My mothers nose ring still closes up after 20+ years of having it! She needs a retainer when she has surgery. Kept my nose ring in solid for about 2 years and had it out for about a year after that and I popped it back in like I just took it out. Its pretty awesome how each individual, related or not, has different experiences when it comes to keeping the piercing through medical procedures and whatnot.
Same my friend got hers done and she had it in for 3 months and it closed in a day or less but I had mine for about 2 months and I took it out for a week and i could stil pop it back in no problem, someone told me that the retainers give u scars and I used mine for school every day and I haven’t got a scar my hole is not visible
My best friend always wore a retainer to work when she had a job that didn’t allow nose piercings. Everyone just thought she had a little mole on her nose. Worked great.
Nice 😄 I have a little mole on my left nostril and people always thought it was a piercing. Soon, I'd like to get a right nostril piercing with black bead jewelry to give my mole a "twin". 🖤✨
I got an xray done once when I went to the er and I had completely forgot about my nipple jewelry and when the 2 male techs made a funny face then looked at me was when I remembered 😅
Haha same!!!! They made me take the x-ray over again without the metal in place, they said it was in case. There was something behind the metal that was obstructing the view. I got to keep the physical x-rays with the jewelry in because they didn’t want to keep them laugh out loud. It was back in the 2000s when they printed out the x-rays physically still
I went in for an MRI and they told me I would have to take out my piercings. They lady advised me to have them out. Especially long bars like industrials or anything over an inch. She said it will get really hot and feel like a lightning bolt strikes your ear. So get those retainers, or have some in case of emergencies. Great video!
I have no plans on getting them for surgery but I can see myself wearing them at a family reunion to avoid getting looks from older family members who won’t like them
I have had MRI’s and x-rays with my titanium jewelry. I always explain that that the jewelry is titanium and can’t be removed (still healing) and it hasn’t been a problem. After all, medical implants are also made of titanium.
I just had knee surgery yesterday and I used the plastic retainers with the o rings, worked just fine. It was outpatient surgery so as soon as I got home I replaced them with my usual jewelry. Thank God for retainers!
I'm about to have surgery to remove a small tumor from my breast. I've been thinking I should get retainers for my nipple piercings while I prepare for this procedure. I LOVE my nipple piercings, and I would be very sad to lose them. Thank you for the informative video, I've really been enjoying your content!
@@anijhiawooley1887 Unfortunately I was told that I couldn't have anything in my piercings. Talk to your surgeon, maybe it's a preference thing. I was able to get them back in without trouble the day after surgery. Lots of people get nervous about surgeries. I have had twelve, and ten of those were before I turned 25. It's pretty easy, you only have to sleep🙃 Also, while the surgeon and their assistants are doing their thing, the anesthesiologist does nothing but make sure you're doing okay. You'll do great!
Thank you Scott! Very informative video. I always wondered why people bothered with retainers other than to hide a piercing, but it makes sense for medical procedures.
Wish I knew this before, I took out my 5 year old nose ring for a visa appointment and at the same time I wanted to see how I looked without it, but I left it out too long and it closed :( now I really miss my piercing but I will have to get it repierced My local piercer isn’t doing anything on nose and lips due to COVID soooo now I have to wait even longer :(
I am not sure, maybe Scott knows that, but I think it's better because of scar tissue? Not entirely sure. But I am 100% sure that if you have scars and want to tattoo over it, you should wait around 1.5 years after the wound healed, in order to minimise the risk of distortion on the motive. :)
@@CelebralBore update haha, it wasn’t closed ❤️ I checked it’s just a weird angle to put on the jewelry myself so I’m going to a profesional piercer next week c: (couldn’t go before because covid, they weren’t doing any nose ore mouth piercings )
With all the jewelry shopping I've been doing, I forgot about retainers to have just in case and this video reminded me, so thank you. And can't remember who said it, but you really should have more subs. Your stuff is awesome.
I have a silicon heart retainer and it works pretty well. The only downsides are that it's hard to fish it through so you have to pull it with a tweezer inside your nostril, it doesn't quite fit my skintone so it's not invisible (more like a skin tag look), and the stem is long so sometimes it sticks out the front and it looks like I have a booger.
I have actually never thought about that. It makes sense that you wouldn't get a fresh piercing if you had a surgery or other procedure scheduled in advance, but what happens if it's unplanned? What if you get a new piercing and three weeks later sustain an injury and need an MRI? I'm assuming the jewelry is removed and the piercing is a loss?
Geaux Gretchen said she changed her septum piercing after three weeks to a retainer cause she had surgery and it heeled fine but that was an emergency. I wouldn't encourage u to do if its planndd
I guess you could try it if you're a few weeks in but you'd be taking a risk. Ultimately it'd be safer just to call it a loss - you're not gonna be able to enjoy that new septum piercing with a brain bleed!
I work in medical imaging. If it's something serious and can't wait, I've seen patients lose their new piercings just to get the imaging done. It sucks but it is what it is.
I always have retainers in my backpack because I'm clumsy af. I found the "near natural" plastic retainers with the nude O rings work best. I have 30+ diffrent shapes and sizes in my bag. I'm clumsy. And I was very lucky I had these. About 10 months ago I got hit my a car, it wasn't too bad but they wanted to x Ray me and give me an mri, just to make sure there were no hidden brakes or bleeding. I explained to the nurse (she had 3 visible tats so I knew she would understand the mod life) that I didn't want to loose pirceings and actually did have retainers in my bad, she helped me put them in and took photos of each pirceing and the jewlwery I took out On my phone so I'd be able to put them back in after. I had recently had my 6th lip pirceing ( the top right side of my top lip) done, and tho it hurt to change and change back, it healed fine after. It's not a good idea to do it, if there's an emergency it's always worth a try.
sometimes you have to give up piercings for health reasons.my sister had to take her tongue piercing out for surgery(she had to be intubated).it closed up but she got lifesaving surgery.it be like that sometimes
My dentist makes x-rays every year while I wear my medusa, I always ask but he never tells me to take it out. Hopefully I dont get a head injury or anything because there is no retainer for a dermal anchor haha.
