold or titanium. Make sure not to sleep on ur ear guys! Lol mine felt so healed up and last night I slept on it for the first time and it’s a little swollen today only a tiny tiny bit I can’t even feel it and only noticed while cleaning it cause the bar couldn’t move around as much. So make sure to give it lots of time before you sleep on it!!! Pray you’re guy’s piercings all heal up supper nice! Enjoy them , take care🤗🤗🤗

[@lucyisgoosey77]

honeeyyyy you should NOT use saline solution for your eyes you need saline wound wash! VERY different things! saline wound wash is sea salt and water

[@delaneyrjones]

This is what my piecer recommended and I had no problems

[@deefhead8440]

I’ve read so many different things on the internet. Some tell you it’s okay to use saline solution, some say to never do it. It’s so annoying! I’ve had mine for a little over a year and I never clean it anymore lol. I just clean it with water in the shower

[@beckiewuk]

All saline solutions are salt and water, so..........

[@emy3800]

My piercing stopped hurting the moment the jewellery was in, it’s been two days and doesn’t hurt 😀

[@thewarriorchannel7145]

My artist recommended contact solution...

[@mewmena]

i just got my conch and flat pierced on my right ear yesterday and i've been freaked out by all the bumps/keloids ive seen people have during their healing process and i've just been praying it doesn't happen to me too. so far everything's been okay, it only hurts if i accidentally touch it or when im cleaning it. the pain scale for piercing my conch would be 2/10 (barely felt anything) and 3-4/10 for the flat.

[@maclikescheese]

I got mine pierced a week ago, honestly doesn't hurt very much, it felt sore for the first few hours but its healing up really nicely! I haven't really been able to move mine without it hurting though, don't think that's a problem but when i touch it it starts hurting, my piercer told me to refrain from touching it unless I was cleaning it. Kinda nervous that i have some dried up blood in it now lol, it has moved on its own though from me hitting it on accident so i'm not too worried. Overall the pain was a solid 4/10 and that's coming from someone with a not so high pain tolerance, definitely consider getting this piercing if you want it!

[@faitheverett4801]

thank you so much, i have been wanting my piercing for so long and this video really helped! I'm getting it done Sunday!

[@delaneyrjones]

Oh that's awesome!!!

[@laineenglot]

Faith Everett I have mine done and it did not hurt at all

[@faitheverett4801]

​@@laineenglot same

[@valentinagudino5094]

I’m getting mine done on a sunday too!!

[@that_one_chick9560]

Honestly the helix hurt less than my ear lobes (I got them all done on the same day) but man after a few hours the lines were fine but my helix was really sore. I’d say like a 3 or 4 on the pain scale. Bumping it was like a 5.5. It’s been four days now and it only hurts when I bump it. Kinda weird how different our experiences were.

[@nikavampovac640]

Yep,I dod two of my lobes and my helix and the lobes hurt mote

[@ashbasharmy2126]

I got 2 cartilage piercings right next to each other at the same time and I would rate the pain a 3 or 4 for the first one but the pain was more the uncomfortable pain. The second one was like a 4 or 5 only because the ear was sensitive from the first one. I would say the pain was only for a second or 2 than it was just a little warm. It’s been 2 to 3 days since I’ve got mine and it’s alright. Some pain when I accidentally hit it or touch it a little bit but other than that my ear is handling the piercings quite well. I love how they look to. Definitely DO NOT sleep on it or them because I can only imagine the pain of accidentally lying on a pillow on the wrong side. I will say that it’s like a shock when you accidentally bump it. Other than that the experience was awesome and I don’t regret it

[@karinaorellana7116]

I got 2 cartilage piercings next to each other too a week ago! Same here it hurts whenever I touch by accident or after I clean because I’ve been touching it. How long did the pain last for you? And how long did it take to heal?

[@kbullard]

I’ve had mine for almost a month now and I used saline solution to clean it that I got from my piercer and it hasn’t hurt at all pretty much the same as you described!

[@bimbetta610]

Me too, I have done it a week ago and I was expecting to hurts so bad, but luckily didnt feel any pain so far. But im scared is going to hurt later lol , how was it for you? It's all good for you now?

[@sofiaidfonseca]

Aura Mire did it hurt after???

