Cheek Piercings!!!! blog entry number one

Happy one month birthday to my CHEEK PIERCINGS!!! I wish I would have thought to make a blog when I first got them done because BOY were they an adventure!! I got them done March 12 2011 I bused there with my brother and his fiancée, my mum and dad finally caved in after 3 years of nagging. I went into Universal Tattoos in Downtown Ottawa (they are great!) and got them done. on a scale of 1-10 the pain was a 3 (mild discomfort) one side (the side with the dimple) bled and the other was a piece of cake! I swelled up instantly and looked like a chipmunk.....

ewwww.... I know hehehehe I have more pictures of my honeymoon period before all the piercing drama

So as you can see they stuck out, my mum hated that! I remember she used to say things like "serves you right for shoving two bones in  your cheeks" and it used to drive me crazy! after about 3 weeks I came home to home made apple pie and I was starving! so I took a bite and CRUNCH I bit on the bioplast flat back and it broke I had to beg my parents to drive me downtown and they finally did when I got there this new piercer decided to put a really short post on and of course my cheek swelled up and was in the process of swallowing up my jewelry that night I had the worst fever and my piercing was hot too touch. My face was soo sore(8 compared to the 3 for piercing :S) and my ears were red hahahahaha so that morning I went and got them exchanged to longer ones. They got infected and I had to treat them 

infected piercing notice discoloration its shiny from the polysporin

they were going great until I bit them again eating a snickers bar my dad was mad that he had to drive me I got them replaced and the piercer (my original that pierced me) put in shorter ones so I don't bite them I swelled up and skipped class the next day to get them replaced this time I got them shortened but not to short. So far the only problem I have with my piercings is the long post, hopefully after 3 months i'll get them shortened x) now here is the most important part... the advice and info


OK first of all make sure you 100% want these little suckers like long term (not just a year or so) because they may leave heavy duty scars (we're talking discoloration, holes,keloid scars and "the mysterious bump"). These piecing are not for you if you have bad skin that scars quickly, if you have sensitive skin, if your god made dimples are behind the first molar(the further back you go the more chances you have to hitting blood vessels, salivary glands and all that good stuff) and if you have/ plan to work a professional job.


Make sure you have a professional piercer feel free to ask to speak to them directly ask about the hygiene, the experience, and whether they use a flash light (to see where the vessels and stuff are)


MAKE SURE YOU BABY THESE PIERCINGS AND TAKE GOOOOOOOD CARE OF THEM!!!!!! the more care you put into them the more pleasant healing you will obtain (healing 3-6 months to 2-3 years)
use:
-non alcoholic Listerine for the first two weeks after everything you eat excluding bottled water (after don't use as more than twice a day as it may cause a yeast infection)
-Bactine
-Sea salt (if you have a slight infection where the lymph is yellow to green do a warm sea salt in shot glass for 5 minutes on 5 off etc.)
-polysporin ointment for 3 days if infected
-CHAMOMILE TEA!! oh my gosh this is a miracle for piercings the redness goes away and it soothes 


a bit of advice:
refrain from drinking milk the first 3 weeks (yeast infection)
CHEW SLOWLY AND NICE SMALL BITES!
put lots of pillows sleeping (head above your heart) to minimize nightly swelling
advil heavy duty pills for swelling
don't put makeup on it- like NOWHERE near it (I've been proudly sporting discoloured circles on my face for a month now)
careful while dressing and undressing (don't pull it)
don't use straws or make fishy faces first 3 weeks
don't play around with the jewelry 
no sexual oral contact of any kind!!!
change your pillow case or wash it every week there's sooo much bacteria living on that! it's good for your skin as well- you won't break out!
don't bite your jewelry -__-


these piercings are great, they just need a passionate person and a heavy duty cleaning routine I use the above medication bactine (two sprays every hour)
I'll post more details ;)

Smiles, love and laughter
Susanne Dey