This is a real
piercing with a difference! We had been planning this for a while, changing our minds
about various options as the lobe stretching progressed. Then when she had reached the
desired tube size we had a tube made specifically for the job, drilled though the middle.
This took quite a bit of preparation and a lot of careful marking. I wanted to do the
piercing in one hit, but it was going to be difficult to line everything up so that I
could be sure of hitting the centre of the lobe, both drilled holes and exiting in the
base of the conch. However it all paid off because the needle went straight through in one
steady movement with no need to pierce each half separately. The barbell dropped easily
into the tube and neatly into the piercing.
We figured
cleaning this one would be a bit of a pain as she obviously cannot remove the tunnel or
the bar until the whole thing is healed. However there is a small bit of play betweeb the
bar and the tunnel and careful soaking and washing seems to be doing the trick. If you
have any ideas for ear projects of your own, please do come in and discuss them. I love
doing these sort of individual piercings and do not charge extra just because they are
more complicated to plan.