It's a blow out or just infection, or what?

[WhiteCastle]

I don't know if I have a blow out or it should be like that here's a pic please tell me and what should I do now.

http://img827.imageshack.us/i/img20110224181839.jpg/
http://img823.imageshack.us/i/img20110224181645.jpg/
http://img710.imageshack.us/i/img20110224181751.jpg/
http://img695.imageshack.us/i/img20110224181709.jpg/

And if it is something bad, how can I get rid of it.

[joniponi]

looks like a blowout, if you can feel a lip around the hole, then its a blowout. try downsizing and jojoba oil massages, it has a wrinkle removing effect so it helps you get rid of the blowout

[WhiteCastle]

I can't feel any lip or something.Today it's better I put jojoja oil or whatever it is and now its much better yesterday i had like dry skin on it and today when i touch it that skin just fell off and now look better. Ill wait like a 1-2 weeks more and go to 0. Or is it a bad idea? That pic are very bad quality so u couldnt realy see that skin.

[WindowLicker]

That's definitely a blowout. If you want to be safe do NOT go up to 0g. Keep up the jojoba massages for about a month I think. Shoot Stashapistashio or Corazon a PM. They're more knowledgeable about how to handle blowouts than I am.

[corazon_de_oro]

I actually don't know much about treating blowouts since I've never had one but I do know that you should definitely not even think about stretching in two weeks! You should downsize a couple sizes and start doing regular oil massages, then when the blowout goes away and everything's healed you can start to consider stretching (but it'll probably be a few months). Also, I'd highly recommend going to 1G in between 2 and 0; you might end up with another blowout if you don't. You can find 1G jewelry on bodyartforms.com, bodyjewelleryshop.com, and a couple other online stores.

[WhiteCastle]

Is that a blowout if i can't feel anything in back off my ear? It's not like pushed back or something. After 2 days of massaging ( can't spell? ) with jojoba it's I think much better. I'll wait like few more weeks and keep massaging and I'll see if downsize will be needed.

[StrickyCub]

Why do you come here asking for advice on what to do, then not take the advice?
What you have is definitely a blowout, and if you want to fix it, it's important that you downsize now before your ear heals the blowout in which case it will be even harder to get rid of.

Out of curiosity, how long have you been giving your ear to heal between stretches?

[WhiteCastle]

Two Weeks. But I am going to wait 2 month between 2 and 0 but now I'll down size to 4.

[twosharks]

You don't need to feel it, you can see it, that's an obvious blowout. Going to 4g is a good idea, and smaller wouldn't hurt for faster healing. Insert a flared plug backwards, to help push the blown out tissue back into the hole. Saline soaks every day, and a moisturizing oil like emu or jojoba or vitamin E will really help it to heal quickly. You need it to heal quickly, because if it doesn't reabsorb into the piercing then it heals on the outside, and it's permanent.

Even if you treat it well enough for it to reabsorb, it's not going to be strong enough to stretch in a few weeks. You'll likely need months to ensure it's both healed and strong enough to stretch again without it happening a second time. Try teflon taping, and 1g jewelry, but you have to start from where you are now. So after you've healed the blowout and given it time to strengthen, your next step is stretching back to 2g.

[WhiteCastle]

Ok so i downsized to 4g... Any ideas to get rid of it very fast? what do u mean to push it back? i dont have plugs at this time i have only tapers 14g to 7/16. I have Jojoba i massage my ears with it everyday even before my blowout i was massaging my ears with it. How can I get rid of it really fast?