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• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 24, 2012 4:11:21 PM EDT

  Hello All i'm new here i found this site on google while reading another thread but it wasn't to helpful.
  
  So i've had my left side labret pierced for almost 2weeks (Tuesday makes 2 weeks) and i have went back to my piercer on friday to get it changed to a shorter bar because the long one was just to long after the swelling went down.So now i have a 1/2" Labret stud in my lip atm and today it seems to be indenting in my lip on the inside. It doesn't hurt and the skin isn't growing over it. Is this normal? Is it because i changed the bar and it needs to settle down again? the bar is titanium just like the 1st one (They only use and sell titanium jewelry). Other than that everything is fine. I clean it twice a day and everything i'm suppose to do. I don't know the next size up from a 1/2" but i'm thinking it's the long one like the 1st one i had in. Also i have naturally thick lips.
  
  I know when it heals i want to change it to a ring so i'm wondering if i can change it out for a ring after 4 weeks or to wait longer. Would there be any problems with changing it from a stud to a ring? I'm wondering this because i plan on wearing mostly rings in it.
  
  If i could get it changed to a snug horseshoe ring i would because not sure if ill find the right size labret bar. When i had my center labret it was hard as he// to find the labret stud in the right size so i retired it (this was before i knew about CBRs and BCRs and such)
  
  i took a few crappy pics but i don't have enough posts to post it but here it is--> http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg610/Bloody-Tears826/-4-1.jpg
  This post was edited by Keria Ke at March 26, 2012 6:11:20 AM EDT

  
• Keria Ke

  

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  March 26, 2012 6:21:46 AM EDT

  Hello, Tasia I've got many answers for you after I shared this issue :)
  
  Ricardo Rip Ripper =>> its normal.
  
  Louise James-Long =>> It's fine it happened to my snake bites nothing bad happens :)
  
  Spike Bates =>> I was having the same issue with mine shortly after I first got it. The flat backs will always indent the skin inside your mouth because it's soft and always wet. I would suggest a slightly longer bar, get a loop, or get a curl over. I've had a curl over in my Labret for years now.
  
  Marcin Barczyński =>> No, it's not normal. A slight indentation can occur, but if the base of the stud is basically inside the lip's mucous tissue, like we see in the second photo, then it doesn't look good.
  If the indentation progresses, you should switch to a longer stud, or reconsider having a labret piercing at all. Perhaps the indentation is the result of the teeth pressing against the base of the stud, but it's hard to say just based on these photos.
  What I can say, though, is that these gums look awfully mottled. If the discoloration is a result of some gum/teeth disease, then keeping a lip piercing is a very bad idea, because the friction of the stud's base against the gums will erode them further.
  
  BisQuit Hadlow =>> Its completely normal and it's also just called a lip piercing or an off centre lip piercing, 'labret' means the middle of ur bottom lip. As long as it doesn't hurt it's all good but u may find once a year or less you might get slight flair ups and irritations if you don't keep the bar clean. Use a toothbrush to gently brush the back of the bar when cleaning ur teeth as plaque builds up into a sandpaper-like, abrasive surface.
  
  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=371744366181989&set=a.332577620098664.75874.193241740698920&type=1
  This post was edited by Keria Ke at March 26, 2012 6:22:55 AM EDT
• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 26, 2012 6:31:07 AM EDT

  Thanks guys i was wondering... It feels better today though :)
  
  @ marcin No my teeth aren't rubbing on them and no i don't have gum disease i'm a smoker been smoking for 12 years yea ik it's bad but oh well... I asked about my piercing not what you thought about my gums
  
  It will be two weeks old tomorrow and i do want to put a horseshoe in it but everyone tells me 2 weeks is to early for a horseshoe >.>
• pamela bens

  

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  March 26, 2012 6:40:23 AM EDT

  yeah, I think we should wait a month more to change stud/bar like Ricardo Rip Ripper said =>> ‎id wait at least a month before switching. just my personal opinion.
  This post was edited by pamela bens at March 26, 2012 6:40:50 AM EDT
• Keria Ke

  

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  March 26, 2012 6:52:20 AM EDT

  Tasia, many friends come to help you feel better on fb piercing page :)
  its normal dont worry.
• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 26, 2012 6:55:38 AM EDT

  Yes thank you <3
• Deleted Member

  
   

  March 26, 2012 8:36:20 AM EDT

  It's completely normal. I tired longer bars for mine but they were the ones that caught my teeth and I preferred the shorter ones. Even if they touch your teeth and gums every so often I would recommend buying a Bioplast barbell. They are made of a plastic that is designed to not damage/harm your teeth. If it helps any at all, my labret has the indentation as well, and if I leave a ring in it for a period of an entire 6+ hour day, it will be much less noticeable. Wait 1 month before putting the ring in. Labrets can be pierced and heal with rings but they have a higher infection chance as the ring is allowed to move so freely, and that also causes more irritation. So don't play with it like I did. If you have any other questions do feel free to ask :)
  This post was edited by Deleted Member at March 26, 2012 8:37:44 AM EDT
• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 27, 2012 9:51:01 AM EDT

  Been 3 days like this and now i'm starting to feel a bump form under and around the indent... What should i do about this now?
  This post was edited by Psychotic Vixen at March 27, 2012 9:55:05 AM EDT
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  March 27, 2012 10:35:06 AM EDT

  Bumps typically form inside of them from playing with them too much, or using too much mouthwash (You have to be easy on it, as the chemicals in it can irritate the fresh piercing) If you're using it too frequently, use it only daily as you do with your dental routine. Let up with it a little bit, and the biggest part is to not play with it at all. This can also be rather difficult I know. But if you do these things, it should disappear soon.
• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 27, 2012 11:11:20 AM EDT

  I don't use mouthwash to much i use SSS mostly after i eat or smoke... but i try not to play with it but sometimes i have to lift it up from the back because it hurts a lil then it feels better
• Deleted Member

  
   

  March 27, 2012 11:10:23 PM EDT

  Sea salt soakes actually aren't that beneficial to Labrets due to the nature of them already being in your mouth (The dent actually forms because the tissue is always wet) Though keep doing it, every little bit counts. As I said just focus on not playing with it and maybe get a longer barbell, as this should release the pressure/irritation on the bump. With that it should go away in a few days. best of luck!
• Psychotic Vixen

  

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  March 28, 2012 6:49:58 AM EDT

  Yeah i'm not going to leave the stud in i'm going to get it changed by my piercer and i specifically wan a ring. This stud is cutting the inside of my lip and that hurts very much. I thank you all for the advise i tried to leave it and it just caused more pain and stuff
• Jeffrey Horton

  

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  August 1, 2012 12:23:48 PM EDT

  I want tips and your personal experience about labret as well as some cautions and warnings that may help me out.