Nipple piercings are somewhat of a taboo at my school, as most people consider them masculine, and some even think that those who have them are lesbian/gay. It's the kind stereotypical assumption you would expect to develop among the people I constantly interact with; the beautiful people, the rich-bitch kids of American yuppies who think that without drink and dope life doesn't go on. To be fair, there are many people who express themselves through different appearance, but typically through hair, clothing, or makeup, and not body modification.
At A Glance Author x*xbritbabex*x Contact x*xbritbabex*x@bme.anon IAM x*xbritbabex*x When A month ago Artist Some guy, I trust him. Studio Toni's Location Guildford, UK I had discussed with a girlfriend of mine the prospect of nipple piercing, and she said she had thought about it, but decided it was too masculine for her. I hadn't thought seriously about it, but after that conversation I went home and did my usual BME research and found that, on the contrary, nipple piercings on women were generally quite feminine looking, and I thought they were cute. As it's happened in the past, I got my mind set on the idea that I wanted a nipple piercing and that was that. I knew several places where I could get it done, and I wasn't worried about my parents finding out, the only obstacle was my boyfriend. I knew he loved my breasts just they way they were, he felt they had been formed to perfection, and put up quite a fight with me. In the end he realised I was really serious, and although I knew he wasn't certain about the whole thing, he told me that whatever I wanted he would support me. And for that I can't thank him enough.
I had a Friday off of school and was out shopping when I stopped into the piercing parlour to get a bar closure ring for my frowny. I was going to ask about nipple piercing, but the man working there was the one that I don't particularly like, and whom I had had a bad cartilage piercing experience with several years earlier. He told me he had some stuff to do out the back, and if I needed anything I should just shout. I scanned the display cases, disappointed that I couldn't even get answers to my questions about my nipple piercing-I don't even trust that guy enough to do that for me. Luckily just as I spotted the ring I needed, the other guy who works there, the one who had done my navel last summer and whom I trusted, appeared and asked if I needed any help. I pointed out the ring I wanted, which he sterilized and packaged for me. I started asking him about nipple piercing, and he addressed all my questions and concerns with the utmost honest, and yet caring and unde rstanding answers. I was feeling good about it, so I said-"Fine, I'm doing it. Let me go get my money, and when I come back don't let me change my mind." He explained it was his day off, but would be willing to do it as long as I returned quickly. I ran to the nearest cash machine, and quickly phoned my mom on the way back so she didn't end up calling in the middle of the procedure. I arrived just as the guy was finishing a cigarette, and he led me to the back room, and asked me to undress from the waist up.
He was very professional, he didn't take one unnecessary glance at me topless, he seemed very focused on his job. He measured my nipple, (I only wanted to right one done, for several personal reasons), and chose a suitable ring. It looked enormous to me, but I remembered seeing the BME risks about nipple rings that were too small, so I figured the bigger the better. It was only a 1.6mm ring, but in the height of anticipation it looked huge to me. He told me to lie back and relax while he sterilized and cleaned the area. He then explained the procedure, he wasn't going to use clamps for some reason I have forgotten, but that seemed ok since all clamps seem to do is cause discomfort anyway. He pulled the needle from a new package and asked me to relax. I told him none of this counting to three crap; to just do it when he felt he was ready. I asked him if it was gonna hurt, and he said "Only like a pinch." I felt the pressure of his fingers holding my nipple and then h e said "Ok" and then I felt the painful pressure of the needle being pushed through. It hurt like hell. It felt like it was taking forever to get the needle through, and then when he finally did, he muttered "Damnit." I started to panic, and asked him what was wrong. He said it was nothing serious, not to worry, just to relax as he had to put another needle through. That one hurt almost more than the first one-the pain was searing. When it went through he said, "Jesus, you keep pushing my buckles back!" I didn't know what the hell he was talking about so I tried to keep extra still in case it had something to do with my flinching. He opened a third needle, slid it through, and finally announced it was time to put the jewellery through. I didn't feel much when he slid the ring in, and I sat up right away to examine it in the mirror on the opposite wall. It was perfect. He taped it up, gave me the aftercare pack and instructions, and I went outside to pay him.
After I paid him he explained that the "buckles" that got pushed back on the first and second needle were the plastic tubes on the end of the needle that you need in order to insert the jewellery. He said I must have the hardest nipple tissue because the first two needles had the plastic tubes pushed back when he inserted them. He admitted that it was the hardest nipple piercing he had ever done. I was just glad that I had finally done it and survived.
That day I had to take Ibuprofen to stop the throbbing, but the next few days there was almost no pain at all, and only a bit of bleeding when I turned the ring in the shower. Since then, I get the occasional crustie, but this has been the most easily healed piercing I had ever had. I invested in a bottle of vitamin E oil, which I think aided the healing, and I have begun to use it on my other piercings, and crusties and such clear up overnight.
Anyway, overall the experience was a good one for me. Though the piercing procedure itself turned out to be insanely painful, the aftercare was easy and painless, and I love my new hole. I have just recently changed the ring to a little bar, with blue and white striped cones on the end, which even my boyfriend has come to appreciate, and liked to nibble on from time to time.