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• 1 TANIA // May 21, 2008 at 4:41 pm

  HI IVE HAD MY NIPPLES PIERCED FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT THEM ANYMORE…WELLL I WOULD LOVE TO KNW HOW YOU GOT THRUGH THE PAIN AND THE WEIRDNESS OF HAVING RINGS THROUGH UR NIPPLES

• 2 Sterling // Jun 19, 2008 at 1:15 pm

  I did a metric ton of research before getting my nipples pierced. I am female and was more worried about sensitivity and getting it ripped out than than almost anything else. I have my ears pierced and they have never healed right, but this was back in the early 90′s when the guns were all they had. I thought that getting it done right would make a difference. I got pierced deeply with a 12g needle, at my request. My research told me that this would be less likely to migrate and after two years, that seems to be the case. The problem is that I still don’t think they are healed all the way. I still get crusties and I really don’t like them touched. Moving the ring hurts and I don’t change my jewelry at all. I think they look fabulous on me, but I’m not sure if they were worth it or if I will keep them forever.

• 3 Rachael // Oct 9, 2008 at 12:11 am

  Hi there. I had my nipples pierced a little over two years ago. After about 4 months I got hit very hard on my right tit, and the piercing started growing out of my body. Well, I was in a country where I didn’t feel safe having them removed “professionally,” and for the life of me, I couldn’t get the ring undone to remove it myself. So I waited 2 months, until I got home, and had both sides removed. The piercer suggested that I wait at least 6 months to get them repierced, and when I do, I should get a smaller gauge (I started with a 14, so I guess I would go down to a 12), and possibly use a different material (other than surgical steel, I guess?). I have a little scar tissue on both nipples, but I do want them repierced. So, my questions to you are these: Would a smaller gauge/different material be a good idea, or make any difference? Should I try to go through the scar tissue, or behind it (they were pretty close to the surface anyway)? Should I just avoid repiercing all together? Do you think there is a difference between barbells and hoops when it comes to migration/rejection?

  Thanks!

• 4 Curt // Oct 10, 2008 at 7:11 am

  Rachael,

  To answer your questions…

  The smaller the gauge of jewelry the more likely you are to experience migration or rejection. For nipples I would recommend piercing with a 14 gauge and stretching the piercing to the desired size.

  The piercing must be placed at the proper position in order to heal properly. This may mean that your scar tissue may be pierced or it may not. Its difficult to tell without seeing your nipple.

  As far as jewelry goes I am a big fan of CBRs, but I don’t see a problem with barbels as long as they are pierced correctly.

  I hope that helps.

• 5 Stephen // Oct 13, 2008 at 7:11 pm

  Hi I have had my nipple pierced for nearly 2 years now and it still hasn’t seemed to properly heal. Its only ever sore when i put it back in after washing the crust and stuff off, but when its in, its fine. Do you think this will ever go away?

• 6 Curt // Oct 17, 2008 at 6:42 pm

  Stephen, I find it odd that they have not yet healed. Has there been excessive trauma to the piercing during this time?

  My crusties disappeared in a little less then a year but did come back for a while when i ripped the piercing.

  If you give me some more info I might be able to help more. I.E. gauge, trauma, or anything else noteworthy.

• 7 Jessica // Nov 12, 2008 at 11:47 am

  Hey. I have had my piercings for about 1 year and a half. Last night I got it caught on a string on a blanket and it pulled the ball through my nipple and i pushed it back through from where it came out. It bled alot and felt worse than getting it pierced. I want to keep it but it ripped quite a bit and stretched the nipple inside when the ball went in. I’ve got it bandaged it up with neosporin on it. What should I do? Does anyone have any advice that’s had this happen before or who has experience in nipple piercings?

• 8 Curt // Nov 12, 2008 at 6:58 pm

  Jessica,

  I’m sorry to hear that you biffed your piercing last night. Any time you rip your nipple it is going to hurt like hell, as you have already noticed. I would keep some kind of antibacterial ointment on it if you have obvious torn tissue. I myself am a big fan of Bacitracin.

  I have found that a simple band-aid works great for relieving both pressure from your clothes rubbing and stabilizing the jewelry during healing.

• 9 chelsea // Nov 26, 2008 at 6:58 pm

  I have had my nipples pierced for about two months now, my piercer told me it wouldn’t be a problem if i still wanted to breast feed when i have children.
  is this true?

• 10 Curt // Nov 27, 2008 at 6:25 pm

  chelsea,

  Your piercer is correct. My baby’s momma breast fed just fine with pierced nipples and was able to reinsert the jewelry without issue once my son was weaned off breast milk.

  I have never heard of a nipple piercing causing problems with breast feeding.

• 11 katie // Dec 6, 2008 at 10:49 am

  hello
  i have been thinking about getting my nipples pierced, but im am not 100% sure
  my nipples are very sensitive (which is obviously a good thing!) and i wonder if i got the piercings would it lessen the sensitivity?
  also, when you remove the piercing does it leave a noticable scar?
  any help you could give me would be much appreciated, thanks

• 12 Curt // Dec 6, 2008 at 12:04 pm

  katie,

  I have my nipples pierced. I can only give you advice from my own experience.

  At first the sensitivity was increased when pierced but after a few months and everything healed the sensitivity definitely went down a few notches.

  As far as scars go, I have not developed any scar tissue and when my rings are out my nipples appear normal. Unless you are prone to keloids I wouldn’t worry about scarring.

• 13 Kristine // Dec 8, 2008 at 8:43 pm

  Hey,
  I’m had my nipples pierced for about 2 months now and the other night got the one caught and it ripped forward just slightly. It is definitely sore at times, but I was wondering if it is savable or probably better to take out? It hurt like no other to get done but i love them. I know someone said they almost ripped theirs out twice, but did they move forward at all or settle back in?

• 14 Curt // Dec 8, 2008 at 10:40 pm

  Kristine,

  I suggest that you put a band-aid on it and hope for the best.

  If it sets back to the original position you are good to go, and if for some reason it migrates you can always take it out and try again.

• 15 samantha // Dec 22, 2008 at 1:10 am

  Heyy I originally got my nipples pierced 3 or 4 years ago. I got them done with hoops and they completly rejected (I was only like 19 so I wasn’t very well informed about what rejection was so I kept them in until there was only a shred of skin over each)
  After I took them out I let them heal for a while and about 2 years ago I got them pierced again. This time with curved barbells behind the scar tissue.
  Next month it will be exactly two years since I had them re done. I have the same jewlery in from when I got them done cause any time I even try to change the jewlery it kkiillllsss. And I still get crustys. Besides that tho they seem completly healed.
  I’m a heavily modified person (24 piercings and 20+ tattoos) so I know how to care for things but it just baffles me as to why my nipples still suck.

• 16 Nikki // Feb 24, 2009 at 3:50 am

  I never had any problem with my nipple piercing during the original healing process. My nipple has been pierced for about 3yrs now and about fours days it became infected. It’s vrey sore and has been pussing — disgusting, i know. I’ve been salt soaking it, with minor — possibly wishful thinking — improvements. How did you nurse yours back to health after they were almost ripped out?

  I need help. I really don’t want to have to take my piercing out/ I’m determined not to. I love it so much, it really is a part of me =]. If you have any advice or tips I’m all ears. ..and I guess I’ll ask, when do I need to call it quits and take it out?

  Thanks xoXox

• 17 Curt // Feb 24, 2009 at 6:44 pm

  Nikki,

  You’ve had your piercing for 3 years and it’s just now looking infected? What trauma did it go through to start the process of infection? If it was healed there should be no reason for the piercing to randomly get an infection.

  The only way to dead stop an infection is with antibiotics. A Doctor isn’t going to prescribe antibiotics for a nipple infection and allow you to keep the jewelry in.

  You can try to continue the salt water wash and try not to mess with it too much, maybe cover it with a band-aid to restrict movement even further.

  Depending on the severity of the infection you may have no choice but to take out the jewelry and let it heal up before attempting to pierce it again.

• 18 Ashley // Mar 3, 2009 at 2:20 pm

  Hi,

  I just got my nipple pierced 3 days ago. I have a sore under one of the balls of my barbell. It’s from the forceps the piercer used. Should I ask them to change my barbell to a longer bar so the ball doesnt sit on the sore or should I just let it heal?

• 19 Curt // Mar 3, 2009 at 5:34 pm

  Ashley,

  3 days isn’t enough time to judge. You have barely begun to heal and there is most likely some swelling left that will go away.

  Keep it clean and don’t move it. If the sore gets worse or starts to look infected, return to your piercer and get his advice.

• 20 Spooks // Mar 19, 2009 at 8:43 pm

  Ello
  i had my nips pierced years ago, and they grew out within the year. and within that year they were painful and were a pain in the ass most of the time.
  im considering getting them redone, despite the pain of going through scar tissue and the 8 months after the piercings came out of no feeling in them…..
  I feel the CBRS were partially to blame as that jewellery moves about constantly.

  is it wise to get it done again? or will they just grow out and be a pain in the ass again?

  cheers!

• 21 Curt // Mar 20, 2009 at 8:14 am

  Spooks,

  It’s hard to say if a new nipple piercing will grow out or not. Everyone’s body is different. My nipples healed fine with CBR’s but if you feel that was the problem then use a barbel next time.

• 22 Kayla // Mar 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm

  I just got my piercings done yesterday. It hurt like hell but looks amazing! I am just hoping that they dont grow out like other peoples do. Is there any way to tell if they will or not?

• 23 Curt // Mar 22, 2009 at 11:12 am

  Kayla,

  There is no way to tell if they will grow out or not. All you can do is take good care of them and hope for the best. I’ve had my nipples pierced for over 10 years with no sign of migration or rejection.

• 24 Panda // Mar 25, 2009 at 11:51 pm

  hi, i pierced my nipples two months ago.. I’ve been sleeping with my cotton bra on everynite.. one nite i decided not to and now my left breast has been soo soar for a few days it depends how i move my left arm and body. the nipple looks fine.. theres no redness or discharge.. it’s just really soar behind the nipple, could it be from sleeping on it?? how can i make it go away.. my piercings have had no problem they never hurt only the left one recently started hurting two days ago.

• 25 Curt // Mar 26, 2009 at 9:34 am

  Panda,

  Two months isn’t very long to have a nipple piercing. I remember my nipples being sore for at least 6 full months and it took about a year to heal them completely. All you can do is try to reduce pressure and movement to the jewelry. Salt water washes should help the healing process. I have also had luck by putting a band-aid over the nipple rings to reduce movement when my nipples were healing.

• 26 Susi // Mar 30, 2009 at 8:48 am

  Hey all, I got my nipple pierced 2 days ago and though I feel really bad for asking this after all your horror stories I have to quell my curiosity.
  The 2 hours after the piercing itself i didnt feel anything, now, 2 days late, I honestly cannot feel it at all, no soreness no redness, nothing. When I clean it it doesnt hurt I can do it easily and quickly with not even a hint of discomfort. Can I really just be this lucky or is something wrong?

  cheers and sorry again :(

  Susi

• 27 Curt // Mar 30, 2009 at 9:11 am

  Susi,

  I guess you’re in luck. Everyone’s body is different and if you have no discomfort or pain you are in a very select percentile. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

• 28 Kayla // Mar 30, 2009 at 1:10 pm

  My nipples have already seemed to migrate some and I’ve only had them done for a little over a week. Is there anyway to know if they will stop? Can I prevent them from moving?

• 29 Zach // Apr 10, 2009 at 9:45 am

  Hi, I got my nipples pierced about 7-8 months ago. They both have had their problems, the left one continuously gets inflamed and puffy, and the right one grew out on a severe angle, I’m assuming because I work in a mamufacturing plant and it got bumped a couple of times.. I got frustrated with them and decided to take them out. They were pierced with a 14 gauge closed barbell (the ones where the single ball snaps in) which now think was a mistake.. For the left one after getting ifected so many times there is about a 1/16th – 1/8th inches of raised scar tissue on either side.. And the right one (the one that grew out) the side that stayed in place looks normal but the side that grew out has the same problem as my left nipple with the raised scarring… My question is since I just took them out yesterday, is there a possibility that the scarring will receed one it’s own? Or should I look into OTC scar removal?.. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated.. I don’t want a tri-nipple and an angled nipple thanks to scarring……

• 30 Bee // Apr 30, 2009 at 8:53 am

  Curt, I just got my nipples pierced 5 days ago, and I have a couple questions about them. For me, the initial piercing didn’t really hurt too bad, but now they are so sore its unreal. How long should it take before some of the soreness goes away? Also my piercer told me that getting my hood pierced wouldn’t hurt as bad as my nipples. Is this true? Oh and my piercer told me not to use any ointments or creams on my nipplea, do you know why? I’ve been using this antibacterial spray called Bactine, is that alright to use? I look forward to hearing from you. Bee.

• 31 Curt // Apr 30, 2009 at 1:22 pm

  Bee,

  Be prepared to be sore for a few months. The initial pain should subside in a few weeks.

  I don’t have a hood so i can’t answer your question there.

  Piercings need to breathe in order to heal properly. Putting an ointment on your piercing actually chokes out the oxygen, delaying the healing process. I don’t recommend putting anything on a piercing except salt water.

  You can always try band-aids across your nipples to relieve pressure and alleviate some soreness, I’ve always had good luck with them when my nipples got testy.

• 32 erica // May 1, 2009 at 8:47 pm

  Wow a 9?
  I think the pain was more of a 6 or 7 for me. My navel hurt 3x as worse!

• 33 Meg // May 8, 2009 at 7:04 pm

  So, i just got my nipple done a little over a week ago and beside the holes away from the nipple is really red and sore so i’m wondering if that’s because it is a hoop ring and is just sitting so that it is pulling on the hole and maybe tearing it a little. So would a straight barbell be a better idea.

• 34 Curt // May 11, 2009 at 4:57 pm

  Meg,

  A week isn’t nearly enough time for a piercing to start migrating. It sounds as though its just going through the natural healing process. If you worry about you’re jewelry then switching to a barbel might ease your concern but really won’t do anything positively or negatively toward your piercing.

• 35 Lynnette // May 15, 2009 at 7:52 am

  hey, iv had my nipple pierced for about 3yrs now, it still gets a bit crusty and sore now and then but i think its from not breathing and wearing a bra, a quick clean up in the shower and its good as new again. I do have a couple of questions tho, my piercing doesn’t hurt but taking it out and putting it in does, and always has, is this normal? Also my nipple sometimes goes really dark purple when its cold, (cold shower etc.) but that doesnt scare me 2much, i figure its just angry i put a chunk of metal through it! It doesnt hurt, just looks kinda freaky! But i love my nipple piercing, so glad i went through the pain! Hehe im just hoping if when i decide have kids it doesnt close up and i can put it back in later!

• 36 Curt // May 15, 2009 at 8:12 am

  Lynnette,

  I wouldn’t worry too much. I don’t know what would cause your nipple to change color like that. The color change sounds like a lack of oxygen to the tissue but a piercing shouldn’t cause that, especially after 3 years.

• 37 Lynnette // May 15, 2009 at 8:16 am

  Thanks, well its pretty rare that happens, havent seen it 4 a while. But should my piercing hurt to take out and put back in? Im pretty sure its just the thread on the bar rubbing my “insidey bits” but just wanted another opinion. Its good to hear yours isn’t growing out or anything after 10yrs, that means mine hopefully should last a good distance too! Also how long do u think it could be taken out for without growing out?

• 38 Meaghan // May 20, 2009 at 12:24 am

  I had my nipple pierced 4 years ago. It didn’t hurt anywhere near as much as I was expecting (and I can be a bit of wimp when it comes time to sit my ass down in that chair). I had barbell right off the bat, 14, it healed up in a little over 2 weeks, I had no problems whatsoever…

• 39 Jon // May 20, 2009 at 12:15 pm

  So i got my nipples pierced 5 days ago. There is no pain except for when i soak them and move them. There’s barely any crusties either don’t know if that’s good or bad. What should i look for in case of infection?

• 40 jackie // May 21, 2009 at 12:13 pm

  I was reading the beginning about heal time and it said you can generate bumps that don’t go away well i’ve had my nipples pierced about five days now and the right one has a lot of bumps that i know weren’t there. Can it get worse? if i remove them now is it possible for it to go away?

• 41 Curt // May 21, 2009 at 5:27 pm

  Jon,

  If they get infected you will know it. Smelly discharge and extreme redness are likely signs of infection.

  jackie,

  It’s probably too soon to tell what is going on with your piercing. I would give it more time and see if the bumps go away. The bumps I was referring to in the article are keloids and will only form at the point of piercing.

• 42 jackie // May 23, 2009 at 1:23 pm

  just wanted to say thanks for the quick response and the advice.

• 43 Brittany // May 24, 2009 at 10:01 am

  I got my left nipple pierced about a month ago, with a CBR. The hole on the left side of my nipple is fine, but the one on the right seems to be a tiny bit larger/stretched. I haven’t torn it or anything. And it isn’t painful. Is this normal?

• 44 Curt // May 26, 2009 at 1:14 am

  Brittany,

  CBR’s can cause unwanted pressure on a piercing if they are too small which could cause the piercing to migrate.

