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How do you remove a spike piercing?
Keep the disc behind your teeth. Hold the bead, gem or spike — that is on the outside of the piercing — between your thumb and index finger. Twist it to the left until it begins to loosen, unscrewing it until it comes off entirely.
How do you unscrew a barbell piercing?
A pair of latex or rubber gloves will usually provide enough grip to unscrew a stuck piercing ball. Make sure the jewelry is completely dry and grab the ball with your gloved hand. The bit of extra torque from the rubber gloves might provide just the right amount of traction to get your ball unstuck.
How do you unscrew a horseshoe piercing?
Grasp either of the balls between the forefinger and thumb of the left hand. Grasp the ball on the opposite side of the barbell in the same manner with the right hand. Twist the ball in your right hand counter-clockwise to loosen it. Continue to turn the ball until it comes off completely.
How do I remove my industrial piercing?
Removing an industrial piercing is an easy enough process that you could potentially do it at home, but Cox, Faris, and Green all agree the best thing to do is to get it removed by a professional. “Typically, one or both ends of the barbell will thread off allowing it to slide out,” Faris notes.
Do both ends of a barbell unscrew?
Most barbells use threading on both ends and both balls are removable. But this is not always the case. To reduce manufacturing cost some barbells may have one of the balls permanently attached by press-fitting and it cannot be removed.
How do you get a stuck ball out of a piercing?
A pair of latex or rubber gloves will usually provide enough grip to unscrew a stuck piercing ball. Make sure the jewelry is completely dry and grab the ball with your gloved hand. The bit of extra torque from the rubber gloves might provide just the right amount of traction to get your ball unstuck.
How do you remove a piercing with a circular barbell?
Slide the circular barbell gently through the piercing once or twice. Don’t completely remove the jewelry from the wound until complete healing occurs. Leaving the barbell in place will keep the site open and allow normal discharging fluids to drain and escape.
How do I remove the ball from the barbell?
Grasp the ball that unscrews from the circular barbell with the thumb and forefinger of your dominant hand. Grasp the other ball with the thumb and forefinger of your nondominant hand.
Why won’t my ear piercing come out?
Don’t panic if your jewelry isn’t coming out right away, because “it’s normal for your ear’s natural buildup to harden the jewelry, which can make it more difficult to remove,” says Lorusso, adding that professional piercers have a variety of tools that can help remove jewelry.