a cartlidge stretch

[DeadlyPoison]

my latest endevour was a self piercing in my cartlidge....and then i stretched it!

am at my target of 5mm, cant get it to stop bleeding though :( i shall post a pikature in a second :)

edit: [excuse the blood]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v56/kas2004/piercings/SDC11511.jpg

[Deviant Magenta]

Hmm, how long have you got it at that gauge? I don't have one that high, maybe a cm lower, and it hurt big time and it is nowhere near 5mm, mine is 3.2mm I think. You might find you need to stick it out for longer. Take some zinc and vit. C and just leave it be for a bit.

[DeadlyPoison]

been at this size for about 3 weeks. it was bleeding when we did it though HAHA, 4mm was a pain ...strangely i didnt find it THAT painful... not nearly as bad as when i did my lobes!

[InkedAngel]

looks nice but a little sore xx

[DeadlyPoison]

yeah i woke up this morning with oodles of blood! greaaaat!
i talked to rosie about it (she did the final stretch for me - cuz i couldnt get the angle right) and she had a look and says it looks fine and it should heal OK - she's seen worse!

[Adele]

Ouch! I can't even get my lobes to 5mm! lol

[Deviant Magenta]

Heeehhhe, it does get easier with lobes the bigger they are. Mine have pretty much stretched themselves from 20mm and they are now 26mm without any effort at all. I thought I was done at 25mm but stretching is a bit addictive for me.

[Ditzy di]

oooh hope you stop bleeding soon!

[DeadlyPoison]

it's stopped bleeding!!!


woooo!!


its still a tiny bit sore but....DUH...need to clean it me thinks

xxx

[firefairy]

It looks lovely!

Good to hear it has stopped bleeding! , here are a few tips to help your new piercing heal without problems :)


- Use the t-shirt trick: dress your pillow in a large, clean t-shirt and turn it nightly; one clean t-shirt provides four clean surfaces for sleeping.
- Maintain cleanliness of telephones, headphones, eyeglasses, helmets, hats and anything that contacts the pierced area.
- Use caution when styling your hair and advise your stylist of a new or healing piercing.

- Avoid stress and recreational drug use including excessive caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.
- Avoid submerging the piercing in bodies of water such as lakes, pools, jacuzzis, etc. Or protect your piercing using a special waterproof bandage* such as Tegaderm, which is available at drugstores.
- Avoid all beauty and personal care products on or around the piercing including cosmetics, lotions, and sprays, etc.
- Don’t hang charms or any object from your jewelry until the piercing is fully healed

- Avoid undue trauma such as friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry and vigorous cleaning. These activities can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, prolonged healing, and other complications.
- Avoid the use of alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Betadine, Hibiclens or ointment.
- Avoid over cleaning. This can delay your healing and irritate your piercing.


Hope that helps and that your piercing heals soon! .. congrats it looks awesome!

[DeadlyPoison]

hey hun thankies!

we've been using a new pillowcase every two nights, strangely i havent caught it on anything at all!! not even on bed sheets or my hair (which is actually now pretty short compared to how these ladies remember me :D)
alas, im always stressed! and im a caffiene addict! LOL could explain why my piercings take so friggin long to heal!

*cough* i use hydrogen peroxide to clean it *grin*

[firefairy]

Lol.. peroxide is no good for cleaning piercings! .. submerge your ear in a cup of warm water with a pinch of sea salt until the water cools down, repeat the process 2 -3 times a day, specially before going to bed, your piercing will heal without any problems :)

[DeadlyPoison]

peroxide is the only thing that has ever helped my piercings heal!

to prove a point i had another piercing done at the same time i stretched my cartlidge (and got a mini blow out and blood and all hell broke out) i cleaned my cartlidge with peroxide and my other piercing (which was also in cartlidge) with salt water "the usual" and that one has gone manky and is now being treated very carefully as its swollen, red and weeping non stop! so thats now being cleaned with peroxide and its slowly going down!

i clean it twice a day, anymore than that and i get more problems from over cleaning :)

[firefairy]

maybe because you put to much salt, that will cause the oposite and will burn you! .. just a smal pinch in warm water .. :)

[DeadlyPoison]

even when my mum did it with the tinyest amount of salt i had issues. now im using peroxide on the new one its healing great, very little weeping and only a few crusites. xx

[NewWaveTattooMag]

It takes time to stretch these types of piercings so dont rush it.