I was wondering about the dentist. May I ask the x-ray that you had was it the one that spins around your head. Or is it the one where they place the x-ray tub up to your cheek?
Most of the time it is only necessary to remove piercings and/or earrings for dental x-rays if the dentist wants to see the area where the piercing is located (because metal blocks the rays and the area would not be visible on the film/digital image). Piercings can cause kind of a mirror effect, though, especially with the Orthopantomograph (the one that spins around the head). So if a person has a lot of piercings or we also want to be sure and see the area where the Piercing is located clearly, the piercings should be removed :)
I used the plasticy retainers for the septum, they work great, they are super comfortable, too, so if you need to use it daily for your job or something, it works, BUT I suggest searching one which has some form of closure on it, f.e. a silicone barbell in order to hide it. If you don't need to hide it and just need it for short check ups, the plasticy one is great, I think I have it in bioflex. :)
I got my septum pierced July 2nd and I read online that I can change my ring after 6 weeks so I put in a retainer after my 6 weeks were up, so far I haven’t had any problems if anything my piercing doesn’t hurt not one bit…I’m going to keep it retained until early January (that’s when it should be more than fully healed) because I heard that the less your septum moves the faster it’ll heal…My retainer is a metal one…I can still clean it fine
Thank you! I've been needing a video about retainers/spacers because I'm going to start a job that won't allow face piercings and I'll be going back to school in a few months and you know how schools are. So thank you very much for this again! 💙💙
I've only used the stable shaped retainers for my septum. Mine is metal an I love them I have different lengths but I mainly wear them an they are so easy to pop in an out to wear.
Thanks a lot. I have an upcoming surgery and tbh I didn't know what to do with my piercings 😅. I had heard sbiut retainers but didn't actually know what they were. This vid was super helpful. Again, thanks a lot.
I got some retainers that do have screw on balls instead of the o-rings. I like them to be super secure and o-rings just don't work well for me (considering I can't use the latex ones)
Didnt know retainers existed/were allowed for surgery and I had 2 just a few months after I got my industrial! I still have my piercing thank goodness but oh man a retainer would've been SO helpful!
Retainer I didn’t like: the nose stud with the tiny front ball, and it’s straight with no back. It comes out so easily without being noticed. It’s amazing for hiding but not worth the risk. Retainers I do like: anything with two ends that aren’t super flexible (so the shape of the piercing can be preserved). Although, bio flex with a flat back and push top in the lip is really nice. It’s so lightweight too. When I had my MRI results was able to keep all my jewelry in and I didn’t feel any effects from it. Also, they were looking at my spin so they weren’t worried about my piercings blocking anything, and they just wanted to know the location so the person checking the scans knew. Granted each experience is going to be different, so yeah the tech will tell you what to do.
I had to get some for my nipples because of surgeries and such. Sadly, I had to change mine before they were completely healed because of a car accident I was involved in. It was 3 months after I had gotten them done, so they weren’t new new. I found that when something like that does happen where you have to change a piercing that isn’t fully healed, it’s better to change them in the shower after you clean them.
I was worried about getting a septum piercing because I have nasal polyps and also need to check in with a neurologist for CT and MRI, so I got some body safe silicone retainers for when I have those procedures!
I would honestly rather not get said procedure instead of wearing retainers. Reason being is that I would have to buy a loooot of retainers and I have a lot of places that retainers might not work😂
Sometimes you can’t not get a procedure. If you get into an accident, those piercings are coming out. I have to have my gallbladder out because it’s constant pain and issues. I need to have my daiths out for it, so I’ll have retainers put in. My ears, I can just take out my earrings and they’ll be fine for a day or so. But I just had my daiths done in January and they were a pain to get to this point. I’m not wasting that time.
That's the problem I'm running into at my new job she said for my next interview I had to have all my face peircings covered up or in retainers and I have 11 face peircings and all the set of retainers I find only have ten or they just don't have the ones I need and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do about my dermal anchors
I have mri’s all of the time. Generally if the metal of the piercing is either gold, silver, or medical grade titanium they will allow you to keep them in. But that’s only if it’s a piercing that’s hard for you to take out on your own like a daith with seam ring. If you just have something easy like a helix with a labret you should know how to take this out and they will expect you to do so, so be prepared to take it out or have a retainer ready.
Had a plastic navel bar when was pregnant as only had in for like a year and was told it can heal up quite fast so I managed to keep a plastic navel bar throughout my pregnancy 😊
A few days ago on May 4th, I had to switch out my nostril ring and my snakebites to bioflex piercing retainers because I had to get a panoramic x-ray right after getting my braces removed on the same day (and sadly, you can't wear any metal jewelry above the neck for that type of x-ray). Ended up leaving with both piercing retainers and Essix dental retainers in my mouth that afternoon, lol.
is it possible to pierce an ear with a clear piercing? i play soccer and don't really have an "off-season" so i believe clear piercings would be my best bet if i were to get one on my helix. if so, do you recommend any good quality retainers that would work?
@@PiercingWithScott Ahhh thank you Scott this might be my answer so I can get my nostrils pierced as a competitive horse rider!! I'm pretty sure from a 1m distance they wouldn't tell. Legend.
Real gold can go into an MRI machine.. I had one done while I had 14k gold belly ring and 14k cartilage in. I called the company first and the tech said it wasn’t a problem. I did it and had no issues.
I had a labret piercing retainer for a while but I ended up losing the tip of it, unfortunately I decided I would temporarily fix it with a plastic bead I found and while it did initially work I ended up forgetting about it and uh.. Needless to say the piercing had to be removed, I got a bit of plastic embedded in my lip and I'm gonna be repierced soon. Other than that incident during the time I had my piercing I took real good care of it, never neglecting to wash it with saline solution each day and it hardly swelled up (other than the occasional swelling around the hole). Because I took such good care of it as well once that incident happened I didn't end up having a scar which is pretty sweet
during surgery, they don’t want metal in case they have to take a random x-ray that They weren’t expecting to need to take, once you’re asleep, but most importantly, for cauterization stitching, often times internally, they’ll do cauterization instead of absorbing stitches, and if the metal is close enough to the area they’re gonna cauterize, it’ll heat that metal up And cause burns. I’m not sure how close it needs to be, but I presume like within a couple feet or so. Also, they don’t wanna have to worry about anything getting ripped out while they’re scrubbing, pushing your body and repositioning you once you’ve gone asleep.
