6 Responses for "Few questions about my lip piercing?"

1. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 1

   Best Answer – Chosen by Voters You should put a ring in for the initial healing process as a barbell doesn't allow for much swelling. Clean it with a saline solution twice daily (1/2 a tea spoon of sea salt, 300ml of warm water and hold a cotton pad with the Solution onto the piercing). After 4-6 weeks you can change the ring to a barbell or labret. do not twist the piercing or play with it until healed. Seek medical help at any sign of infection.

2. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 2

   1. The barbell is too short to accommodate the swelling. Based on the fact that you pierced it yourself, chances are that you used a normal length-ed barbell.2. When the barbell sinks in the skin, it's applying pressure to the area, and since it is a healing piercing, more blood will be sent to the area. Pressure + Blood = Heartbeat <3Happy healing! (:

3. taylor swift March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 3

   You should really get a ring, they are easier to clean and it cannot embed. Do not use regular salt. Only use sea salt and water or soap and water. Soap and water worked best for my piercing.The heart beat thing is very normal and just stop using regular salt!

4. miley cyrus March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 4

   thats dumb dont experiment.

5. justin bieber March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 5

   First of all I don't think doing a piercing yourself is stupid at all, by the sounds of it you are looking after it quite well and that's all that matters!From experience with a nose piercings i can say that the stud sinking in is because the bar is too short. when u get urself pierced they will usually give u a longer bar because even if it isn't infected, it will still be a bit swollen (often on the inside where you can't see). This may most likely sort itself out, after a few days when the swelling goes down, but i'd recommend getting a longer bar, because the stud always sinking in could do some damage (it won't heal as well)the heartbeat would also have to do with the swelling, your bodies sending lots of blood in that area to help heal it…. this should also resolve its self u can also get special antibacterial sprays for piercings… they are pretty cheap and work a treat!it will look awesome once its healed ^_^good luck!

6. taylor lautner March 14th, 2010 at 12:34 pm 6

   that happened to me i did it myself i was young and well i still do it alot actually with my nose and ears and etc…not to mention the tons of people ive piercedi used an earring as far as i know from all the times ive done this with myself and friendsi know this is normalcleaning salt water &peroxide DONOT USE HAND SOAPS! they can dry out the outside and they taste icky [lol] the throb is normal also, ice it brush your teeth!!in a few day take it out to clean it 'drain it' if liquid comes out the push it out as much as possible with a q-tip then re wash it meanwhile you should soak the stud in Solution of salt water and proxidei recomened getting a horse shoe as a healing temp then transfer to the stud fer best results Source(s): myself/pro-in-training pirecer