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Hi, I had to take my 6mm PA out for an MRI, didn't get it back in quickly enough and it started to close up.
Managed to get an old ring back in, but it's only around 2/2.5mm.
Do I have to wait for it to stretch itself again, or could I go back to the piercer to have it stretched up?
I was nearly moving to 8mm and now I'm gutted!

Thanks.

if you need another MRI in the future, I would expect that you could use a silicone tube or polyurethane cylindrical belt of the correct diameter as a retainer.

robertdurst wrote: ↑Thu Oct 16, 2025 5:04 pm if you need another MRI in the future, I would expect that you could use a silicone tube or polyurethane cylindrical belt of the correct diameter as a retainer.

Thanks, already looking at threaded rings so I can take it in and out easily enough!

After a bit of mucking around, I think I'm back to about 4mm now, so it's progress, but only halfway there.

You'll get there. I usually wear my 00 guage but sometimes it becomes too heavy and I revert back to my 2 guage. things do "shrink" but after wearing the 2 guage for a few days, it opens back up easily to accept a 0 or 00. Good luck

I recently had a series of MRI scans due to stroke. I told the medical staff about my piercings. All we did was heck them with a magnet, they were all non magnetic titanium or surgical steel. All were left in, that's nipples, Hafadas and PA, there were no issues during the scans, just compliments from a few nurses