Got my cartlidge pierced.

[caseysmom]

My daughter got hers done so I went the next day and did it too...pretty hip for an old lady huh? I will post a pic later....

[pitc9]

Pretty hip in deed!
Can't wait for the picture!

[Sirrahsim]

please please please tell me that you didn't let someone pierce it with one of those piercing guns
I got my cartilage pierced when I was younger and didn't know the terrible trauma that piercing guns cause when they are used on cartilage. After years of battling one infection after another it FINALLY closed up and doesn't bother me anymore.

[caseysmom]

please please please tell me that you didn't let someone pierce it with one of those piercing guns
I got my cartilage pierced when I was younger and didn't know the terrible trauma that piercing guns cause when they are used on cartilage. After years of battling one infection after another it FINALLY closed up and doesn't bother me anymore.

Yes that is what I did, my other daughter had it done 2.5 years ago with no problem. I do have to clean it 3 times a day.

[Karen]

Yes, be very, very sure to clean it and rotate it very regularly, as there is so much less tissue there that it is prone to infection. Once it heals, don't put any cheap earrings up there, as it's very sensitive, and the nickel can cause irritation and infection.

[Sirrahsim]

You other daughter is lucky. Hopefully you and your daughter will be lucky too!