To The Point Body Piercing

Aftercare tips... Here are some tips on how to take care of your piercings... The Do List Of Body Piercing Aftercare Remember to clean your hands often. Sometimes we forget what we are doing and accidently play with our piercing. Keeping your hands clean will reduce the odds of spreading bacterial. Keep antibacterial lotion with you. When you can't wash your hands, apply a bit of the lotion and rub all over your hands Wear clean and breathable fabrics around the area of your new piercing. Cotton is more breathable then some other fabrics Keep your bedding clean to reduce bacteria spreading. Eat healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables. A healthy diet will promote the body to heal itself faster. Shower instead of bathing. Baths can allow the dirty water to sit and surround your body piercing. Showers do not give bacterias a chance to sit and act. The Don't List Of Body Piercing Aftercare Do not remove your piercing during the healing period. Keep your piercing as dry as possible only applying ointments if suggested by your piercing artist. Ointments and creams seem helpful but they can actually restrict the oxygen to the wound created by the piercing and can slow down healing. Until your piercing wound has fully healed, avoid hanging anything on your new body piercing, also avoid anything that would pull on the body piercing. Try to sleep in a position that will not cause you to put pressure on your body piercing. Avoid over cleaning of your piercing. Cleaning your body piercing more then reccommended by your piercing artist can slow down healing time. Avoid excessive use of alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, it will kill germs, but it will also kill the good bacteria that helps form scabs and encourage healthy healing of your body piercing. Do not use bandages on your body piercing, it will restrict oxygen to the wound and can increase the risk of causing irritation. Do not go in public bodies of water such as pools or spas. The water harbors bacteria which can easily infect your wound. Avoid contact with skin or bodily fluids that are not your own. Kissing and touching can spread bacteria and cause infection. Body Piercing Healing Time Ear lobe: 6-8 weeks Ear cartilage: 4 months - 1 year Eyebrow: 6-8 weeks Nostril: 2-4 months Nasal septum: 6-8 months Lip: 2-3 months Tongue: 4 weeks Nipple: 3-6 months Belly Button: 4 months - 1 year Male genitalia: 4 weeks - 6 months Female genitalia: 4-10 weeks Cleaning Solution Use a mild, fragrance free liquid soap. Anti-microbial is a good idea. Saline solution with no additives 1/4 teaspoon non-iodized sea salt into one cup of water. What is Normal Some bleeding initially is normal. Mild swelling, tenderness and bruising is fine too. While it's healing, some discoloration, itching and secretion of a whitish-yellow stuff might form and crust on the jewelry. Sometimes the jewelry won't move in the piercing...this might mean you haven't been cleaning it enough. If it smells, you probably haven't been cleaning it enough. It might look healed before it's completely healed because it heals on the outside first...be patient and keep cleaning. Healed piercings can close in minutes even after being there for years, so keep jewelry in it. General Tips Put an eye patch over a naval piercing the first few days. For ear and facial piercings, put a clean t-shirt around your pillow and turn it every night, this will give you 4 clean surfaces to slep on. Clean your phone For nipple piercings, wear a tight cotton shirt. If in Doubt Give us a call or come by if you have questions or something looks strange.

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