IT'S FINALLY OVER! (1 Viewer)

RainbowMoon · 8 February 2024

alo said:
oh gosh, that seems so scary :( glad you recovered!

i too recently got my ears pierced (technically re-pierced, the original piercings i got as a toddler were too high up for me to wear earrings and for them to look even halfway good, so i got new piercings at the centre of my ear lobe), thank god they didn't get infected! i went to a jewellery store (not some place like claire's... like, a place selling expensive jewellery aimed towards adults). they used a gun, but the person who did them was a professional, like, he certainly knew what he was doing. the earrings i used were gold-plated and tiny (expensive, yes, but i've retained them and intend to wear them in the future). they gave a cleaning solution too but tbh it still hurts a bit when i change earrings... i blame my age for that (i'm in my late teens, not a literal infant). though next time i get a piercing i'll see if i can find some place that does it with a needle, and is fairly hygienic.

anyway what you say very much applies. please do it at some place other that claire's or icing. find out what metal they're using, go for something hypoallergenic, and ask for a smaller earring if possible. make sure it's being handled by a pro. and yes - please! report! any! swellings! to! a! doc! asap!

Aww, thank you for that advice! I didn't know the importance of the contracts until stuff actually went wrong. I just assumed that I would be fine with minimal problems lmao

I'm glad you got new piercings that suited you more and I hope if you get another one, it'll be done so that it doesn't hurt when you take them out 🥺