Submitter comment: This was found on my Facebook newsfeed, of this guy asking whether he should ‘keep it’. I left a comment explaining the high risk of infection or rejection due to the jewellery not being fit for a surface piecing, and that placement is ridiculous for a straight barbell anyway. He tried to justify the fact he knows what he’s doing because his dad has ‘more original piercings’ than I do and that he apparently knows it’ll get infected but did it for the ‘havoc’ on Facebook. What’s awful: the placement, the jewellery, the general lack of knowledge on why that won’t be a success. How it can be fixed: just take it out! _____ Moderator comment: If you picture the beads as eyes, and the fingers as tentacles, it looks like a little upside-down squid. Cthulu bite. - Petra / BabyPieTattoo
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This was found on my Facebook newsfeed, of this guy asking whether he should ‘keep it’. I left a comment explaining the high risk of infection or rejection due to the jewellery not being fit for a surface piecing, and that placement is ridiculous for a straight barbell anyway. He tried to justify the fact he knows what he’s doing because his dad has ‘more original piercings’ than I do and that he apparently knows it’ll get infected but did it for the ‘havoc’ on Facebook.

What’s awful: the placement, the jewellery, the general lack of knowledge on why that won’t be a success.

How it can be fixed: just take it out!

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Moderator comment: If you picture the beads as eyes, and the fingers as tentacles, it looks like a little upside-down squid. Cthulu bite.

- Petra / BabyPieTattoo

SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: Submitting myself just to inform others. Now I went to a professional shop to get my dimples done, everything was sanitary and the girl seemed very informed. She took an hour to line them up, and did well with keeping my calm and getting the bars in. Sadly she didn’t consider how thick my cheeks are, and put in bars that were too short. They still stuck out a bit but NOT enough for when swelling occurred. I thought it might embed so I kept a string of cotton between the ball and my cheeks on both the inside and the outside (Smart, right?). After about a week they were embedding, and I decided to go the next day. I woke up with the inside of my right piercing inside of my cheek, I cried in front of the mirror for about an hour in so much pain trying to remove it. I returned to the shop, and spoke to a different person. She felt so bad for me, and apologized for her co-workers mistake. She numbed my cheek, and was an all around great help, and very considerate of what happened. She gave me longer bars (threaded to help in case swelling became worse) and gave me the old ones for one 6 months or so passed and I could switch the jewelry. I got lucky with my dimple piercings, so be careful guys. I contemplated and thought I knew everything (risks, bars lengths  ect) about dimple piercings, but I didn’t. So RESEARCH your shop and make sure you are 100% on your piercing. ________________________________________ MODERATOR’S COMMENT: I feel like this is more of a warning for how people react when they have piercing issues. Sometimes piercings swell more than the piercer expects, sometimes something happens to cause them to have excessive swelling that is totally unrelated to the piercer. In any case, as soon as you feel like your jewelry is too short, GO SEE YOUR PIERCER TO GET LONGER JEWELRY. Don’t wait until they embed. Even if you aren’t sure if the jewelry is too short but you just have a tiny feeling it might be, go see your piercer. They can fix the problem much more easily as soon as it appears, opposed to a week later..
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: Submitting myself just to inform others. Now I went to a professional shop to get my dimples done, everything was sanitary and the girl seemed very informed. She took an hour to line them up, and did well with keeping my calm and getting the bars in. Sadly she didn’t consider how thick my cheeks are, and put in bars that were too short. They still stuck out a bit but NOT enough for when swelling occurred. I thought it might embed so I kept a string of cotton between the ball and my cheeks on both the inside and the outside (Smart, right?). After about a week they were embedding, and I decided to go the next day. I woke up with the inside of my right piercing inside of my cheek, I cried in front of the mirror for about an hour in so much pain trying to remove it. I returned to the shop, and spoke to a different person. She felt so bad for me, and apologized for her co-workers mistake. She numbed my cheek, and was an all around great help, and very considerate of what happened. She gave me longer bars (threaded to help in case swelling became worse) and gave me the old ones for one 6 months or so passed and I could switch the jewelry. I got lucky with my dimple piercings, so be careful guys. I contemplated and thought I knew everything (risks, bars lengths  ect) about dimple piercings, but I didn’t. So RESEARCH your shop and make sure you are 100% on your piercing.

