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New Lip Peircing
I wasn't sure what category to put this in, but I suppose this one will do.
Last night my cousin pierced my lip, and yes - I had permission. But I've been wondering what I should do now. She explained to me what she did, which I understand.
The stud I have in now is actually an extremely uncomfortable earring - but it's what we put in when we pulled the needle/string through my lip.
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Does anyone have any cleaning tips?
Any preferences towards what kind of ring I should get?
Any information they'd like to share at all?
Here's what it looks like now...
Outside:
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Inside:
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Ever hear of the "cheese grater effect?" If not, then let me tell you about it. When you get facial piercings (such as the tongue, lip, monroe, medusa, etc.) you need to have a certain gauge. You need atleast a 16 gauge. A regular earring is- 1. not the right gauge and- 2. not made out of the right material. Okay, so now to the cheese grater effect. It's when you put a regular earring in a piercing and over time it cuts, yes CUTS, through the skin, causing a huge, ugly scar (did I mention it's excruciatingly painful?). Your mouth will not only reject this piercing, but you can also get a serious infection. If you REALLY want this lip piercing I suggest you, right now, find a piece of jewelry made out of SURGICAL STEEL or something along those lines and disinfect it. If you don't, in a few days you will have an infection and it will, also, be extremely painful. You should take the earring out and wait for it to heal (which, by the way, if you don't put neosporin directly on it after you take it out, it WILL scar) then go get it done by a professional. Also, if you decide to keep it in and the gauge it the pain will be unbearable even if you have a high pain tolerance, trust me, I know from experience (tried to gauge mine from a 16 to a 14 and I was on my knees, crying, because it hurt so bad, and I love pain!). Aside from all of the pain and infections, anything you put in it will rub against your teeth and wear down the enamel on them. My uncle makes dentures and he says the majority of the dentures he makes are for people who have piercings in or around their mouth.
Take everything I've said to heart, and if you still want to keep the piercing, then clean it with UNscented anti-bacterial soap. You can also clean it with sea salt. Just put a bit in a small cup with water, warm it up in the microwave, wait for the crystals to dissolve, and then hold the cup around your mouth and let the water sit on the piercing for 2 min. Oh and DO NOT forget to mouth wash (listerine is best!) for 30 FULL seconds after EVERY meal, when you wake up, and before you go to sleep.
Good luck with your piercing!
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People who know absolutely nothing about piercings shouldnt get their lip pierced.
You should have common sense.
Not to be mean, but you're an idiot.
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This will not be what you want to hear but if I'm being honest, you need to remove that earring. Not only can it damage teeth and gums, it's not the right gauge and it can cause problems with finding properly fitting labret studs later on.
Not to mention it becoming infected.
If I were you, I'd go to a professional and ask them to take a look and give you correct sized jewelry. No harm done in seeking a little help :)
This website will answer everything you need to know.
www.bmezine.com People submit their stories and a few are of self piercing, so it's worth a look.
If you really don't want to take it out and are willing to risk it!.. clean it thoroughly.
Then drop down your nearest studio and ask for a correct size labret stud.. or a ring if that is what you prefer.
Lip piercings are pretty. Good luck with yours!
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Here is a site that should help you a lot. :)
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