pierced nips in hot tubs
zi...@hiline.net
Got a hot tub in my patio sitting idle as colder weather arrives.
Got two nipples pierced six months ago and they don't seem to be
healed yet. Got a question for all who have thoughts about my
getting in the hot tub. Should I? I am inclined to stay out, but
I just thought someone knowledgeable on the topic might offer an
opinion. And while I'm at it, I'll ask about healing times.
What's the longest time anyone knows for nipples with rings healing?
TIA
sd
rings
Any piercing that takes longer than three months to heal will start to
build up excessive scar tissue around the piercing and or migrate partially
or completely out of the body. If enough scar tissue develops the piercing
may never completely heal and always be a little uncomfortable, this is
easily avoided by simply doing a larger Ga. piercing with high quality
jewelry; AKA surgical grade SS or "similar" hypoallergenic metal. As i have
repeated told numerous people.... these problems can be totally avoided by
doing the piercing useing either 8 or preferably 6 Ga. 6 Ga. piercings in
the nipple have routinely healed in THREE weeks.... and I have done several
hundred of these within this last year. Couple with my healing instructions
of course.... proper jewelry, piercing technique and healing technique
combined make for a happy healthy piercing and piercing experience(s).....
Todd Bertrang PS: to anyone who is curious...I'd be happy to E-mail my
healing instructions to you
zi...@hiline.net wrote in article <32BC4B...@hiline.net>...
ThighMaster Bob
zi...@hiline.net wrote:
>
> Got a hot tub in my patio sitting idle as colder weather arrives.
> Got two nipples pierced six months ago and they don't seem to be
> healed yet. Got a question for all who have thoughts about my
> getting in the hot tub. Should I? I am inclined to stay out, but
> I just thought someone knowledgeable on the topic might offer an
> opinion. And while I'm at it, I'll ask about healing times.
> What's the longest time anyone knows for nipples with rings healing?
> TIA
> sd
Well now, I might venture a guess as to how to enjoy your tub and your
piercings. 6 months and you should be well on the way to healed, unless
you are a woman with very large nipples. The internal distance of the
piercing will affect healing time. I would make sure the water is clean,
sanitizer levels are on the high side (5 to 10 ppm), and keep the water
luke warm (99-101, NOT 103-104), and the air injectors off.
Also, use a small amount of a greasy antibiotic to "water-proof" the pierce.
If its not too cold out, just enjoy a soak up to your mid-abdomen. But when its
20 degrees, I prefer shoulder deep soaks.
The lower water temp and lack of air along with plenty of bromine should
insure 'clean' water. If you and your s/o are the only people in the tub
this should not be much of a concern. Be sure and have a quick shower after
the tub to wash off any excess chemical and/or bacteria.
We are planning some new genital jewelry in the next few weeks. Our friends
next door will be banished from the tub for 3 months. They'll probably be
upset but understanding.
Best of luck
Bob
Emily Breed
In article <01bbefb9$f820ada0$edc893cf@newmicronpc>,
rings <ri...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Any piercing that takes longer than three months to heal will start to
>build up excessive scar tissue around the piercing and or migrate partially
>or completely out of the body. If enough scar tissue develops the piercing
>may never completely heal and always be a little uncomfortable, this is
>easily avoided by simply doing a larger Ga. piercing with high quality
>jewelry; AKA surgical grade SS or "similar" hypoallergenic metal. As i have
Is there any benefit to stretching up if a piercing was done at a smaller
gauge but isn't healing completely? My nipples are currently going for
the endurance record for unhealed-but-not-rejecting, I think (26 months on
the left, 14 on the right). Ardvark recently changed the balls on the
barbells (12-ga) to smaller ones, in hopes that that'll cut down on
pressure against the bra. If stretching up would heal them, I'd do it.
I'm reluctant to let them heal up and then repierce - I'm planning
to breastfeed when we have kids, and don't want to repierce at this point
for fear of getting too much scar tissue blocking milk ducts.
Emily Breed emi...@best.com
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VOOR0721
What's the longest time anyone knows for nipples with rings healing?
Well I guess I am setting records on the male side.....
Originally had my left nip pierced Feb. 95 took it out 6 months
later.....it didn't heal properly....then got it repierced Nov. 95 and
still have it in...I would say that is not completely healed.... 13
months on this pierced......22 months all together...
