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Anyone with piercings? Q about flare-ups...

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  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Soak in warm sea salt water for several minutes twice a day. If the problem persists, you may want to try a different metal. NEOmetal (titanium) is supposed to be really good. It's expensive but...
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  • daw0518
    daw0518 Posts: 459 Member
    I always have issues with ear cartilage piercings. I had my cartilage pierced in high school & several years ago I was really sick & had to take it out. That piercing always acted up. In December I got an industrial in the same ear and it hasn't fully healed yet. 6 months for an industrial is still pretty early though, so I'm not super worried about it. It's just annoying. & I have other piercings that healed perfectly [double lobes & nose].

    The warm sea salt solution that most piercers have you do now seems to work wonders for me. I'm pretty sure I'm still having issues with this industrial piercing because I haven't done it consistently, but when it gets really bad I soak it in warm sea salt water, rinse with cold water, and then use a Q-tip to get all the loose gunk off before bed a few nights in a row & it calms it down immediately. If you have newish bumps/crusties, it helps them dry up and fall off - or at least that has been my experience. I think consistently doing the sea salt soak [maybe even twice a day], not touching and not sleeping on the piercing for a few weeks would help a lot.
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