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Changing A Tongue Ring
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For at least the first 8 weeks after you receive a tongue
piercing, you should go to a professional jeweler for changing
a tongue ring. Due to the swelling that occurs after the initial
pierce, your first barbell is going to be longer than your
tongue is thick. After 5 to 10 days, you will probably be
able to go to the piercer to have a new, shorter bar put in.
If you remove or replace tongue jewelry during the healing
period, the hole can close up very quickly, and you it’s
a painful process to reinsert the jewelry. Many people discover
that it takes 1 to 2 years for a tongue piercing to actually
get to the point where jewelry can be taken out for longer
than a day.
For actual tongue rings, you will have to get a piercer to
change the jewelry for you. Special pliers are needed to remove
the ball from the ring. With labret studs, you can remove
them yourself once the piercing is fully healed. Use the same
gauge of jewelry. If you cannot put the new piece in for some
reason, you can go to the piercing studio and they will reopen
the hole with a taper pin; this isn’t painful.
To change a labret stud, sit down with a towel in front of
you, to catch the ball if you drop it. They are easy to lose.
Hold the back-place of the stud between your front teeth,
biting down firmly. Continue slowly applying pressure until
you have a firm hold of the stud, because biting down too
quickly or hard can result in chipped or snapped teeth. The
front of the stud will unscrew counter-clockwise and is tightened
clockwise, just like a nut and bolt. So unscrew the front,
remove the old stud and insert the new one. Grip the back-plate
strongly between your teeth again, and screw on the front.
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