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MODERATOR’S COMMENT:

I feel like this is more of a warning for how people react when they have piercing issues. Sometimes piercings swell more than the piercer expects, sometimes something happens to cause them to have excessive swelling that is totally unrelated to the piercer. In any case, as soon as you feel like your jewelry is too short, GO SEE YOUR PIERCER TO GET LONGER JEWELRY. Don’t wait until they embed. Even if you aren’t sure if the jewelry is too short but you just have a tiny feeling it might be, go see your piercer. They can fix the problem much more easily as soon as it appears, opposed to a week later..

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Submitter comment: These are some “set up” shots of an at home subdermal implant procedure. There wasn’t much text with the photos, but she did state that the procedure was done on the bed (second photo). She did post some pictures )not included here) showing the implants before they were inserted. From this I can say that there was nothing obviously wrong with the jewelry, only the procedure. There is no indication given of how the contaminated tools and materials were disposed of - I can only hope they didn’t put anyone else at risk. 

What’s Awful: Performing a body modification in an unclean environment. I don’t know who did this, but if they were a professional then they are the sort of professional who is willing to work in someone’s bedroom. 

How it can be fixed: Go to a reputable professional who works out of a clean studio. Also, do your research. Implants have many potential risks and complications, so it’s worth your time and money to go to someone who understands the risks and can give your implant the best chance of success.

So I was just going through facebook and I stumble across this… I don’t know what exactly it is but it’s weird… and it looks nasty.

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MODERATOR COMMENT:

1. i totally thought that was a penis.

2. that is someone trying very hard to keep an obviously irritated finger surface piercing in place.

3. what’s wrong: wrong jewelry, clearly annoyed piercing, low quality jewelry

4. how to fix it: seriously just take that out.

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Be cautious around Diversified Ink in Bangor, ME. I went in a few months ago to talk to “B” about deep dydoes and various other genital piercings. I’ve had normal, 14g dydoes (10 and 2 position) in the past, but snagged one of them on my jeans which jumpstarted the rejection process. I took them both out because leaving just one in wouldn’t be symmetrical. Anywho, I loved the dydoes but wanted something sturdier, hence the interest in a deep dydoe that goes in behind the ridge and out next to the urethra. She told me she couldn’t do it, but she could give me 16g dydoes with a curved barbell. 16g and curved seemed totally fucked up, so I politely said I’d think about it and possibly come back.

I just came across her portfolio online. Even if 16g curved barbells are suitable for dydoes, I’m glad I didn’t get them. I would hate to support the “pro” who does things like:

The other piercer may very well be competent, so I don’t want to say avoid Diversified Ink altogether..

How it can be fixed: Learning the fundamentals of piercing

SOURCE Submitter’s comment: I found this while scrolling on Facebook. This girl has 16 tattoos that she all gets for free from one of her friends. He tattoos in his home, sometimes in the kitchen or in his bedroom. He’ll wear gloves if he feels like it. What’s awful: That shading is pretty ugly. It’s almost like he got lazy and didn’t feel like doing it completely. The line work on everything is awfully squiggly, too. The other tattoos (that he has done) on her back aren’t that great either.  How it can be fixed: 
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Submitter’s comment: I found this while scrolling on Facebook. This girl has 16 tattoos that she all gets for free from one of her friends. He tattoos in his home, sometimes in the kitchen or in his bedroom. He’ll wear gloves if he feels like it.

What’s awful: That shading is pretty ugly. It’s almost like he got lazy and didn’t feel like doing it completely. The line work on everything is awfully squiggly, too. The other tattoos (that he has done) on her back aren’t that great either. 

