Got pierced 4 days ago. can i change jewelry?

[allendante96]

OK well I got peirced at 8g about 4 days ago. The thing is the jewelry the piercer gave me (the only 8g piece he had that wasn't acrylic, captive bead hoops) is real heavy and I keep hitting them because they hang low. I was wondering if I sterilize everything if I could put these light 8g surgical steel screw on tunnels in so I wouldn't bang them as much and wouldn't stretch my freshly pierced ears as bad as these, lol. Thanks!

[ast.riske]

If you want to change jewelry, you should have your piercer do it. That said, if the piercer you went to only carries cbrs or acrylic stuff, find someone else. I don't know any reputable shops in my area that even HAVE acrylic jewelry. That sounds more than slightly dodgey.

Short version: no. Don't change them yourself. Also, find a better piercer.

[allendante96]

He has like over 150 metal pieces he was just on his last metal 8g piece. He also has over 89 5 star reviews online. It's just that these hang low and I'm always bumping them

[ast.riske]

My recommendation still stands, I'd strongly encourage you to have your piercer change your jewelry for you. They can autoclave it and change it in a sterile environment. With your piercings being so new, they are still highly susceptible to infection.

[corazon_de_oro]

If you've only had them pierced for four days you'll need the jewelry sterilized, so definitely go to your piercer. I was pierced with 10G rings and ended up changing them myself after 3 or 4 weeks, but since your piercings are so new I'd get a professional to do it.