[@froggiefan6282]

@@sofiaidfonseca I just got mine done, and was expecting it to be very painful but it was maybe a 3/10 so not very bad. It feels like a warm sharp pinch. The only thing is go to a peircing studio NOT claires or anywhere where they use a peircing gun, you want to be sure to get it gun with a needle.

[@cocosworld5859]

Sofia Fonseca I got mines done with a gun and the first ear didn’t hurt and the second one hurted about a 2/3

[@daisybrighton9765]

Love how she say not to use contact lens solution . And the bottle literally says for contacts and not to use a disinfectant 😂

[@alliecheatwood8598]

Daisy Brighton contact solution and saline solution are two different things

[@MirrorFallacy]

Thats multipurpose solution

[@caelanwarren4691]

Cartilage*

[@enapervan3659]

she prob didn't see, don't attack 😂

[@miki5748]

LMAOOO 💀

[@asiawashington7557]

I THOUGHT NO ONE ELSE NOTICED I WAS JUST WAITING FOR SOME1 TO SAY IT😭😭

[@martiniquebrits8424]

Haha it bothered me too

[@uncigirl]

*helix

[@purpleprincess4881]

I got mine done yesterday and I don’t think I’ve ever regretted anything more. It’s sore all the time, you are very aware that it is there all the time, you can’t sleep for ages as you can’t lie on it. I have 6 other piercing and this is the absolute worst

[@88lia]

how is it now? any updates?

[@purpleprincess4881]

@@88lia I still can’t sleep on it but the pain is gone. Very different from earlobes you can feel the hole and are aware of it which is very weird. Regretting it slightly less but still unsure

[@88lia]

@@purpleprincess4881 im getting mine 4 days from now and i'm really nervous that it will take AGES to heal

[@purpleprincess4881]

@@88lia I was super nervous too but don’t let me stop you. It looks rlly nice and I’m kinda glad I got it. Just know it will be sore, it takes a while to stop noticing it and sleep on your other side or on an airplane pillow.

[@makeouthill8194]

I agree I’m going on week two and I’ve never regretted a piercing so much.

[@Chloe-lo4mt]

I got my hair done a couple weeks after I got my cartilage and it hurt soooo bad because she kept scrunching my hair up, and hitting it 😂

[@sanii3826]

You Monokuma’d In The Wrong Neighborhood literally me today 🤦‍♀️

[@mina8495]

I'm supposed to cut my hair and i didn't think about this until after i got it done :(

[@katharrington1220]

she looks like kendall vertes

[@kaylajude2453]

no, more like maddie

[@vielonia]

i’m so fucking lucky. it didn’t hurt when i got it. it just hurt a little for like one day or so. it probobly healed like in one week.

[@francescam7656]

bade k did you get it with a gun?

[@vielonia]

Francesca Z omg ofc not

[@samanthalagunes8483]

i got mine done with a gun today and it’s perfectly fine

[@gracerykaczewski1013]

The healing process has definitely been more painful for me but make sure you go to a professional place that uses a needle not a gun!

[@elleg2893]

At least I used my own needle? lmao

[@reginashion]

TYSMMMMMM FOR THE AIRPLANE PILLOW TIP!! FRRR LIKE I’VE BEEN SO UNCOMFORTABLE SLEEPING THIS 10 DAYS IN THE LEFT SIDE! I’LL DEFINITELY APPLY THAT TIP 🤩🤩

[@delaneyrjones]

I STILL USE IT BECAUSE IT IS SO COMFORTABLE

[@abbiebuckley4957]

Got mine done today. Really hurt when she first did it because she said my ear had a lot of gristle so it took longer and really hurt but I have has it In all day and doesn’t hurt as much anymore. Love the idea of the neck pillow I will be using it until it stops hurting 😁😆

[@anndreamya1001]

Ok so I got mine at Claire’s a week ago, when I first got it pierced it didn’t hurt AT ALL. My pain tolerance is medium . My third lobe piercing hurt more than my cartilage. So far I’ve only been using my Claire’s solution to clean it . My hair hasn’t really gotten caught in it. It stings a little when I clean it but It’s normal. It only hurts if you really move it a lot. But so far i love it , it looks super cute ! I will update . Ps the piercer said I have a really thin cartilage so maybe that’s why it didn’t hurt

[@ohitsthem7601]

Do👏not👏get👏pierced👏by👏guns👏 lmfao

[@anndreamya1001]

@@ohitsthem7601 I’ve gotten all my piercings at Claire’s and had no problems at all. And I keep them clean asf.

