I had been looking around on the internet for a new piercing to get. I had been looking at something that wasn't so much facial, because I already had a couple, and didn't think anymore would suit me at the time, when I saw a conch piercing, and knew Id like to try it.
At A Glance Author James Contact raging_bull32@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Corey Studio Adrenaline Location Vancouver I was almost 16 and just about finally old enough to get a piercing in Vancouver. I had many piercings before, including my eyebrow, and my lip, and both of my ears stretched to 3/4, but I had never gotten an actual piercing from Adrenaline. I went to Adrenaline whom I trust with my life, and have gotten my ears stretched quite a bit from and found out what they could do...and they said that it would cost me about 150 with barbells...I was ok with this but it was only Christmas eve when I had asked, and I had a day until I turned old enough to do it.
I didn't want to be like anyone else I had seen, so I decided on a conch, but as it is still a standard type of cartilage piercing, I decided I'd do it at a 6 gauge! I've always loved the look of a bigger gauge piercing, depending on where it is, but generally in the ears I had liked them since I had gotten into piercing
I was told it would be like a 15 minute wait, so I went outside, and ate some suckers which I was gave to by the dude behind the counter, and drank some pop to raise my sugar, and then went back inside. It had only been about 10 minutes but I was called back by Corey. He took out the needles and the jewelry which was already autoclaved and in packets.
I wasn't really too nervous, because I trusted him. and knew that he'd do a good job.
After he had finished getting everything thing out, he put on another set of gloves, and cleaned my ear up with some sort of disinfectant., he then put another set of gloves on and made the marks on my ears a couple of times, to make sure that they were perfect, and asked my friend that was with me if they were straight.
After we confirmed that they were, he changed gloves again and asked me to lay back..he then told me what he as gonna do and I could feel the prick of the needle as it touched the skin, he then told me to breathe in deep, and as it started to go through, to breathe out..at first it was a sting as the sharp point was pushed through, but after it was in, it was just a feeling of alot of pressure, and after a quick sting, the barbell was in, and being tightened. It didn't really hurt at all.
After he had finished with that ear, I was told to turn my head the other way, and as I did this he checked that the markings were good again, and then took me through the same process again, breathe in as the needle started to touch the markings, and then breathe out as it started to go through. I think the second one hurt more than the first one, but the worst part of both was when the balls were being tightened on the barbells. While I sat up, he asked me if I felt light headed at all, to which I said I didn't, and then he ran over the aftercare with me, and how to do sea salt soaks.
I was happy with the new additions and I went to the front and paid. As I was at the front, the girl behind the counter went through the aftercare again, and told me what I needed to do, and that conch's weren't self healing type piercings.. I wrote it down and bought some sea salt, within about 15 minutes the adrenaline from the piercing started to wear off and my ear was a little bit sore to the touch and a throbbing type of pain was in my ears for a couple of hours. Now, about 9 hours later the pain is almost gone, down to a very very dull throb, unless I touch it.
I highly recommend Adrenaline to anyone who's in Vancouver and wanting a piercing, as they are great, and very friendly. Before I got my conch's done, I was told by everyone in the shop that it was gonna hurt, but I honestly didn't think it hurt too much, and the worst part of it was after the adrenaline wore off.
I'd also recommend anyone getting a conch piercing, as it really doesn't hurt too badly and that you shouldn't let pain be a factor too much because it's really not that bad.