  Unless you have abnormally large nipples or are using a CBR less than 1/2″ in diameter I wouldn’t worry too much. Your new piercing is still pretty fresh and you will need it to heal completely before you can judge if it is growing out or migrating.

• 45 kelly // May 27, 2009 at 11:32 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierced 4 2 yrs now idk what to do anymore they haven’t healed all the way yet and the right one hurts like hell I’ve tried everything like sea salt with distilled water, antibacterial soap and even peroxide peroxide is the only think that helps out a little I love my piercings and they are a part of my body but I’ve had it with I’m giving another month 4 them to get better if not I’m just gonna have to take them off! =(

• 46 Curt // May 28, 2009 at 5:37 pm

  kelly,

  It almost sounds like your nipples may be pierced to far back. Behind the actual nipple and into the tissue behind them. If that is the case, they will never heal properly and you will have no choice but remove them or suffer. Your best bet is to probably take them out, let them heal and re-pierce them.

  If you could provide a picture I would be able to tell more definitively.

• 47 kelly // May 29, 2009 at 12:37 am

  I don’t think ill repierce them they didn’t hurt at all lol when I take a piercing out its done lol but I think ill suffer just so I can say goodbye to them lol it might take a while oh well let’s c they seem to be improving with the peroxide so I’m just gonna keep trying a lil more thank u sir

• 48 Ashton // May 30, 2009 at 4:36 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for a little over 2 years with no problems until recently. I woke up one morning with one side of a piercing hugely swollen. After about two weeks it went away, and stayed away for another few weeks. It then came back, even worse. Also, on the other side a large bump developed, but this one wasn’t filled with anything like the other one. It’s been a week since I took out my piercings and the bumps haven’t shrunken. Will these bumps go away and what is your suggested treatment?

• 49 Jessica // May 31, 2009 at 12:56 pm

  I had my nipples pierced 3 years ago and only had them about 6 months before getting them ripped out. I have very little sensitivity in my nipples now and tiny slits that never went away. After these few years i have decided i would like to get mine pierced again, but i do not know if i would be able to or if it would even be a smart idea to go ahead with it…

• 50 Ryan // Jun 1, 2009 at 2:42 pm

  Well im a 14 yr old boy… and I been wanting this type of piercing for sometime now…. my mom said that it would be stupid for me to do so…. but i don’t think so and i was wondering if you could give me ur perspective on the situation… via e-mail

• 51 Lia // Jun 20, 2009 at 1:24 am

  I got my nipple pierced exactly a year and a half ago and it still hasn’t healed; I still get the crusties and typically have the pressure bumps on both sides (they come and go, sometimes have pus in them). I’ve read they can take a really long time to heal, and granted, I don’t have them exposed to the air that often, but I was just wondering if this is normal or not.

• 52 Alyssa // Jun 24, 2009 at 10:22 pm

  I got my left nipple pierced about 2 and a half weeks ago and it was really only sore for about 5 days. I’ve never had any crusties or any problems with it yet but I’m terrified of getting it infected. It doesn’t hurt when I move it back and forth or anything, but how long should I be extra careful with it for. I mean it feels completely fine but how I would be able to tell if it was healed or at least healed enough that I wouldn’t have to worry about infection. Because everywhere I’ve looked says that it is healed when there haven’t been any crusties or pain for a while, but I have never had crusties.

• 53 Maiher // Jun 27, 2009 at 7:27 pm

  I had my right nipple pierced just over 2 years ago, have always had crustys and been sore, developed a lump on the left hand side of the piercing-it was red with white in the middle and if pressed would burst. ended up having an infection in breast and was on anti biotics which cleared it up. (very nice dr by the way, was really sympathetic about me wanting to keep the piercing). ever since i get the lump reappearing, and the nipple is always sore or itchy, nearly everyday i can squeeze puss out (yellowish no smell sometimes bloody on bad days). absolutley love my nipple piercing but getting to point where its not worth it but i know i won’t get it redone if i take it out (im a wimp). navel piercing and clitoral hood piercing have been fine from day 1.have been to see piercer several times and they are very good but say nothing is wrong with the piercing. have changed it to a ptfe bar but still no joy. PLEASE HELP ME!!

• 54 Curt // Jun 30, 2009 at 8:29 pm

  Maiher,

  I would return to the doctor and find out exactly what the lump is, and what causes it. From there, it’s time to decide what you are going to do.

  Have you tried to change jewelry to a different material? perhaps you are allergic to something in it.

  Once discussing this issue with your doctor you need to realize your piercing may never heal correctly. Everyone’s body is different, some people can not heal certain piercings. If your piercing is never going to heal and continue to cause other health issues, I think it’s time to seriously consider taking it out.

• 55 mera // Jun 30, 2009 at 11:57 pm

  I got my nipples pierced like a week ago and I jus wanted to know when does the “crusty” stage begin? Haven’t really gotten a lot lately and the only time my nipples actually did hurt was when the piercing was taking place. Should I expect any kind of pain later on or am I jus lucky?

• 56 Mandy // Jul 1, 2009 at 3:17 am

  Hey!!
  I have been contemplating getting my nipples pierced since I just recently got my tongue pierced! I am seriously debating doing it because I have been quite lucky with piercings my monroe was no problem, along with my navel and tongue! However, I do not have my Monroe anymore. I am just worried about scarring if I decide to take them out? Has anyone experienced this after taking nipple piercings out? And also, can you suggest a smaller gauge rather than a 14? Thats big to be going through such a small source! I am not a fan of the hoop rings and was also wondering if you can suggest the curved barbells?
  I’m actually kind of excited about getting them done! I may go tomorrow!
  Now, I have some tongue ring questions if anyone has had theirs done! I have had mine a little over a month now and I NEVER experienced one bit of pain with it, however, I have been staying sick with strep throat and sinus drainage down my throat! Could this be coorliated? I can taste infection at times and I was on antibotics and everything was fine and about 3 days after u finished my dosage the infection taste came back with discharge to go along with it! So I started antibotics again…same thing happens repeatidly! It has never once hurt or been sore. I think I am going to try a titanium bar and see if things are any different! I noticed more disharge when I tried a plastic bar and since then I have just had the origional bar they pierced it with in!
  Thanks!:)
  Any info would be greatly appreciated!

• 57 Curt // Jul 3, 2009 at 3:28 pm

  mera,

  Time will tell. Take care of them and you might get lucky.

  Mandy,

  You sure ask a lot of questions… For nipples, I wouldn’t go smaller than 14g. It’s not going to hurt any more than a smaller gauge. You need that girth to keep the piercing from migrating or ripping out. I don’t recommend a smaller gauge.

  As for your tongue piercing… It shouldn’t have any bearing on an infection. Antibiotics are bad little buggers and will eliminate the infection in the entire body. So you’re piercing is not affecting your illness. It’s the same reason you don’t need to change your toothbrush every time you’re sick.

• 58 melissa // Jul 7, 2009 at 3:44 pm

  Can you please help me, my teenage son has a nipple piercing that he got ripped out what is the best method to help the healing process.

• 59 Curt // Jul 8, 2009 at 3:39 pm

  melissa,

  A band-aid works wonders. Sea salt water is also beneficial.

• 60 Chris // Jul 10, 2009 at 10:07 am

  I have had my nipple piercings for 6 months roughly. My right one healed fine still some crustys from time to time but not much. Now my left one still oozes here and there and I can feel a circular lump in my nipple. It doesnt hurt but is sore. I use a sea salt solution on it almost everyday. Any suggestions.

• 61 Dave // Jul 12, 2009 at 9:12 am

  I’m thinking of getting my nipples done, but to be honest, they’re not very… big. They’re quite small actually, pretty much flat when they’re not aroused. Does this mean I can’t get them done, or will it affect things like growing out or anything like that?

• 62 kim // Jul 24, 2009 at 7:26 pm

  i’ve had my nipple pierced for about about 6-7 weeks now, and the balls on the barbell are always getting caught on my bra, causing it to rip now and again just as it starts to heal. i’ve been putting big plasters with padding on the actual piercing to help it heal but i’m still having problems with crusties getting hard to deattatch from the barbell, what should i do?

• 63 Curt // Jul 25, 2009 at 9:13 am

  kim,

  Perhaps changing the jewelry to a captive bead ring would give you better results.

• 64 Michelle // Jul 29, 2009 at 3:18 pm

  I just got mine done about three days ago and so far, other than mild tenderness, nothing is wrong. I’ve been reading up on all of these horror stories, are there ANY successful ones?! I’m getting worried now that something WILL happen! I hope I can just keep my fingers crossed that all will continue to go well. I love them very much, they’re quite cute. I’d hate to ever have to remove them.

• 65 Curt // Jul 29, 2009 at 5:14 pm

  Michelle,

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for over 10 years with no problems.

  I have a buddy who has had them even longer and has 4 gauges in them. No problems there either.

  TLC will get you through the healing process and once it’s done you will have your new toys forever.

• 66 laura // Jul 31, 2009 at 10:49 pm

  hi, i got my nipples pierced about a week-and-a-half ago, and have been cleaning them 2-3 times a day with antibacterial soap, (as instructed by my piercer). However, i think the soap is drying out and irritating my skin. I put cocoa butter on the surrounding area to soothe it, but I’m thinking of trying a different approach to cleaning altogether.

  Where can I get this sea salt water solution?

  thank you! :o)

• 67 Curt // Aug 2, 2009 at 9:45 am

  laura,

  You can make your own solution with sea salt and water from the grocery store.

  Alternately, there is a company called “H2Ocean” that manufactures a premade solution. You should be able to find them online.

• 68 Michelle // Aug 4, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  I am currently using the H2Ocean and I think its a good product. Since I’ve left my last comment, all is still going beautifully. They continue to heal well and the tenderness is still very mild. I don’t even notice them. Still keeping my fingers crossed that nothing goes wrong!!! I DID notice though…that when I was using band aids to help keep them in place, the sticky part of the band aid really really hurt my areola on either side. It helped immensely for the first two or three days with the pain, the band aids helped by preventing unnecessary movement. However, after a while, I noticed that the sticky parts on either side when I’d take them off were really pulling at my skin and hurting it. I didn’t think it was doing any damage until I noticed little red dots. I stopped using them, but my areola where the band aids were still doesn’t look right :(

• 69 Teela // Aug 7, 2009 at 12:01 am

  I had my nipples pierced about 9 months ago. The initial pain wasn’t really noticeable and they haven’t really troubled me much. I’m sure the crusties are normal, but how much and for how long after the initial piercing?

  I have CBRs, which I love the style of, but I wanted to change them out as the metal is discoloring. Would it be safe to change them out at this time? 9 months.

  Nipples seem to be pretty temperamental, so I assume changing them often could have adverse affects. I don’t want to treat them like my ear piercings, but I have my eye on a few different pairs of jewelry. What would be a safe amount of time between changes, assuming the nipple is healthy and healed.

  Thanks for taking the time to answer questions here. I’ve learned a lot! It’s especially nice as the parlor where I got pierced is closed and none of my friends have piercings.

• 70 Curt // Aug 8, 2009 at 12:30 pm

  Teela,

  You shouldn’t have a problem changing the jewelry, although it may irritate them slightly.

• 71 CHRIS // Aug 13, 2009 at 12:12 am

  I GOT MY NIPPLES PIERCED ABOUT TWO DAYS AGO AND I WAS JUST WONDERING ON HOW TO PROPERLY CLEAN THEM. I HAVE BEEN USING A SALT WATER SOLUTION. IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO CLEAN AND CARE FOR THEM.

• 72 Paulo // Aug 13, 2009 at 8:33 am

  I have had my nipple pierced for over a week now. With some research I got the barbell. On one end of the hole it looks like there is a little tear. Is this normal process of the healing?

• 73 NeeNee // Aug 19, 2009 at 11:56 am

  I just got both my nipples pierced 11 days ago and so far I really havent had any problems with them. Which is actually making me more nervous….right after the piercing I was sore for a week but now they are not bothering me as long as I dont bother them. No pus and very minimal crusties (really only once) so what am I supposed to be looking cause i’m not sure if I dont have an infection.
  Also I have barbells am I supposed to move them at all when cleaning them…Ironically this is my first piercing and i’m not sure what to do except continue to sea salt soak them. How will i know that they are fully healed by the way?

• 74 Anya // Aug 20, 2009 at 4:34 am

  My nipple was pierced 4 days ago and almost immediately the skin around areola turned yellow. I know it’s pretty a small term to judge, but I want to know if there’s something I need to do about that right now.
  Besides that the nipple is doing quite fine. The jewelry is a 14g teflon barbell.

• 75 Anya // Aug 21, 2009 at 12:50 pm

  My nipple was pierced 5 days ago and almost immediately the skin around areola turned yellow. I know it’s pretty a small term to judge, but I want to know if there’s something I need to do about that right now.
  Besides that the nipple is doing quite fine. The jewelry is a 14g teflon barbell.

• 76 Joanna // Aug 26, 2009 at 8:10 am

  I just got my nipples pierced 5 days ago. So far the soreness has been pretty intense, especially when it comes to the right side, it’s red around the piercing hole itself and there is crusty stuff there from time to time. Also the nipple itself seems to be a little swollen. Is the redness and the swelling in that side normal and when should the swelling subside?

• 77 Curt // Aug 26, 2009 at 10:17 am

  CHRIS,

  Yes, salt water soaks are great for piercings.

  Paulo,

  Tearing is not normal, but it does happen. With proper care that tear will heal and all should be good.

  NeeNee,

  Don’t rotate nipple piercings until they are healed completely. They need to stay stationary.

  Infection is given away by red streaks coming from the wound or a smelly discharge. Trust me if you get infected, you’ll know it.

  When you can twist them, pull on them, move them around in the hole and press on them without pain… they will be healed. It could take as much as a year or longer.

  Anya,

  Yellow skin around the nipple sounds like mild bruising, possibly from the clamps and pulling that occurs when you get your nipples pierced.

  Joanna,

  You just stuck a rather large needle through your nipples, your body isn’t happy about that. It will swell, it will be sore and it needs constant care.

  Healing time varies for each person. Swelling should be minimal after the first month and redness could continue until they completely heal.

• 78 Joanna // Aug 26, 2009 at 9:13 pm

  Nipples have been pierced for almost six days nowe, but I just noticed today that behind my right nipple it’s hard. I’m worried because I have heard that hard spots behind nipple piercings could be cysts or even abscesses. How can I tell if that’s what is going on with me? My right nipple has kind of a tingling pain…it’s no really all that bad, but the hard spot just concerns me.

• 79 Curt // Aug 27, 2009 at 11:20 am

  Joanna,

  6 days? Your healing process has barely even begun. Take good care of them and if the problem persist for a few months then it’s time to look further into causes and/or problems.

  I know you are worried and want everything to work out but the body takes time to heal and there is no magic formula to speed the process.

  My advise is to just not worry so much…

• 80 NeeNee // Aug 27, 2009 at 12:15 pm

  Hi,
  Thanks Curt for responding to my previous post. Now I want to know if anyone has any suggestions on what I should do if one of my piercings seems slanted. Everytime I get a chance I will straighten it but once I put my clothes on that barbell will dip. I just got them pierced a few weeks ago and I am not willing to get it re-pierced just for that.

• 81 Curt // Aug 27, 2009 at 2:17 pm

  NeeNee,

  I don’t exactly understand your problem without a picture, but there is a chance that it was pierced on a slant. If that’s the case, you’ll just have to deal with it or get it re-done.

• 82 Jesse // Aug 27, 2009 at 10:27 pm

  Hi. I have had my nipples pierced 4 times total (took them out for three pregnancies/breastfeeding so had them repierced after months of breastfeeding)….3 times horizontally, so to get around much of the scar tissue for my 4th and final time getting them pierced, I decided to go vertically. It’s been about a year and a several months since getting them pierced vertically…and I still get these annoying crusties. I don’t remember having crusties this long with them when they were horizontally pierced. I wear 12 g standard barbells currently….would changing to a different metal (titanium) or material (acrylic) possibly help at all? or maybe circulars? I obviously love them pierced or wouldn’t have done it 4 times…I just hate these freakin crusties!!! They don’t hurt or anything.

• 83 Jarrid // Aug 28, 2009 at 1:09 am

  Hello Curt, I actually just got my nipples pierced three days ago, pain was minimal, and the left one doesn’t hurt at all, however the right one does. Right around the piercing i feel a bump under the skin. Nothing noticeable above the skin, but if i press lightly (with clean hands) I can feel something. I havent seen any pus, just a bit of dead tissue. The bump hurts quite a bit, and my piercer wont be in for another week as she took a vacation, would you by chance know if this is normal during the beggining stages or if I should worry. The skin isnt red or warm to the touch, it just feels hard right around the hole, below the nipple. It just is way mor esensative than the other and I am worried. Thank you for your time

• 84 Curt // Aug 28, 2009 at 12:30 pm

  Jesse,

  Crusties are just a natural part of healing, when they completely heal those crusties will disappear.

  Jarrid,

  The beginning stages of healing can produce various pain and strange things you’re not accustomed to. Keep it clean and don’t move them. If the problem persist for more than a month, or gets progressively worse have your piercer check them.

