QOW: Jewelry Sinking into the Skin
Answer: This problem is called "embedding" and while it does happen, it's not a good situation. You can go back to your piercer, but go quickly before all traces of the jewelry are gone. Or, if you can, remove it now and then go see your piercer to see if you can get a new labret stud put in there if it hasn't already closed up. Having to remove the jewelry and allowing it to close is a much smaller problem than having to have the jewelry surgically removed, which probably would require stitches.
The most common cause of this problem is the labret bar being too short. Since it's a relatively new piercing, your lip is probably still swollen and you're supposed to be pierced with an extra long bar to accommodate the swelling. (This same rule applies to most bar piercings) Once you're healed, then you can switch to a shorter bar. Whether your piercer gave you too short of a bar to begin with or you (unwisely) changed it too early, it needs to be fixed immediately or you're going to have a very serious problem on your hands.
Comments
This happened to me with a regular ear piercing when I was younger. The backing was too tight and it was a little swollen, and the back went under the skin. My mother told me the backing had just fallen off, so we didn’t do anything about it, but when the swelling finally went down and I could see the metal through the skin, a doctor removed it. It hurt and bled a little but did not need stitches. I would recommend going to a doctor ASAP; you may need to let the piercing heal up and have It re-done. The doctor will tell you what to do.
Hope that helps.
Go see your piercer immediately. Your doctor will tell you to take out the piercing. What doctors don’t realize is that taking out an unhealed piercing leaves a channel in which dirt and or bacteria can collect. As the piercing will heal over on the ends first anything in there becomes trapped and can cause cause an infection which would be worse than going back to your piercer and having them put a longer piece of jewelry in to accomidate the swelling. Go to your piercer first. If you need to go to a doctor after your consultation with your piercer you piercer will tell you so. Always see your piercer first.