After I started stretching my ears, I got some flesh colored silicone plugs for a job interview.. they had such a sharp flare that it was impossible to get it out. I had to use nail clippers to chip away at it and I've been scared to use Double flared plugs ever since!
I like the way the retainer looks. Not sure about the horse shoe ring anymore. Does anyone know if they sell the nose ring that looks like a retainer, but with Tiny balls to keep it from falling out.I’ve been looking around but can’t seem to find anything besides the retainer. I really like the dainty look!
i got retainers for my newest lobe piercings (6 months old) because i started working with electricity at school! i use bigger silicone backings (from any craft store) and change/clean them frequently since i need to keep them in everyday. i’d like to get more piercings, but would i be able to heal with silicone retainers instead of metal? i should be able to put my metal hoops back in when i start my next class, but i need to have the option in case i end up doing more electrical work for my job!
I've had a septum retainer for almost the whole time I've had my septum pierced. I haven't had any medical procedures and I don't have any planned, but it's always there just in case of an emergency
I have a clear retainer because I have a keloid on my nose. Whenever I go to bed I put a bandage on it so it doesn’t come out like it did on my birthday and got it redone again because I lose the retainer like it’s healing with the keloid.
hey could u make a video of proper anatomy for an industrial, im trying to learn and dont want to risk messing anyones ears up or cause them to have issues
my earlobes, i dont know what it is, but they simply do not close. ive left jewelry out for MONTHS and they dont close at all. it was a massive hassle for me to try and close my newer ones that were only about 6 months old, its been a couple years and they’re still not really there, like i could probably still get an earring in there. it is a blessing and a curse lol
I just got my septum pierced & then I had a knee surgery because of an accident.. My biggest fear was having to take it out.. 😅 I'm glad I didn't need to.. ^^
I didn’t know that you couldn’t keep them in for hours at a time. At school, I’m only allowed one lobe piercing per ear and one nose stud. I have… quite a few more piercings than that… so I was wondering what I could do because I’ve paid over £100 for all my piercings I’m not letting my school tell me to take them out. I only have a couple years left at school anyway until I can have as many piercings as I want but just in case I get pulled up on them again, I was wondering what would you recommend to cover up healing piercings?
Great video. I'm looking at getting some push-in retainers (labret style) and wondering how people are liking those. I don't want to end up having to fight it to get it back out. While the pro is likely that they hold better, that could also be a potential con. Anybody want to chime in?
This was great to know. Now do they do retainers for all piercings. ie: tragus, daith helix. I need to know as in the new year , I have to get some dental x-rays. And latex or silicone are what I will need. Thanks again for this very informative video.
They do make retainers in pretty much all shapes. I have labret style for my lip and nose (sized my nose to 16g). I looked up hoop for the daith and they have that too. The retainers you wouldn’t find are anchors for dermal or surface bars. Or at least I wouldn’t ever put a plastic surface bar in me. I’d worry about it snapping for some freak reason.
@@annonone93 thank you, it always good to know that they have these. At some point, I might have to get them if I need x-rays or if I need a surgical procedure. I also agree, I sure wouldn't want to put any plastic in me. ie: dermal I will check them out. Again thanks a bunch.
I got my Daith done on August 18th 2021. Today, August 19th 2021, my family and I decided I need to go to the doctor for a few medical test due to some health issues I have been ignoring for about 5 years, What do I do if the Dr decides to do an MRI or CAT Scan?
Hey Scott! I know this isn’t the right video to ask this question but I’ve been wanting to stretch my ears! Do you have any recommendations on where to buy the jewelry for it?
Curved barbell retainers work for vertical Labrets right? I’m getting dental work done (X-rays included) in about 2 months, and have been stressing about it closing but I’m not very familiar with Retainers since this is my only piercing.
I have a nose ring and they let me keep it on each time I got an MRI. They were looking at my neck and spine so I guess it wouldn't interfere. They told me if it starts to feel hot to let them know but it didn't.
Ugh need these because surgery next month 😫 where do I get one that last days lol my surgery is supposed to be miserable 😣so I don’t know if I’ll be able to change 12 piercing after it 😆
I have to get a breast reduction in a month and of course I have to take out all my metal piercings, my worry is I have a septum gauge and Im not able to easily find a retainer for it. Any good ideas of where I would be able to get a septum gauge retainer?
I just had my nose and belly button pierced in may 2022, my doctor wants another mri done. Can I still use a retainer. I know it hasn’t been long, but really need an mri lol. What shall I do?
Oh my gosh, one of my ears have been pierced for years, like since I got them pierced at 7 years old. The other one I have repierced it so many times 🙃 I have my earrings out for like 5 days and it's starting to close, and the other is always fine... so crazy
Just got my rook pierced (3 weeks ago) and now have to go in for a brain mri asap, should I ask the piercing shop if they can change it to a retainer for me to reduce damage?:(
I'm having surgery coming up soon and will have to take my nose piercing out. I don't know what gage my nose piercing is so how do I determined the size retainer that I need?
I'm going to have a surgery soon and I'm really worried about my 3-month-old surface bar on my chest. If I get a retainer, how long can it stay and will I be able to get it replaced, say, 2 weeks after my surgery? I got pierced in another country but now I'm stuck and can't consult the piercer who did mine :(
I've been looking for a septum retainer because I need to be able to take out my piercings when I start my job as an electrician but it's hard to find lmao the rest are easy to find the septum ones I can't find
Hey Scott! I train in martial arts and sometimes spar and get hit in the face. Would I be able to keep it off a couple hours when fully healed if I get a nose piercing?
I have taken my nostril piercing out to wash my face and forgot to put it back in till morning, and it was fine. But this only happens maybe once a year. I've also had this for nearly 20 years and everyone is different, so your mileage may vary. When I was a kid my ear lobes would close up if I didn't wear earrings for like 2 days even years after I had them done.
