Hey guys

My industrial hurt abit, but only cos its two piercings ove after the other and its quite fiddly. I had mine done with two small bars first, let them heal for a few months then went back for the one longer bar, and i found it healed ok.

indutrials do hurt. for me, more than other ear piercings. they usually bleed lots from what ive seen in people. and long needle is the best way to go because then youre sure they match up!

mine were pretty painful. i'd recommend having separate pieces of jewellery worn during healing though, unless it is a PTFE barbell because a metal steel barbell would constrict the holes and possible cause troubles with healing. i tried many jewellery types before the things started to look up, and after three long years they had finally healed and stopped getting the "boils". now i've been stretching them a bit.

industrial piercings, as do many cartilage piercings, take a long time to heal, so even after months they may still get the "boils" and may still flare up, get red and be touchy. you need to make sure your piercer lines up the holes well because you won't be able to wear a single barbell if not, which is why i wear CBRs in mine (i never went back to him). if you want to go with the single barbell initially, make sure it is a bit longer than the ear itself to allow swelling, but if after a while you notice it still may not be healing, try a PTFE barbell. that helped mine.

do it! i can't imagine it hurting any more than any other ear piercing, which, if you pick an awesome piercer, aren't that bad at all. a crunch, a dull pain, a week of throbbing, and a few months of being careful about whacking it, and you're good to go :D