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Scaffold over troubled waters

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  • 16-03-2009 3:08pm
    #1
    garylarson
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    Hi all,

    I have a scaffold in my right ear, had it done by Steve in Snakebite around ten years ago or so. Apart from the hellish healing process I've had no problem until now. The metal is rubbing the cartilage in my ear and it's very sore, lots of gunk etc.

    Is this the end of my jewellery? I tried having the two earrings in seperately to give the area a chance to heal but as soon as I put the bar back in it starts rubbing again.

    Any advice sincerely appreciated


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    Star Lord
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    Pop in to Steve, I'm sure he'd be only too happy to have a look at it for you.


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    Macca07
    Registered Users Posts: 1,223 ✭✭✭Macca07


    have d scaffold about a year, and i do admit it is a very awkward piercing to heal and clean, but have had no major problems, apart from d first week when i went changing d bar (i know i should've left it alone, but it was way too big for my ear)


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    Star Lord
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    The bigger bars/rings are put in at the start to allow for any swelling etc... They usually say to come back after X amount of time and that they'll change the jewellery then when they put in a larger bar to accomodate swelling.


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    Macca07
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    ya but this bar was about 2 inches too long, and i waited a week for swelling to go down


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    garylarson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭garylarson


    DamoElDiablo wrote: »
    Pop in to Steve, I'm sure he'd be only too happy to have a look at it for you.


    oh no doubt!

    unfortunately I don't live in or near Dublin anymore,


    I think it's 10 years of sleeping on my right side that has caused the damage!! not sure if I can wear that jewellery again as it's cut a groove into my ear :( was wishfully thinking that there'd be another way but just can't see it!


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    jenizzle
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    It sounds like you just need to get to get a new scaffold bar. You can measure the one you have, and get another a mm or two longer, preferrably internally threaded.


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    Adiboo
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    I had a problem with my scaffold, in that the middle of the bar seemed to tear away at my ear, looked like my ear was growing around the bar. I went to my piercer, he popped in two rings for 3 weeks and bent the bar for me so it wasn't grinding against my ear. Not sure if that's what you're experiencing though.


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