I'm going to death row to visit a pen pal and they allow absolutely NO jewelry. So, now I'm tasked with having to find Bioflex retainers for ten piercings: Industrial, two tragus piercings, one daith, four lobes and a helix and a conch. Pls send help... lol How do I know it's genuine Bioflex and not some cheapy-cheap junk?
Say I know I'm gonna need a retainer in for something but really want a new piercing. Could I just get it pierced with the retainer? Than just keep it in until it heals than switch it out for a normal piercing after that.
I saw that info in different places that retainers not a good idea. Silicone is too flexible, acrilyc is not smooth enough. Teflon is smooth and flexible, but hard enough. It will not stick to the fresh wound, will not react with any substance and safe. (Mostly it's a little milky colored "plastic", but recently someone told me that Bioflex or piercings under something similar name is teflon too and it is clear in color.) :)
can i put in a retainer as my very first piercing? like i just got a piercing and i put in a retainer and it stays there until its healed?(like hideing it from family)
I tried to put a retainer in my cheek Piercing and it just won’t go in. It looks like it’s the same size as the ring but it just won’t go in my Piercing .
I don't think so. The best answer is "it depends", but even it is not visible/flexible/soft it can be catched. So you risking a rip out or some damage caused by the piercing, even it is just a minor one, but still some damage. But best to ask the piercer who will do/did your piercings.
Do you guys think I could put one of those heart shaped retainers in my labret lip piercing? I feel like that would be difficult to get out for some reason
The heart shaped retainer is elastic. It is long, because that act like a little needle. You stick it in the hole, grab the end on the other side, and than strectch it out. The heart shape will stretch to a "line", so you can easily pull it trough. Same method when you want to get it out. :)
There are large gauge retainers but a little tougher to find. Some people use plastic or acrylic jewelry for those if you can find those in the correct size. Again they are only temporary fixes.
How long can you leave certain piercings out? I usually go 6 months to a year without putting anything in my labret. but I'm terrified to pull out my 3 month old septum piercing, even if it's just for a few minutes at most.
Gonna vary from person to person. Like he said in the video, you could have had a piercing for years and it'll still close up. I wouldn't leave my septum out too long. I took it out a few times since I got it in 2015, but couldn't say how long, can't remember. I wouldn't chance it if I were you. I also had a super super old labret just close up on me. I mean I've had that fucker since 2008 or something and it just closed up out of nowhere. Don't ask me what I did (I had noble intentions of waiting til it was fully healed and closed to have it repierced, but I'm not a patient person. It's pierced again now, not by a piercer tho 😆)
Dont use the o ring retainers in a tongue piercings hardly had it in for 5 mins before the o ring came off and i swolled the retainer make sure to get one with a ball on it
Honestly one of the reasons I'm hesitant about getting micro dermals and stuff where you can't really take the base of the piercing out on your own is like... What do I do if I end up needing an MRI?
More likely noo. I want to hide mine while healed because I ws afraid to catch or hit it. I was pierced with a titanium horseshoe and I ask the piercer to flip it up. It was a very easy healing. You can ask for a teflon (Bioflex or something) horseshoe too. It is a little flexible, but not too flexible. It would not stick to the wound, does not react with anything and smooth. I am allergic and with this method blowing my nose didn't really was painful, it was just a little sensitive. Healed fast and easy. Two times I hit my nose accidentally, had a little flair up (It was itchy and burning), but with saline soaking those disappeared in a few days. :)
![Felix "Unfair" | [Stray Kids : SKZ-PLAYER]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Oswujxm2Ag0/mqdefault.jpg)
My mothers nose ring still closes up after 20+ years of having it! She needs a retainer when she has surgery. Kept my nose ring in solid for about 2 years and had it out for about a year after that and I popped it back in like I just took it out. Its pretty awesome how each individual, related or not, has different experiences when it comes to keeping the piercing through medical procedures and whatnot.
Same my friend got hers done and she had it in for 3 months and it closed in a day or less but I had mine for about 2 months and I took it out for a week and i could stil pop it back in no problem, someone told me that the retainers give u scars and I used mine for school every day and I haven’t got a scar my hole is not visible
My best friend always wore a retainer to work when she had a job that didn’t allow nose piercings. Everyone just thought she had a little mole on her nose. Worked great.
Nice 😄
I have a little mole on my left nostril and people always thought it was a piercing.
Soon, I'd like to get a right nostril piercing with black bead jewelry to give my mole a "twin". 🖤✨
I got an xray done once when I went to the er and I had completely forgot about my nipple jewelry and when the 2 male techs made a funny face then looked at me was when I remembered 😅
Haha same!!!! They made me take the x-ray over again without the metal in place, they said it was in case. There was something behind the metal that was obstructing the view. I got to keep the physical x-rays with the jewelry in because they didn’t want to keep them laugh out loud. It was back in the 2000s when they printed out the x-rays physically still
I went in for an MRI and they told me I would have to take out my piercings. They lady advised me to have them out. Especially long bars like industrials or anything over an inch. She said it will get really hot and feel like a lightning bolt strikes your ear. So get those retainers, or have some in case of emergencies. Great video!
I have no plans on getting them for surgery but I can see myself wearing them at a family reunion to avoid getting looks from older family members who won’t like them
I have had MRI’s and x-rays with my titanium jewelry. I always explain that that the jewelry is titanium and can’t be removed (still healing) and it hasn’t been a problem. After all, medical implants are also made of titanium.
I just had knee surgery yesterday and I used the plastic retainers with the o rings, worked just fine. It was outpatient surgery so as soon as I got home I replaced them with my usual jewelry. Thank God for retainers!
I'm about to have surgery to remove a small tumor from my breast. I've been thinking I should get retainers for my nipple piercings while I prepare for this procedure. I LOVE my nipple piercings, and I would be very sad to lose them.
Thank you for the informative video, I've really been enjoying your content!
How was your surgery and the piercings? Hope all is good!
@@vagrantastronaut Well thank you for the well wishes!
The surgery went well, and I am tumor-free. My nipple jewelry is back in, and looking great!
