r/piercing

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piercing

r/piercing

Almost anything involving poking holes in flesh with sharp metal. | New here? Welcome! In the app, tap on "see more" first. On desktop, check the sidebar first

Created Nov 14, 2008

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##r/piercing, almost anything involving poking holes in flesh with sharp metal.
Welcome to the piercing subreddit! Before participating, please read the [rules of r/piercing](https://old.reddit.com/r/piercing/about/rules/) and our guidelines first.

##rules

Photo rule

All images in a post should be clear, in focus and well lit
All photos should be close up to only show the piercing or relevant body part in detail
Poses should be neutral and and focused on only showing the piercing
No (suggested) nudity beyond what is necessary to show the piercing
Credit the piercer and shop by name whenever possible, include jewelry information if you have it
Do not include social media handles, shop website links or (self) promotion in either photo or text

Detailed information including photography tips can be found here

Choice of words matter, be kind to one another

Abusive or judgmental comments, slurs and profanity, name-calling and personal insults will be removed and most likely lead to a ban per moderator discretion. Bigotry and hate will be met with a ban.

Comments about appearance and/or any sexual remarks are not allowed

We have zero tolerance for all unsolicited comments about appearance that are unrelated to the poster's piercing(s). For example physical features, perceived flaws, beauty and/or any sexual comments.
Offending users will be banned.
To make sure that your well intended comment doesn’t break this rule read the detailed explanation

Anything and everything involving DIY is not allowed.

This includes, but is not limited to , anything advocating or instructing at-home piercings. This is incredibly dangerous, for a number of reasons.
Offending users will be banned.
If you’re looking for help with a DIY piercing gone wrong, please go to your health care professional or a reputable piercer asap Detailed information can be found here

Unsafe, harmful, dangerous advice or at home “remedies” and/or misinformation is not welcome

This includes soap, tea tree oil, aspirin paste, hydrogen peroxide, bactine, (rubbing) alcohol i.a.
Advice should be in line with current professional aftercare guidelines or be backed by scientific medical studies related to the healing of puncture wounds in re: to piercings.
Falsehoods and misinformation that go beyond lack of nuance are likewise not allowed.

Keep each other safe!

Detailed information can be found here

Sales, advertising or (self)promotion is not allowed on this subreddit, doing so will lead to a ban Likewise we do not allow memes, trolling, low effort, karma farming, (click) bait, (comment)bots and the like.

guidelines

Photography tip!
To photograph your own piercings with the better back camera of your phone, get a mirror (or two). Aim the back camera at your piercing and with some angling you can then see the screen of your phone in the mirror so you can frame, focus and take the photo. If your camera has a “food photography” setting, we’ve been told that works great as well.

Have a question about your piercing?
Please provide the following information that is needed to give you advice.

How old is your piercing?
What’s the jewelry shape (for example, barbell, labret, screw, L shape, ring)?
What’s the type of threading if your jewelry is not a ring (threadless, internally or externally threaded)?
What’s the jewelry material?
if not a ring, when was the jewelry downsized?
What’s your aftercare routine? Describe in detail please, including the exact products you use.
Any mishaps, accidents or unfortunate events

^mods ^reserve ^the ^right ^to ^remove ^your ^post ^if ^you ^don't ^provide ^this ^info

Help keep our community and it’s members safe
If you see a post or comment that’s not in line with the rules, hit the report button to notify the moderators.

Did you know? Sending an unsolicited sexualized messages or chat violates rule 1 of site wide Reddits Rules and can be reported as harassment.

How to report chat

How to report DM

Upvote good advice, by all means downvote bad advice (or better yet, report it 😉), but do not downvote users just for asking questions and trying to learn.

Not sure if your post would be allowed,
or have any other questions about this subreddit? Send the mods a message

NSFW Posts that fit the following categories should be tagged NSFW

All posts about genital piercings, including the pubic mound, male and female nipple piercings.
Images of blood, gore, or infection.
fresh dermal punches
Imaging of piercings in progress
In text links to these topics
When in doubt, tag it NSFW. Tip!, can’t find the tag? Simply type NSFW in the title of your post and the tag will be added automatically.

Somewhere someone is having lunch 😉 For the more "gory" photos, a trigger warning in the title would be appreciated.