David McCaskill
> Is there any benefit to stretching up if a piercing was done at a smaller
> gauge but isn't healing completely? My nipples are currently going for
> the endurance record for unhealed-but-not-rejecting, I think (26 months on
> the left, 14 on the right). Ardvark recently changed the balls on the
> barbells (12-ga) to smaller ones, in hopes that that'll cut down on
> pressure against the bra. If stretching up would heal them, I'd do it.
All 3 of my nipple piercings took quite a while to heal to the point where
they were happy. The first took about 12 months, but I chalked it up to
the fact that I used a ring in it. The 2nd and 3rd piercings (2 vertical
ones, both on my right nipple) both took upwards of 18-24 months each, but
I attribute that to the fact that they're both fairly deep, going through
the aereole. In each case, the piercings were done initially with 14 ga
jewellery. The piercings seemed to get happier with each step up in
jewelery size. They didn't really settle down and behave themselves until
I moved to 10 ga. All 3 piercings are at 8 ga now, and the only trouble
they ever give me is that one of them (never the same one) will flare up
right before I get a cold.
Dave.
rings
Hi Emily... everybody... I cc'd this to Emily as well as the group as this
answer is quite important.
The milk ducts in the breast are quite a lot in number... from several
hundred to several thousand (everybody here is different). Secondly... the
amount of lactate a woman experiences has more to do with the amount of
stimulation her breasts receive and a severe blockage to the duct system.
Usually this blockage results from severe scarring from an infection....
usually behind the nipple itself. After the three month period has passed
and a piercing has still not healed the body will one or both of these two
responses.... It has decided that this piece of metal is uncomfortable and
will start rejecting it. Unable to reject it... the body will start to
build up scar tissue around the "foreign" object to desensitize the area
and protect the area from the offending material. This is true of ANYTHING
left or entered into the body. If the body doesn't like what ever it is
this process can happen even faster. Piercing with a thicker Ga. will not
harm the ducts, in fact this thicker Ga. will be VERY comfortable to the
body and quite stimulating to the nipples. This will drastically aid in
lactation... not to mention it will be quite easy to become breast
orgasmic... Emily... I sent quite a long letter to you via Anne.... if she
has forgotten to fwd it to you please ask her to do so... Todd Bertrang
Emily Breed <emi...@best.com> wrote in article
<59keuq$9...@shellx.best.com>...
> In article <01bbefb9$f820ada0$edc893cf@newmicronpc>,
> rings <ri...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >Any piercing that takes longer than three months to heal will start to
> >build up excessive scar tissue around the piercing and or migrate
partially
> >or completely out of the body. If enough scar tissue develops the
piercing
> >may never completely heal and always be a little uncomfortable, this is
> >easily avoided by simply doing a larger Ga. piercing with high quality
> >jewelry; AKA surgical grade SS or "similar" hypoallergenic metal. As i
have
> [snip]
>
> Is there any benefit to stretching up if a piercing was done at a smaller
> gauge but isn't healing completely? My nipples are currently going for
> the endurance record for unhealed-but-not-rejecting, I think (26 months
on
> the left, 14 on the right). Ardvark recently changed the balls on the
> barbells (12-ga) to smaller ones, in hopes that that'll cut down on
> pressure against the bra. If stretching up would heal them, I'd do it.
>
rings
As in checking the board... (and I figured this)... there have been plenty
of responses as to the soaking question... More important in my mind was
the fact that so many people are having these long healing periods which
are quite unnecessary... hence my post.... Todd Bertrang. And keeping the
temperature low with a mild antibacterial solution in the tub is quite
correct.
Mama Lani <la...@lava.net> wrote in article
<59kulk$1...@malasada.lava.net>...
> [Emailed and posted.]
>
> rings <ri...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >Any piercing that takes longer than three months to heal will start to
> >build up excessive scar tissue around the piercing and or migrate
partially
> >or completely out of the body.
>
> This is a rather misleading statement (made in reply to an inquirer who
> wanted to know whether going in a hot tub with six-month-old not-yet
> healed nipple piercings would be okay).
>
> I don't know what sort of piercings you are familiar with, but there are
> a substantial lot of piercings that ROUTINELY take longer than 3 months.
> Female nipples are certainly no exception...I would be mighty surprised
> to see any substantial female nipple heal before six months.