[@ohitsthem7601]

@@anndreamya1001 you're lucky, feel happy about that

[@sonnybobbie22]

Yay i love this, thanks! 😁💕

[@delaneyrjones]

I'm so glad!

[@brookebrand6033]

Do you think it would be ok too get one at 12? I only have normal lobe peiercing 1 on each side although I heard that it can screw up ur ear if done too soon? Ur thoughts? Thanks so much!

[@delaneyrjones]

I think it would be fine just make sure with your parents!

[@brookebrand6033]

Delaney Jones ok thank you!!! I’m pretty sure there ok with it I brought it up and showed them pictures and they seemed ok with it I just wanna make sure on my half it won’t cause damage what age was yours done?

[@brookebrand6033]

Delaney Jones what age was your done sorry I watched ur video a few days ago not sure if u said

[@delaneyrjones]

@@brookebrand6033 I was 18!

[@brookebrand6033]

Delaney Jones thanks for letting me know!! 😊 if u have any more tips or stuff about the helix piercing lemme know please thanks for your help!

[@Boogie.eggooo]

I pierced my double helix at home 2 weeks ago, the first fist week it was really red and kinda hurt but now it doesn't and the redness completely disappeared.

[@Amarachiijoy]

Did you pierce both ears?

[@itzx_kayk]

I went to claire's and got my helix pierced it didnt hurt that because she used the gun.i had it for a week now and it just feel sore but not bad.

[@cocosworld5859]

I had mine for about 3 days

[@hybridangel3403]

Its a pressure device not a gun they are good.

[@brookebrand6033]

Do you have too use the airplane once it’s healed?

[@delaneyrjones]

No you dont have to but when mine starts getting irritated I use it for a couple nights and it goes back to normal

[@brookebrand6033]

Delaney Jones ok thank you!!! Do you think it would be ok too get one at 12? I only have normal lobe peiercing 1 on each side although I heard that it can screw up ur ear if done too soon? Ur thoughts? Thanks so much!

[@ericatyson9205]

Thank you for posting. I want to get mine done soon.

[@samanthadelgadillo7778]

Is it bad getting it with the butterfly back ?

[@delaneyrjones]

Mine was a ball so I do not know

[@nevaehvillanueva5178]

Yeah I heard it is bad to get it with a butterfly back I mad the mistake and get that😩I’m gonna bet it changed tho

[@fayeparkerxx3477]

Hey I use saline solution but I got it from the opticians is this okay?? Also I can hardly move mine without it hurting

[@miamccann5949]

Please don’t use contact lens solution! I have a double helix on both of my ears, one I got a year ago and the other I got about 4 days ago. The piercing I got a year ago has healed perfectly and all I used was salt water baths (bathing your ear in salt water twice a day) and tea tree oil to help with the swelling. I would recommend those over contact lens solution any day

[@eclipse6021]

You should get both done!

[@jessicamccauley6885]

Does it hurt when you clean it and move it??

[@xayn876]

I've had my helix done for about ten days now and it still does ache a little bit during cleaning. The only thing that necessarily hurts it knocking it on anything and getting your hair caught on the bar. It's healed well so far.

[@ririiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

I've had my helix for 3 days now and it didn't hurt at all but it's kinda swollen is that normall ??

[@cloroxbleach5159]

I couldn’t get through this video with you touching it so much and PUSHING IT back and forth. Terrible. How will it ever heal

[@delaneyrjones]

It healed perfectly no problems!

[@jacssirymunoz7660]

How was it the second day you got it pierced?

[@delaneyrjones]

It was great no pain really!

[@marisolguerrero1825]

@@delaneyrjones when should I first clean it after getting it done? I just got mine today and when should I be able to move it back and forth

[@Tatumcanas]

Ayyyyyeee I’m from central Arkansas!!!! Thinking about getting my helix done!!!

[@delaneyrjones]

That is so exciting!!!

[@melodyperson6684]

Also u said it didn't hurt much. When I got mine done, it hurt so much like so bad for ages. I can't touch it at all because it will hurt alot

[@haleyweatherford2068]

I’m getting mine done in four days and this was really helpful. Thank you😁🤍

[@delaneyrjones]

Your welcome!!!

