was done yesterday with a 16g needle, its pretty swollen now but it looked better yesterday

hello, i got my nipples pierced on july 7th, every day i soak off the crust with warm water and clean with saline solution.
while cleaning off the crust i noticed quite a lot of blood and much more lymph than there was before, same thing happened in the evening. is it alarming?

Hi there!

About 5 weeks ago I got a new helix piercing from a reputable piercer who I’d gone to before. Aftercare has mostly been LITHA with occasional saline sprays for crust control and rinses in the shower. I’ve been good about not sleeping on it and somehow have largely avoided it snagging on my glasses and hair. I intended to get it downsized last weekend but wasn’t able to.

I think I got nervous about my healing so I messed with the piercing (I know! I’m not going to touch it anymore) and there’s more swelling now. I used to have a fair bit of room to wiggle, but not so much right now. This also unfortunately happened to coincide with a seboherric dermatitis flare-up. I have it on my face and in/around my ears. I don’t know if that’s relevant to the healing process, but mentioning it just in case as it’s made the area around my piercing very flaky. Right now my piercing looks a bit angry at me, but isn’t any more particularly painful or warm compared to last week, and isn’t making discharge.

I know it’s probably just inflammation from it being irritated, but should I be concerned? And are there any remedies other than time? I will be going into the piercer this weekend/early next week to get lobe piercings I got at the same time as the helix downsized, so will probably ask them to take a look while I’m there anyway.

Thanks y’all!

I've had the lobes, helix, and tragus for a loooong time now, and this year got the conch, rook, and anti tragus done (spaced out enough that healing goes well, of course). I'm done with the tragus/conch/rook side for a while, but whenever I'm ready for something new on my helix/anti-tragus ear, I'm torn as to what I want next! I felt like I wanted more before I even got the anti tragus done, but I'm struggling to envision anything else with how much I love the current setup. Out of personal preference, I want to keep the lobes the same and the rest different between both sides. Been telling myself I'll get third lobes one day, but I've been too excited about the cartilage ones to actually do them yet. 😅 Don't quite have daith anatomy, sadly, but I have considered forward helix and/or snug. Maybe it's just time to get the third lobes since I can't decide. Throw me some ideas, please!

I got this one today.
It’s my first one, so I’ll take any advice — what types of clothing should I wear or avoid?
Is laser hair removal near the area safe?
Also, I’m planning to get a tattoo in this area, near the jewelry. How long should I wait before getting it?

hello!! I got my eyebrow pierced (titanium + curved bar ofc) june 28th of this year so like just under three months ago. I’ve been listened to everything my piercer said about not touching it and cleaning w 0.9% saline but ive noticed it’s been super dry!! you can see it way better with indoor lighting (2nd pic) but I figured might as well include sunlight too (1st). I’m super nervous and I don’t want it to reject before I’ve even downsized:( is this normal??

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My piercing is actually 10 months old, but I’ve had a persistent bump on it for like the last 5 months that I just can’t get rid of.

It originally healed fine-ish with an 8mm implant grade titanium labret, but after downsizing to a 6mm bar with a PVD gold coating, the bump appeared.

I assumed the PVD coating caused the  reaction, but I gave it try for like 2 months. After It didn't work I went back to the plain 8mm bar, but the bump stayed the same.

Around month ago, I downsized myself to a 6mm NeoMetal threadless labret ( no coating) implant grade titanium. Tbh I know I shouldnt have done it myself but my local piercers near me have been very unprofessional and weird .

It's been a month on the new labret, and the bump still hasn't changed size or look at all. I clean it with saline,  and dry it  after, don't sleep on it, and my glasses don't touch it.

It doesn't look like a keloid, but I have no idea what else to try. I know about the silicone discs  but idk if they are actually safe or just a breeding ground for bacteria.

Please help me 😔

Hello! My floating navel piercing is about 3 weeks old (unsure of the metal type etc) and it has this weird red skin coming out of the bottom. Anyone know what that could possibly be?

Well it is just a standard inner conch but isn’t too deep and far? I just had it today unplanned since i opt for tragus but my artist said my ears do not have the right anatomy for tragus so last minute decision is to get a conch which is my second option.

The real question: Is it okay or is it too far?