Warren recently removed this poor quality piece of jewellery from a customers navel.
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134 responses to “Belly Button Turn-Off.”
To quote a girl who got pierced with a gun using a nickle earring in her cartilage “I thought £3.50 was a good price for a piercing…..” The aftermath of that looked a lot worse than this, but like this case, it was the piercer who was negligent putting that piece of crap in her body, she may have just taken a little while to want to admit that something was wrong and was embarrassed to seek help.
To quote a girl who got pierced with a gun using a nickle earring in her cartilage “I thought £3.50 was a good price for a piercing…..” The aftermath of that looked a lot worse than this, but like this case, it was the piercer who was negligent putting that piece of crap in her body, she may have just taken a little while to want to admit that something was wrong and was embarrassed to seek help.
Damn, this resembles my favorite belly button ring.
BRB changing jewelry. And vomiting. DX
Damn, this resembles my favorite belly button ring.
BRB changing jewelry. And vomiting. DX
*shudders*
thats just……bad. in so many ways.
im wondering what the navel looked like?
*shudders*
thats just……bad. in so many ways.
im wondering what the navel looked like?
Amber: You’re better off asking that question the other way around… I.e. who *should* you be buying jewelry from. The shitty companies far outnumber the quality companies, in the fine style of capitalism. If you want to know if a company is reputable, myself or any knowledgeable piercer can help you out.
Amber: You’re better off asking that question the other way around… I.e. who *should* you be buying jewelry from. The shitty companies far outnumber the quality companies, in the fine style of capitalism. If you want to know if a company is reputable, myself or any knowledgeable piercer can help you out.
I think I found the ball of this jewel… Look this:
http://evolutionbody.blogspot.com/2008/07/trash-piercing.html
hahahahaha…
[]‘s from Brasil!
I think I found the ball of this jewel… Look this:
http://evolutionbody.blogspot.com/2008/07/trash-piercing.html
hahahahaha…
[]‘s from Brasil!
That’s pretty grody.
That’s pretty grody.
#49 Courtney: The issue you are seeing was INSIDE the fistula so she did not see the issues with the jewelry. She showered properly and normally every day she just never felt the need to remove the jewelry, which as I’ll keep saying till I’m blue in the face: “You don’t NEED to take the jewelry out provided its made properly”
The client wore her jewelry in her navel for a couple years, like I said though its not a matter of how long jewelry is left in teh body. If the jewelry is made PROPERLY, which so many shops claim (ie: that their jewelry is made properly and is the best)…
As far as she knew the piercing was fine, there was a bit of scar tissue but nothing insane at least visually. And she only came to me because she wanted a different piece of jewelry, it wasn’t until I pointed out the issue that she realized it.
Sadly the MAJORITY of people simply don’t take the time nowadays to analyze their bodies or piercings… Gotta remember not EVERYONE is hip with the piercing knowledge/information/education.
Sure it might have been a bit of “her fault” for not checking her piercing every day/week/month…But again that argument is pointless, the argument should really be: “How can we allow body jewelry companies to make such poor standards”
#53 deadlypoison: Looked like a typical navel that I see in an average 30-40 year old woman…Not the PERFECT looking navel but it wasn’t very red, visibly scarred up,etc.
#55 Depiné: That TOTALLY looks identical to a ball I’ve removed from someones face:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/vexhecubus/Picture099.jpg
#49 Courtney: The issue you are seeing was INSIDE the fistula so she did not see the issues with the jewelry. She showered properly and normally every day she just never felt the need to remove the jewelry, which as I’ll keep saying till I’m blue in the face: “You don’t NEED to take the jewelry out provided its made properly”
The client wore her jewelry in her navel for a couple years, like I said though its not a matter of how long jewelry is left in teh body. If the jewelry is made PROPERLY, which so many shops claim (ie: that their jewelry is made properly and is the best)…
As far as she knew the piercing was fine, there was a bit of scar tissue but nothing insane at least visually. And she only came to me because she wanted a different piece of jewelry, it wasn’t until I pointed out the issue that she realized it.
Sadly the MAJORITY of people simply don’t take the time nowadays to analyze their bodies or piercings… Gotta remember not EVERYONE is hip with the piercing knowledge/information/education.
Sure it might have been a bit of “her fault” for not checking her piercing every day/week/month…But again that argument is pointless, the argument should really be: “How can we allow body jewelry companies to make such poor standards”
#53 deadlypoison: Looked like a typical navel that I see in an average 30-40 year old woman…Not the PERFECT looking navel but it wasn’t very red, visibly scarred up,etc.
#55 Depiné: That TOTALLY looks identical to a ball I’ve removed from someones face:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/vexhecubus/Picture099.jpg
13 – mariess : Probably because most of the other stuff on BME is actually sterile and not putrefying.
Admittedly this does not bother me. But then again I can watch the Pain Series and Pain Olympics and not flinch.
13 – mariess : Probably because most of the other stuff on BME is actually sterile and not putrefying.
Admittedly this does not bother me. But then again I can watch the Pain Series and Pain Olympics and not flinch.
*twitches and mentally huggles my APP piercer and anatometal jewelry*
*twitches and mentally huggles my APP piercer and anatometal jewelry*
madoooo…
madoooo…
Hey Warren, as this is proving to be a bit of a hot topic at the moment any chance you could tell us where to get more detailed info on the topic of jewellery manufacture/ materials and processes other than the small bits that are on the BME encyclopedia already. Not that we dont trust everything that the jewellery manufacturers or retailers tell us or anything.
