Aftercare
DO'S
Rinse (irrigate) your new piercing with a prepackaged sterile saline wound wash.
For oral piercings: rinse with clean water after eating and once or twice a day with ALCOHOL FREE mouth wash. For lip piercings, also clean the exterior (skin surface) with saline wound wash.
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That's all! Either let your piercing air dry, or in some cases it can be beneficial ro pass a hair dryer on low cool setting to remove excess moisture.
WHAT'S NORMAL
The following can be normal things you will see while your fresh piercing is healing, as well as while its healing.
Minimal bleeding, swelling, tenderness, bruising, tissue tightness, slight burning, discoloration yellow/white secretions, dried fluid "crusties"
Please remember that your piercing heals from the outside in and although your piercing may look and feel fine, the tissue on the inside remains unhealed and fragile.
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DONT'S
Do Not twist, turn, rotate or move your jewelry back and forth. Try to refrain from touching it at all for any reason.
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WE DO NOT RECOMMEND UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES:
Cleaning your piercing with or applying: Rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Neosporin, Dial soap, Betadine, Bcatine, Hibiclens, or pre-packaged ear care solutions.
Cleaners such as the ones listed above can dry out and damage your piercing. They're not meant for long term wounds such as piercings.
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Avoid using any Petroleum based ointments as they cut off necessary air flow to your piercing.
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Avoid makeup, moisturizers, and serums around the piercing, These can severely irritate it.
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Unless there is a problem with the size, style or material of the initial jewelry, leave it in place for the entire healing period.
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For any jewelry changes or removals you may need during the healing period, please visit us for assistance.
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We do carry alternative jewelry options for school, work or surgery.
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The First Day
You can expect some tenderness, redness, & bleeding.
These are all perfectly normal, so don't be alarmed!
In some cases, your piercer may have applied some sterile gauze for your trip home. This should be removed within an hour or two, as it it just a precaution for any bleeding sticking to clothing. If the blood has dried and stuck to the gauze, dampen with lukewarm water and allow it to soften before removing. DO NOT PICK AT IT!
Healing Process
During the first few weeks of healing, it’s likely that you will experience the following: Localised swelling, pain/tenderness, discharge of a clear or cloudy fluid, bruising and bleeding.
Discharge of a clear or cloudy fluid may persist for several months with slow healing piercings.
These are very normal, you may experience none, some or all to a degree and still have a very healthy piercing.
DO NOT touch, pick at, twist or apply cosmetics to your piercing. Please read this page carefully and follow the cleaning instructions listed as advised.
Downsizing
Some piercings need to be downsized after a few weeks. Initial piercings are performed with a slightly longer bar so the tissue has room to swell, once that swelling has subsided you must return to the studio to have a shorter bar fitted so your piercing can continue to heal well.
Failure on your part to do this can result in lumps, bumps and migration that may not be fixable. Downsizing does not happen on a “set date” as we all heal at our own pace but we will give you an estimate when you get pierced as to what the “average” downsize time is.
Your piercing cannot be downsized if there is no visible shaft.
When to be concerned
Signs of potential infection are extreme heat, redness from the wound site, extreme swelling, heightened pain, thick green or yellow discharge seeping from the wound site, nausea, fever, and swollen lymph nodes
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In these cases you will need to visit your doctor for antibiotics to battle the infection.
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If you are unsure if you need to visit a doctor, you can always take high resolution photos and email them to us for a review or book a troubleshoot appointment for us to take a look in person.
Please keep in mind that we are not medical professionals, but we can let you know if something looks concerning and can suggest a course of action.
