Body Candy Tattoos vs. Piercings - Which pain is worse?

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From: alley@bodycandy.com - Saturday Jul 10, 2021 01:09 pm
How do I solve my double forward helix troubles?
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Is my body rejecting my piercing? What to do?
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Alley S.
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DEAR ALLEY: I’ve had my nipples pierced for about a year and a half. I soak them everyday with sterile saline and use q-tips to wipe away the crusties. I still have a lot of crusties and one nipple is smelly. The other nipple has a bump near the ball that becomes filled with pus and blood that keeps coming back. Is my body rejecting the piercings? I don’t know what else to do.

- Ana

ALLEY: Hey Ana,

I can't see your piercings, but judging by the way you described your symptoms...
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Tattoo vs piercing pain. Which is worse?
DEAR ALLEY: I have wanted a tattoo for a long time. I am 38 and still have not gotten one. I want a small one on the inside of my arm but I am terrified of the pain.

However, I have 3 lobe and 3 cartilage piercings in each of my ears and plan to get 1 more cartilage in each ear so I can tolerate a needle. Is the pain of a tattoo the same as a piercing?

- Shuwanda

ALLEY: Hey Shuwanda,

I would not say that tattoo pain and piercing pain are similar. There are SO many variables when it comes to this discussion; I'll do my best to address them all in a succinct way...
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How do I solve my double forward helix troubles?
DEAR ALLEY: I got my double forward helix pierced about 2 months ago. it is still very swollen cannot sleep on that side. I had somebody look at the inside of it yesterday and there’s now a bump in between the two piercings! How can I resolve this??

Thank you,
- Savannah

ALLEY: Hi Savannah!

Ugh, so sorry to hear about your forward helix. Cartilage piercings are so tricky sometimes. They are very finnicky and can get very angry, even to the most dedicated piercing aficionados.

First, I want to mention that...
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