• 85 Elle // Aug 31, 2009 at 2:45 am

  Hi Curt
  I had my nipples pierced about 6 yrs ago, and took them out about 3 yrs ago as the left one was always sore / itchy and for most of the time really uncomfortable. Since removing it, the left one (no surprise there!) gets white pus filled head (gross I know!) the nipple is very itchy, and this pus has a cheesy smell…yuk! Once burst and properly cleaned it is fine….but it keeps reoccurring – about every week. I went to my GP who prescribed me some pills and ointment, but this has not helped. Its almost as the nipple has not healed….do you have any clues? A TV prog (I’m in the UK) showed a guy with the same problem, and was told its one of these things he will have to live with!!!! NOOOOOO!!! As much as I loved my piercings, I so wish I had never had them done!!! Great forum by the way!
  Elle

• 86 Curt // Aug 31, 2009 at 10:56 am

  Elle,

  Is there a chance that your piercer went too deep? There is a sweet spot that you need to pierce on a nipple and if you go too deep, problems such as yours can continue to occur.

  If you have a picture I could probably tell you how close the placement is or should be.

• 87 Elle // Sep 1, 2009 at 5:52 am

  Hi Curt
  Thanks for getting back to me. I really dont know if he went too deep or not… but it never felt “right” if you know what i mean!. As i said i no longer have the piercings, but am still getting this problem!….arggggg!

• 88 Curt // Sep 1, 2009 at 6:12 am

  Elle,

  If you’ve given up on the prospect of nipple rings then your best bet is to see a dermatologist for a “real” medical opinion. Best of luck.

• 89 sally // Sep 6, 2009 at 6:53 pm

  hi,

  i got my nipples pierced about 2 weeks ago. they were pierced with a barbell and the balls of the barbell are very close to the hole where the actual piercing is. they kind of sink into the hole but not so much that i think they’d get lost or something but i definitely have to push the barbell a little in order to get the balls off the hole. should they be this close to the hole? what should i do? is this something i shoul be worried about?

  thanks

• 90 lynn // Sep 10, 2009 at 8:20 pm

  I had my nipples pierced last november but then one kindof grew out, I couldnt take the pain so I took them out. Im thinking about repiercing them because I really miss them. It kind of hurt the first time but nothing extremely unbearable. Will piercing them a 2nd time hurt more?

• 91 Blondoverblue // Sep 12, 2009 at 5:05 pm

  I’ve had my nipple piercings for 6 years now with no issues, and am very happy with them. However, a couple of general comments that might help some of you with questions/concerns:

  - Smell/discharge from nipple piercings is not uncommon. Discharge should be thick and white – if it’s yellow or green (or flecked with blood), it will indicate that you have an infection.

  - To minimize/eliminate the smell/discharge, make sure you keep your piercings clean with an organic antibacterial soap (yes, even years after you’ve had them done). Keep a bottle in the shower, squirt some on, rotate the jewelry, and rinse thoroughly. Doing this a couple of times a day should keep the smell and discharge away.

  - Sea salt soaks are great while healing, but nothing beats Dr. Bronner’s organic lavender soap. Just a couple of drops rotated through the piercing will help healing and won’t dry out your skin like sea salt can (as noted in one of the above posts). Make sure you rinse it well, or you’re just adding more stuff that will add to the smell.

  - Originally I had a slight problem with my piercings because I had barbells which were too small and didn’t allow enough air to circulate to the sides of my nipples (I am blessed with rather impressive nipples). Personally I find that CBRs are much more forgiving during healing, because you can rotate them easily and cleaning is easier. If you’re going with a barbell, make sure the balls aren’t sitting on the sides of your nipples – there should be a good couple of millimeters in between to allow air to circulate.

  - DO NOT use ointments on a regular basis during healing, as they will inhibit oxygen absorption and slow the healing process. Having said that – it’s important to keep your jewelry moving during healing, and that can be a bit painful at the beginning without lubrication. The soap I mentioned (Dr. Bronner’s) can be used… but if you think a bit of an infection might be starting, I personally don’t think there’s any harm in using Neosporin or equivalent OCCASIONALLY. It will add a bit of lubrication to enable you to spin the jewelry and some antibiotic to combat any infection that might be starting.

  Elle: IMHO, nipple piercings are difficult to ‘grow back in’ if you decide to take the jewelry out, especially if your nipples are large. I think what you’re experiencing is the regular discharge from skin sloughing off inside your nipple – but where it would normally ‘ride outside’ when your jewelry spins, you no longer have a vehicle to get it out of there so it just collects until you take action to get it out. I’m not sure what the solution is, other than to flush the hole out every day with an antibacterial soap – try a squeeze bottle with a small nozzle pressed against one side.

• 92 NeeNee // Sep 16, 2009 at 7:12 pm

  My nipples have been pierced for about 6-7 weeks now and I’m not sure what I should be doing with them lol…..should i continue to soak them or just use the H2O spray that i’ve been using. Now they are not doing anything but a few crusties and feeling itchy if its really COLD outside. Just wanted to get some advice on what else I should be doing. They seem to be healed but according to the information given and above I have a long way to go.

• 93 Curt // Sep 16, 2009 at 11:09 pm

  sally,

  If you think the barbels are to small you can change them to CBR’s. I healed my nipples with CBR’s and think they work much better for healing than a barbel, but that is just personal opinion.

  lynn,

  They will only hurt more because you know the process and will anticipate the puncture. The tissue itself won’t hurt more. It’s such a small area that the small amount of scar tissue will not affect your pain tolerance at all.

  NeeNee,

  You’re doing exactly what you need to. Healing takes time and diligent care. Keep on keeping on, you’ll be fine.

• 94 Jenelle // Sep 20, 2009 at 11:39 am

  I just got my nipples one yesterday. Much pain at first but now their fine. A little tender but no crusties yet. Well my left nipple is starting to turn purple by where the hole is. I also noticed that this side isn’t pierced as deep as the right.. There is a small piece of tissue that comes out the hole. Should I take the piercing out or wait longer to see what happens??? I have lots of other piercings but turning purple is something new. Help

• 95 Eric // Sep 22, 2009 at 11:39 pm

  I have had my nipples done for about 2 years. The right one is ok, time to time redness and the such. but my left one has always given me problems… it seems to always have a hard knot behind it that seems to get bigger or smaller depending on the day. Idk if i am just hurting it some how or if it is something more. what should i do?

• 96 Dani // Sep 24, 2009 at 7:30 am

  I might just be posting out of sheer paranoia, but I’ll do it anyway.

  I had my nipples pierced about a year ago with circular barbells and they weren’t healing properly because they kept shifting. I ended up taking them out after about two weeks so I didn’t have them long enough to know what is normal and what isn’t.

  About five days ago I got them re-pierced with straight bars and they look lovely. The right one is a little bit swollen but it looks good overall and it isn’t sore unless it’s disturbed. The left one, however, is quite bruised around the openings of the piercings. It isn’t swollen like the other one, but it does hurt a little more (not anything intense, but it is niggling). I’ve been treating them kindly and being careful about when and how I clean them, and I’m 90% sure that the left one is not infected, it just didn’t bruise like this the first time I got them done and the right one looks considerably healthier than the left.

  Is this type of bruising normal? I have been trying to find some answers but there are only extremes out there that I’ve found so far. Mine is not bruised all over, just around the site of the piercing.

  Also, is there anything I can use to keep them from drying out? I’ve only been cleaning them in the morning and evening (soaking them in sea salt water for 5 minutes) so I don’t feel that I’m overcleaning them. I’m always sure that the sea salt solution isn’t too salty.

• 97 Blondoverblue // Oct 2, 2009 at 2:16 pm

  Jenelle: Go back to the piercer (assuming you got it done at a reputable place) and ask their opinion – I wouldn’t take the piercing out yourself before getting an educated opinion. Bruising is not unusual anytime you injure yourself, and piercing is an injury. I wouldn’t worry about the discoloration unless it doesn’t fade in a couple of days.

  Eric: It almost sounds like it’s just scar tissue – is there any pain involved? It’s also possible that there’s a buildup of sloughed skin in the piercing. I’m assuming you keep it clean – but if you squeeze it, does any kind of white discharge come out?

  Dani: I wouldn’t worry about the brusing at this point. Again, bruising is common anytime there’s an injury to the skin. Keep an eye on it for a couple more days, and if you’re still worried return to the piercer for an opinion.

  As far as keeping them from drying out, remember that anything you put on them will work its way into the piercing, so you need to be very careful about what you use. I would suggest a little vitamin E oil, as long as you’re diligent in cleaning them at least twice a day – but I’d call the piercer and ask their opinion.

• 98 Bugsnbee // Oct 5, 2009 at 8:06 pm

  I just stumbled onto your blog, and let me tell you, your description of the piercing was so true!
  I have had my nipples pierced for six months now, and while there is no pain, when I squeeze them, little bit of yellow stuff oozes out. If my nipples are still healing at this point, is it safe to change the jewellery from the captive rings to barbells?

• 99 Curt // Oct 6, 2009 at 10:46 am

  Bugsnbee,

  You should be able to change the jewelry at this point but I wouldn’t make a habit of it. Changing the jewelry will irritate the piercing slightly but if they’ve been in for six months the damage should be minimal.

• 100 NeeNee // Oct 6, 2009 at 11:27 pm

  Hey Curt…i’m back again and this time with a problem…lets hope nothing serious. A few weeks ago my right nipple barbell (its the infamous sore slanted one) got caught on a shirt and got yanked pretty hard. It didnt rip out or anything but it did hurt alot and has been sore on and off ever since. While cleaning it today I noticed there was a little bit of blood coming out the right side of my nipple. Then I saw that on the same side of the oozing pierced hole the skin is raised. It look like a raised bubble of skin..kinda like when i first got it pierced (maybe i am telling myself this lol)….now i’m worried cause this was the side that the piercer had difficulty with cause for some reason the piercing didnt go straight through like my left nipple did so she kinda force it in. PAINFUL!!! So now i’m worried that its infected…but it doesnt hurt or have smelly discharge so i hope not but let me know if there is anything I can do to avoid possible infections as well. Its been exactly 2mths since I got them done… Thanks!!

• 101 Curt // Oct 8, 2009 at 9:24 am

  NeeNee,

  I’m pretty sure you’d know it, if your nipple was infected. The raises skin bump could be a keloid forming. It’s difficult to diagnose this without a visual.

  When you say the second piercing didn’t go smoothly, I start to think maybe the piercing is too deep, which will hinder proper healing. If a nipple piercing is too deep it will never heal properly.

  Without a picture I can’t give you any more advise. If you are seriously concerned about your piercing, go back and ask your piercer their opinion.

• 102 NeeNee // Oct 8, 2009 at 2:43 pm

  Curt…i’m happy to say the bump went down some….after I had sent the message I immediately sea salt soaked my nips and PRAYED…and the next day woke up and it went down…soaked them again that day and the next day it went down again…RANDOM I KNOW…so i still see it a little bit but i’m hoping over the next few days it totally disappears….i’m still gonna swing by my piercer to see what she say….

  Also you mentioned that my piercing may have been done too deep…is that why its slanted?

• 103 Bea // Oct 11, 2009 at 11:06 pm

  Hey, I just had my piercing done five days ago, but yesterday my brother bumped in to me–really hard! It hurt like fuckery and it is still bothering me now. The thing is that one of the balls of the barbell was slightly pushed inside. Not much tough, you could still see half the ball and stuff, but now everytime I put on my bra it pushes the ball down, so one ball is more “inside” the hole than the other. Should I be concerned? A girl told me that she put a small bandage under the ball, so it wouldn’t be pushed back, but I’m not sure how sanitary that is. Any advice?

• 104 Curt // Oct 13, 2009 at 9:32 pm

  NeeNee,

  slanted doesn’t necacarilly mean too deep. An uneven piercing is possible but does not mean other comlications exist.

  Bea,

  new band-aids are very sanitary. if your balls are recessing into the hole, you need larger jewlery.

• 105 Sc0rp10 // Oct 15, 2009 at 1:20 pm

  Since were on the subject about piercings; I have had my nipples pierced for about 2 years now and for the first year and a half they were fine took them 2 weeks to completely heal well but 6 months ago they pushed out and this hurt like hell Im a sucker for pain lol so me getting them PEIRCED didnt hurt one bit my I would have to say getting your my eyebrow and an unmentionable pierced were the only ones that hurt and I mean A LOT lol. My nipples healed up though and I have them repierced and there doing fine YES the florceps hurt like a biatch but dont look at the needle breath and it will be done in no time. After 2 years of no pain while turning them, no crusties or anything completely healed they hurt again really bad and there not pushing the piercing out THEY JUST HURT a lot you lose sensitivity yes but if you get aroused enough you get more pleasure to put it mildly sorry. I do piercing and have done some of my own piercings and suggest a 14 gage needle for any piercing unless its your nose and its best to start out with a captive bead for like 4 weeks then you can change the jewelry. Just make sure you clean it really good everyday with say peroxide and antibiotic ointment like neosporin and put a band aid over them so there not brushing up against you clothing during the healing process. I also have a profession in the medical field so yes I know what Im talking about and yes you can breastfeed if you have them pierced just wait till the baby done breastfeeding wait for about say 8 weeks then put your piercings back in I have had experience with this one also. I have a lot of piercings and continue to wear every single one of them with no problems the only other suggestion for piercing I would have is DONT use metal barbell balls for your tongue because it can cause future medical problems its fine to use a metal barbell with plastic balls I have and have had no problems except for chewing on the plastic balls till they split in half lol. Anymore questions feel free to email me at mary19jnsvl@yahoo.com

• 106 Sc0rp10 // Oct 15, 2009 at 1:24 pm

  AND YES YOU DO WANT TO ROTATE PIERCINGS DURING THE HEALING STAGE SO THE SKIN DOESNT END UP GROWING OVER THE PIERCING CUZ IT HURTS MORE IF YOU DONT AND YOU TRY AND TURN THEM WHILE THERE STUCK SO LISTEN TO AN EXPERT LOL

• 107 Sc0rp10 // Oct 15, 2009 at 1:28 pm

  O YEAH AND SOME MORE FYI USEING CAPTIVE BEADS REDUCES THE RISKS OF THE PIERCING GOING INSIDE THE NIPPLE OR COMING UNDONE AND ITS EASIER TO ROTATE AND CLEAN WITH THEM

• 108 JRoc // Nov 16, 2009 at 5:24 pm

  i had mine done now for about 2 and a half months now, my left nipple with a straight barbell (surgical steel). I gotta say, the pain for me was bad…but not killer. Like id say it was a 7, mostly because the pain is over so fast-then your all like “holy shit i got metal in my nipple”. and as far as i understood it was supposed to hurt more for guys (as i am). But anyways, i clean mine with spectro jel in the shower and it looks fine. Juts sometimes i get a very small amount of yellow-creamish discharge from the right (slightly lower side of the bell). What is this and should I be concerned? Besides this..nothing has happened, not even real sensistive anymore. Ex: sleeping with no shirt on, play hockey with full equipment (but usually tape the nipple). just wondering is all..

• 109 Jen // Nov 18, 2009 at 5:35 am

  Hiya,

  I had my right nipple pierced yesterday, and yeah it hut like hell. But I can see a problem. I had it done with a ring, and one side of the piercing is more deeply pierced then the other side, but you can only tell when the nipple is erect. Is this normal? And is there more chance of it growing out? Also is it normal for my nipples to keep getting erect and tingle every hr or so? lol

• 110 Ange // Nov 30, 2009 at 5:35 pm

  Hello, I had my nipples peirced about 1 yr. and a half ago and about a month ago started to notive that one seemed to be moving closer to the surface of my nipple and at a closer glance there is an actual split in my nipple and you can see the bar. I have no clue what to do I was putting vaseline on it and that seemed to close it for a little while and then it always opens back up. Is there anything i can do to regrow the tissue?? Or something I could put on it to make it heal and close??.. Or any explaination why this has happend? I’m afraid that it is moving out of my nipple and will wind up comming all of the way through. please help!

• 111 Amy // Dec 8, 2009 at 11:16 pm

  My piercer suggested I use bactine and dial to clean my piercing twice a day. I’ve noticed via online topics that bactine is maybe not the way to go. But I wanted to follow my piercers instructions. I had my belly button pierced and used bactine with no problems (10 yrs ago) and the problem piercings I did have I was actually using the sea salt soaks. They were diffrent piercings because they were subdermal anchors. I don’t know what to do. Bactine or not and why?? So far they feel not great but nothing bad. A little sensitive and there has been a little spotting but so far nothing awful. I just don’t want to do something worse…

• 112 Phoenix // Dec 10, 2009 at 8:19 am

  So I have had my nipples pierced for 7months. (This is a re piercing since 7 years ago I did end up ripping one out. It healed fine though.) My overall concern is that they are still sore. They do leak a bit of blood and the normal clear/white liquid when I wash them ,but I am worried that they might be infected. Does the size of a person chest complicate the healing time, or is it the same amount of time for the healing to be completed? Any help or adive is much welcomed.

• 113 katie jo // Dec 22, 2009 at 9:08 pm

  hey i just my nipples pierced and my brother said tht his ex girlfriend had hers doen them took them out, and now she has misshapen nipples.. will that happen to me if i want them to heal up and take them out??

• 114 CeeCee // Jan 2, 2010 at 3:15 am

  Hey!

