Piercing Aftercare Information
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piercing aftercare information varies slightly from piercer to piercer
as each piercer has their own experiences with certain healing
techniques. A piercing is a wound - expect tenderness, swelling, and possibly bruising, itching and bleeding.
Here are some general guidelines, meant to help you care for your piercing:
- If your piercing becomes infected, go back and see your piercer for specific advice!
- If you follow your piercer�s advice and the infection is not getting better, visit your doctor right away!
- Never touch your piercing without washing your hands first! Wash your hands thoroughly with anti-bacterial soap before touching your new (healing) piercing.
- Clean
it twice daily either during or immediately following a hot shower
(will help soften your skin and loosen the crust at the base of your
jewelry)
- Gently remove the crust from your jewelry with a tissue or swab (don�t use a face cloth as bacteria can be present). Gently wipe the jewelry and your piercing with your fingertips, moving the bar to wipe as much as possible
- Soak
a tissue or cotton ball with a sea salt solution (like H2Ocean) and
firmly press it on your piercing (5-10 minutes) then pat dry.
- For extreme sensitivity, an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen can help reduce swelling and pain.
Other tips:
- Your
jewelry should remain in place during the entire healing period.
Removing your jewelry prematurely can cause an infected piercing to
close up and lead to complications.
- Do
not use petroleum-based ointments (e.g., Neosporin, Bacitracin, etc.),
peroxide, alcohol, Betadine, or iodine. These substances can hinder and
prolong the healing process.
- Check the ball ends for tightness daily (with clean hands).
- Wear loose and clean clothing around your new piercing.
- Pulling on a fresh piercing is a common way to trigger migration (body “pushes” jewelry out of the body)
- Don�t expose your fresh piercing to oral contact or other bodily fluids or to cosmetics or lotions.
- Drink plenty of water.
- Try not to sleep on your new piercing.
- Avoid going into a pool or hot tub as these kinds of water can be unclean.
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