This isn't really an aftercare question so much as a what do I do now.
I've had my labret for about 5 years now and it has been nesting, now burrowing deeper and deeper into my lip.
I wear a flatback, 14g, 6 8" piece and when wearing it (24 7) it now sits completely inside my lip. The plate that is. There is a small slit that the plate pops back out of and my dentist (I know never listen to your dentist they know nothing and just want it out of your mouth) expressed concern about my lip healing or sealing or what ever around the plate.
I have never heard of this happening in my years of chatting with my piercers and pierced buddies, but I was wondering if there is any way this could happen. Since my dentist mentioined this I have become rather concerned and been wearing a circular barbell to make sure this doesn't happen.
I really don't want to have to take out my piercing as I love it and after 5 years it's like having a finger removed or something. It's just part of who I am!
Any way, I've resolved to let it heal over and cut it out if it happens and leave my piercing behind, but I was wondering if it is actually possible for this to happen as I would rather it didn't.
Amanda
Labret Nesting
Thu, 07/15/2004 - 22:09
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Labret Nesting
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You're right. I measured wrong. The actual length is 7 16". That's from plate to just below the threading which is still pretty long isn't it? I didn't ever have to get another piece after piercing and wear the piece that was put in following piercing. That likely means that the original piece was too short for the thickness of my lip then doesn't it? How long should I wait before repiercing it if I choose to let it close up? I don't want to go through healing again, but if I do then I need my nest to close up too don't I? Will that ever happen after this amount of time?