  So i just got my nipples pierced 6 days ago and the pain wasn’t to bad my piercer said they might bleed a bit, so far they havn’t really stopped bleeding it’s not gushing or anything i use a mild soap when showering and clean then off because the blood hardens…then i get out of the shower and make sure they are dry…i clean them once in the morning once at night and thats when i let them “breath” i find wearing a bra helps alot but i’m worried….i wake up and there is a bit of blood and its hard on the barbell and i clean it off and then it hurts? as if i’m picking a scar…but i want that blood off do i leave it and just clean around it or what do i do? thats the only painful part of it is cleaning that blood off it seriously feels like picking a scar or something n then they bleed again!!

  Thanks for you help :)

• 115 CeeCee // Jan 2, 2010 at 3:16 am

  ooops i totally ment scab not scar…. my bad

• 116 Ange // Jan 3, 2010 at 4:56 pm

  Katie jo…hey i recently took out my nipple pericings that i had gotten a year and a half ago because they started to get rejectd..weird becasue I have had no prior problems, no pain, or blood in the past. My point is my nipples look exactly the same as before i had them done. if you look/ pull at them closely all you can see is a little pin prick from where the bar was. Did your friend every have them peirced more then once ? or had alot of problems with them? that could be why?…although im hoping they dont get deformed if you get them peirced more than once because im planning to get them redone in a few months haha.

• 117 t // Jan 10, 2010 at 7:04 am

  12 gage ring nipple piercing that are over 3 years old. Org. used ring with ball, switched to “seamless” a couple months ago. One of the rings didn’t close all the way. Had about an 1/8 gap. The ring has roated and now that gape is in the nipple. The rign will move up and down, but it will not rotate through. Doesn’t really hurt unless pulling it up and twisting it to the left… want to get the gap back through… what suggestions do you have?

• 118 Nici_C // Jan 12, 2010 at 8:39 pm

  WOW! This is an awesome forum! I’ve wanted my nipples pierced for a couple of years and am really deciding on it now, I’m 20 and my nipples don’t get really hard but they do a little, will this affect the alignment or healing process?

• 119 Cassy // Jan 21, 2010 at 1:47 pm

  I’ve had my nipple pierced for over 3 yrs now approx. My piercing has not healed. It get’s crusty and puss comes out. The only time i can move the ring is in the shower. I sleep on my front with no bra on. I’m now coming to the stage where I’m done with it. I’ve had other piercing like and I’ve not had problems expect my nipple. Is it time to take it out? Will it leave a scar?

• 120 angellbaby2535 // Jan 24, 2010 at 2:23 am

  .Ok so I got my nips done 3 days ago. It was ok the one on the right its a little purple, but omg my left one is dark purple on both sides, I don’t know what to do or think. I do the soaks and I’m really good about it. I wear sport bra all day and change it at night to a new one I sleep on my back. Its like dark burised purple , is it maigrating? Cause I’m scared
  .

• 121 chalkhills // Jan 26, 2010 at 6:03 pm

  hey, i was really surprized about your accout of the piercing, i’ve had my nipple pierced for two weeks and it literally only hurt the day it got pierced. and that was only when i knocked it. I remember the clamp and the piercing itself hurting but only to the degree where i wriggled in my seat a little bit. it doesn’t hurt at all anymore, no redness or swelling, i think i’ve been really lucky. i’m just quite scared about migration or rejection, what are the warning signs i can look out for?

• 122 Thom // Feb 3, 2010 at 9:40 am

  I pierced my own nipple like 5-6 years ago. I eventually gave up on it because it developed a minor infection. Within days the infection was gone but even today it has not healed over. It feels fine, there is no pain, just the hole and what developed of the “internal tube” that grew is still there. Will this ever completely heal over or is this permanent?

• 123 Hannah // Feb 4, 2010 at 12:50 am

  I got my nipples pierced in April 2009. I remember the day I got them done like it was yesterday. It still makes me cringe if I think too much about it. Every time i think they will no longer give me trouble, one (or both) will crust and puss a little. Do I need to wash my bras more often or does everyone have this problem? Also, my right nipple piercing is deeper than the other (but not too deep), and when ever it gets infected, a small part of my nipple gets red, almost like theres blood under the surface of my skin (similar but less severe than a blood blister). It comes and goes. Temperature change, or cloths rubbing against it is like nails on a chalk board. I use to have little to no feeling in my nipples so I decided to get them pierced; however, now they are too sensitive. I love them and I don’t want to take them out but will they ever become tolerable for others to touch? Is it because I baby them? Should I treat them like any other piercing to get them use to being played with? Heeeeelllp.
  If you cant figure out the problem with out seeing them, I can send a picture via e-mail.

• 124 mikey // Feb 10, 2010 at 1:38 pm

  i was just wondering if you get your nipple pierced and decide to take it out..how will it look…will it scar badly or will it just look dif…and will the brown part change color

• 125 Sarah // Feb 11, 2010 at 10:31 pm

  Hello I have had my nipple ring for almost 12months alittle less,It has always bled,had crusty stuff and fluid,I noticed It did move abit and I have a bump I just noticed at the side of the piercing hole what should I do I mean I love the piercing but I dont want it to look awful if I ever took it out.
  And is it normal to still hurt even to touch??? thanks

• 126 Ange // Feb 15, 2010 at 6:26 pm

  MIKEY- i had mine peierced for a yr and a half before i had to take them out because they started to reject and u cant even tell there was anything there to being with. If you pull or look really closely all you can see is a pin prick which no one would even notice, you would never know that there was ever a bar in there. I don’t know if you have it for many years if it would take longer to close? I wish i knew cuz i never even wanted to let mine close but once it rejects you have no choice.

• 127 Ange // Feb 15, 2010 at 6:42 pm

  SARAH- Have you been back to the piercer and had them look at it? And have you been cleaning it as they told you? In the yr and a half I had my piercings i never had any bleeding or tenderness other then the first day or 2 afterwards. The bump could be a keloid. I had one of those on my belly button and nose when i had those pierced but not my nipple. If thats what it is it will go away if you keep cleaning with plain liquid dial soap (the orange kind). sea salt soaks will help make it go away quicker too. I would definately go back to where u had it done though because they would know best. If there is an odor that is a definate sign of infection. Everybody is different. I had no bleeding or pain the whole year and a half i had mine and they rejected after all that time, they take a long time to heal since they heal from the inside out. All i can give you is my experience with the peircings i have, but i would go back to where you had it done because knowing about all of that stuff is their job.

• 128 Johnny // Feb 24, 2010 at 7:11 pm

  Hi, I’ve had my left nipple pierced for about 9 years now. Originally I had a 14 gauge, and it too at least a year to heal from memory. After that it only got happier with time, to the point that it could withstand being twisted, pinched. pulled etc. without any paid or bother. I stretched it out with a 12 gauge several years ago, and after a few months of increased sensitivity, it went back to the same as with the 14 gauge. Everything was fine until around 6 months ago. I may have caught it on a door or something, but nothing that was too serious (no blood or anything). Now, the left side bothers me a little, and it hurts to remove/insert the piercing. I’ve been washing it with salt water fairly consistently, with mixed results. Some weeks it seems better, others not. There is no pus, or clear signs of infection, other than a small smell on my fingers after washing it. Just wondering what your thoughts are and if you’d heard of anything like this before- particularly after so long. I have really small nipples naturally, so after the piercing, my left nipple enlarged quite a bit. Especially after stretching it. I don’t think its too far back, but it definitely was pierced slightly behind the part which would be fully erect if it were cold, etc. Any ideas/help is much apprieciated!
  J

• 129 Eliza // Mar 3, 2010 at 10:54 pm

  Had my left nipple for almost 4 years now, hurt LIKE HELL getting pierced, but beyond the first month or so has been a dream… it healed with alot less complications than for example my nose piercing. Only problems are the dreaded ‘crusties’, which are easy enough to clean off (once a week is fine), and around my period it used to get very sore in the first year, but now makes zero difference. I would 100% go for it if you’re in two minds, just make sure you get a decent piercer/ properly fitting jewellery and very little can go wrong!
  @Sarah, possibly the bump is a granuloma? Though I think they usually show up earlier than 12 months.

• 130 Maria // Mar 16, 2010 at 11:44 pm

  Hi,

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for 3 years now. My right barbell seems to be getting caught everywhere and I noticed that less and less skin is holding it in place. I don’t think it’s going to rip unless I get it caught really bad, but I was wondering if the skin reconstructs after a while or if the way it’s ‘hanging’ now is the way it’s going to stay until I decide to take it out?
  Thanks

• 131 Maritza // Mar 18, 2010 at 2:33 am

  HEY, i’ve had my nipple rings for 2-3 yrs now [i used to clean them for the first 8months then i just completely stopped] my right side has healed up lovely cept its smelly!, my left side however is different, it is still oozing smelly white puss, and my left breast makes me want to grab it but it such a sliiight pain, almost as if theres a cramp that makes me grab it, the ooze will only come out when i push the ring back in its not liquidy completely its almost like its dry just disappears if rubbed between my fingers, also when my period is coming i know the breast is supposed to get sore, but my left breast hurts a crazy amount to the point im constantly complainin, then it eases up again, also the yellow/white-ish bubble grows on my nipple tip periodically and falls off on its own time, would you say i should visit my doctor or it just needs to be cleaned more often? i love my nipple rings they are my favorite of all my piercings and i would hate to have to take them out so soon =\

• 132 Katie // Mar 23, 2010 at 10:58 pm

  my question is, ive had my nipple ring for about 5 or 6 months now.. still isnt exactly healed, but i’m thinking about taking it out .. im just wondering if the nipple will completely heal or if it will start to look different? any suggestions?

• 133 Ciara // Mar 30, 2010 at 9:32 pm

  Hey!

  Please help

  The only problem I have in the way of getting my nipples pierced is that when it’s really cold outside my nipples get really sore and turn purple. Will this affect getting the piercing as in will it be even more sensitive when out in the cold? I should invest in some nipple covers for cold weather though.

• 134 Grrr // Apr 7, 2010 at 3:27 pm

  Hey, I have a slight problem at the moment.
  After having my right one done for over 6 months but still oozing a white liquid when squeezed, but no smell or anything, I took it out about a week ago. However I have noticed that in comparison to my other nipple, the END of the right [previously pierced] one is a lot harder – as if there’s a ball of pus right at the end of the nipple. Despite this, no amount of squeezing seems to help. I am continuing salt water washes, but am wondering if it’s scar tissue, pus, or what?

• 135 Ronni // Apr 9, 2010 at 1:47 pm

  I got my nipples pierced 6 days ago and I was looking up if it’s normal to have pain to the touch, but after reading this mass of shit gone wrong and how long they actually take to heal- I feel a little better if not a little disillusioned. I kinda wish I hadn’t gotten them now. I know the risks of piercings, but the nipple rings were by far the most painful thing I’ve ever done and it seems like more often than not they cause complications. So I have a new question then, if this is still an open subject. I didn’t completely trust my piercer- he worked way too fast and sloppily. Luckily there is no sign of infection- but HE said in about 3 weeks it’d be okay to go swimming and let my boyfriend touch them and whatnot, but after reading all this. I’m starting to think he’s a jackass and I should wait at least 6 months, if not a full year…before I expose them to anything that could potentially cause an infection. Please let me know what you think.

• 136 Spunki // Apr 24, 2010 at 7:08 am

  I had my nipples pierced last year. They healed just fine but my right one began giving my problems near 11 months. It would get really sore around my period. I observed it and it wasn’t inflamed or fit the description of an infected/rejecting piercing and never moved. Then later on a small bump formed around one of the holes and it would be very sore. I immediately changed my jewelry from a ring to a straight bar and it went away. But then it came back and now it won’t go away no matter what jewelry I use. After some research I think it’s hypertropic scarring because it looks like it. It’ll get bigger (especially around my period) then disappear but return later. I soak it and apply tea tree oil and use methods others have suggested and it works but it always comes back after a short time. So my question is: if I were to remove the piercing would this stop happening?

  Another: When I had my nipples pierced the size of my nipples did increase a bit. If I were to take them out and repierce them later, would they grow more?

• 137 Jen // Apr 24, 2010 at 4:00 pm

  Hi Curt.

  I had my one nipple pierced 4 months ago and it’s healed (or healing) with no problems at all. Today I went to a different piercer to get the other done and he said my first one was done too far back and I wouldn’t be able to breastfeed someday with that one (he didn’t say whether with the piercing or if I took it out or anything.)

  I’m a bit worried now. It’s done behind the nipple (like I thought it was supposed to be) and not through it. Do you think this is just the piercer’s opinion? What should I do?

• 138 Tracy // May 2, 2010 at 4:58 pm

  I have quite a few body piercings and have to say that my nipple piercings may be my most favorite. True, they were the most painful, and slowest to heal, but definitely worth it and I couldn’t imagine not having them pierced! If you keep them clean (soap up and run through with a good rinse every day in the shower) and once a week or so use antibacterial soap, it should keep them free of infection. I would not use the antibacterial soap every day as it is too harsh and can overcompensate.

• 139 johanna // May 6, 2010 at 9:48 am

  Hey Curt, I’ve had my nipples pierced for about a year and 2 months already and my left nipple has healed much better than my right one. It’s weird since my left nipple was the one that was causing the most pain during the initial healing phase. I can move it and twist it without feeling any pain or discomfort whatsoever. Every once in a while I get some crusties here and there but nothing too crazy. Lately though, I had noticed that my right nipple had gotten a bit fatter. I have what you would call “puffy” nipples so I didn’t think much of it at first…but then I noticed the bar didn’t move with the same freedom as my left one and there was a hard bump in my nipple. (not on the surface, but I felt it in the inside). I’m like bugging out over here…I don’t want to remove it because I love them so much I know I would drag myself to the piercing parlor and pierce them again…and that hurts alllloottt!
  thanks! :)

• 140 Elaine // May 17, 2010 at 2:10 pm

  Hey Curt,
  I’ve noticed that my piercing is not placed properly anymore and is not healing, and looks as though it is being rejected, I want to take my piercing out and get it re-done, how long should I wait?

• 141 ash // May 27, 2010 at 3:45 pm

  I had my nipples done back in feb, had to have right re done as piecer screwed it up :s i had it re done a month later at end of march timeish, left ones healing fine no probs right one is taking little longer i have a little pus which is for first time since having it re done, ive been using savlon wash as well which im guessing is us equivelent of disinfectant ( am from uk) and its really itchy when i clean it im getting the crusties on both of them which i know is normal, as is slight itching anyways was just wondering if anyone had similar thing happen where they were re pierced nippl wise and took a while to heal btw im a girl as well so could have something to do with little bit puss

  Ps puss is almost white in colour so thats the good colour right? And its only just happend

• 142 Matt // Feb 5, 2011 at 5:35 pm

  Hi Curt, i just got my nipple pierced yesterday, and i love it! I was surprised with how little it hurt. Everything looks fine, I was just wondering if i should start turning it in the shower from time to time so that the skin will heal properly?

• 143 amanda // Feb 6, 2011 at 4:16 am

  hi i got my nipples done 2 days ago didnt hurt much when i got it done and was fine all that night until the this morning (2nd day) i woke up and it was a redish looking “bruise” under my left nipple. i figured it was a little bruise so i went to work and went to clean them few hours later and it is a HUGE purple/red circle looking bruise completely around my nipple and halfway covering my entire breast!! im worried because the right one is FINE! nothing no swelling anything looks completely normal in color etc. i have been doing EXACTLY as instructed and have other piercings ive never had a problem with anything. i got the barbell thru both nipples. my nipple is now completely swollen red (variety of red!) and purple, my breast is swollen and tender. its not very painful but i have a high tolerance for pain anyways. i dont get it my right is perfect but my left all swollen painful and colored also its a knot i can feel in there. idk what to do. i was told to wait a few days and see. im freaking to be honest. i think that my nipple may be too big for the jewerly also but might jus be because it is swollen so bad. i had no soreness bleeding anything swelling until the next morning. i know trama causes bruises but these are deep and dark and HUGE!! and my nipple looks extremely swollen and almost purple. please help with this ive been looking online for like 5 hours and NOTHING!! thanks u in advance

• 144 Meghan // Mar 2, 2011 at 10:01 am

  I got both my nipples pierced two months ago. Neither of them hurt, but the right one is bigger than the left and the ring doesn’t move around as easily as on the left. Is this going to change?

• 145 courtney // Mar 9, 2011 at 12:54 am

  I got my nipples periced about 7 months ago and there really sore still im scared that they are infected I take care of them wash them wit dial soap and sea salt but my right nipple looks like they split on both sides so idk wut to do I don’t want to take them ojt but I don’t want them to stay infected and get worse

• 146 Kontar // Mar 11, 2011 at 12:21 am

  Hi,
  I noticed a lot of people say that the nipple piercing has been one of the most painful ones they have had. I had mine done a week ago and I must say I was expecting more pain. Aside from the first two days I don’t feel any discomfort from them at all.

  Is it normal that I don’t feel any pain from them now? I sleep without a bra or top for that matter and on my stomach, yet I’m completely fine when I wake up.

