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Caring for Your New Piercing
Torso Piercings
Gently wash piercing and surrounding area with antibacterial soap.
Carefully remove all crusty formations from the piercing and jewelry.
Rotate jewelry. Rinse off soap and rotate jewelry again, making sure
all soap residue is gone.
Warm salt water soaks remove crusty deposits and secretions during
healing.
General healing times are:
Nipple, men: 2-3 months
Nipple, women: 3-4 months
Naval: 3-9 months
Facial Piercings
These are best cleaned with a mild sea salt solution or saline
solution twice per day. Apply and rotate the cleaning agent through
the piercing. Avoid heavy lotions, make-up, foundations or powders
during the healing process. Cover piercing with hand or tissue when
using hair spray.
General healing times are:
Ear lobe: 4 weeks
Eyebrow: 4-8 weeks
Nostril: 6-12 weeks
Ear Cartilage: 8-12 weeks
Septum: 6-12 weeks
Genital Piercings
Genital piercings should be cleaned following the instructions for
torso piercings. However, the cleaning products may irritate the
urethra in both men and women. For piercings that pass through the
urethra (Prince Albert, Apadravya, Appallang), Drink a lot of water
and urinate often, especially after cleaning, to flush out any
residues in the urethral opening. Your urine is sterile to your own
body. Women should take care not to let any cleaning agent enter the
vagina, as yeast infections may result from the depletion of
bacteria.Genital piercings should be cleaned as well after
intercourse.Use of a condom is necessary during the healing period,
and oral contact should be avoided. Also, certain lubricants and
spermicides may irritate piercings.
General healing times are:
PA, Clitoral Hood, Labia Minora, Clitoris: 6 weeks
Ampallang: 6-12 months
Labia Majora, Fenem, Scrotal: 2-3 months
Dydoe, Apadravya: 4-6 months
Oral Piercings (Tongue, Labret, Lip, Monroe)
Rinse after eating anything with any non-alcohol mouthwash, sea salt
(1/4 tsp per cup of warm water) or glyoxcide for 30-60 seconds.
Continue to rinse for 4-6 weeks. Gently brush your tongue morning and
night after brushing your teeth. (Keep your balls tight). Avoid giving
oral sex (receiving is fine) and wet kissing during the initial
healing period. Avoid alcohol and spicy foods, and try to do
everything slowly (i.e. eat small bites slowly and speak slowly at
first). Do not use straws for at least two weeks.
General healing time:
Tongue: 1 week for your tongue to become “mostly functional” again and
4-6 weeks for total healing.
Lip, Labret, Cheek should be cleaned on the inside as described for
the tongue piercing, and on the outside as described for facial
piercings. Occasional warm salt water rinses can be used. General
healing time: 6-8 weeks
Swelling
To minimize the amount of swelling you may use Tylenol or ibuprofen.
Ice works well also - simply place it in your mouth and let it melt.
Crushed ice is better – large pieces can increase swelling. Reducing
the amount of talking you do will help reduce the swelling. Cut down
on the intake of warm beverages, spicy and acidic foods, tobacco and
alcohol for the first week. Eat only soft foods for the first week or
as long as the piercing is swollen. Avoid drinking carbonated
beverages for 3-4 days. They can break the seal that is forming at the
piercing site. Avoid drinking through straws while your piercing is
healing. Call the shop if you have any concerns with the piercing.
There are a few normal things that happen while you are healing such
as redness, swelling and some minor discomfort. Do not over clean,
this can cause irritation and slow the healing process.
We are not physicians:
Any suggestions we make are based upon our experience and on that of
other Professionals in the industry.
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