Piercing questions & discussion

Re: Scalpeling?

sparklerainbowsunshine — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:50:30 GMT

Go to Rick! I got scalpelled by him. He is amazing.

Re: Scalpeling?

crustcore — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:30:52 GMT

yup. im just gonna keep dumping pics from my session in all the scalpelling threads.

Re: Scalpeling?

PoopRazorblades — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:42:33 GMT

I got scapelled in both ears to a 2g. Mine healed quick and was not any problems at all. The only thing is that my left ear is slitty because of it, but my right ear is a perfect circle. My left ear always shrinks after a oil massage. =(

Re: Scalpeling?

quinnn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:45:02 GMT

I had fairly quick healing time i think. After 21 days I was wearing horn jewelry and after a month I was wearing wood. I had 2 piercings that were scalpeled together and my initial jewelry was possibly a little small. I don't know if healing is different with different methods.

Re: Scalpeling?

jessicapaek — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:42:32 GMT

for those who have scalpeled lobes, what was the healing process like? how long does it normally take? does the method of scalpeling or amount of tissue removed effect the healing time?

Re: Scalpeling?

sundaisy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:56:47 GMT

I agree with the others to go see Rick first. :) Also, if you do decide to get cut up from 4 to 0 I don't think it will make your ears overly stretchy either. FWIW my ears are stretchier than before getting scalpelled, but not in an OMG STRETCHY way. It varies between people.

Also, the massage to downsize thing, I believe I've suggested massages before. Massaging helps to increase blood circulation, which in turn helps with regeneration some, as far as I know. From experience, my ears continue to shrink with massages if I don't wear any jewelry in it at all. Again, not everyone might react the same, but those are just my experiences. :)

Re: Scalpeling?

wissabo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:08 GMT

Yeah, I'd pay for stretchy ears right now, so I can get these damn DFs I ordered in my freakin ears. Waste of money. :(

Re: Scalpeling?

kwaniesiam — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:07:14 GMT

Rick will take care of you. I'd recommend downsizing and getting cut in small incriments, maybe 1-2 mm at a time until you are satisified with placement if you don't want to go too huge.

I love how stretchy my ears are, sometimes its annoying like when I can't even wear sf jewelry anymore or it falls out, but not having to deal with o-rings is nice :)

Re: Scalpeling?

wissabo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:46:18 GMT

Oh, he'll def be who I go to.

Re: Scalpeling?

rat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:43:08 GMT

Go see Rick at Industrial Primitives

He can look at your lobes and tell you whats up :)

Re: Scalpeling?

wissabo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:33:29 GMT

rat: I only wear light stuff...of course, I'm only at 4g, so there's not much heavy jewelry this small. lol I usually wear acrylic or silicone, with the occassional stone plug. So, now I'm confused (What's new right?). People say to massage when you want to make your ears stretchy, then people say to stretch when you're downsizing. How does massaging make your ears stretchy AND downsize? I don't get it.

EDIT: Sorry, rat..I just read your post again, and you didn't saying about massaging. lol But I HAVE seen people say to massage when they want their ears to close up...

sundaisy: Yeah, that's what I'd do, if I need to be scalpelled. Should I try to stretch up to 2, then 0 on my own? Or just go to a piercer before I do anything? (I'm not planning on doing anything for atleast a few months. I've only been at 4g for just over 2 months.) I mean, I'd like to avoid scalpelling all together, but if it's needed to keep my earrings from touching my head, then it's what I'll do. I just, like I said, don't want it to end up stretching itself because I really don't want to go bigger than 00. My ears aren't very stretchy, though. I can't even get some DFs in.

This thread is turning out to be a lot more that I had planned. But I'm glad ya'll are being so helpful! Thanks again!

Re: Scalpeling?

sundaisy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:24:59 GMT

You could also cut to 0g and stretch to 00g after it's healed. :)

Re: Scalpeling?

rat — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:13:29 GMT

I would say it's pretty typical, but you can always downsize from time to time and go naked or wear earskins or something else light to avoid it.

Re: Scalpeling?

wissabo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:50:35 GMT

Your ears look like mine!! YAY Yeah, those plugs look huge...it's the Kaos solid front. I have some no flares in (w/O-rings) today..I'll take a pic when I get a chance.

So, it worries me that you stretched on your own after you were scalpeled. I really REALLY don't want to go any bigger than 00g. Like that's my absolute max. 0g is really my goad, but 00g is the extreme max. Is self-stretching typical after scalpelling??

And thanks ya'll! You've been super helpful! :-D Feeding my curious mind!

Re: Scalpeling?

sundaisy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:16:36 GMT

I think whether tissue is removed or not mostly depends on the person's needs and anatomy. I was scalpelled from 4g to 00g as well, and the person who did it for me said he would have had to remove some tissue had I wanted to get scalpelled to a larger size because there's not enough lobe to cut a longer slit for me.