• 147 Brandy s. // Mar 13, 2011 at 2:41 am

  Mmmm Ive had mine done for like 3 months and i so agree with u about the pain of actually getting them done i screamed and the piercer did laugh but he also told me that anyone can survive torture for a couple seconds lol… but my piercings stopped hurting after the first week and i already have no crustys on it…. but my belly is messed up like its all red after like over amonth now and the skin is all flaky and peeling and it looks like its moving…

• 148 ashley // Mar 13, 2011 at 7:29 pm

  I av ad my nipple peiced for about a year now an its not saw or anyfin. But I noticed wen I squeeze my nipple a very thick white, smelly discharge comes out of were the piecing is. Can u plz help me. X

• 149 Scott // Mar 16, 2011 at 8:29 am

  Hi. Great blog. Been thinking bout getting my nipps pierced for a while. They are very sensative and I want to keep them that way. I’m worried that piercing with a hollow 14ga or 12ga will actually be cutting out nerves and losing sensativity, but I keep seeing everyone say that you need to use a hollow needle as opposed to a solid. I eventually want to have 12ga CBR’s. Can anyone clarify this? Can I use a solid and then just taper it for the 12ga CBR?

• 150 shaleemha // Mar 18, 2011 at 2:57 am

  I’ve had my nipple pierced bout 2 months now with a hoop I want to change to a curved barebell problem is I have no idea the gauge of my current barebell & the new one is a 14 gauge will that be a problem the one I have in is definitely bigger than the 14

• 151 Rach // Mar 21, 2011 at 7:57 pm

  I recently removed my nipple rings and one of my nipples constantly remains hard. There is white puss coming out of the side where the ring was. Is this normal? It is quite painful. After some puss came out, it is still hard.

• 152 Ashley // Apr 3, 2011 at 8:33 pm

  ok, so i got my nipples pierced like 8 years ago, ive nvr had any problems with it before, nd i had a baby just about 3 years ago. im prettysure its infected…. wat shuld i do, nd y is it acting up all of sudden??

• 153 Brittany // Apr 10, 2011 at 9:06 am

  I got my nipples pierced yesterday and it was excruciating. I like them though. I’ve been soaking them and washing with antibacterial soap but there is a little bit of blood stuck to the right piercing and when I try to move it I get light headed. My question is: Is this normal? And should I keep trying to move it when I clean it?

• 154 Sally // Apr 11, 2011 at 9:38 pm

  I have had my nipples pierced 10 yrs not to mention I work in the health care field. One thing that may help if you have issues moving the piercing because pain is tent it after a real warm shower. The warm water losens it up a little. when you get out of the shower applie Each time you dip the q tip do not use the same side. Also if you use the q tip throw uot the remainder in the cap. Let the listerine dry then apply antibacterial ointment.

• 155 Sally // Apr 11, 2011 at 9:39 pm

  Sorry for the typo’s I have a broken hand

• 156 Rawrr // Apr 13, 2011 at 7:14 am

  i got my nipple done when i was 15, i am female, i love my nipple piercing it has made me more confident, and quiet a lot of girls lie me for it.
  i nearly ripped it out which put me in great pain. i do not feel any sensation in my nipple, although saying that i never had pleasure in my nipples. i am toying with getting my left nipple done. i remember the pain like it was yesterday it was horrible, luckily i had my nipple frozen, but i was still put in a great deal of pain, then some girl walked into my freshly peirced nipple just after i had it periced.

• 157 millie // Apr 14, 2011 at 3:41 am

  hey,
  quick question
  i have had my nipple done for 2 weeks now, and it only hurt when i got it done then for like the rest of that day. it doesnt hurt at all and i dont know if that is normal or not or if i am just lucky that it doesnt hurt..
  thankss :)

• 158 Leslie // Apr 16, 2011 at 5:34 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierce for a little over 2 months now and one of them seems perfectly fine but a couple weeks ago the other one started feeling really sore was a little bit swollen n some white discharge would come out also there was a lump behind my nipple like inside my boob so I get my piercer what I should do he said to do the sea salt soaks n if it wouldn’t get better than to go have him check them out. It got better but I still have the lump inside so I had a piercer check them out n he said it may just be scar tissue n if it didnt get better to go back to have him check it out again but the lump is still there. Im Planning on going to see my Piercer again to see what but I wanted to know if anybody has gone through this and if it would get better???

• 159 pink // Apr 17, 2011 at 7:11 pm

  I got mine pierced 2 days ago, the day i got them i was still deating, but once i handed over my cash i knew there were no turning back. I already have 7 piercing, including the two new ones makes 9 now so i was expecting pain, but the process wasnt as bad as i thought, when i got the first one done the only thing i said was “oh my god” which made my piercer laugh he said he have people cussing up a storm and i just said omg, lol that made me relax a little for the second one, the only thing with mine is my left is swollen a little so the ring sticks up a little, and after having material from my shirt or bra on them for too long they start to hurt. but other then that i love them, hope the heal perfectly fine, ill see how they hold up after 4 straight days of working..

• 160 Megan // Apr 21, 2011 at 12:28 pm

  I just got mine done two days ago, and I have to take them out for underlying reasons, I just want to know if they will scar after only having them for two days?

• 161 Khristie // Apr 24, 2011 at 12:46 am

  Hii,
  I just got both of my nipples pierced 8 days ago, and my left breast is starting to kinda hurt and the barbell is sinking into the piercing which causes it to hurt alot.. do you think i should go back to my piercer and tell her to change the barbell for a longer one or should i just leave it…

• 162 ashley mccown // Apr 24, 2011 at 3:12 pm

  Hello… I have a question about my new nipple piercing. As of today I have had both my nipples pierced for a week. The left nipple is fine… However, the right one is giving me some headache. It was fine for a few days then I started to get worried… It seems as if one ball is beginning to move deeper and deeper into the whole. Now the hole one one side of the piercing is really big an the ball rests inside of it. An it is causing me a lot of pain… Should I remove it or keep it in an wait to see what happens? Because I don’t wanna mess my boob up lol.

• 163 Mani // Apr 25, 2011 at 11:22 pm

  I just got my nipples pierced,and I’m going through the whole sensitive phase. I noticed that the piercing migrated a little. Should I take it out to prevent infection or an uneven piercing?

• 164 Stacey! // Apr 26, 2011 at 7:47 pm

  I got my nipple pierced a few months ago and it was healing fine. But I recently I got it caught in my clothes and it ripped all along the piercing and the piercing fell out. I really love having my nipple pierced so do you think i could let it heal completly and get it done again??

• 165 Stacey! // Apr 26, 2011 at 7:48 pm

  I got my nipple pierced a few months ago and it was healing fine. But I recently I got it caught in my clothes and it ripped all along the piercing and the piercing fell out. I really love having my nipple pierced so do you think i could let it heal completly and get it done again?

• 166 Danny E // May 5, 2011 at 10:46 pm

  Wow. I got my nipple pierced on Sunday, it’s friday now. I’m 19 and a guy. A very small guy. I’m 6’0 and weigh roughly 135. Now oyu know my body type. When I got my nipple pierced it tickled. The soreness after was horrible but besides that nothing about this piercing is painful. It snags on my shirt all the time. Either you people are very very bad with pain or your over exaggerating either way there’s no need to install fear in people.
  I have 8 piercings and out of them all the most painful was my cartilage. I have Snake bites, left nipple and 5 earrings.
  I’m a piercing Freak xD

• 167 Danny E // May 5, 2011 at 10:48 pm

  And I had people slapping my chest, my boyfriend plucked my nipple numerous times. His dog loves to tackle me and guess where his paws went. . . The pain isn’t that bad.

• 168 Melinda // May 16, 2011 at 5:57 pm

  I am wanting to get my nipples pierced …..but I am not sure it will look good. I have small nipples almost flat. Will I be able to even get pierced ?

• 169 Amy // May 31, 2011 at 1:09 pm

  hey, i got my nipples pierced two weeks ago, i didnt even notice when the guy did my first one, i even asked what he meant when he said ‘right, now for the other one’ and the second one only stung a tad. Since ive had them done, it seems like their being knocked constantly, but there is no pain at all! all that ive been able to feel is them itching like hell (all my other piercings have itched like hell before their fully healed) is this normal or should i be worried bout it? or am i seriously lucky?

• 170 Adrienne // May 31, 2011 at 10:05 pm

  I got my nipples pierced last spring break and i’ve recently noticed that my right nipple looks like the ring is coming through or going to tear through my nipple. Is this bad or will the skin eventually start to grow back? I’ve been keeping bandades on it just in case…..

• 171 Debbie // Jun 9, 2011 at 8:59 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for about 8 months now. Had them done with 14g barbells. They healed great so i decided to switch to rings. what a mistake!! I had them in for about a week and they were so painful I switched back to barbells today. Salt soaking and hoping they heal ok.

  Reading the comments etc. above, I note one from May 31, 2009 from Jessica who said her nipples were turning purple etc. with temperature change. This could be raynaud’s syndrome. Most people who have this get it in their hands or feet. It is a vasospastic disorder which causes discoloration because of lack of circulation. I have this syndrome in my nipples. When I was breastfeeding my nipples would turn white (no bloodflow) and then purple to red then normal (once the blood started circulating properly). My doctor said it was like ‘nipple trauma’ because of their constant use.

  When I got my nipples pierced I was worried this would come up again but until I changed them to the rings, they were great. The rings hurt so bad and i noticed the Raynaud’s coming back. hopefully now I’ve put the barbells back in it will go away!!

  sorry for being so long winded. There isn’t much info out there about Raynaud’s in the nipple so thought it important to share. :)

• 172 Jessica Johnson // Jun 14, 2011 at 3:16 am

  I have had my nipples pierced for 4 years.
  They healed perfect :)
  But…………… I have barbells.
  && the other day, i slept with a bra on, and my barbell was turned over, with my nipple like, twisted.
  Well it has hurt like hell since.
  This was 3 days ago.
  Well today, when inspecting it, i realized the left side of piercing is torn a little and bleeding.
  How can i heal this, i have been putting triple antibiotic on it.
  I would hate to have to take them out, after 4 years of perfection, i would be really sad :(

• 173 MIKE // Jun 26, 2011 at 10:52 am

  I got my nipple pierced a little over a month ago and it started out looking normal for about 2 weeks but then out of no where it just got swollen. do you know if this is normal and what should I do to help it go back to normal. i have been spraying it with bactine a few times a day. also, it looks to me as if it werent 100% straight it looks more like a 95%. It is on a little angle is there any way to correct this because it really bothers me that it isnt perfect and I definitely will not get it re pierced again.

• 174 Lindsey // Jul 7, 2011 at 12:32 am

  curt….ive been reading these blogs and i need your help! Ive had my nipples pierced for two years now and they are still a little soar. They get those weird blood blister looking bumps on both nipples once in awhile but pop and come back from time to time… I dont know what to do anymore please help me….email me

• 175 Talia // Jul 10, 2011 at 8:05 pm

  Hey. I’ve had my nipple pierced for actually a week today. It hurted the day I got it then the next day and so on its been fine. I clean it about 3 times a day, there’s no puss or bleeding. Is it okay to go swimming in clorine water?

• 176 Marissa // Jul 13, 2011 at 1:29 am

  My nipples have been pierced for 4 months now. At first it was the usual sore and uncomfortable for the first 2 days but it healed pretty quickly like by the end of the week I couldn’t even feel it. As a result I slacked off and didn’t really clean it like I should, now 4 months later i’m seeing crusties and puss and the skin around my barbell is red and raw and stretched. I love my piercing and thought it had healed completely. I’ve started back cleaning it like I should have in the beginning but should I be doing anything else to ensure my nipple isn’t permanently scarred …should I get a bigger barbell inserted so it doesnt move and go through the hole?

• 177 mary jane // Jul 17, 2011 at 6:20 pm

  hey it looks as so it’s been a while since anyone post something but here it goes , i got mines done around sept 2010 and i was playing around got bit pretty hard and now the left nipple is VERY sore hurts when i wash ,touch,rub, on it and like many others taking it out is not one of my favorite options but it really hurts and it’s been some days now

• 178 Haylee // Jul 23, 2011 at 12:05 pm

  I have gotten my nipples pierced in December, and I had them for like six months, the healed perfectly then my ex hated them so I took them out, he dumped me felt upset so I decided to repierce them, i shoved the barbell through the left one it hurt like hell but its all better the right one I couldn’t bare the pain so I waited and put a 16ga through my right nipple, let it heal and just stretched it last night. As long as you take care you won’t get infected

• 179 Jay // Jul 29, 2011 at 5:41 pm

  Hey,
  I just got my nipple peirced yesterday & one side is through the nipple the other side is lower though underneath it :/ I’m stressing out Is it ok though if it’s not peirced directly through the nipple on both sides ??!

• 180 Emily // Aug 1, 2011 at 7:19 pm

  I got my nipples pierced 8 months ago. I was told it would take 8 months to heal. My right nipple has been perfect. No pain, lus, or irritation. I even changed it to a shorter bar with no problems. My left nipple however has been giving me hell! Both sides have red, crusty, sometimes pussy bumps on them. One side is hardened, the other is bleeding & seems to have my flesh protruding out of it. I don’t know what to do. I use a saline solution & bactine. I wash them twice daily, rotating & pushing the bars w/ soap on them. I even used to sea salt soak. I’m considering taking the left one out but I need some advice first.

• 181 Martina // Aug 3, 2011 at 6:06 am

  Before I got my nipples pierced they were very sensitive. I got them pierced months ago and took them out. Now I have no feeling at all. Is gone forever?

• 182 Jamie // Aug 4, 2011 at 10:31 pm

  Hey man, I’ve had my right nipple pierced for 5 months and my left pierced for 8 months. About a week and a half ago I noticed my right nipple had a bit of blood coming out,(very minimal) and some crusties. I’ve never had any kind of issues with any of my piercings bleeding. There was also a bit of soreness that came with the blood and crusties, however my nipple was not sore when it was erect. I’ve been doing sea salt water soaks a few times a day and making sure it’s getting minimal irritation. The soreness has now decreased, but I still have some blood coming out of one end, and there’s a foul smell from the crusties. Now my other nipple is acting up and is sore and has a bit of blood coming out as well. I’m not too sure what’s happening here, perhaps your input can help me out. My nipples haven’t been through any knocks or trauma, so I’m worried that perhaps they’re migrating, rejecting or I may have an infection. Thank you for your time, hope to here from you soon.

• 183 Emilia // Aug 10, 2011 at 12:50 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for almost 2 1/2 years now. I’m a glutton for pain so the initial piercing didnt bother me so much, although I must admit insertion was the worst 1/3 of a second of pain. After they just felt “lady time” sore for a week or so.
  My piercer advised using the curved barbell and plcing them on a slight diagonal inward. I love how they look, and it felt like I had new boobs lol. I think the fact they were barbells and diagonal helped them not get caught on my clothes. Only occasional minor soreness the whole two years.

  But now having a little problem. My left piercing is kinda behind the nipple and healed quickly. My right one is slightly through the nipple and gets sore way more often. Recently it was biten hard and now hurts badly. After a day it is swollen, red, and pussing. I iced it all night and that eased a lil discomfort.

  Has this ever happened to anyone? I was about to go to the hospital but reading here sounds like the saltwater may be all I need. I think I’m going to give it a day and then if worse hospital.

  Advice… please and thank you in advance.

• 184 kels // Aug 10, 2011 at 4:28 pm

  hey! i got my nipple pierced 3-4 months ago. The initial piercing didn’t hurt at all. I have a 14g ring in. It bleed for a week.
  and every week or so i form a lil pus or blood spot on the left side. it drains and then comes back. I went to the piercer, he said it wasn’t infected, just taking a long time to heal. I also noticed my nipple is much larger than my right one now. Looks kinda of funny. I may just go get the other one done to try to even it out. There’s very little scar tissue developing where the jewelry enters and exits. Is this normal?

• 185 Zipporah // Aug 11, 2011 at 9:30 pm

  so ive been contiplating on getting mine done but first i wanted to know,how often do u hear of rjection with this peircing? how hard is it to take care of? would your nipples have a chance at looking strange if u were to take them out or rejection was to start?

• 186 Lindsey // Aug 11, 2011 at 9:48 pm

  Hello Curt,

  I had both my nipples pierced 3 and a half years ago. I can pull, tug, twist etc both bars without pain although I still get the dried crust every morning.

  What can I do to solve this?

  Thanks, Lindsey.

• 187 Stella // Aug 15, 2011 at 1:12 am

  I’ve had mine peirced for about 6 months now. From the first day to about less then 2 months I salt washed them twice a day&&in the shower I would clean them with Dial antibacterial liquid soap while I gently twist them around&&pull them foraward as directed by one of my friends who also had hers done. The only problem I have still is in the morning they are a tiny bit crusty around the ball of the barbell&&it doesn’t exactlly give off a good smell. Is this sopposed to happen? should I start salt washing them again? How long should I salt wash them for? they seemed to have healed completely too me after about 2 months, They look&&feel like normal. What do I do?

• 188 Lill // Aug 16, 2011 at 6:47 pm

  Wow, I was REALLY wanting to get my nipples pierced when DH comes home from deployment, but after reading all of these I’m beginning to 2nd think that.

