Thats something I've never understood. The only thing I've had pierced is my ears, and those holes closed up when I changed my earrings about 4 months after the piercing (boy was I ever pissed too.)
I probably could have shoved the earring through, but I'm a wimp. Any suggestions for keeping holes open in cases like that? I'd like to get my ears pierced again and I don't want them to close up again on me.
Salts great, as everyone says. I use it when I have sores in my mouth. I just went through that. You get about 15 seconds of mercy, then *bam*. Quite painful for a minute and a half. I'm sure my landlord was startled by my squeals.
