3 Ways To Remove A Nipple Piercing - WikiHow

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1 Lay a towel out on the surface that you are working near to catch the bead. The captive bead ring (CBR) consists of an open circle of metal that has the ends clasped through a round bead. When you open the ring it will fall off, so position yourself over a clean hand towel on a flat surface where it can fall without scratching anything.[10]
2 Use ring opening pliers to pry open one side of the CBR. Adhere the pliers to the ring, and steady the other side of the ring with your other hand so you do not pull the piercing from your skin. Carefully use the pliers to pull out one end of the ring from the bead, and let the bead fall onto the towel.
- Ring opening pliers can be purchased at a jewelry shop, or online with major retailers. You will also need a pair of ring closing pliers to insert a new CBR later on.
- If you don’t have ring opening pliers you can use needle-nose pliers. Wrap the needle-nose pliers with a piece of masking or electrical tape to cover the sharp ridges on the tool that would scratch the metal of the ring. Body jewelry with scratches can collect bacteria, so you need to be careful when using the needle-nose pliers.
3 Rotate the ring through the pierced hole to remove it from your nipple. Continue to turn the ring through the hole until you reach a point where one of the ends is inside of the hole. Carefully pull the ring free from the hole.
- Rotate the ring back its original position if the gap within the ring is too small to remove it. Use the pliers to open the ring more, but just be careful not to damage or bend the ring while doing this.
4 Use ring opening pliers to open the new CBR. Brace the opposite side of the ring as you do this to prevent it from sliding. Continue opening the ring until the bead falls off and the opening is wide enough for you to slip the ring back into your pierced hole. Do not bend the circular shape of the ring, as that will make it difficult to put on.
- If you do not have ring closing pliers, use needle-nose pliers wrapped in masking or electrical tape instead.
5 Place an end of the ring against the hole and slide it through your nipple. Allow the hole to naturally guide the ring through to the other side. It may take some time before you get the ring fully through the piercing, so be patient and do not force it.[11] X Research source
- If the ring is hung up, don’t panic. Carefully pull the ring out and try again.
6 Slip the bead on one end of the ring and close it with the ring closing pliers. Use your free hand to hold the ring in place, and then carefully close the ring so that the other end slides through the hole. Only close the ring enough to hold the bead in place; there should still be a gap between the ends within the bead.[12] X Research source
- If the two ends of the ring touch within the bead hole, you have closed the ring too much and need to open it more.
- If your bead does not have holes in it, close the ring enough to fit the indents of the bead between both ends of the ring. Then, close the ring the rest of the way to secure the bead.
- If you have rings on both nipples, repeat the removing and installing process for the second piercing.[13]