• 189 hOlLy // Aug 17, 2011 at 2:53 pm

  Wow… My husband has been “bugging” me to get my nipples done and I have seriously been considering it, I do like the look and I think they woold suit me.
  But… After reading this, 2,3, more years of healing time??? Seriously? So what, when we have our “intimate times” he’ll have to stay away from them for possibly 2++ years? The initial pain I can handle, I won’t like it, but I can handle it, I’m tattooed and have a few piercings.
  But I am 30, so he can’t touch my nipples again until I’m 33 or more? This is what scares me, I suppose they can’t be used as objects of affection (to put it mildly) anymore…
  I’m so glad I am doing research on this, because I like not too much more than having attention paid to my lady lumps in the heat of the moment and if this is going to render them useless, well I just don’t think that makes it worth it.
  I noticed no one else has actually brought this up, so leave it to me :)

  HELP!!!!!

• 190 hOlLy // Aug 17, 2011 at 3:07 pm

  Wow… My husband has been “bugging” me to get my nipples done and I have seriously been considering it, I do like the look and I think they would suit me.
  But… After reading this, 2,3, more years of healing time??? Seriously? So what, when we have our “intimate times” he’ll have to stay away from them for possibly 2++ years? The initial pain I can handle, I won’t like it, but I can handle it, I’m tattooed and have a few piercings.
  But I am 30, so he can’t touch my nipples again until I’m 33 or more? This is what scares me, I suppose they can’t be used as objects of affection (to put it mildly) anymore…
  I’m so glad I am doing research on this, because I like not too much more than having attention paid to my lady lumps in the heat of the moment and if this is going to render them useless, well I just don’t think that makes it worth it.
  I noticed no one else has actually brought this up, so leave it to me :)

  HELP!!!!!

• 191 Lindsey Michelle // Aug 19, 2011 at 6:03 am

  Hey, I had both my nipples done 3 and a half years ago with no problem. They don’t hurt but the only thing is they’ve never healed, I still get the dry crust every morning. Is there anything I can do to actually make them heal or is it possible for them never to heal?

  Thanks, Lindsey.

• 192 Alaina // Aug 24, 2011 at 9:54 am

  I got my nipples pierced about 6 months ago. Healing process wasn’t very bad at all. I changed the piercings from barbells to hoops and find that occasional soreness has been occurring more frequently than before the change. However, my left nipple does not seem to have any problems–EVER. when i look at the piercings the left nipple does seem to be pierced at a different (more peculiar) angle. Could this be the reason that it gets irritated and sore more often? Out of the two it is the only one that gets crusties. I just want to know why i feel so oddly lopsided when it comes to the pain.

• 193 kayla w. // Aug 24, 2011 at 4:01 pm

  I don’t understand why u all have had soo much problems with ur nipples. I have 19 piercings total (nothing below the belt) and the worst one to heal was my industrial. I got my nipples done separately. The right one on a Saturday and the left that following thursday. It’s now Wednesday. So almost a week for my left, and they feel great. Still a little crusty. But no pain at all. They feel awesome. And as far as sesitivity goes, my bf had my most healed one in his mouth and tongued it around, felt amazing, better than sex. They ate awesome I love them.

• 194 Lindsey Michelle // Aug 26, 2011 at 11:56 am

  Holly, it may take a long time to heal (for some, including me) but this doesn’t mean pain. By healing fully it means that there is no dry crust anymore. Believe me when I say, I’ve not had any pain since I had them done. Each nipple was a little tender for a week or so and the guy who did them covered them so they was padded a little also.

  Don’t let you put this off, you may heal quickly. I’m not sure why mine never have or if they ever will but once cleaned every morning it’s no big deal. It’s not horrid or anything. Even though mine havent healed after 3 years, I don’t regret it and they’re are more sensitive for me too.

  Anyway, I hope this puts your mind at rest. :)

  Lindsey.

• 195 Kristal // Aug 27, 2011 at 9:51 pm

  I had my nipples pierced 4 years ago and removed it three years ago. I still am having a white substance on both sides. My nipple gets very sore and hard then I squeeze it and this white stuff comes out not puss its a bit thicker. I havent had them in for almost 3 years is this normal?

• 196 BeGuilty // Sep 1, 2011 at 11:40 pm

  Hey, I’ve had my nipples pierced since last september & had recently taken out the right side due to intense puffyness & irritation. Both nipples usually got irritated from time to time but would eventually recover and only got crusty. I washed them daily in the shower but never really used special sprays or treatments for the healing process. Do you think that not wearing a bra or tight shirts can prevent the irritation? Nipple piercings are hard to maintain :\

  -BG

• 197 BeGuilty // Sep 1, 2011 at 11:46 pm

  By the way… is it a bad thing when small puffy Veiny balls come & go on the openings where the bar comes out? Its painful and annoying, I don’t know if it’s normal or not :\

• 198 ashleigh // Sep 3, 2011 at 7:46 am

  Hi I had my left nipple.pierced.a. year and half ago and it was done on a bad angle so peircer told me to take it out and heal which I did and he re did it, recently a year and half later I’ve noticed when I cleaned the crustys off there is.a little lump of raw open flesh which bleeds I can’t see my peircer till Monday at earliest as mother in law is in hospital, today , anyway what’s the best option try keep piercing in and go on Monday or take it out let it heal and have re done?

• 199 Illa // Sep 5, 2011 at 3:08 pm

  I got my right nipple pierced on Saturday, two days ago, and it doesn’t hurt at all, it hurt when it happened, but not nearly as bad as you said, more like a 5 on a scale of 1-10, and it hurt at about a 6 or 7 for about 3 hours afterwards and then suddenly it just stopped. It was so sudden I actually had to look in my bra to make sure it was still there and I hadn’t just imagined the whole thing. It hasn’t hurt since, it bled a little bit, I mean like 3 drops last night, but thats it. There’s been no blood no crustys, no pain, nothing. It doesn’t even hurt to touch, it actually feels kinda good. I do a salt water soak every morning and night and wash it in the afternoon, and I’m gonna keep doing this.
  But after reading through all of this I feel like it should hurt, and there might be something wrong, but I don’t get how something would be wrong without pain. I’m a little confused, maybe I’m just lucky though, IDK. :\

• 200 Hanna // Sep 9, 2011 at 11:50 am

  I had my nipples pierced about 8 years ago. i had them for about 4 years and then got pregnant with my 2 children so I took them out. i want to get them done again. I guess I never felt the pain like some people and never had a problem with it. i was completely healed after 3 months (the first time) and can only hope I heal that fast again. the only issue i had with them “almost ripped out” was a toddler using them to climb up. I hope my younger 2 get to the stage where they stop doing that so I can get them done again! I’m very excited to be past the nursing stages of being a mother.

  I also had less sensitivity so it was so much easier to nurse my daughter after the piercings. just food for though to the soon to be moms out there who have issues with it… this may actually help.

• 201 isabell // Sep 9, 2011 at 2:21 pm

  i got both my nipples pierced with barbells 6 days ago now they were both doing great till i woke up yesterday morning my left nipple is very swollen and pressing against the balls its very sore im worriedifthe swellingdoesnt godone itll start growing around the balls i know iv accidently knocked the left nipple a few times usually when i was half asleep and my bf thiks thts probably what caused it but im really worried what should i do?

• 202 Berry // Sep 10, 2011 at 4:23 pm

  I had my nipples pierced 4 years ago. They took about 8 months to heal. When I first got them done the rings were way too small of a diameter. I didn’t know any better so I left things how they were. One of the piercings started migrating at an angle and becoming crooked. I changed the jewelry myself to barbells about 2 months after I had it done, cleaned them good and left them alone. If you are having problems healing or with extreme soreness, switch to barbells! CBR’s move around too much and stress the piercing, and get caught too easy. Nipple piercings really should not take over 1 1/2 years to heal, max. If you have been pierced longer and are still having trouble with your nipples, go to another piercer for a second opinion. Nipples are commonly pierced too deep and can’t heal correctly because of it. Just as you don’t want a too shallow piercing, you don’t want a deep one either. The correct placement is at just the base of your nipple, or where your nipple hits your chest/breast. No piercing should be painful for years afterwards, so please see your piercer or seek a second opinion if you are having issues.

• 203 Candice // Sep 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm

  Hey, all of the comments have been helpful in my decision on getting a piercing. My only question is whether taking the piercing out will bring back the sensitivity in the nipple…no use in having pain with no gain…thanks!

• 204 Kellie // Sep 11, 2011 at 2:55 pm

  Hey,
  I’ve had my nipples pierced for almost two years. I was 18. I recently just started on birth control which caused my boobs to grow like a whole cup size. the right nipple is completely fine. but the left is a different story, its pierced with a barbel and the ball on the end slides thru and i have to push it back thru my nipple. it kills. i never had a problem with them before..
  its always bloody now, i cant even unscrew the balls. i never was able to, am i supposed to get longer bars? or would it even matter? i feel like it would still go thru.. i dnt want to take them out (not that i can because i cant unscrew them) what can i do?!
  Thanks!

• 205 Brandy // Sep 13, 2011 at 5:22 pm

  Hi I had my nipples pierced for 2 weeks now. They do not hurt anymore. I never had any crusty or discharge. I purchased some new jewelry and I want to know can I change them.

• 206 Raquel // Sep 16, 2011 at 1:59 am

  I got nipples pierced a week ago and they seem to be fine they’re a lot less sensitive than the day I got them done however I noticed that theres a clear sort of slimy matter on my barbells when I move them around while showere or cleaning my nipples and ect… I’s that normal? I mean that’s all that’s happening besides the slight crust and shock pain when they get caught in clothing.

• 207 yoselyn // Sep 16, 2011 at 4:22 pm

  help i got my niples peirced a month ago an one of them has a little red peice of skin on the side like coming out of the whole?what do i do

• 208 Emily // Sep 18, 2011 at 1:38 pm

  I got my nipple pierced 2 years ago, but i keep ripping it on things. I just want to take it out, but I’m not sure if i should bandage it and wait for it to heal or just take it out now. Its really irritated and bleeds ever so often. Should I wait for it to heal or could i take it out now…i dont want a scar obviously.

• 209 Vicky // Sep 18, 2011 at 8:02 pm

  Hey there. I’ve had my nipple pierced for about 6 months now. It was actually healing pretty good for awhile, but now there’s a little white bump beside the pierced part, and I was trying to turn the hoop in the shower to clean it and it hurt like hell. My nipple was red before as well. What could I do to make this bump go away??

• 210 Carolyn // Sep 20, 2011 at 7:46 am

  Hey,

  I have kind of a strange question. I’m thinking about getting my nipples pierced, but here’s the thing – my nipples tend to be very soft; they rarely stand “at attention,” at least not as much as other women’s seem to (and I have seen my share). Would this be an issue with getting them pierced for any reason?

• 211 Cassie N // Sep 23, 2011 at 1:11 pm

  wow.
  really honest in comparison to most articles i have read. REALLY HELPFUL :p <3

  —question : what does it mean ( in the healing process) if your nipple is sore and turns a darker colour? Is it rejecting the piercing :s ?
  <3 thanks!

• 212 TJ // Sep 24, 2011 at 10:18 am

  I got my left nipple pierced lastnight, I’m a girl. It didnt hurt what so ever, to be honest, it hurt less than my lip piercing and today it feels like it never even happened. I think everyone on here is just a buncha pussies, or I am just lucky. But if you are thinking about getting yours pierced, i say DO IT. I love mine :) :) :) <3

• 213 kiara // Sep 25, 2011 at 9:37 am

  I just got my nipples pierced two days ago. The right one is bleeding alot but the left one has not really been bleeding at all. Is this normal

• 214 Debbers // Sep 25, 2011 at 7:53 pm

  I’ve recently been considering nipple piercings and wanted to know if anyone had used ice or perhaps something else to help with the pain? I also found this: Nipple-huggers.com which could be a great alternative for some of you ladies afraid of the pain/not able to touch etc. Please email me animeangel333@hotmail.com as it seems like Curt is no longer replying to this thread, thanks!

• 215 Rosie // Sep 27, 2011 at 4:02 pm

  Wow… talk about ppl making it sound like everyone’s going to have the same expirience…. I just got both my nipples pierced two days ago and the most painful part was the clamp. SERIOUSLY! that feels about as painful as when the boyfriend bites…
  again its been almost two days now and the pain is pretty much gone. Yes their sensitive but my breasts get sensitive right before my ‘monthly time’ anyways so its nothing bad as long at no one titty0punches me.
  another one of my girl friends got both of hers pierced cause she wanted more excitement in her life (having three kids and a husband isn’t exciting i guess) she said that after dealing with three teething babies the piercings were nothing. and they gave her more sensitivity.
  I guess it just depends on the girl. I mean i have very little pain and my friend got more sensitivity out of them, yet others say they hurt for a long time and they got no sensitivity.

• 216 A. Rae // Sep 30, 2011 at 9:06 pm

  I got my nipples pierced about seven months ago. I was great until about three weeks ago my left nipple feels somewhat sore. At times I feel a slight throbbing sensation. There are still crusties but the left nipple is worse. I haven’t had any trauma to it. The left side of the left nipple develop a lot of crusties but not the right side. I don’t really know what to do to help it since I have had so much luck with the right nipple. Any suggestions other than salt water soaks and antibiotic sprays? Any help would be great especially since I am modelling again.

• 217 Morgan // Oct 3, 2011 at 12:12 pm

  i got my nipples pierced about 2 weeks ago. they were completely fine until last night when i noticed both of them were pusing. Now they are very sore and there is still pus. Are they infected? what should i do? please help!

• 218 isabell // Oct 3, 2011 at 1:20 pm

  *update* I ended up having to take out my left nipple piercing after all it was badly infected no amount of soaking or icing was helping was majorly swollen and starting to grow around the balls of the barbell getting them pierced didnt hurt at all i hardly felt it but the infection was very painful ended up going to emerg late one night we had removed the jewlery the night before i had to pinch the skin back so my bf could unscrew it for me but it still killed the next night and my whole breast was swollen they put me on anibiotics for 4 times a day for 10 days the infection is all gone now and my nipple is pretty much healed and back to normal oddly enough even after that i dont regret having it done i havent had a single issue with my right nipple piercing*knock on wood* and i love it i will try getting the left repierced in a few months i would reccommend this piercing to others who are serious about it just make sure you check out the piercing studio before you have it done

• 219 Alex M // Oct 5, 2011 at 12:44 pm

  Hi,

  I am a female and got my left nipple pierced 6 days ago. On the 4th and 5th day it got really swollen, red & irritated and hurt a lot, so I went to my local piercer (since I wasn’t near the original piercer) and got him to take it out. For me the whole hassle of it healing wasn’t worth it. Now my nipple hurts even more and one of the holes look infected. Can anyone give me advice on how to prevent it from getting worse or make it better? And will my nipple ever go back to normal (look the way it did before the piercing)? I have put a piece of sterilized gauze between the hole and my bra hoping to avoid more bacteria getting into the open holes. Please let me know. Thanks!

• 220 Alex M // Oct 5, 2011 at 12:45 pm

  Also my local piercer said that the nipple piercing was too deep and that if I didn’t take it out it would have continued to get worse and worse.

• 221 Keri // Oct 15, 2011 at 6:14 am

  I just wanted to let you know that when I got my nipple pierced, yes it was by far the most painful piercing, but the healing process for me was not as bad as you made it seem. I could practically get off from a hug so for me the piercing did increase sinsitivity. It took maybe 6 months tops for mine to heal up so that I was comfortably changing the rings and everything.

• 222 isabell // Oct 15, 2011 at 7:20 am

  alex i suggest you visit your dr or the hospital if it is swollen and painful or you just think its infected they will likely give you antibiotics mine did that too it hurt more after it was out and as embarrassing as it might seem to go to the dr and say ya my nipple is infected the dr said it was a good thing i did go while on the meds my holes took a few days to close up completly make sure you keep it clean by continuing salt soaks after a little time your nipple should look like it did before with just tiny little scars on either side that arent noticable

• 223 Kellz J // Oct 16, 2011 at 6:11 pm

  Hey all – I just got mine done a few days ago. Honestly, my industrial hurt far worst than my nipple. i would rate the pain a 5/10…so far I’ve been cleaning and rotation and it only bleeds a little. So don’t let the article scare you, everyone’s body is different with pain!

• 224 Angelic T // Oct 20, 2011 at 4:13 am

  Okay I got both my nips(as my suite mate calls them) pierced 3weeks ago. I play women’s rugby and I’m really active (also a cluz I run into door sometimes) . I have very large breast so I wear two sports bras for comfort. I also clean my piercing twice a day once in the morning and once in the evening( I don’t have sea salt). But lately my piercing have been itching (also well as leaking whitish-yellow puss) and I want to scratch them so bad,but I don’t I usually rub coco butter lotion on them. I want to know if there was something I was doing wrong as well as could I us regular salt to clean my piercings?(haven’t yet) And also do you think that my play rugby will make my healing process longer, and will I be prone to get an infection?

• 225 Prav // Oct 22, 2011 at 11:13 pm

  I got a piercing a year and half ago, and it never healed. I get crusties and it doesn’t really hurt if the ring isn’t moved. I don’t really want it anymore, but I’m not sure what to do since I heard that removing it could cause infection. It looks inflamed, but there is no pain when its left alone. I feel like if it was a full on infection, I would be in pain all the time. I’m just wondering what’s going on, and what I should do?

