How to Treat a Piercing
Care for a new piercing is very important for overall good results. In order to have your piercing be trouble-free and pleasant, it is mandatory that you take care of it in the beginning. During the healing process, it can be prone to infection. A daily regimen of cleansing and examination of the piercing will become a matter of habit by the end of the healing process. Read on to learn how to treat a piercing.
Things You'll Need:
Cotton swabs
Alcohol
Salt water (sea salt is best)
Antibiotic ointment
Step
1
Wash your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap and rinse clean. This should always be done before handling any jewelry to be placed in the piercing or before touching any piercing area.
Step
2
Cleanse the site well with the solution suggested by the piercer that performed the piercing. Be sure to be religious in this practice of cleaning and care until the healing time is complete. Your piercer will tell you how long the healing process should take.
Step
3
Keep any chemicals away from the piercing site. This particularly applies to perfumes, hair spray or gels. Always clean the site with fresh clean water when finishing bathing. This will rinse any soap and shampoo residue from the site.
Step
4
Twist and rotate the piercing jewelry at least once or twice during the cleaning process every day. This will promote the healing process as well as keeping the site cleaner.
Step
5
Clean any crust or blood seepage that has collected at the site since the last cleaning. Once the site has begun to heal, you may use alcohol to aid in the cleaning process. Also during the later stages of the healing, you can use a small dab of antibiotic ointment on the jewelry and rotate it through the piercing hole to ensure the site heals without infection developing.
Step
6
Change your pillowcase and clothes frequently during the healing process to minimize forming a breeding ground for bacteria that could promote infection at the site of the piercing.
Tips & Warnings
During the initial healing process of the piercing it is advisable that ice be used to soothe the soreness and to promote the healing process.
Some people have an allergy to metals. They probably have never been aware of it so it is important to be observant as you keep your piercing site clean. Any swelling or redness should be watched closely. Any foul smell that develops will also indicate that either infection has begun or that you may be allergic to the metal used. If stainless steel is used for the piercing, which is most common, you may try sterling silver, nyobium or gold as a substitute metal for the piercing jewelry.
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Care for a new piercing is very important for overall good results. In order to have your piercing be trouble-free and pleasant, it is mandatory that you take care of it in the beginning. During the healing process, it can be prone to infection. A daily regimen of cleansing and examination of the piercing will become a matter of habit by the end of the healing process. Read on to learn how to treat a piercing.
Things You'll Need:
Cotton swabs
Alcohol
Salt water (sea salt is best)
Antibiotic ointment
Step
1
Wash your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap and rinse clean. This should always be done before handling any jewelry to be placed in the piercing or before touching any piercing area.
Step
2
Cleanse the site well with the solution suggested by the piercer that performed the piercing. Be sure to be religious in this practice of cleaning and care until the healing time is complete. Your piercer will tell you how long the healing process should take.
Step
3
Keep any chemicals away from the piercing site. This particularly applies to perfumes, hair spray or gels. Always clean the site with fresh clean water when finishing bathing. This will rinse any soap and shampoo residue from the site.
Step
4
Twist and rotate the piercing jewelry at least once or twice during the cleaning process every day. This will promote the healing process as well as keeping the site cleaner.
Step
5
Clean any crust or blood seepage that has collected at the site since the last cleaning. Once the site has begun to heal, you may use alcohol to aid in the cleaning process. Also during the later stages of the healing, you can use a small dab of antibiotic ointment on the jewelry and rotate it through the piercing hole to ensure the site heals without infection developing.
Step
6
Change your pillowcase and clothes frequently during the healing process to minimize forming a breeding ground for bacteria that could promote infection at the site of the piercing.
Tips & Warnings
During the initial healing process of the piercing it is advisable that ice be used to soothe the soreness and to promote the healing process.
Some people have an allergy to metals. They probably have never been aware of it so it is important to be observant as you keep your piercing site clean. Any swelling or redness should be watched closely. Any foul smell that develops will also indicate that either infection has begun or that you may be allergic to the metal used. If stainless steel is used for the piercing, which is most common, you may try sterling silver, nyobium or gold as a substitute metal for the piercing jewelry.
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