What can i do about a lip piercing at school?
It will close up. You shouldn’t be changing the jewelry or taking it out until it’s fully healed. You can get pierced with a retainer, but not plastic. Plastic is porous so it will greatly increase your chances of getting an infection. Also, it can’t be autoclaved, and no responsible piercer would use plastic for the initial piercing or recommend it during healing. You have 2 real options if you want a healthy piercing- wait until you’ll be on break for the 4-6 week healing time, at which point you could change toa retainer, though plastic still wouldn’t be the best option, or get measured and order a glass retainer which can be autoclaved and used during healing. If you can get it shipped in time. But they’re going to see it anyway. Retainers don’t make piercings invisible; they make them less noticeable. Or just wait a few years… edit: and no, 2 hours after only 5 days when you shouldn’t be taking it out and putting it back in will almost definitely not work out. It’s a bad idea as
