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Ear is STILL swelled months after stretching

Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:54 pm
by StretchyStretch
i stretched my ear to a 14mm and after it had swollen up for a while i took it out and even a long time after it is still swollen, it isnt sore or red its just swollen still is there anything i can do to make the swellling go down?

Re: Ear is STILL swelled months after stretching

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2012 12:40 pm
by KAISERROLLS
One word thats going to hurt your ego/feeling probably but DOWNSIZE.

Re: Ear is STILL swelled months after stretching

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:26 am
by StretchyStretch
I took the piercing out months ago and its still swelled thats the problem

Re: Ear is STILL swelled months after stretching

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:42 am
by corazon_de_oro
Are you sure it's not a blowout? Does it look anything like this?:
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If you're not having any pain or other symptoms, that might be what it is. Swelling usually doesn't happen without pain, soreness, or irritation and it shouldn't linger if the wound is healed.