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Blowout?

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:43 am
by pinkynicca
hello all, im currently at an 0g went way to quick (i know i know) im going to put a link to my ear, i was wondering your opinions on it. im currently doing sea salt soaks and vit e... am i doomed? thanks so much :) also my right ear is better looking but still the same idea my left ear has had alot of scar tissue since i started messing with my ears years ago. sorry about that crappy quality but you can get the general idea

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so after seeing these... what do you think? they are still a bit swollen, and i have downsized... thanks!

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Re: Blowout?

Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:13 am
by twosharks
Oh yes, I'm sorry to say, but that's a blowout. Downsizing was a good move, now treat it like a new piercing. If this is recent you have hope, buy some emu oil though. Vit. E is good, emu is better. Insert your plug backwards, if you're using single flares then put the flare in back to hold the tissue inside. If you think you can downsize more, go ahead and do it. The more room in the piercing, the more likely the tissue will all fit inside and heal that way.

If they don't get better after babying them for months on end, you're stuck. Overtime, daily massages might reduce the appearance of them, but nothing short of surgery will remove blownout tissue. Good luck, take good care of them, and if the do heal, give them another half a year to get strong before you think about stretching. Slowly and carefully this time.

Re: Blowout?

Posted: Fri Dec 17, 2010 2:45 am
by alliZILLA
Just for curiosity's sake, how fast did you stretch? Like, how long did you wait in between stretches?