Piercing Aftercare & Body Modification Guides from Body Candy

Belly (Navel) Piercings

• What are some common navel piercing problems?

• What does it feel like to get a belly button piercing?

• How do you adjust a pregnancy belly ring?

Nipple Piercings

• What does it feel like to get your nipples pierced?

• Watch: Leah's nipple piercing experience

• Watch: Anne's nipple piercing experience

Nose Piercings

Nostril

• What is a standard nostril piercing?

• How do you know what size nose ring you need?

• How do you choose the right nose ring style?

• What material is best for a nose piercing?

• Which nose piercings are most & least common?

• Watch: Nick's nose piercing experience

• Watch: Ashleigh's nose piercing experience

• Watch: Liz's second nose piercing experience

• What is a double nostril piercing?

• Watch: Stefanie's double nostril piercing experience

Septum

• What is a septum piercing?

• What does it feel like to get your septum pierced?

• Watch: Troy's septum piercing experience

• Watch: Frank's septum piercing experience

• Watch: Stefanie's septum piercing experience

Cartilage/Ear Piercings

General

• What size jewelry do I need for my cartilage piercing?

• What style jewelry can you wear in which piercings?

Lobe

• What is a standard lobe piercing?

• What is an upper lobe piercing?

Industrial

• What is an industrial piercing (& variations)?

• What is an industrial piercing?

• How do you know what size jewelry you need for your industrial piercing?

• Watch: Jenny's industrial piercing experience

Helix

• What is a helix piercing?

• What is a forward helix piercing?

• Watch: Natori's double forward helix piercing experience

Daith

• What does it feel like to get a daith piercing?

• Can a daith piercing cure migraines?

Tragus

• What is a tragus piercing?

• What does it feel like to get a tragus piercing?

• Watch: Jacqui's tragus piercing experience

• What is a vertical surface tragus piercing?

• What is an anti-tragus piercing?

Flat

• What is a flat piercing?

Snug

• What is a snug (anti-helix) piercing?

Conch

• What is a conch piercing?

• Watch: Skella's conch piercing experience

Rook

• What is a rook piercing?

Stretched Ears

• How do you insert plugs?

• What is dead stretching?

• What is a blowout & what should you do?

• What is the difference in various plug styles?

• What are ear weights and hangers?

• What is a coin slot?

Facial Piercings

Lip

• What does it feel like to get a lip piercing?

• Watch: Litany's monroe piercing experience

• What is a Medusa (philtrum) Piercing?

• What does it feel like to get a medusa piercing?

• What are bites?

• Watch: Stefanie's angel bites piercing experience

• What is a labret piercing?

Eyebrow

• What are the different types of eyebrow piercings?

• What does it feel like to get your eyebrow pierced?

Oral Piercings

General

• What is nesting & embedding?

• How do you care for oral piercings?

Tongue

• What does it feel like to get a tongue piercing?

• What is a tongue piercing?

• Watch: Chris's tongue piercing experience

• Watch: Frank's second tongue piercing experience

• What is a tongue web piercing?

• Is getting a snake eyes piercing a bad idea?

Smiley

• What is a smiley piercing?

Body Piercings

• What is the difference between surface piercings & dermal anchors?

• What does it feel like to get a dermal piercing?

• What are dermal piercings?

• Watch: Gabby's dermal piercing experience

Piercing Aftercare & More

Prep

• Why shouldn't you get pierced with a piercing gun?

• How should you prep for your piercing?

Aftercare

• Why does my piercing smell bad?

• Why does my piercing itch?

• What is the LITHA method?

• What is the difference between a keloid and an piercing bump?

• What is the cheese cutter effect?

• What should you keep in a piercing emergency kit?

Jewelry

• Is 14K gold jewelry the best for piercings?

• What is the difference between piercing jewelry & fashion jewelry?

• How do you properly care for your body jewelry?

• How should you clean body jewelry?

• How do you measure your jewelry for the right fit?

• What is the difference between internal, external & threadless jewelry?

• What is the difference between rings and barbells?

• What is anodizing, electroplating, PVD, etc?

• How do you find the right size captive ring?

• How do you change a captive ring?

Above are informational guides and articles to help you with any questions you may have regarding piercing aftercare, stretching your ears, jewelry, and more. It’s important to note that due to the constantly evolving nature of the piercing world, we are frequently updating this page and said guides and articles with the latest information available.

Disclaimer: Everyone’s body is different and what works for one person might not work for another. For specific questions or help with your piercing, please visit a professional piercer in your area.