ear cart. problem

i had my cartilage pierced about 2 months ago and it's been healing
nicely. only a little tenderness. today as i was brushing my hair, i
ripped the thing out of my ear. how do i put it back together? the ring
goes through easily enough, but how do i get the ball attached? am i
supposed to use pliers or something? is this a two person job? please
help!
jp

jp wrote:
> i had my cartilage pierced about 2 months ago and it's been healing
> nicely. only a little tenderness. today as i was brushing my hair, i
> ripped the thing out of my ear. how do i put it back together? the ring
> goes through easily enough, but how do i get the ball attached? am i
> supposed to use pliers or something? is this a two person job? please
> help!
> jp

jp, what's the gauge? You can't simply squeeze it back together?

Was me, well, I'd simply keep the hoop in place and then walk around
the corner to Visual Addiction and ask one of their fine piercers to
fix it.

It's not a two person job, imo, although it can be tricky. If you're
near a studio, I recommend you visit them. A funny story (kindasorta)
that I'm sure they've heard before.

Best of luck.

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/