• 226 jennie // Oct 26, 2011 at 11:50 am

  I have had my nipples pierced for 3 years . I breastfed both of my children 5 years before getting piercings. Sometimes they are still crusty and smell sour. What can I do? They do not smell if I wear nursing pads.

• 227 Mere // Oct 28, 2011 at 11:47 pm

  I’m thinking about getting my nipples pierced again, but I have to be honest, I’m a little scared. I had them done several years ago but I took them out because I was in constant agony! I have heard and read that the bigger your breasts are, the more painful the healing process will be, which if that’s true, it makes sense as to why I was in so much pain! I’ve also heard that barbells might be more “comfortable” than the rings, any idea if this might be true? Any other advice you could give me would be appreciated as well.

• 228 Mandi // Oct 29, 2011 at 5:23 pm

  Hi my name is mandi, and i am thinking about getting my nipples pierced, but am rather scared about the pain and ripping them out or having them grow out. I was just wondering if you had something you could compare the pain too. I have had my ears pierced in three spots and my belly button done, and recently my nose and out of all of them my nose hurt the worst.
  Do you have any suggestions to help me out??
  Thanks Mandi

• 229 Samantha // Oct 31, 2011 at 5:41 am

  I got my right nipple pierced in February time and recently I have found it is painful sometimes but not others. I usually get a little bit of gunk around it every couple of days, but this comes away. Could it be the barbell I’m wearing? Maybe I just need to take out the barbell and steralise it again.

• 230 Christina // Nov 3, 2011 at 7:36 pm

  Hi. I’ve had my right nipple pierced for 3 months and my left one for 2. I’ve noticed that my left one smells really bad no matter what i do. I’ve soaked it in sea salt, used Neo to go and wash it with antibacterial soap twice a day. Will this ever go away? It seems healed and doesn’t hurt or have a lot of discharge. It does still get a little crusty but in pretty sure that’s normal. Anyone know if this stink will ever go away?

• 231 Sheila // Nov 6, 2011 at 10:04 pm

  Hey so ive had my nipples done for about a year now and the right one healed fine but theres a little scar tissue around that, i cant tell if thats normal. My left one never healed it was always crusty or pussing and i got it cought on somthing and its slowly pushing itself out and i feel like its going to push all the way out soon.. i really like them and i dont know what i should do with them?

• 232 Victoria // Nov 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

  Hi. So i’ve had my right nipple pierced for almost a close to a year, but around 8 months. It’s still tender. People I know who have had their nipply pierced in a shorter amount of time than mine said they can turn them just fine and push the hoop back up.. but I can’t. I can, but it just still hurts. I’m not too sure about it anymore. But too afraid to take it out because of the ball in the hoop. What should I do?!

• 233 jacqui // Nov 13, 2011 at 8:09 pm

  I want to get my nips done. I need all the pros and cons everyone has experienced cause I love my boobs and don’t want them ruined. I have two cartlidge piercing on both sides and one is 5 yrs and the other is 3 and they both get sore and crusty on occasion. Does that mean I’m a slow healer and will that effect the healing if I chose to get mine done??? thanks

• 234 Fiii // Nov 15, 2011 at 2:16 pm

  Hey i had my nipple pierced a few years ago and i took it out for an operation and decided not to put it back in as it didnt seem to be healing, by this point i had had it for about 8 months. Then in april i went to ask about gettin it done again i asked whether i should get the different nipple done and the piercer said it would be fine to do the same one as it looked fine. Again it doesnt seem to be healing, same problems smelly discharge, although it is not sore unless i catch it but i assume this would be sore either way Is this an infection and how can i clear it if so?

• 235 Jess // Nov 15, 2011 at 5:27 pm

  ‘ello. I got my nipples pierced about 6 months ago, very minimal pain first done and through out the months BUT this last week has been terrible. My left nipple got bit and little to hard and now the right side of it is bruised and puts out blood tinted crusties (no actual bleeding). Is there anything I can do other than salt water soaks? Even the smallest saline makes it super irritated.

• 236 Dannielle // Nov 21, 2011 at 1:21 am

  Hi there. I’ve had my nipples pierced since about 2008/2009. However, I still have some crust that comes out of them. They don’t really hurt unless I mess with too much and I don’t think they’re infected, but I wondering if and when this would stop happening. I’ve never hit them or almost ripped them out, but I also rarely change them. I clean them and move the hoops around, but I rarely take the rings out. Could this be a reason why they still crust up? Thanks

• 237 Ondria // Nov 21, 2011 at 6:09 pm

  Hello i got my nipples pierced about 2 months ago. It hurt like hell!! the worst pain i have ever felt in my life. Afterwards i felt sick and like i was going to pass out. It bleed soo much too. The day after i got it there was virtually no pain wait so ever. It still isnt heeled completely. But its doing fine. I clean it with Bactine wonderful thing it numbs everything. But from my experience i dont think i will get the other nipple done. I have two tattoos an industrial and two lip piercings and none hurt as bad as my nipple.

• 238 kendra // Nov 28, 2011 at 9:54 am

  a 9? wow thats high. i just got mine done this weekend and they dont even hurt. but im the type of person to like pain in the area. but i didnt think it hurt that bad.

• 239 Julie // Nov 28, 2011 at 3:48 pm

  I got my nipples pierced four days ago. I didn’t think it hurt that bad at all to get them done. Just a quick pinch and its done. Whats the worst about this piercing is that its not just once you go through the quick pain its twice! So the days following is when I thought I experienced the most pain. I noticed one one of my nipples that there was a dark outlining along it but I assumed it was blood. After scrubbing it in the shower I realized that this is not blood and maybe an infection. I woke up the next morning with this dark color all around my nipple and noticed it starting to form onto the other one also. I went back to the shop I got it done at and a different piercer was there and he told me the guy who did it used too small of a gauge and that it was pinching the inside of my skin. He offered too put in a larger gauge but it seemed to be infected to me. After taking them out yesterday they look worse than before. If this doesn’t happen to you which I hope it doesn’t I highly suggest this piercing it does not hurt at all and looks good!

• 240 Brittney // Nov 29, 2011 at 9:47 am

  Hello there, I got my nipples pierced six months ago and they are starting to give me some real trouble. I bled a lot when I got them done and that frightened me, but was to be expected. They have been overly sensative lately and it’s starting to get annoying. I love the way they look on me but they get in the way of a lot of things. First let me start off by saying that the though the oozing of white blood cells has calmed down quite a bit, I still get crusties. Also, they are starting to feel very tight and uncomfortable, sometimes the pain gets so intense it spreads through out my whole entire breast. I’ve been told that they were quite possibly pierced too far back, which may very well be the case considering when I look at my nipples when they are not errect they look rather flat. I’m not sure if I should take them out for the sake of comfort or leave them in and suck it up for a while longer and enjoy the cosmetic benifits. I hope to hear back from you soon!

• 241 Jeff // Dec 2, 2011 at 5:01 pm

  My girlfriend wants to get her nipples pierced which is ok by me. I have a couple of concerns. One she is 53 years young and I don’t know if that poses any concerns and her nipples are ultra sensitive which we love that I don’t want them to loose sensitivity. She thinks she would love them done (she likes nipple clamps). I suggested she just get one done at a time.
  let me know what you think
  thanks

• 242 Kelsey // Dec 6, 2011 at 9:32 pm

  I got my nipple pierced when I was 16 (I’m 20 now), just the right one. It did not hurt other than a little burning for an hour or 2 and was completely healed in just over a month. No sensitivity or crusties or anything. It was certainly not the most painful piercing I’ve had (2 g outer conch punch did that one for me!) and I’m getting my other one done this week. All I’ve heard in my research is how painful it is for everyone, so apparently I’ve just got leather nips.

• 243 Karen // Dec 23, 2011 at 2:07 pm

  Hi, I had my Nipples pierced for about 2 weeks and my left nipple is so itchy……Is this normal?

• 244 KK // Jan 4, 2012 at 10:53 am

  I have my nipple pierced…

  …and i LOVE it!

• 245 Robyn // Jan 7, 2012 at 3:24 am

  Like someone posted earlier, I had both nipples pierced 1.5 years ago and took them out after a few months because of personal issues (nothing to do with the actual piercings – they were perfect). Now I am experiencing these bump like things at the point of entry on each nipple. The right more so than the left. Every few days they will get bigger and get a pimple-like whitehead on them and will excrete white(not yellowish) pus with the smallest bit of pressure. Does anybody know what could be causing this? My nipple piercings had never been infected and were perfectly fine when I took them out.

• 246 Chelsea // Jan 7, 2012 at 10:17 pm

  Mine stopped getting sore to the touch about a month later. I have a straight bar in mine and they healed perfectly. wearing a bra helps from it getting pulled on anything.

  I read from someone that they had a nipple RING in theirs and when they took it and put a nipple BAR in they noticed how uneven they were so i suggest get a nipple bar so they will heal evenly. I also read if you get the nipple RING your pierced nipples are more prone to getting infected.

• 247 Chelsea // Jan 7, 2012 at 10:22 pm

  right after i got my belly pierced, and that felt like a 10! but my nipple felt like a 9. it feels like the tip of your nipple got hit by lighting and i felt it all the way down to my rib cage. that only lasted about 3 seconds. it was still sore and sensitive afterwards.

• 248 Claudia // Jan 8, 2012 at 10:22 pm

  I got my nipples pierced and they have yellow like discharge coming out and it smells bad they do not hurt and their is no redness but scared not sure what it could be???? and just the other day I took them out and put the back and blood came out very light but would like to know what should I do!! it’s been 2 months they did not hurt more than 4 day and I thought they were OK so I let my husband suck on they was not a good Idea

• 249 Ravyn // Jan 10, 2012 at 1:22 am

  I have inverted nipples and heard getting them pierced will reverse that. A friend of mine had inverted too and she pierced hers and now they are normal. Any thoughts?

• 250 clarissa // Jan 12, 2012 at 2:23 am

  i had my right nipple pierced about 2 weeks ago and it was surprisingly fine till yesterday when i decided to try to turn it as was recommened on a website i found. I tried it with clean hands and when i had finished it had been very sore and starting to bleed randomly and puss has began to show up. im starting to think i should not have twisted it and also now one side of the piercing seemed to be like inside the nipple, or sort of half in/sunk in. does this mean the piercing is too small and i should change it for a larger one? also my nipple is starting to swell. Thanks alot

• 251 G-Shock // Jan 12, 2012 at 9:10 am

  I wanna get my nipple pierced, but im not sure that if i take them out how my nipples will look like once healed. will they be normal, or larger than before, or totaly deformed. plz lemme know quick cuz im doing it this saturday

• 252 Melissa-WY // Jan 14, 2012 at 3:36 pm

  I had my nipples pierced (horizontally) just after New Years by a reputable shop and had the intense pain from the piercing (thank GOD for ibuprofen). I love these so much that should I have no issue I’m considering getting verticals next year. Is this possible?
  And yes – the second nipple was a 9 on the pain scale. The first was a 2. Now they have tenderness at the tips. I realize I have a wait for healing and the pain will eventually reduce. My situation is – I ran out of the cleaner that the shop gave me, no one locally sells it and the shop is HOURS away. I’m doing the sea salt solution but a local shop has a cleaner with a numbing agent. Pain is a natural warning that you did something to your skin and are healing. I would think numbing it could cause more harm than good. Would it be a good idea to use something that would relieve the discomfort versus just band-aids, cleaning, and bra support? Thoughts?

• 253 luz // Jan 23, 2012 at 3:41 am

  HI. my name is Luz. I’ve had my nipples pierced for 7 months now. i have an m.r.i scheduled for tomorrow and i was told i had to remove any body piercings. i’m not sure if this will delay my healing and once the test is done if i will be able to get my piercings back in.

• 254 jalyssa // Jan 25, 2012 at 5:17 am

  Ok so I’ve been reading all these comments trying to see if nebody is havin similar problems. But I see noone.. so let me jus start off by sayn tht I got my piercing almost 8 months ago, with a curved barbell.. I had no problems in the beginning, but about 2 1/2 wks ago they started getn really sore with no pussing or nething.. after a cpl days I went bck to the piercer and he put in hoops and said I didn’t have enough room to heal which caused it to be irritated .. 4 days later its still sore and has little crustys around it and the left one I jus noticed had a little bit of blood when I tried to turn it… idk if this is normal or wht… can sumone help!!?

• 255 Roz // Jan 25, 2012 at 1:53 pm

  Hi I’ve had my nipple pierces for almost 2 years now. One side has completely healed but the other STILL hasn’t and crusts over/bleeds v.regular can anyone give some advice?

• 256 abbie // Jan 26, 2012 at 7:42 pm

  Hi, I got my nipple pierced last night and my mate got hers done the night before. When we showed eachother the piercings, hers went straight through the base however mine went through the base one side and out through the side of my nipple on the other. Is this normal? As when she looked at it she said mine looks strange. From head on it looks fine but if you look closes at it, it looks weird and has now made me self conscious. What do you think??

• 257 Von // Jan 28, 2012 at 12:32 am

  So I got my nipples pierced one week ago and I’ve been having some issues with them that I was hoping someone could address. For one the piercer put a 16g cbr in my nipples which I know is bad, I plan on moving them up a size asap. The issue is though that they appear to be migrating, every day I go to clean them one of them has a little scab on one of the holes and they are both somewhat tender to the touch. What I’m wondering is, how long should I wait until I officially call them a failure and take them out? I’d still like to keep some hope that they’ll heal but it’s hard to at this point.

• 258 NoLongerPierced // Feb 1, 2012 at 1:41 pm

  I had mine pierced for 12 years. I decided 7 months ago to let them grow closed. They are still in the process of healing. It is taking much longer than I thought. It seems like that are healing from the inside out, rather than the outside in.

  When I first got them done, they hurt to touch for awhile but were ok after a month or so. You have to be careful and be sure to keep them clean during the healing process that can take 6 months or more. It depends how nice you are to them. They might seem healed on the outside, that doesn’ t mean they are on the inside.

• 259 Aly // Feb 3, 2012 at 12:48 pm

  I got my nipples pierced last night, not by a professional. If I take them out today will I get an absess or infection? Or can I take them out now?

• 260 Ashley // Feb 21, 2012 at 11:07 am

  I’ve had 1 nipple pierced before for about a couple months. I got bored with it so i took it out. I repierced it like 2 months after i took out, I got bored with it again and took it out and pierced the top of the nipple and the bottom part of the nipple and i’m very pleased now. They only thing i suggest with nipple piercings is that if you’re wearing horse shoe rings in it DO NOT WEAR A BRA, OUCH! Lol.

• 261 Ashley // Feb 21, 2012 at 11:11 am

  Mandi, everyone has different pain levels and different nerves and what not. I’ve had my nose pierced before and if your nose hurt.. the nipple will definately hurt A LOT!

• 262 Destiny // Feb 25, 2012 at 8:51 pm

  I have read a lot of these comments and I think I am going to get my nipples pierced but I want to know if it is two different piercingly? Or do I have to go to the shop twice and deal with the pain spread out. And someone else said something about soft nipples (which I have) will it change sensitivity or softness? I like them bit pretty hard but I am a total wimp when it comes to pain.

• 263 J.Morris // Feb 26, 2012 at 3:26 pm

  I am the complete opposite of this article. When they were pierced I felt no more than a pinch and a damp feeling for an hour afterwards (no bleeding). After a week the sensitivity went away and three month later I am enjoying a painless new look which I love. I have changed the piercings multiple times, everything from bars to shields to rings and have never had a single issue.

  It is important to remember this article is the experience of ONE PERSON. Only one. None of these experiences are 100% for everyone, so don’t let this dissuade you if you want to get yours done. They are cute, fun, and I as well as 4 other girls I know who have gotten them done absolutely love them. (For the record, none of the other girls experienced any of the issues int his article except for when one of then had hers pierced with rings instead of bars against her piercers suggestions and it got caught on a fancy bra. But really, that’s her own fault… :P)

  Remember ladies and gents, we are all different and just because one person had a great or terrible experience does not mean it will be the same for you. Make your decision based on your own feelings and a consultation with the piercer, and remember to practice proper care. I also suggest getting them done with titanium bars rather than stainless steel if you have a sensitivity to nickle, as a metal allergy can slow the healing process and cause damage.

• 264 SabrinaRae // Feb 27, 2012 at 5:00 am

  i had mine done the other night at a shop and i didn’t even flinch was in mid sentence when he stuck the needle thru and continued speaking with out hesitation n same with the second so to me it wasn’t painful at all. he said he was really surprised because most ppl hate it i guess im lucky i hate needles too i only got them done b/c he said he do them for free!

• 265 Cheree // Feb 28, 2012 at 2:12 am

  My nipples were pierced about two months ago. One is perfectly fine and the other one seems irriated. The left nipple barely has custies at all. However the right nipple is sore, after cleaning it I noticed a clear discharge and maybe a littlt blood coming from the npple itself. I have not had any notable trauma to the nipple. I would also like to no what sort of mosturizer I could use on my nipple I was told to stay away from ointments.

