What if I don’t downsize? I‘ll be honest- you might be fine! You might also end up with big bumps, irritation, or your piecing migrating and becoming crooked. All these things can cause the piercing to fail and need to be removed.
Consequently, when should I downsize my lobe piercing?
Your downsize is generally scheduled for anywhere between 2 – 8 weeks after having the piercing done, and in this time that channel won’t be entirely formed just yet and very, very delicate.
Keeping this in consideration, 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.
When should I downsize my cartilage?
Your original jewelry should stay in until you are ready to downsize, which for a standard helix piercing and most cartilage piercings, is 12 weeks.
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 does it cost to downsize a piercing?
DOWNSIZING IS IMPORTANT
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.
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.
What do you do if your earrings are too long?
Take the earrings into a jewelry store and have the jeweler shorten the post! They’ll actually remove the post, cut out a section of it, then solder it back to the earring so you’ll never know there was any work done on it.
Can you downsize a nose piercing?
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.
