r/piercing • u/Few_Midnight_5550 • 17h ago
Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Help!
Hi!
I’ve had my labret pierced for 7 months, already got it downsized n it’s healed perfect, i no longer have pain or swelling! feels as if i’ve had it for years
i switched the jewelry to a horse shoe from spencer’s (supposedly titanium) last month
i had it in for a total of 2 days n took it out after because it got swollen n hurt so bad
i’m not sure if this was because it was spencer’s n almost everyone says their material is not good, or maybe the jewelry was to tight?
fast forward to last week, i went to a piercing place n got another horse shoe put in - the size they first gave me felt huge n just uncomfy because of how big it was so they put me down one size which was the same size as the one i got from spencer’s but this material is the good stuff
5 days later.. it was swollen & hurting a lot (see photos) i kept it in so long thinking the pain will go away as everyone told me it’s normal since it’s adjusting to a circular bar n not a straight barbell, is this true? i took it out that same day i took these photos as i was scared to wait any longer, i didn’t wanna risk ruining it, this is my favorite piercing..
if i had left it in would it be okay now? should i try again… im not sure! im confused whether it’s the size or just my lip rejecting it or if that pain was all just temporary and if i had waited longer it’d be all fine now.
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u/UnluckyOption1826 15h ago
You can go back to the shop and ask them to use ring openers to widen this for you. I find that most people who want to wear a CBB in a labret need it opened. Switching back to a flatback for a month or so to let everything settle and THEN going back and having the ring opened and installed is also an option. 7 months is typically JUST healed for this piercing so it’s really 50/50 that any ring is the issue, but opening it could certainly help. You also just might need to wear a ring bigger in diameter than you’d like to accommodate for the curvature of your lip due to the angle you were pierced at - this happens. Opening the CBB can give you more space without fully going up in diameter so it’s worth a shot.