• 266 Malecia // Feb 28, 2012 at 1:01 pm

  Whats with everyone complaining about how bad it hurt? On a scale from one to ten,Ill give the “pain” a two,not even THAT,my eyebrow ring hurt worse than that.havent had my nipples pierced for a whole WEEK yet,But I’ve developed no “Crusties”,there is no soreness,nor any swelling.Im glad I got them done and didn’t let the reviews psych me out :D,Though i will admit to being half scared.

• 267 Christina // Mar 2, 2012 at 4:52 pm

  I got my nipples pierced just over a week ago. I have very few crusties and they don’t even hurt, not even when cleaning them. I can smack them around and tug on them. I can sleep on my stomach woth ny weight on my breasts and there is no pain whatsoever. They are very sensitive, in the good way. Iknow that just because the outside of the nipple may be healed, the inside is still working on healing. I was just wondering when I would know when my nipple piercings will be completely healed.

• 268 Victoria // Mar 4, 2012 at 3:22 pm

  Hi,
  I had my nipple pierced for the second time a week and a half ago. I am not sure how happy I am with the position and choice of ring (I wish I had asked for a barbell)but here is my question…Since having it done, the ring is flipped up- instead of the ball hanging to the bottom of my nipple, it is above my nipple. It is NOT a D ring- is this going to affect the piercing and will it ever hang down as it is supposed to? It is still too sensitive to push it down and put a bandaid on it.
  Thanks!! I hope you can respond as I had my piercing done out of town as there are no piercers in my little city. Thanks!

• 269 Lyn // Mar 10, 2012 at 8:55 am

  Hi i had my right nipple pierced about a year and half ago didnt experience any pain whilst having it pierced was painful and crusty for about 6months i now have to have a day case operation and have to remove my hoop how long can i leave it out before it heals over any advice would be gratefully received

• 270 tina // Mar 14, 2012 at 11:54 pm

  I had mine periced a week ago and I think they didnt hurt at all I didnt even feel it

• 271 amber // Mar 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm

  I’ve had my nipples pierced for about a week and a half. left breast hurt and the other one has no pain. is there something wrong with my left breast? I was thinking that because the left breast got pierced last it could be due to that.

• 272 Rachel // Mar 24, 2012 at 11:40 pm

  Hi, so i read the first 2 dozen comments or so and no one asked, but I’ve got to know. How does the nipple ring piercing effect sex? Does it make it better? Or does the healing time hinder the enjoyment a little? I’m debating getting my nipple pierced

  Thanks for the help!

• 273 Tiff // Mar 28, 2012 at 7:50 am

  Hey ! I just got my nipple pierced last week . I was just wondering if the pressure from my bra would cause more soreness ?

• 274 alayla // Mar 31, 2012 at 8:18 am

  So I had mine pierced 4 years ago and I take good care of them and they stink very bad and sometimes they bleed not thru the hole’s but thru the middle of the nipple I asked dr’s but like always they don’t know anything so I was wondering if any of you did. thanks

• 275 Carly // Apr 3, 2012 at 10:17 am

  I’ve been considering getting my niples pierced for quite some time now and I’ve finally decided to just do it. I have my entire chest tattooed (it is my first one so far). The pain was INCREDIBLE, the worst pain of my life but in a way, meditative and bareable. Is the pain of getting my nipples pierced possibly going to be worse? I’m obviously going to have to go through it regardless, I’ll just be slightly more nervous if it could possibly be worse than the chest tat. What do you think?

• 276 Lizzie // Apr 3, 2012 at 2:09 pm

  omg. thanks. guys. your comments helped me decide if i should get it done.

• 277 Jessica // Apr 5, 2012 at 11:50 pm

  My boyfriend got his nipples pierced a few months ago and he has been trying to convince me to get mine done. I’m seriously considering it. I currently don’t have much feeling in my nipples and i was wondering if maybe it could add feeling to them or if they would be the same. My boyfriends nipples are alot more sensitive now too, so would it work for me?

• 278 Nicole // Apr 23, 2012 at 5:37 pm

  Okay so I got my nipples pierced a few days ago the first one hurt the second one hurt like fuck it kinda felt like she was forcing it .The left one seems off like its closer to the tip instead of the breast the right one seems on point.the right one still hurts they r new so I’m not tripping but will they heal correctly

• 279 Jeannie // Apr 24, 2012 at 8:15 pm

  Hello, I’ve been considering getting my nipples pierced for quite some time, and really thing I’d like to do it.
  However, my nipples are on the small side, and take quite a lot to make them perky. Would it be inadvisable to still get them done?

• 280 Amy // Apr 29, 2012 at 1:18 am

  I had my done in feb of 2012 as a female I was thing of how bad it would be how ever to me it was not that bad I had my nipples and my hood done in the same day at the same time will nipples then hood : / the hood to me was a lot more pain then the nipples…

• 281 Amy // May 2, 2012 at 11:10 am

  I recently had my nipple pierced, on one side its right in the middle but on the other its quite far forward, this was how the woman did it. is it going to reject because its too far forward??

• 282 Sara // May 9, 2012 at 2:32 am

  Hey there,

  So I’ve had my left nipple pierced for 9 months now and it still oozes greenish yellow pus and crusties. And it definitely itches like crazy all the time. And then the bottom half of my nipple has been purple for a couple weeks now and I’ve lost quite a bit of sensitivity. Should I take it out? Get it changed? What should I do? People have told me that others have had their nipple fall off. Help!

  Thanks.

• 283 Jonna // May 16, 2012 at 6:57 pm

  I got my nipples pierced about a year and a half ago. I had them in for about six months, but took them out because I continued to have crusties, I think the CBRs were too small, and I had lost sensation in them. I’m not sure, but I think the placement was wrong and caused the loss of sensitivity. I liked having them and am thinking of redoing them. Your thoughts?
  I also used to have a clitoral hood piercing that my doctor said I had to take out for childbirth seven years ago. I really liked that one and want that redone as well. Do you foresee any problems with getting that redone as well?

• 284 Pierre // May 20, 2012 at 7:51 pm

  Hi all, any success stories here?

  Let’s be real. Putting a hole in your body is a serious thing, and don’t take it lightly.

  1. Use Sea Salt Water in two shot glasses every day for a couple of months. Make sure you boil them, and then use the remaining water in the glasses.
  2. Clean them every day with the Dr. Bronner’s soap as long as you have them. (this is the key to healing)
  3. Don’t let anybody suck your nipples as the mouth is the dirtiest part of your body. When you are comfortable with your partner, you may let them play with them when they are not sore.
  4. Particles are getting stuck in your piercing and your body will reject them as ‘pimples’. Just clean thoroughly and let them be ‘yours’, when they are sore.
  5. DO NOT use a heavy jewelry when you are healing. It has to be a straight bar, and then you can up it from there.
  6. Most of all, enjoy YOUR piercing. It’s yours and nobody elses.
  7. Don’t get it stuck in anything. Think about this when buying your underwear.
  Happy male pierced dude. (really hot)…. :-).

  Happy Piercing Friends!. Go for it.

• 285 Jeurry // May 28, 2012 at 1:21 am

  everybody is different!! When iwent to go get my nipples pierced all icould think of was how everyone kept saying how bad it hurts ! iwas extremely nervous and ithought about taking back my decision but ihad already paid the piercer via debit card. seriously,. and im not going against everyone who actually did suffer pain,. from 1-10 it must have been an 8 ,. but if u believe u can hold an 8 out of 10 for just 2 seconds (literally) than this is a walk thru the park,. ive had my nips pierced for about a month now and they dont hurt at all., (unless someone super punches ur piercing) they are horizontal (because horizontal has a wide varierty of jewelry as opposed to vertical or diagonal) ilove them and recommend them to all those who r up for it !

• 286 Chris // Jun 4, 2012 at 2:23 pm

  I really want my nipples pierced, dont actually know why, I just really fancy one or both of them done. However I have tiny nipples – no exaggeration here, they really are very small – so i’ve just been wondering if it would even be possible for me to get my done just from how small they actually are. I have a feeling it will be a no but any info anyone could share would be brilliant.

• 287 Lauren // Jun 11, 2012 at 8:27 pm

  Hey Ive had my nipple pierced for a year and 5 months now . I never have a problem except for crust and oozing still but I woke up this morning with my right nipple piercing hurting very much still hurts and I’m usually able to move the bar back and forth with room on each side of the hole of the nipple but today couldn’t move it. It looks swollen and is itchy around the nipple. Once again it does hurt a lot. I’m thinking that I usually wear a sports bra to sleep could not doing that and maybe I slept a funny way and pulled it a little last night caused my nipple to hurt? Please Get back to me thanks a lot

• 288 Annandale // Jun 12, 2012 at 12:39 am

  Got my nipples Pericles almost a yr ago but today I was giving my daughter a bath n leaned over the tub n one ripped out I had a shirt on but no bra how do I take care of it and what should I do

• 289 Britney // Jun 14, 2012 at 11:51 pm

  I do not have my nipples pierced, but I work in a piercing shop and have much knowledge on the topic. Nipple piercings are typically done at a 14 gauge or 16 gauge depending on your prefernece, and Racheal, the way gauging works is that the smaller the number is the larger the gauge is, so a 12 is larger then a 14. A typical earring is an 18g and as the number goes down the gauge goes up. As far as materials to get pierced with i tecommend titanium. The most common thing in metals that people have reactions to is nickel, and sugical steel/stainless steel does have a low nickel content, whereas titanium has no nickel what so ever. As far as piercing with scar tissue, let your piercer know that you have had them pierced before and if they know what they are doing they will do thier best to pierce around it, but piercing through scar tissue will heal fine. Some people say it is more painful and others dont, personal preference. For cleaning and aftercare, and this goes for any piercing, antibacterial soap is great for when you are in the shower but should not be used more than once a day as it will dry out the piercing. A sea salt solution ir saline solution should be used to clean your piercing 2-3 times a day. At the shop i work at we sell the H2ocean brand piercing aftercare spray. I find it heals piercings quikly and is easy to use. Hope this helped answer any questions!

• 290 sam // Jun 26, 2012 at 9:24 am

  im am getting my nipple pierced in two days. I have no piercing and this will be my first. I am a bit prown to scars so im wondering if I should do it. Also show soon after I het them can I breast feed?

• 291 amber // Jul 3, 2012 at 4:19 pm

  I’ve had my nipple pierced for about four months now.I’m asking because at one point i developed a small bump on the side of one my nipples. I “popped” it and went back to its normal looking but just a little harder than before. Then my other nipple feels a lil painful when i move it back it forth while washing it. it kinda feels like im touching a nerve. has anybody ever experienced this? I truly love them but I would like to know can I clean them once a day and still get the proper healing? Also, when will I know that my nipples are healed? After they are healed do I still have to constantly clean them? thanks yall!

• 292 TJ // Jul 9, 2012 at 7:39 pm

  I got my nipples pierced about a week ago and on the left side the ball seems to be moving under the skin.

  I have a curved bar in because that was the piercers preference. Should I change to a horseshoe instead?

• 293 Grace // Jul 11, 2012 at 2:46 am

  I’ve had my right nipple pierced for about 5 months. Although unlike most people on this post, mine stopped hurting after about a 3 weeks/a month and now i get the occasional crusty but other than that everything seems to be ok! I don’t know if it makes any difference but I chose to get mine pierced vertically instead of horizontal with a 14 gauge. I’ve decided to leave the piercing barbell jewellery in it because its just easier.
  I’m so glad I got it done, anyone whose thinking about doing it but is worried, stop stressing and just get it done! Its definitely worth it and you’ll love it. Curt’s definitely right about the pain, but it’s bearable.

• 294 April // Jul 12, 2012 at 5:51 pm

  I got my nipples done a while back, and it did not hurt whatsoever to get them done. I have 8 piercings so far and out of them the only one that hurt like shit was my labret. Other than that, my nips didn’t hurt, even for the healing process.

• 295 Genna // Jul 13, 2012 at 6:43 pm

  i got my nipples pierced about 9 months ago and my left one recently started getting sore. i clean them with baby wash everday and they occasionally get crusty but my left one now bleeds also, any advice

• 296 Camero // Jul 18, 2012 at 2:56 am

  I got my left nipple pierced a week ago and I noticed that my AREOLA is actually pierced, not my nipple. I asked the piercer why he pierced it SO CLOSE TO MY CHEST and he said that since I am a guy that my nipple could not hold the piercing. It does not hurt very much but it often itches. I am worried. Is this normal? Is it dangerous? Because it is so deep will it affect the healing process? I need some king of feedback

• 297 erica // Jul 23, 2012 at 6:18 am

  Hi ok im erica, I apologize for my spelling in advanced.

  I’m not quite sure if you this answer but I haven’t been able to find an answer.. to get to it. I have epilepsy(seizures) and I was curious on wheather if I get my nipples pierced will it cause me to have a seizure I no they have alot of nerves. IV had my belly button pierced I just turned red IV had my ears pierced which wasn’t a big deal. I don’t have sensitive nipples unless I’m on my period. And I’m hella good with pain. I do have a VNS on the side of my left boob but that shouldn’t matter please tell me if you could find or even think of an answer thank you :)

• 298 Makenzie // Jul 26, 2012 at 2:05 am

  Hi! I’m am seriously contemplating getting one of my nipples pierced. But I only have a couple of questions. I think I’m prone to keloids. Any deep cut or laceration that I have received on my arms or legs (all of which going without medical attention) has grown to a raised, pink scar. My earlobes did not keloid. When I got my conch pierced, it did keloid. My lip did not, my tongue did not (THANK GOD. Lol). The inside of my nose where my septum piercing was only has a couple small bumps at the entry and exit points when I feel the area. My bellybutton, I pierced twice in the same place when I was a teenager with a safety pin (I KNOW. Stupid, I’m aware that it was a stupid mistake, but I’m 20 now, and would like to think I’m a bit more matured.) But anyway, the bellybutton did leave a couple slightly raised white scars at the entry and exit points, but nothing huge or largely noticeable. I’m very nervous that my nipple will keloid, but I’m not sure if I’m prone, or just have the occasional unlucky bump or something? Can anyone give me any advice on this? Also, after the initial month or so of immediate healing time, are your nipples very sore with touching or arousal? I don’t think me or my fiancee would appreciate a sore, off-limits nipple. Thank you!

• 299 Amanda // Aug 9, 2012 at 4:35 am

  I have been thinking of getting my nipples pierced but due to the fact i have 1 inverted nipple i am not sure if it can be done also does it actually help make them more sensitive ? I lost most feeling in my nipples 16 yrs ago from breast feeding so it would be awesome if I did get that feeling back lol .

• 300 Cheechee // Aug 15, 2012 at 1:05 am

  I have had my bilateral piercings for about 10months now. I have had no problem with surgical steel capture rings, barbells, or even bent barbells. With in the last week I purchased gold plated bent barbells, cleaned them and exchanged them out. Now not a week later my right is sore and tender with some discharge when moving the ring around. Could it be due to the type of metal? Should I exchange the piercing out or tough it out? Hope to hear back.

• 301 Lauren // Aug 18, 2012 at 9:08 am

  I had my nipples pierced three days ago. Pain wasn’t awful, healing is coming along great, almost no crusties and any pain is barely noticable.
  My question is this. If the two piercings are visibly different, how quickly do I need to remove it to ensure the best possible ‘re-do’ and how long should I wait to have it re done?

• 302 Moe // Aug 24, 2012 at 10:42 pm

  I just got mines done like 4 hrs ago I was wondering if it was ok to sleep on my stomach it feels better when I lay on them…

• 303 Lola // Aug 29, 2012 at 11:31 pm

  I’m considering getting my nipples pierced but could use some insight. I had my eyebrow pierced almost 15 years ago & my body didn’t take it too well. I turned the ring regularly & used Neosporin on it. It ended up getting crazy infected & I had to take it out after less than 3 months. My upper ear piercings were also easily infected & left permanent black marks. I’m worried about this happening if I get my nipples pierced. Any advice or suggestions?
  Thanks!

• 304 Cyndy // Sep 7, 2012 at 12:58 pm

  Originally, I only had 1 nipple pierced, and it healed quite quickly. Yes, it did hurt when I got it done, but the pain went away quite quickly. Well, I waited several years to get the other one done. I got it about a week and a half ago. This piercing hurt much worse. My boob (not nipple) hurt for almost a week. As for now, the pain has gone away.

• 305 Patty // Sep 17, 2012 at 12:39 am

  Hello! I am really determined to get my nipples pierced! Ive had dermals that sadly rejected, I have gauges, caunches, my septum, an industrial, and my daith. By far out of all my piercings did only my daith hurt the worse! So I have no fear of the pain from piercings…i enjoy it lol. But I have a curious question…im 19 and I still have breast development, will this effect the piercing as far as it migrating? Or rejecting?

• 306 Viki // Oct 3, 2012 at 3:36 am

  I had my nipples pierced 6 days ago

  I must say they are helping really well, I had a small amount of discharge for the first day from only the left nipple … I put this down to the scraping sound that it made when it went through.

  I won’t lie it hurt like hell !!
  The pain soon went though.

  I am now on day 6 forget I have them in until I get undressed lol.

  I was just wondering when is the best time to change from the straight bar bell, I have no intention of doing it soon but want to check for when I want to x

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