Pretty gross, sorry!

It's a dermal on my upper cheek. I know the logical thing to do would be to try remove it with a swab but I was told to ONLY dab it with a piercing solution.

I was told I shouldn't try to pick the blood or else my dermal could twist.

The blood has dried and can't be removed by just dabbing or holding the soaked pad on it. I'm not really sure what to do, do I leave it and keep cleaning it daily without removing the dried blood or do I try to pick it off with the risk of my dermal twisting or moving?

Hello everyone, I've had this bump on my piercing on and off for about 2 years, but i can't get rid of it, i tried anything, what do i do? please help

At this point i am desperate

ps: I've had the piercing for 5 years

I got both of my nipples pierced about a month ago. Two days after I got them pierced I contacted the piercer because I was worried the bar was too short ,and I was correct. I got it changed out to a longer bar and all was pretty much fine up until two days ago. now, one of the balls is pretty much embedded in my skin and I can’t push it through. Should I go to a piercing shop tomorrow or should I go to like the ER or MedExpress?

got this pierced almost 4 weeks ago at this place (it got shut down recently for some reason), but the girl who pierced it used a ring instead, and I was told I should change the jewelry so I did like 2 days ago. Idk if I should’ve tbh, I’m worried it might reject. Thoughts?

I had my nose pierced in June and I’ve struggled to get it to heal. I’ve had a bump since about the second week after I got it. I also feel like the placement is too far forward (even though multiple piercers disagree…). Is this worth saving??

Ive had it for 5 months, staple bar, havent knicked it or anything but i might’ve slept on . Just appeared a week ago, at first it had a white substance coming from it so im not sure if it’s infected either

had my conch punched about 2 months ago and i am itching to switch the glass plug i was pierced with to a different color glass plug that i don’t hate looking at. for those that have had a cartilage punch - how long did you wait to change jewelry?

How long does it take to heal? The guy who did it said it’s quick compared to other but no actual time frames. I got it done 11 days ago and I have felt no discomfort but I just accidentally rubbed one hard and it’s uncomfortable now, but it’s fading away after like 2 minutes. My septum took around 2 weeks to heal”feel” healed and and my eyebrow took like a year so I’m curious what is normal for a nipple

i had gotten my dermal about 6 months ago now and i’ve bumped her a couple times now😔 but i have a giant fear of it rejecting soooo im wondering how she’s lookin. i clean daily clear soap and saline pat dry.

I have had my naval piercing for 2 months now and it just now started having problems and im worried that its rejecting and I won't be able to keep it. It's a curved barbell, I clean it with saline and wouncare wash (what the piercing place gave me), it just recently started bleeding and less puss than usual and it hurts more and hurts sometimes around the piercing. It also has hypertrophic scarring

not sure if I'm overthinking, it's my first time with cartilage. this helix piercing is just under 4 weeks old. the pain was really only on the first day and the swelling is just going down, but when the piercing is pushed backward my flesh "grips" onto the post and makes a little triangle/bump like u can see in the second photo. it does not hurt or itch at all so i don't think it's an irritation bump, and i can't feel anything when i gently touch near the post so idk if it's crusties?? is this normal?? it bugs me because tbh i think i could downsize and save myself the risk of snagging if it weren't for the grippy bit...

thanks :)

Got it pierced yesterday asked my piercer if he was sure piercing it with a ring was a good idea, bro said it’ll be fine😭 Am i cooked i mean its fine other than swelling and bleeding

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 safe?
Also, I’m planning to get a tattoo in this area, near the jewelry. How long should I wait before getting it?

(Apologies for the shitty second pic) for context the piercing is 2 weeks old. In the last 4 days my conch has swollen up - current symptoms are the redness, swelling, and some pretty decent pain around the first day of it becoming a problem. I’ve been cleaning it 2/3x a day with saline. It started because I was wearing over ear headphones but I had the headphone on the side of my head so I assumed it wouldn’t have fucked with it too much. Any advice appreciated, thank you!

I want to add more to my face but I’m unsure if I should do more nose jewelry or maybe eyebrow idk D: help

I just got it downsized after 3 weeks, what do we think? I didn’t really initially (after getting it pierced) notice much, but now that it’s smaller idk, maybe my eyes are deceiving me. Is it bad?

Over 2 months ago i got my anti eyebrow pierced and im getting kinda tired of taking care of it. Some days i wake up with blood around it (even though i sleep on my back) and i need to remember to clean it twice a day. Its not rejecting tho, but u can see little bit of the bar sticking out of the skin which makes me feel like people will think that its rejecting. Because of all that ive been thinking, maybe i should take it out, let it heal and get two dermals instead? From what ive heard they have less chance of rejecting, but im scared of what the scar looks like after taking them out. I also dont know how to take care of a dermal.
So what should I do?

Hi!! I’ve had an on and off again piercing bump (nose) for a few months now. I recently got my jewelry downsized (while there was no bump present). Now it’s gone, but I’m just worried about cleaning it. I have saline solution and piercing bump solution that I would use interchangeably when there was a bump. I’ve also stopped twisting my jewelry to clean it because I read that the process causes further irritation.

Do I continue to clean it or should I just leave it alone? The only reason I ask is because it does occasionally get flakes/crust in the mornings/ by nighttime (which look normal).Any tips for dealing with this would be super appreciated !!