Hey Warren, as this is proving to be a bit of a hot topic at the moment any chance you could tell us where to get more detailed info on the topic of jewellery manufacture/ materials and processes other than the small bits that are on the BME encyclopedia already. Not that we dont trust everything that the jewellery manufacturers or retailers tell us or anything.
maybe the wearer just had poor hygiene.
maybe the wearer just had poor hygiene.
This is really god-awful. I feel so bad for the woman that Warren had to break the news to. If y’all think you’re puking/grossed out, imagine how this poor girl felt!
Warren, could you provide a list of TRUST-ABLE jewelers, maybe?
Enlighten the peanut gallery.
This is really god-awful. I feel so bad for the woman that Warren had to break the news to. If y’all think you’re puking/grossed out, imagine how this poor girl felt!
Warren, could you provide a list of TRUST-ABLE jewelers, maybe?
Enlighten the peanut gallery.
Joy: it was not poor hygiene…
we’ve already pin-pointed that fact that it’s not the hygiene its the body jewelry manufacturers inability to make proper jewelry.
Zander & Lola: As much as I’d like to point out what companies are shit and what companies aren’t,etc. I’ll simply say this is what clients should look for:
1) Is the jewelry Implant Grade Steel or Titanium (Steel = ASTM F-138 316LVM; Titanium = ASTM F136 6Al-4V ELI)
2) With Barbells or Labret Studs (Anything threaded) it SHOULD be Internally Threaded.
3) All jewelry should go through a hand polishing to make sure it has a mirrored polish to it. This means less irregularities in the surface so the skin and jewelry won’t attempt to bind/stick together.
4) All gem stones SHOULD be lab grown synthetic stones that are NOT Swarovski lead crystals
5) All gem stones should be HANDSET and guaranteed NEVER to fall out.
This all means you’ll end up paying a bit more for jewelry (not much though), but with paying that bit more to insure you get quality your body deserves. It means you’ll have less complications in the future.
And if you find a shop that is lying to you when they say they buy from companies that provide this info above…Its clients duties to stop dealing with said companies(shops) and find ones that DO use/sell said jewelry…
and make sure all individuals you know that are thinking about getting piercings/buying jewelry, that you bought jewelry from that shop/company and they lied to you about the quality,etc.
Demand Quality because your body DESERVES Quality.
Joy: it was not poor hygiene…
we’ve already pin-pointed that fact that it’s not the hygiene its the body jewelry manufacturers inability to make proper jewelry.
Zander & Lola: As much as I’d like to point out what companies are shit and what companies aren’t,etc. I’ll simply say this is what clients should look for:
1) Is the jewelry Implant Grade Steel or Titanium (Steel = ASTM F-138 316LVM; Titanium = ASTM F136 6Al-4V ELI)
2) With Barbells or Labret Studs (Anything threaded) it SHOULD be Internally Threaded.
3) All jewelry should go through a hand polishing to make sure it has a mirrored polish to it. This means less irregularities in the surface so the skin and jewelry won’t attempt to bind/stick together.
4) All gem stones SHOULD be lab grown synthetic stones that are NOT Swarovski lead crystals
5) All gem stones should be HANDSET and guaranteed NEVER to fall out.
This all means you’ll end up paying a bit more for jewelry (not much though), but with paying that bit more to insure you get quality your body deserves. It means you’ll have less complications in the future.
And if you find a shop that is lying to you when they say they buy from companies that provide this info above…Its clients duties to stop dealing with said companies(shops) and find ones that DO use/sell said jewelry…
and make sure all individuals you know that are thinking about getting piercings/buying jewelry, that you bought jewelry from that shop/company and they lied to you about the quality,etc.
Demand Quality because your body DESERVES Quality.
PS: Dear Roo, Rachel,etc…Just an idea…
Remember when Shannon attempted to have interviews with “industry people” voted the best in their local area’s,etc. And then proceeded to ask them questions about jewelry, placement, materials,etc to better inform the public?
Perhaps we can rehash that because Shannon did only like what 1-2 maybe 3 interviews and then scrapped it.
I know we got AskBME but posting stuff like that here on ModBlog would reach out to those who don’t use AskBME,etc…Maybe end each one with “if you got any further questions go to AskBME,etc?”
PS: Dear Roo, Rachel,etc…Just an idea…
Remember when Shannon attempted to have interviews with “industry people” voted the best in their local area’s,etc. And then proceeded to ask them questions about jewelry, placement, materials,etc to better inform the public?
Perhaps we can rehash that because Shannon did only like what 1-2 maybe 3 interviews and then scrapped it.
I know we got AskBME but posting stuff like that here on ModBlog would reach out to those who don’t use AskBME,etc…Maybe end each one with “if you got any further questions go to AskBME,etc?”
Poor dear!! I have a belly ring that looks like that one too, but I bought mine from a reputable piercing studio in my area. Please, please, buy only from a reputable studio or a store that you can trust.
Poor dear!! I have a belly ring that looks like that one too, but I bought mine from a reputable piercing studio in my area. Please, please, buy only from a reputable studio or a store that you can trust.
I’ve been buying body jewelry from a specific seller on eBay since I started stretching my ears. The jewelry is usually around $8-9 each and is made from implant-grade steel. I hope this kind of thing never happens to me.
I’ve been buying body jewelry from a specific seller on eBay since I started stretching my ears. The jewelry is usually around $8-9 each and is made from implant-grade steel. I hope this kind of thing never happens to me.