https://nocturne.works · Big queer person who likes to call themself an orc on the internet · early 30's · (they/them) · Brighton, UK · Designer, illustrator, barista · Also known as Dzuk
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I queried 2 different piercing places about my fucked ear piercings:
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Yeah, that second opinion sounds like an actual opinion worth giving weight to, haha.
(Not a piercer, just a nerd on the subject)
Given little info other than "multiple infections," if it's a lobe piercing that's pretty uncommon and something went quite wrong (bad angle and/or too small of jewelry for too long) and if it's through cartilage then infections are dangerous and abandoning it is straight up the safest along with a course of antibiotics.
Obviously I don't know about either shop's status, but especially if anyone else is reading this comment, I always recommend folks get their work done from places that are certified by the Association of Professional Piercers. It's not a guarantee but it's a good starting point.
https://safepiercing.org/find-a-piercer/
Or just the UK specifically:
https://www.ukapp.org.uk/find-a-member/
They are cartilage piercings, because of anxiety and stuff, they've been languishing for almost 10 years, I finally decided to do something about it today :X.
I'm thinking about going back to the much more reasonable piercer to get advice on how to remove my piercings and take care of them afterwards because I don't know how to do so safely and in the UK, piercings are not the NHS' jurisdiction basically.
Probably the best course of action. I will note that most of the time abandoned piercings pretty much just take care of themselves so it's not likely going to be complicated.
My guess is that they'll remove the jewelry and have you leave it alone aside from keeping it clean and watching for infection.
Once the skin has healed over and there's no sign of infection, then you can start using oils and/or scar reduction things if you so desire, which could help keep the tissues softer if you want to re-pierce the the same area. And you'd probably have to wait a year.
But that's all just general, obviously they'll have a better idea of what your specific situation looks like; I'm just some nerd on the internet.
Here's hoping it heals nicely! 💜