How it can be fixed: 

SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: scrolling through my news feed and this comes up. i knew this guy was an idiot stoner, stretches with electrical tape, shoves bolts and basically whatever in his ears, uses silicone and skips sizes by the truckload, but this was too awful.  WHAT’S AWFUL: “failed attempt” piercing himself, couldn’t even do it “round 2” affecting the most likely already damaged area AGAIN, “my trailer” yeah because that’s sanitary, “gauges” 1) describe the jewelry, not the unit of measurement, 2) suggesting he put even a smaller size other than standard in a fresh (not to mention home-done) piercing.  HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia. 
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SUBMITTER’S COMMENT: scrolling through my news feed and this comes up. i knew this guy was an idiot stoner, stretches with electrical tape, shoves bolts and basically whatever in his ears, uses silicone and skips sizes by the truckload, but this was too awful. 

WHAT’S AWFUL: “failed attempt” piercing himself, couldn’t even do it “round 2” affecting the most likely already damaged area AGAIN, “my trailer” yeah because that’s sanitary, “gauges” 1) describe the jewelry, not the unit of measurement, 2) suggesting he put even a smaller size other than standard in a fresh (not to mention home-done) piercing. 

HOW IT CAN BE FIXED: euthanasia. 

(SOURCE) Submitter’s comment: This is my cousin’s newest tattoo on her back, done by one of our other cousins, who’s an 18 year old that thinks he can tattoo. She has 15 other tattoos done by him and she’s even used his equipment to tattoo some other guy! They’re all really wonky and the ones she has colored in look like they were colored in by a 2 year old.  Whats wrong: Well it’s supposed to be a dream catcher with flowers and what I assume are feathers on the bottom. The feathers look like smudgy leaves, the lines’ width varies from thick to thin, the shading looks terrible, and its shaped more like an egg than it is a circle.  How it can be fixed: I’m not sure that it could be, to be honest. She really ought to go to a professional instead of our scratcher cousin. 
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Submitter’s comment: This is my cousin’s newest tattoo on her back, done by one of our other cousins, who’s an 18 year old that thinks he can tattoo. She has 15 other tattoos done by him and she’s even used his equipment to tattoo some other guy! They’re all really wonky and the ones she has colored in look like they were colored in by a 2 year old. 

Whats wrong: Well it’s supposed to be a dream catcher with flowers and what I assume are feathers on the bottom. The feathers look like smudgy leaves, the lines’ width varies from thick to thin, the shading looks terrible, and its shaped more like an egg than it is a circle. 

How it can be fixed: I’m not sure that it could be, to be honest. She really ought to go to a professional instead of our scratcher cousin. 

Source: My own picture Submitter Comment: I changed my nose ring from a regular silver hoop to this blue hoop. After about a day I noticed my nose becoming very sore and tender. When I tried to move the hoop, it got stuck and hurt really badly. I found out after I got it out that it was just as cheap as I thought it was, the paint on it had peeled off and got stuck in my hole.  What’s awful: Cheap, low-quality jewelry. painted, not anodized. I don’t even know what kind of metal it’s made of, and I couldn’t find the answer online. I assume it’s not the best quality though.  How it can be fixed: Do not buy cheap jewelry from Hot Topic or Spencers Gifts. 
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Submitter Comment: I changed my nose ring from a regular silver hoop to this blue hoop. After about a day I noticed my nose becoming very sore and tender. When I tried to move the hoop, it got stuck and hurt really badly. I found out after I got it out that it was just as cheap as I thought it was, the paint on it had peeled off and got stuck in my hole. 

What’s awful: Cheap, low-quality jewelry. painted, not anodized. I don’t even know what kind of metal it’s made of, and I couldn’t find the answer online. I assume it’s not the best quality though. 

How it can be fixed: Do not buy cheap jewelry from Hot Topic or Spencers Gifts.