[@emily.butler3]

I’m getting mine done tmrw and I’m so scared

[@mpoufos4128]

Do not be afraid, I took mine today and it did not hurt at all💖✨

[@georgiaharman8848]

oh my gosh, hi, im 11 and i want to get my cartdilage done 2 times on 1 ear and once on the other. BUT, i have the BIGGEST fear of needles and or peircing gun and i am so terrified but i really want to because it looks cool, please can you tell me how much ithurt getting the actuall eircing and then what happened afterwards. IM SO AFRIAD

[@Claudia-xr2lx]

@@georgiaharman8848 go to a piercer and get it done with a needle pls don’t do it with a piercing gun. I had mine done with a piercing gone and got a huge bump. I then got it with a needle and it feels so much better

[@georgiaharman8848]

@@Claudia-xr2lx thanks, i did got to a peircer to get it done but then she freaked me out by telling me all the bad things that coud happen, instaed i got a third peircing on my earlobe. i think im going to get my carttilage when im a bit older

[@Claudia-xr2lx]

@@georgiaharman8848 oh that’s good! Yeah cartilage are kind of rough to take care of. I guess my body is prone to getting piercing bumps cause after a month it got one but I’m using sea salt and it’s way better. Just a few tips, remember that if you get it just don’t be afraid it will heal soon enough lol. Don’t sleep on it and be gentle around it specially with your hair. It’s a difficult piercing but it’s really pretty once it’s healed!!

[@taylor_things7851]

Ahhhh I’m getting mine tomorrow 😩

[@delaneyrjones]

YAY!!!!

[@aliesharobeson]

I got mine pierced today and I’m only 11!

[@gloom5844]

XxPizza._.LoverxX wow I’m 13 and I have a low pain tolerance and it kinda feels weird asking someone younger than me but how bad did it hurt😂😂

[@beebaboo7844]

deadrxses it’s not bad at all you can feel a pinch at first when the needle first goes in but then it’s just really hot and stings a little ( I have a low pain tolerance too btw)

[@shardaealmaraz3079]

SAME !!

[@georgiaharman8848]

hi, im 11 as well and i went to get mine done but the lady who was going to pierce it with a gun freaked me out when she started telling me about the pain, this is because i have the biggest fear of needles and or peircing guns in then world, please can you give me some tips like wether i should use a needle or a gun and how much it should hurt if im not sure that i have low tolerance in pain.

[@aliesharobeson]

@@georgiaharman8848 hey! Sorry I took to long to respond I used numbing cream and get them to make you lay on your side and ask them if you can like play on your phone or iPad or play some music because that’s what I did

[@crabtacular1107]

I’ve had mine done for over a year and it still hurts!

[@Amber.lynn53]

Im getting mine tomorrow and im so scared. The last time i got my ears pierced was 4th grade😅 im in ninth

[@makailashea721]

I got mine 3 days and it dosent hurt at all.

[@reece6053]

Makaila Shea where did you get it done at

[@mery08645]

Did you get it done with a gun??

[@robinarryn4417]

same here. it felt like a pinch when i got it done and its been two days since and i forget its even there. the only time it "hurts" is when i clean it.

[@badassmomofteens4611]

Omg,I did mine yesterday but more like in the middle of the cartilage,it hurt sooo bad like fck...and I had 2 c'sections,but this fker hurt af

[@carajeansonne6575]

Is yours on your right or left ear?

[@delaneyrjones]

Right!

[@carajeansonne6575]

Delaney Jones thank u!

[@creativeone1098]

Hit one week today, was doing amazing and woke up with the back of my ear red and a lil swollen :/

[@delaneyrjones]

Try tea tree oil!!!

[@viltedarija867]

I’m getting mine done tomorrow with a gun. Ik Ik you aren’t really supposed to get it done with a gun but everyone that I know that has gotten their helix done got it done with a gun and everyone’s is fine…I’ll just test my luck out I guess

[@rubyduncan9403]

It’s not that it’s bad it’s the fact I dose not pierce ur ear it shoves the earring thru and then u end up with s ball of scar tissue in ur ear that’s why u need the needle because it actually pierces a hole for the earring

[@oliviabowring4609]

I am getting ma cartilage piercing on my 14 birthday

[@hanfruiz]

some places require you have have a driving permit or drivers license, i got mine done yesterday and i had to have my permit with me. i’m 15 btw

[@oliviabowring4609]

@@hanfruiz cool well I live in England so it’s different I don’t have to have any of those things I just need a parent to sign something and then that’s it

[@hanfruiz]

@@oliviabowring4609 Oh wow! You’re lucky! Good luck when you get it!!