@@abBensch That's great!! Rock on 🤟
@@abBensch I have surgery coming up and I’m so nervous about this. Did you put in retainers for your procedure?
@@anijhiawooley1887 Unfortunately I was told that I couldn't have anything in my piercings. Talk to your surgeon, maybe it's a preference thing. I was able to get them back in without trouble the day after surgery.
Lots of people get nervous about surgeries. I have had twelve, and ten of those were before I turned 25. It's pretty easy, you only have to sleep🙃
Also, while the surgeon and their assistants are doing their thing, the anesthesiologist does nothing but make sure you're doing okay.
You'll do great!
Thank you Scott! Very informative video. I always wondered why people bothered with retainers other than to hide a piercing, but it makes sense for medical procedures.
Your videos are very informative thank you, you should have WAYYYYYYYYY more subscribers
Glad you like them!
Wish I knew this before, I took out my 5 year old nose ring for a visa appointment and at the same time I wanted to see how I looked without it, but I left it out too long and it closed :( now I really miss my piercing but I will have to get it repierced
My local piercer isn’t doing anything on nose and lips due to COVID soooo now I have to wait even longer :(
I am not sure, maybe Scott knows that, but I think it's better because of scar tissue? Not entirely sure. But I am 100% sure that if you have scars and want to tattoo over it, you should wait around 1.5 years after the wound healed, in order to minimise the risk of distortion on the motive. :)
@@CelebralBore update haha, it wasn’t closed ❤️ I checked it’s just a weird angle to put on the jewelry myself so I’m going to a profesional piercer next week c: (couldn’t go before because covid, they weren’t doing any nose ore mouth piercings )
With all the jewelry shopping I've been doing, I forgot about retainers to have just in case and this video reminded me, so thank you. And can't remember who said it, but you really should have more subs. Your stuff is awesome.
I have a silicon heart retainer and it works pretty well. The only downsides are that it's hard to fish it through so you have to pull it with a tweezer inside your nostril, it doesn't quite fit my skintone so it's not invisible (more like a skin tag look), and the stem is long so sometimes it sticks out the front and it looks like I have a booger.
I’ll be having surgery in the near future, and have worried about my piercings coming out for months, i didn’t know these existed so thank you!
youre so pleasant to get advice from! your entire demeanor is so friendly and welcoming; thank you for the advice!
I have actually never thought about that. It makes sense that you wouldn't get a fresh piercing if you had a surgery or other procedure scheduled in advance, but what happens if it's unplanned? What if you get a new piercing and three weeks later sustain an injury and need an MRI? I'm assuming the jewelry is removed and the piercing is a loss?
Geaux Gretchen said she changed her septum piercing after three weeks to a retainer cause she had surgery and it heeled fine but that was an emergency. I wouldn't encourage u to do if its planndd
I guess you could try it if you're a few weeks in but you'd be taking a risk. Ultimately it'd be safer just to call it a loss - you're not gonna be able to enjoy that new septum piercing with a brain bleed!
I work in medical imaging. If it's something serious and can't wait, I've seen patients lose their new piercings just to get the imaging done. It sucks but it is what it is.
I always have retainers in my backpack because I'm clumsy af. I found the "near natural" plastic retainers with the nude O rings work best. I have 30+ diffrent shapes and sizes in my bag. I'm clumsy. And I was very lucky I had these. About 10 months ago I got hit my a car, it wasn't too bad but they wanted to x Ray me and give me an mri, just to make sure there were no hidden brakes or bleeding. I explained to the nurse (she had 3 visible tats so I knew she would understand the mod life) that I didn't want to loose pirceings and actually did have retainers in my bad, she helped me put them in and took photos of each pirceing and the jewlwery I took out On my phone so I'd be able to put them back in after. I had recently had my 6th lip pirceing ( the top right side of my top lip) done, and tho it hurt to change and change back, it healed fine after. It's not a good idea to do it, if there's an emergency it's always worth a try.
sometimes you have to give up piercings for health reasons.my sister had to take her tongue piercing out for surgery(she had to be intubated).it closed up but she got lifesaving surgery.it be like that sometimes
My dentist makes x-rays every year while I wear my medusa, I always ask but he never tells me to take it out. Hopefully I dont get a head injury or anything because there is no retainer for a dermal anchor haha.
I was wondering about the dentist. May I ask the x-ray that you had was it the one that spins around your head. Or is it the one where they place the x-ray tub up to your cheek?
@@_zory Im pretty sure I've had both done. Definitely the one against the cheek, maybe the one that revolves.
Most of the time it is only necessary to remove piercings and/or earrings for dental x-rays if the dentist wants to see the area where the piercing is located (because metal blocks the rays and the area would not be visible on the film/digital image). Piercings can cause kind of a mirror effect, though, especially with the Orthopantomograph (the one that spins around the head). So if a person has a lot of piercings or we also want to be sure and see the area where the Piercing is located clearly, the piercings should be removed :)
I used the plasticy retainers for the septum, they work great, they are super comfortable, too, so if you need to use it daily for your job or something, it works, BUT I suggest searching one which has some form of closure on it, f.e. a silicone barbell in order to hide it. If you don't need to hide it and just need it for short check ups, the plasticy one is great, I think I have it in bioflex. :)
Why not just flip your piercing up? I have hidden mine for 11 years.
@@nofinn1044 they might not have a horseshoe
I got my septum pierced July 2nd and I read online that I can change my ring after 6 weeks so I put in a retainer after my 6 weeks were up, so far I haven’t had any problems if anything my piercing doesn’t hurt not one bit…I’m going to keep it retained until early January (that’s when it should be more than fully healed) because I heard that the less your septum moves the faster it’ll heal…My retainer is a metal one…I can still clean it fine
Thank you! I've been needing a video about retainers/spacers because I'm going to start a job that won't allow face piercings and I'll be going back to school in a few months and you know how schools are. So thank you very much for this again! 💙💙
I just subscribed to your channel yesterday and I’ve been going down the list and watching every video.
Great stuff! Love your personal and info!!
Glad you like them!
I've only used the stable shaped retainers for my septum. Mine is metal an I love them I have different lengths but I mainly wear them an they are so easy to pop in an out to wear.
