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Daith

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  • 05-09-2008 10:27am
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    Lilee
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    Okay so I’m looking at getting a Daith piercing. Good idea/bad idea? I’ve heard it has a high chance of rejecting – and can it be pierced with a smallish ring? I want it to fit neatly into the curves of the ear. Also are there any places better than others for this piercing in the Dublin area?

    Cheers

    Ps. How is it pronounced? Dayth or doth or some other way?


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    Will
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    Depends if you are suited to the piercing or not, any piercer should be able to tell you handily enough.

    It will most likely be pierced with a large enough ring or bent barbell to accomadate for swelling in the initial healing stages. Once it is all well and good you can get a piece of jewelry to fit more snugly.

    Many studios around town, snakebite, bodyshock, inkwell, wildcat etc.

    Just follow the after care and should be ok :)


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    !!!
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    My daith piercing is now retired; one day to be re-pierced.
    I highly recommend you are pierced with a curved barbell and a curved barbell only!
    Don't change it for a very long time and just basically leave it the hell alone at all times.
    They are very bitchy piercings in my experience.
    Migration is possible, especially with ring jewellery. Request for it to be pierced just a tad deeper than usual as you are paranoid?
    Good luck. They are awesome piercings. :D


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    Lilee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭Lilee


    Thanks guys!
    I've my lobe, helix and conch pierced on the other ear and was basically feeling a bit lop-sided with only the lobe done on this ear. Was wanting something different and not along the outer rim of my ear. Decisions were between Daith and Rook.

    Think I shall head down to town tomorrow and enquire at the piercers wether i've the correct anatomy for it :)

    !!! - why a curved barbell instead of a ring? What are the benefits? (just curious - not slating!)


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    Star Lord
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    With a curved barbell if there is any pressure exerted, it will merely be gravity pulling it down. With a ring, it can move around much too freely, and it's center of gravity is off to the side of your piercing, so even gravity would encourage your piercing to migrate.


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    #6
    Lilee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 70 ✭✭Lilee


    DamoElDiablo wrote: »
    With a curved barbell if there is any pressure exerted, it will merely be gravity pulling it down. With a ring, it can move around much too freely, and it's center of gravity is off to the side of your piercing, so even gravity would encourage your piercing to migrate.

    Aah good thinking, there.

    Decisions decisions, though. I really do hate the look of barbells...I'll see what the piercer recommends tomorrow and take it from there, I guess.


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