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Hey all.
I have had both traguses (tragi??) pierced in the past. The first - right ear - was years ago, never healed as it had a hoop put in it straight after piercing and I eventually gave up.
Second attempt, left ear - had this done just over a year ago. Had a titanium labret bar in it. It looked ok to start with but kept knocking it etc and it never settled but I persevered. I eventually went back to the piercers after a year and got them to change it for a slightly shorter titanium labret bar with a flat star on the end rather than a ball in the hope it’d get knocked/caught in my hair less. For a while it seemed better but then one day flared up, big red bump that started bleeding etc. I ended up (stupidly) taking the labret barbel out, thinking I would order a bioplast one from here and put that in myself instead, but over the next couple of days while waiting for my order it basically closed up :(
I called the piercer and explained and they told me I now have to wait at least 6 weeks before getting it re-done, they also told me they wouldn’t be able to put in a bioplast bar I bought myself and as far as I can tell they don’t offer jewellery made of this or anything similar.
what do you think? Should I bother trying again and if so should I try another piercer? This one has a very good reputation but I wonder if I should find somewhere that would put a bioplast bar in for me? Or do you think it has less to do with the jewellery material and more to do with the fact my traguses just don’t want to be pierced?!
I have had both traguses (tragi??) pierced in the past. The first - right ear - was years ago, never healed as it had a hoop put in it straight after piercing and I eventually gave up.
Second attempt, left ear - had this done just over a year ago. Had a titanium labret bar in it. It looked ok to start with but kept knocking it etc and it never settled but I persevered. I eventually went back to the piercers after a year and got them to change it for a slightly shorter titanium labret bar with a flat star on the end rather than a ball in the hope it’d get knocked/caught in my hair less. For a while it seemed better but then one day flared up, big red bump that started bleeding etc. I ended up (stupidly) taking the labret barbel out, thinking I would order a bioplast one from here and put that in myself instead, but over the next couple of days while waiting for my order it basically closed up :(
I called the piercer and explained and they told me I now have to wait at least 6 weeks before getting it re-done, they also told me they wouldn’t be able to put in a bioplast bar I bought myself and as far as I can tell they don’t offer jewellery made of this or anything similar.
what do you think? Should I bother trying again and if so should I try another piercer? This one has a very good reputation but I wonder if I should find somewhere that would put a bioplast bar in for me? Or do you think it has less to do with the jewellery material and more to do with the fact my traguses just don’t want to be pierced?!
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