Piercing Retainers, What Are They And Why Do I Need Them?

What are Piercing Retainers and why should I keep them around? Whether you have to hide your piercing from your family, job or take it out for a medical procedure, these little retainers will save your piercing. Everything you need to know about piercing retainers.

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[TheOneAndOnlyFen]

My mothers nose ring still closes up after 20+ years of having it! She needs a retainer when she has surgery. Kept my nose ring in solid for about 2 years and had it out for about a year after that and I popped it back in like I just took it out. Its pretty awesome how each individual, related or not, has different experiences when it comes to keeping the piercing through medical procedures and whatnot.

[TempestinBlue]

My best friend always wore a retainer to work when she had a job that didn’t allow nose piercings. Everyone just thought she had a little mole on her nose. Worked great.

[luvlost]

I got an xray done once when I went to the er and I had completely forgot about my nipple jewelry and when the 2 male techs made a funny face then looked at me was when I remembered 😅

[scottyattire]

I went in for an MRI and they told me I would have to take out my piercings. They lady advised me to have them out. Especially long bars like industrials or anything over an inch. She said it will get really hot and feel like a lightning bolt strikes your ear. So get those retainers, or have some in case of emergencies. Great video!

[kaylar]

I have no plans on getting them for surgery but I can see myself wearing them at a family reunion to avoid getting looks from older family members who won’t like them

[abBensch]

I'm about to have surgery to remove a small tumor from my breast. I've been thinking I should get retainers for my nipple piercings while I prepare for this procedure. I LOVE my nipple piercings, and I would be very sad to lose them.
Thank you for the informative video, I've really been enjoying your content!

[dianeluikart]

I just had knee surgery yesterday and I used the plastic retainers with the o rings, worked just fine. It was outpatient surgery so as soon as I got home I replaced them with my usual jewelry. Thank God for retainers!

[melissaalmanza]

Wish I knew this before, I took out my 5 year old nose ring for a visa appointment and at the same time I wanted to see how I looked without it, but I left it out too long and it closed :( now I really miss my piercing but I will have to get it repierced

My local piercer isn’t doing anything on nose and lips due to COVID soooo now I have to wait even longer :(

[Queenbbyj]

Your videos are very informative thank you, you should have more subscribers

[Amanda-zrgk]

Thank you Scott! Very informative video. I always wondered why people bothered with retainers other than to hide a piercing, but it makes sense for medical procedures.

[NuancedNancy]

I have a silicon heart retainer and it works pretty well. The only downsides are that it's hard to fish it through so you have to pull it with a tweezer inside your nostril, it doesn't quite fit my skintone so it's not invisible (more like a skin tag look), and the stem is long so sometimes it sticks out the front and it looks like I have a booger.

[lmloeve]

My dentist makes x-rays every year while I wear my medusa, I always ask but he never tells me to take it out. Hopefully I dont get a head injury or anything because there is no retainer for a dermal anchor haha.

[steggosaurus]

I’ll be having surgery in the near future, and have worried about my piercings coming out for months, i didn’t know these existed so thank you!

[luxbeyxiii]

With all the jewelry shopping I've been doing, I forgot about retainers to have just in case and this video reminded me, so thank you. And can't remember who said it, but you really should have more subs. Your stuff is awesome.

[thegrenadetattooer]

I would honestly rather not get said procedure instead of wearing retainers. Reason being is that I would have to buy a loooot of retainers and I have a lot of places that retainers might not work😂

[gingered_pierce]

Thank you! I've been needing a video about retainers/spacers because I'm going to start a job that won't allow face piercings and I'll be going back to school in a few months and you know how schools are. So thank you very much for this again! 💙💙

[aliceg]

youre so pleasant to get advice from! your entire demeanor is so friendly and welcoming; thank you for the advice!

[ArtemisNYC]

I have actually never thought about that. It makes sense that you wouldn't get a fresh piercing if you had a surgery or other procedure scheduled in advance, but what happens if it's unplanned? What if you get a new piercing and three weeks later sustain an injury and need an MRI? I'm assuming the jewelry is removed and the piercing is a loss?

[CelebralBore]

I used the plasticy retainers for the septum, they work great, they are super comfortable, too, so if you need to use it daily for your job or something, it works, BUT I suggest searching one which has some form of closure on it, f.e. a silicone barbell in order to hide it. If you don't need to hide it and just need it for short check ups, the plasticy one is great, I think I have it in bioflex. :)

[amandaadrienne]

I just subscribed to your channel yesterday and I’ve been going down the list and watching every video.
Great stuff! Love your personal and info!!