I just got one like that and I’m hoping I won’t lose the piercing if their metal.
I wear silicone studs for my snakebites for work. They’re still visible but not until you look closer, but they work great for work!
Thanks a lot. I have an upcoming surgery and tbh I didn't know what to do with my piercings 😅. I had heard sbiut retainers but didn't actually know what they were. This vid was super helpful. Again, thanks a lot.
Even though I've had my lip priced for about 10 year if I have my jewelry out for more then 5 mins it get harder to put back in.
I got some retainers that do have screw on balls instead of the o-rings. I like them to be super secure and o-rings just don't work well for me (considering I can't use the latex ones)
MRI is the only one that will react with the piercings, love your videos!
What about the retainers that have actual jewels that are threadless push ins? Would it still be smart to not wear them for long?
Didnt know retainers existed/were allowed for surgery and I had 2 just a few months after I got my industrial! I still have my piercing thank goodness but oh man a retainer would've been SO helpful!
Retainer I didn’t like: the nose stud with the tiny front ball, and it’s straight with no back. It comes out so easily without being noticed. It’s amazing for hiding but not worth the risk.
Retainers I do like: anything with two ends that aren’t super flexible (so the shape of the piercing can be preserved). Although, bio flex with a flat back and push top in the lip is really nice. It’s so lightweight too.
When I had my MRI results was able to keep all my jewelry in and I didn’t feel any effects from it. Also, they were looking at my spin so they weren’t worried about my piercings blocking anything, and they just wanted to know the location so the person checking the scans knew. Granted each experience is going to be different, so yeah the tech will tell you what to do.
I had to get some for my nipples because of surgeries and such. Sadly, I had to change mine before they were completely healed because of a car accident I was involved in. It was 3 months after I had gotten them done, so they weren’t new new. I found that when something like that does happen where you have to change a piercing that isn’t fully healed, it’s better to change them in the shower after you clean them.
True! Or with a help of some saline. :)
I was worried about getting a septum piercing because I have nasal polyps and also need to check in with a neurologist for CT and MRI, so I got some body safe silicone retainers for when I have those procedures!
I would honestly rather not get said procedure instead of wearing retainers. Reason being is that I would have to buy a loooot of retainers and I have a lot of places that retainers might not work😂
Retainers are a pain to deal with, I agree.
Lol same.
Sometimes you can’t not get a procedure. If you get into an accident, those piercings are coming out.
I have to have my gallbladder out because it’s constant pain and issues. I need to have my daiths out for it, so I’ll have retainers put in. My ears, I can just take out my earrings and they’ll be fine for a day or so. But I just had my daiths done in January and they were a pain to get to this point. I’m not wasting that time.
@@JiffyCakesGee baby I think it was a joke 😂😂
That's the problem I'm running into at my new job she said for my next interview I had to have all my face peircings covered up or in retainers and I have 11 face peircings and all the set of retainers I find only have ten or they just don't have the ones I need and I have no idea what I'm supposed to do about my dermal anchors
This was a concern of mine for mri or ops. Thank you for the info
I have mri’s all of the time. Generally if the metal of the piercing is either gold, silver, or medical grade titanium they will allow you to keep them in. But that’s only if it’s a piercing that’s hard for you to take out on your own like a daith with seam ring. If you just have something easy like a helix with a labret you should know how to take this out and they will expect you to do so, so be prepared to take it out or have a retainer ready.
@@Miss-Missy thanx. I was concerned about my rook and daith. Thank you
Depending on the mri you may still need to take them out, like a head mri
i had to put in a retainer in when i got jaw surgery also i use them for job interviews
Had a plastic navel bar when was pregnant as only had in for like a year and was told it can heal up quite fast so I managed to keep a plastic navel bar throughout my pregnancy 😊
That's very rare but miracles happen. Congrats!
A few days ago on May 4th, I had to switch out my nostril ring and my snakebites to bioflex piercing retainers because I had to get a panoramic x-ray right after getting my braces removed on the same day (and sadly, you can't wear any metal jewelry above the neck for that type of x-ray).
Ended up leaving with both piercing retainers and Essix dental retainers in my mouth that afternoon, lol.
is it possible to pierce an ear with a clear piercing? i play soccer and don't really have an "off-season" so i believe clear piercings would be my best bet if i were to get one on my helix. if so, do you recommend any good quality retainers that would work?
Neometal makes threadless titanium flesh colored flat tops that make your piercing almost invisible.
@@PiercingWithScott Ahhh thank you Scott this might be my answer so I can get my nostrils pierced as a competitive horse rider!! I'm pretty sure from a 1m distance they wouldn't tell. Legend.
i'll have a big surgery in some time, could you suggest me a retainer that i could leave in a little longer?
I had bumps on my daith I’ve swapped it to plastic as I have an mri scan coming up, the piercing has now got no bumps!
You forgot to mention the retainers that have clear balls
I did forget those, great point. Just make sure the acrylic jewelry does not have metal threads.
@@PiercingWithScott true, but then there’s what about dermals remove em or go without said procedure
Real gold can go into an MRI machine.. I had one done while I had 14k gold belly ring and 14k cartilage in. I called the company first and the tech said it wasn’t a problem. I did it and had no issues.
I had a labret piercing retainer for a while but I ended up losing the tip of it, unfortunately I decided I would temporarily fix it with a plastic bead I found and while it did initially work I ended up forgetting about it and uh.. Needless to say the piercing had to be removed, I got a bit of plastic embedded in my lip and I'm gonna be repierced soon. Other than that incident during the time I had my piercing I took real good care of it, never neglecting to wash it with saline solution each day and it hardly swelled up (other than the occasional swelling around the hole). Because I took such good care of it as well once that incident happened I didn't end up having a scar which is pretty sweet
during surgery, they don’t want metal in case they have to take a random x-ray that They weren’t expecting to need to take, once you’re asleep, but most importantly, for cauterization stitching, often times internally, they’ll do cauterization instead of absorbing stitches, and if the metal is close enough to the area they’re gonna cauterize, it’ll heat that metal up And cause burns. I’m not sure how close it needs to be, but I presume like within a couple feet or so.
