Aftercare information

The Basics of Piercing Aftercare

  • use sterile saline spray once or twice a day to remove build up

  • rinse piercing well in the shower

  • wear good quality, well fitted, professional grade jewelry

  • make a follow up appointment to downsize the jewelry when swelling goes away

  • avoid touching the piercing unnecessarily

Considerations for optimal healing

When fresh, localized swelling, redness, and tenderness is normal.

Most of the time your piercing will look and feel healed before the healing process is complete. If your piercing cycles back to feeling a bit irritated, go back to the basics of aftercare

Do not remove jewelry on your own during your healing period. Healing piercings can shrink and close very quickly, if you need to remove your piercing during healing please reach out for assistance

How to Handle your Piercing

Rather than telling you to not touch your piercing, I feel it is important for you to know how to handle your piercing! As long as you use your best judgement, it shouldn’t create issues.

  • Make sure your hands are freshly washed.

  • Be gentle, you can cause irritation easily.

  • Listen to your piercing, if touching it hurts stop!

  • Only touch your piercing when needed

Piercing healing times

Heal times can vary person to person, consider this a guideline

Earlobe piercings: 6 months

Cartilage piercings: 6-12 months

Septum piercing: 3 months

Oral piercings: 3 months

Navel/nipple piercings: 6-12 months

Genital piercings: 2-12 months

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