>
> It is one thing to say that some piercings that take longer to heal, may
> get some scar tissue. It is another to say that piercings taking longer
> than three months "will" develop scar tissue. Please provide us with the
> resources from which you reference your post.
>
> Thanks much.
>
> ObOriginalPoster: I would say if you don't feel comfy with it, stay out
> of the water. Hot tubs (especially if made of wood) are notoriously
> dirty. If you have no other way around it, clean your nipples well
> beforehand, and add some non-water soluble jelly on it, to keep the water
> out. Clean it again as soon as you get out of the water.
>
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rings
I highly recommend that you simply get it repierced with AT least an 8 Ga.
CBR. Preferably a 6 Ga. I think you'll find this solves you're problem....
Todd Bertrang
VOOR0721 <voor...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19961223045...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
Mr. Bitterness
>harm the ducts, in fact this thicker Ga. will be VERY comfortable to the
>body and quite stimulating to the nipples. This will drastically aid in
whatever would make my nips hard most of the time, but my piercer said
it really wouldn't, know you say that larger gauges will be more
stimulating...what's the real story? thanks :)
JHGOULD
I saw in this thread a couple of recommendations for "non-water soluble
jelly" as a means of protecting healing pierces from water borne nasties.
I have tried tegaderm patches with mixed results. When actively swimming,
the patches were useless. I had better success with them during less
physical water activities. Perhaps this would be an effective solution to
our hot-tub bound compatriate. What is the consensus on these and similar
patches?
Jeff Gould
Also:
VOOR0721 <voor...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19961223045...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
> What's the longest time anyone knows for nipples with rings healing?
>
> Well I guess I am setting records on the male side.....
>
> Originally had my left nip pierced Feb. 95 took it out 6 months
> later.....it didn't heal properly....then got it repierced Nov. 95 and
> still have it in...I would say that is not completely healed.... 13
> months on this pierced......22 months all together...
Sorry Voor, I think I have you beat. I had my nipple done in Sept. 92 and
took it out in Jan. 95. It never healed.
rings
JHGOULD <jhg...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19961231025...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...
Solve the whole problem... get them done with a GA, that will not have
these types of results... 8 or preferably 6 Ga. doesn't respond this way...
Why doesn't the average piercer do this? They don't know... Gauntlet is
not... so almost no one is... is would cost gauntlet too much money... lost
multiple ring sales... and too long a training period..... sad but true.
Todd Bertrang
PS: I have seen them stay in for 12 years and never heal...
VOOR0721
> Sorry Voor, I think I have you beat. I had my nipple done in Sept. 92
and
> took it out in Jan. 95. It never healed.
>
Well hell I would rather lose and have healed nips than vice versa
David Bliss
JHGOULD (jhg...@aol.com) wrote:
: I saw in this thread a couple of recommendations for "non-water soluble
: jelly" as a means of protecting healing pierces from water borne nasties.
: I have tried tegaderm patches with mixed results. When actively swimming,
: the patches were useless. I had better success with them during less
: physical water activities. Perhaps this would be an effective solution to
: our hot-tub bound compatriate. What is the consensus on these and similar
: patches?
Well, no piercings here (yet -- waiting for the right time to get my nips
done :)) but having worn Tegaderm patches for 13 months while I had an
aortal(Hickman) catheter in place, I can say that they aren't great at keeping
water out, but are certainly better than nothing. The water will dissolve the
adhesive eventually, so keep an eye on them. Perhaps there are analogues
which use non-water-soluble adhesives? Dunno.
david
Ambient Inc.
"rings" <ri...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>Solve the whole problem... get them done with a GA, that will not have
>these types of results... 8 or preferably 6 Ga. doesn't respond this way...
>Why doesn't the average piercer do this? They don't know... Gauntlet is
>not... so almost no one is... is would cost gauntlet too much money... lost
>multiple ring sales... and too long a training period..... sad but true.
I'll give you an honest answer as to why I don't pierce at such "high"
gauges. It squicks me. I also feel that my four years o' experience
doesn't qualify me to go that far, yet. But the main reason is the
idea of taking that much ova chunk out of someone grosses me out.
It's not a financial consideration at all. Just poisonal esthetics!
Denise Robinson, Ambient Inc.
"If you're going to be a freak, you might as well do it with style"
--- Cleo Dubois
http://www.ambient.on.ca/