Also, they don’t wanna have to worry about anything getting ripped out while they’re scrubbing, pushing your body and repositioning you once you’ve gone asleep.
When I had major surgery earlier this year they just let me paper tape my nostril ring and earrings etc which was really kind of them
After I started stretching my ears, I got some flesh colored silicone plugs for a job interview.. they had such a sharp flare that it was impossible to get it out. I had to use nail clippers to chip away at it and I've been scared to use Double flared plugs ever since!
Hi.
Great vid, thanks.
Where could I possibly get the retainers where the post is steel and the ball in the front is flesh colored or clear, please?
@PiercingWithScott new to your videos. Love them thanks ❤️❤️❤️
I've had my bridge for 20 years, and need to get a retainer for surgery next month. Such a pain in the ass LOL
I like the way the retainer looks.
Not sure about the horse shoe ring anymore.
Does anyone know if they sell the nose ring that looks like a retainer, but with Tiny balls to keep it from falling out.I’ve been looking around but can’t seem to find anything besides the retainer.
I really like the dainty look!
i got retainers for my newest lobe piercings (6 months old) because i started working with electricity at school! i use bigger silicone backings (from any craft store) and change/clean them frequently since i need to keep them in everyday.
i’d like to get more piercings, but would i be able to heal with silicone retainers instead of metal? i should be able to put my metal hoops back in when i start my next class, but i need to have the option in case i end up doing more electrical work for my job!
I've had a septum retainer for almost the whole time I've had my septum pierced. I haven't had any medical procedures and I don't have any planned, but it's always there just in case of an emergency
I have a clear retainer because I have a keloid on my nose. Whenever I go to bed I put a bandage on it so it doesn’t come out like it did on my birthday and got it redone again because I lose the retainer like it’s healing with the keloid.
hey could u make a video of proper anatomy for an industrial, im trying to learn and dont want to risk messing anyones ears up or cause them to have issues
my earlobes, i dont know what it is, but they simply do not close. ive left jewelry out for MONTHS and they dont close at all. it was a massive hassle for me to try and close my newer ones that were only about 6 months old, its been a couple years and they’re still not really there, like i could probably still get an earring in there. it is a blessing and a curse lol
I just got my septum pierced & then I had a knee surgery because of an accident.. My biggest fear was having to take it out.. 😅 I'm glad I didn't need to.. ^^
What is the best retainers for sparing more specifically for eyebrow piercings
What if I use a bioplast internally threaded one for an ashley piercing to prevent teeth chipping and gum erosion?
Hey if you were to have a tongue piercing or lip piercings would that interfere with a dentist appointment- like if they did a clean up.
Depends on the dentist (some are cool with it, some aren't) as well as if they are taking X-Rays
My dentist lets me keep my philtrum in. She said she sees people with piercings all the time.
@@Amanda-zr6gk ahh okay
Because I want a piercing- either a web piercing or tongue but idk if it'll be safe for when they clean 😅
I didn’t know that you couldn’t keep them in for hours at a time. At school, I’m only allowed one lobe piercing per ear and one nose stud. I have… quite a few more piercings than that… so I was wondering what I could do because I’ve paid over £100 for all my piercings I’m not letting my school tell me to take them out. I only have a couple years left at school anyway until I can have as many piercings as I want but just in case I get pulled up on them again, I was wondering what would you recommend to cover up healing piercings?
Great video. I'm looking at getting some push-in retainers (labret style) and wondering how people are liking those. I don't want to end up having to fight it to get it back out. While the pro is likely that they hold better, that could also be a potential con. Anybody want to chime in?
I've never seen one get stuck before.
This was great to know. Now do they do retainers for all piercings. ie: tragus, daith helix. I need to know as in the new year , I have to get some dental x-rays. And latex or silicone are what I will need. Thanks again for this very informative video.
They do make retainers in pretty much all shapes. I have labret style for my lip and nose (sized my nose to 16g). I looked up hoop for the daith and they have that too. The retainers you wouldn’t find are anchors for dermal or surface bars. Or at least I wouldn’t ever put a plastic surface bar in me. I’d worry about it snapping for some freak reason.
@@annonone93 thank you, it always good to know that they have these. At some point, I might have to get them if I need x-rays or if I need a surgical procedure. I also agree, I sure wouldn't want to put any plastic in me. ie: dermal I will check them out. Again thanks a bunch.
Recommends, new sub, re-pierced my Monroe yesterday after having it out for 5 yrs, missed it :)
I got my Daith done on August 18th 2021. Today, August 19th 2021, my family and I decided I need to go to the doctor for a few medical test due to some health issues I have been ignoring for about 5 years, What do I do if the Dr decides to do an MRI or CAT Scan?
I carry retainers right in my purse for random times u might lose a piercing or have some random medical emergency 🤷 I love my piercings lol
Hey Scott! I know this isn’t the right video to ask this question but I’ve been wanting to stretch my ears! Do you have any recommendations on where to buy the jewelry for it?
I have a video on stretching, check it out. Buying from a reputable piercer is always the best option.
Curved barbell retainers work for vertical Labrets right? I’m getting dental work done (X-rays included) in about 2 months, and have been stressing about it closing but I’m not very familiar with Retainers since this is my only piercing.
I have a nose ring and they let me keep it on each time I got an MRI. They were looking at my neck and spine so I guess it wouldn't interfere. They told me if it starts to feel hot to let them know but it didn't.
Might be handy to have a retainer on hand just in case
Ugh need these because surgery next month 😫 where do I get one that last days lol my surgery is supposed to be miserable 😣so I don’t know if I’ll be able to change 12 piercing after it 😆
I have to get a breast reduction in a month and of course I have to take out all my metal piercings, my worry is I have a septum gauge and Im not able to easily find a retainer for it. Any good ideas of where I would be able to get a septum gauge retainer?
Hey there dude just wanted to know about first time getting the tongue piercings
I just had my nose and belly button pierced in may 2022, my doctor wants another mri done. Can I still use a retainer. I know it hasn’t been long, but really need an mri lol. What shall I do?