[@oliviabowring4609]

@@hanfruiz thx

[@hanfruiz]

@@oliviabowring4609 np

[@annabellemurphy4281]

I got both sides done today

[@madelynmckeon192]

What is ur pain tollerance?

[@addielewis208]

Madelyn McKeon mine is really low and it hurts to sleep on it but not the actual piercing

[@madelynmckeon192]

addie lewis okay thanks

[@mery08645]

addie lewis if it hurts sleeping then how to you have to sleep like do you have to take it off???

[@addielewis208]

munse no you just sleep on the other side

[@Chloe-lo4mt]

munse when I got my done, I still slept on it lol I just ignored the pain

[@purpleprincess4881]

Oh don’t touch your piercing no matter what even when clean try not to even with clean hands, don’t even touch you ears. Also don’t take ibuprofen as it may make your piercing bleed paracetamol is the better option

[@ivorysoap6326]

Purple Princess maybe your piercer didn’t do a good job or your ear is sensitive? I got mine done a few days ago and my ear is very bruised and sore but it is supposed to he for the first 3 weeks because it is healing. I definitely don’t regret mine (I’ve had 6 other piercings) and this didn’t hurt at all compared to the others.

[@purpleprincess4881]

@@amelie983. I don’t mean to scare you but after about two weeks the pain went away. Unfortunately now the pain is back and I can’t sleep on it. I think most the pain is from me wearing glasses though. The time the pain went away was over Christmas so I wasn’t wearing them but now I back to school and it’s back. My glasses rest on the piercing and I try to reposition them when I notice but it naturally goes back that way.

[@ivorysoap6326]

Purple Princess I’ve had mine for a month and a half and mine perfectly fine, doesn’t hurt at all. I love it!

[@anuskakruska3225]

if you get your cartilage pierced don't do it at home and don't get it done with a gun!!

[@heileedalebout7523]

Does it hurt like real bad ?

[@delaneyrjones]

Nope not at all!

[@eleahbaptistelacruz]

It doesn’t, it just hurts if you get it caught I have long hair so I’m getting it caught quite a lot and that’s pretty painful and sleeping with it is annoying but it’s worth it after a few days you can sleep on it and getting it caught won’t hurt that much

[@kiara2752]

It don’t hurt when you first get it done but if you get things caught on it like a sweatshirt if you are taking it off or putting it on or long hair getting caught on it would hurt

[@samanthalagunes8483]

Nope‼️ it feels like some one is holding your ear very lightly!

[@yn-rw7kg]

Heilee Dalebout if im being honest..yes a little bit

[@iskrasretovic4570]

Please STOP touching your piercing with your hands.

[@leaaa8626]

i didn't use any solution and it didn't even hurt once

[@alohahaley7650]

I want to get mine done

[@daniellebaillie4410]

I got my cartilage pierced when I was 10

[@isabellemiller9213]

I get mine the 28th any advice 😰

[@melodyperson6684]

The person said to use contact solution for me

[@marie688]

I Got persing to day i am so nervus

[@s0ckpuppetz420]

thank you so much for this, i had no idea i could use saline solution and i've got 2 bottles of it already ! mine hurts like the DEVIL because i keep bumping it, and i keep getting paranoid it's gonna get infected 😫

[@delaneyrjones]

If it swells up at all use tea tree oil! It's amazing my friends even use it for their nose piercing!

[@s0ckpuppetz420]

@@delaneyrjones this has helped so much the past few weeks, thank you!! i plan on getting a couple more piercings so this was a life saver

[@elinamilla7384]

I’m scared of the pain but I really want it🥲

[@delaneyrjones]

It really isn't bad!

[@elinamilla7384]

@@delaneyrjones OKK thanks for saying that to me I will show it to my mom and maybe get a piercing

[@user-ng8sj1ht7i]

Did you ever get it?