Sadly, damaging the piercing channel leaves it more susceptible to infection, irritation and complications during healing. This is why we always recommend to never change your jewellery yourself until your piercing has completely healed, and downsizing is no exception!
In respect to this, how much does it cost to downsize a piercing?
You will want to eventually downsize your new piercing to the apropriate length for wearing in a healed piercing. Some piercings may require two downsizes. This cost is usually no more than 25 dollars depending on what the piercing is and this topic will be discussed at length the day of your new piercing.
Subsequently, when should I downsize my lip piercing?
Jewelry for most lip piercings will be a flat-back post/labret. Vertical placements are generally curved bars. Initial downsize is expected at about 2-3 weeks, with overall healing between 8 and 12 weeks.
Can I put a 16G in a 14g piercing?
Yes all day you can. However, the 16g post is thinner than the 14g. Downsizing is not an issue unless you’ve got a large collection of 14g jewelry that you wish to wear again. Downsizing to 16g is safe as long as it is healed.
Does downsizing a piercing hurt?
Something that often gets forgotten by clients is the step of downsizing your jewellery. … Yes, this length may be slightly irritating, its a necessary evil to prevent jewellery from embedding into the tissue. That jewellery looks rather long yes, but we took that straight after the piercing took place.
Can you fix an angled piercing?
If a piercing is done incorrectly or heals poorly, it sometimes needs to be re-pierced. It’s a simple solution, but it’s a lengthy one. You need to wait until the piercing closes over and heals to get it pierced again. If you pierce it again to soon, you‘ll end up with the same problem again.
Do piercing irritation bumps go away?
Piercing bumps can be caused by allergies, genetics, poor aftercare, or just bad luck. With treatment, they may disappear completely.
What is the cheese wire effect?
The most common form of migration is the way that heavy small gauge earrings will migrate downwards out of the earlobe, as is common in older women who have worn earrings most of their lives. This is known as the “cheesecutter effect“, as its action is easily compared to the method of cutting cheese with a fine wire.
How much should you tip for piercing?
I always tip 20% as a base, and more if they are nice, professional, clean, and do a good job. My septum was 25$ plus 20$ for my jewelry. I tipped my piercer a good 15$ because I was so scared and he did his best to make it painless and easy. I don’t believe in tipping too much.
When can you change your flat piercing?
Flat piercing healing process
The flat piercing will take at least 3 months to heal, but it could take up to 6 months. The key to shortening your healing is committing to proper aftercare practices, getting enough rest and taking care of your body, and leaving the flat piercing jewelry alone.
When should I downsize my Medusa Piercing?
The philtrum takes an average of two to three months to heal and the starter jewelry should stay in for the first two months of being pierced. If there are no problems in the healing process a piercer might change this out to a smaller labret stud, something that has a tighter fit.
Can you switch to a smaller gauge nose ring?
Most nose piercings are done at 18 gauge. However, many people choose to downsize their jewelry after the piercing heals to 20 gauge because of the variety of jewelry options available in the smaller size.
What happens if you don’t downsize jewelry?
Those are caused by not downsizing your jewelry soon enough. Those irritation bumps could be caused from snagging the jewelry, or sleeping on the piercings and pushing the angles to shift. These could have been avoided with proper downsizing of the jewelry.