Oh my gosh, one of my ears have been pierced for years, like since I got them pierced at 7 years old. The other one I have repierced it so many times 🙃
I have my earrings out for like 5 days and it's starting to close, and the other is always fine... so crazy
Just got my rook pierced (3 weeks ago) and now have to go in for a brain mri asap, should I ask the piercing shop if they can change it to a retainer for me to reduce damage?:(
I'm having surgery coming up soon and will have to take my nose piercing out. I don't know what gage my nose piercing is so how do I determined the size retainer that I need?
I used to use it when I was in high school or when my the rules in my job says no visible piercings
I'm going to have a surgery soon and I'm really worried about my 3-month-old surface bar on my chest. If I get a retainer, how long can it stay and will I be able to get it replaced, say, 2 weeks after my surgery? I got pierced in another country but now I'm stuck and can't consult the piercer who did mine :(
Actually i get hives from the coloring on silicone. The clear is fine, but if I wear colored silicone I break out completely and its painful
Any recommendations for a smiley piercing retainer?!
Had my belly piercing in for about a year, took it out about 7 years ago and it's still very much open. Same as eyebrow.
I've been looking for a septum retainer because I need to be able to take out my piercings when I start my job as an electrician but it's hard to find lmao the rest are easy to find the septum ones I can't find
You can use a lot of type for septum. Many shapes and materials. I suggest a horse shoe, because you can flip it up and that way is invisible. :)
Hey Scott! I train in martial arts and sometimes spar and get hit in the face. Would I be able to keep it off a couple hours when fully healed if I get a nose piercing?
I have taken my nostril piercing out to wash my face and forgot to put it back in till morning, and it was fine. But this only happens maybe once a year. I've also had this for nearly 20 years and everyone is different, so your mileage may vary. When I was a kid my ear lobes would close up if I didn't wear earrings for like 2 days even years after I had them done.
I'm going to death row to visit a pen pal and they allow absolutely NO jewelry. So, now I'm tasked with having to find Bioflex retainers for ten piercings: Industrial, two tragus piercings, one daith, four lobes and a helix and a conch. Pls send help... lol How do I know it's genuine Bioflex and not some cheapy-cheap junk?
Great Content!
My advice for staple shaped septum retainers: flip them up into your nose. I’ve had one fall out in my sleep before
Say I know I'm gonna need a retainer in for something but really want a new piercing. Could I just get it pierced with the retainer? Than just keep it in until it heals than switch it out for a normal piercing after that.
I saw that info in different places that retainers not a good idea. Silicone is too flexible, acrilyc is not smooth enough. Teflon is smooth and flexible, but hard enough. It will not stick to the fresh wound, will not react with any substance and safe. (Mostly it's a little milky colored "plastic", but recently someone told me that Bioflex or piercings under something similar name is teflon too and it is clear in color.) :)
How long can I leave my bioflex Septum retainer in?
can i put in a retainer as my very first piercing? like i just got a piercing and i put in a retainer and it stays there until its healed?(like hideing it from family)
I have a question. Would you ever Gauge your tongue
I don't have my tongue pierced so, not me personally. But I do know folks that have stretched their tongues.
I had something like this for my belly button piercing when i was pregnant.
I tried to put a retainer in my cheek Piercing and it just won’t go in. It looks like it’s the same size as the ring but it just won’t go in my Piercing .
would this work for doing karate/wrestiling/jujitsu? wanna start but dont want my piercings to be a bother
I don't think so. The best answer is "it depends", but even it is not visible/flexible/soft it can be catched. So you risking a rip out or some damage caused by the piercing, even it is just a minor one, but still some damage. But best to ask the piercer who will do/did your piercings.
Are they good for irritation bumps?
Do you guys think I could put one of those heart shaped retainers in my labret lip piercing? I feel like that would be difficult to get out for some reason
The heart shaped retainer is elastic. It is long, because that act like a little needle. You stick it in the hole, grab the end on the other side, and than strectch it out. The heart shape will stretch to a "line", so you can easily pull it trough. Same method when you want to get it out. :)
this is probably a dumb question, but are there retainers for genital piercings?
There are large gauge retainers but a little tougher to find. Some people use plastic or acrylic jewelry for those if you can find those in the correct size. Again they are only temporary fixes.
How long can you leave certain piercings out? I usually go 6 months to a year without putting anything in my labret. but I'm terrified to pull out my 3 month old septum piercing, even if it's just for a few minutes at most.
Gonna vary from person to person. Like he said in the video, you could have had a piercing for years and it'll still close up. I wouldn't leave my septum out too long. I took it out a few times since I got it in 2015, but couldn't say how long, can't remember. I wouldn't chance it if I were you. I also had a super super old labret just close up on me. I mean I've had that fucker since 2008 or something and it just closed up out of nowhere.
Don't ask me what I did (I had noble intentions of waiting til it was fully healed and closed to have it repierced, but I'm not a patient person. It's pierced again now, not by a piercer tho 😆)
Dont use the o ring retainers in a tongue piercings hardly had it in for 5 mins before the o ring came off and i swolled the retainer make sure to get one with a ball on it
Honestly one of the reasons I'm hesitant about getting micro dermals and stuff where you can't really take the base of the piercing out on your own is like... What do I do if I end up needing an MRI?
Try to get titanium ones, in most cases those are ok for an MRI. Just like hip replacements etc
I'm planning to get a septum piercing but I want to hide it from my parents and my piercer said that I can use a retainer. Is that okay?
More likely noo. I want to hide mine while healed because I ws afraid to catch or hit it. I was pierced with a titanium horseshoe and I ask the piercer to flip it up. It was a very easy healing. You can ask for a teflon (Bioflex or something) horseshoe too. It is a little flexible, but not too flexible. It would not stick to the wound, does not react with anything and smooth. I am allergic and with this method blowing my nose didn't really was painful, it was just a little sensitive. Healed fast and easy.
Two times I hit my nose accidentally, had a little flair up (It was itchy and burning), but with saline soaking those disappeared in a few days. :)
I have an mri tomorrow and i completely forgot that i have a septum so im fuckwd i have this septum for 5 months and im scared to death that it closes
How did it go?
I hope you were able to get your jewelry back in😢