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Originally Posted by Red-Mile-DJ
When I was 21, on a dare, I had my upper ear pierced. The top of the ear, where the cartilage is. Like this:
I had this done at Claire's, with the gun. BIG MISTAKE.
Because of how the gun works, rather than going through or pushing the cartilage out, it pushed the cartilage UP into the skin. I didn't notice until a couple days later. So I had this HUGE piece of cartilage under my skin, in the back of my ear. It looked like a hug ZIT...and it hurt.
I finally go fed up with trying to see if it would go away, and took a razor blade to the bump. Made a small incision, and the piece of cartilage popped out. Bled pretty good for a few hours and bandaged it up.
Today you can't see what happened, if you were to look at my ear. But at the time it was a mess.
DON'T go to Claire's. Go somewhere where they use a needle. Ie: Merle Norman or whatever. Don't go to a tattoo parlour. It'll freak her out. Just my 2 cents.  |
At 19, I had the exact same piercing done, although with a thicker gauge than the one shown in the picture. I had it done at a tattoo parlour/piercing place. It never properly healed and was a constant open wound. I cleaned it very thouroughly and very often. It was constantly getting infected. After 2+ years I finally pulled it out. Apparently, it's a difficult area to heal to begin with. I may have a metal allergy that prevents it from totally healing.
With the upper ear piercing, apparently it also makes a lot of sense to get a titinium or gold piercing. Sterling silver can cause all sorts of reactions.
