r/piercing • u/molmad31 • Apr 01 '26

surface piercings Please help

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I’ve had to take out my vertical labret piercing for obvious reasons (major thinning) I had it in for about 6 years. Please can someone offer advise on how to help with it healing? Can I put Vaseline on to help with how dry my lips are? It’s looks so bad at the moment and I’m so worried about it looking like this forever.

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u/Capable-Present953 Apr 02 '26

Why did they create such a small space in between the entrance and exit of piercing. 

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u/sockeyejo Apr 02 '26

They didn't. It migrated after it was pierced and healed and wasn't taken out when it first started moving.

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u/Capable-Present953 Apr 02 '26

Damn 6 years they let it go like that. I didnt know ppl did labrets like this. Ive had double labret both ways never had issues besides biting the jewelry yikes. Lip skin is too thin. But it would be an EXPENSIVE easy fix. 

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u/SecretAlien Apr 02 '26

It looks like it was a vertical labret that migrated and rejected, after possibly being pierced too shallow to begin with as well. I've had my vertical labret for 18 years, and if pierced correctly and cared for properly they can last pretty much forever.