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How do you treat a Keloid or Hyper-trophic scar near nostril piercing?
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Stop using what ever you were using for cleaning the piercing, this is what is causing your hypertrophic reaction. Irrigate the piercing under running water and apply 70% isopropyl alcohol to the bump and allow it to evaporate on it's own, this will dry the bump out so looking a little dry is normal. Do this for the next 5 days without fail after five days just rinse the piercing using water only. The bump will disappear over time.
The often misunderstood"Keloid".
Well here's the skinny on "what it is" and "how it happens". A keloid is a grouping of disorganized skin cells formed in locations of injury where the surface tissue has been damaged or cut. Often referred to as "scar tissue", this tissue because of it's disorganised structure doesn't stretch ( if it does, it doesn't stretch as far as the surrounding normal tissue ). Deep burns, deep cuts and other more invasive injuries will form keloids to fill in the area of damage to protect the bodies inner workings.
Body piercings do not form keloids because the body is guarded from the outside by the jewellery in the piercing, so the body forms a "fistula*" (*a tube of skin ) this is actual organised skin cells that have the ability to stretch unlike scar tissue. Lumps and bumps beside the piercings are quite often called Keloids but this is a mistake made by most inexperienced body piercers ( generally due to a lack of further training and self education ). These bumps are another animal all together known as a "Hypertrophic Reaction".
Hypertrophic Reactions are just what the name infers a "reaction" generally a hypertrophic reaction can occur with any organs in or on the human body ( skin is an organ ). When they occur with a piercing, it's due to the application of an irritant ( generally the cleaner or disinfectant that has been recommended to clean and heal the piercing ). The application of this or the over use of these agents cause irritation to the new "fistula" the body is forming and thus the "reaction" occurs. A bump generally reddish in color will form near or at the entry or exit point of the piercing.
The client will at discovery of this bump, unknowingly apply even more cleaner or aftercare solution or spray and thus annoy the tissue even more. Simply ceasing the application of products and irrigating the piercing daily under running water has been found effective is 99% of the clients who have formed "hypertrophic reactions". The time period to see a change in this reaction can be from a few days to a couple of weeks. I hope you have found the above enlightening and informative and is based on over 16 years of experience professionally providing several thousand piercings over that time period.
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How can one treat keloid scarring most effectively?
To treat keloid scarring you should use Kenalog. Kenalog is a drug that is injected into your tissue to shrink keloid scars. However you must first get approval from you doctor.
How do you treat a lump at one side of your navel piercing?
Weird Bumps, Strange Lumps and things that grow out of the holes. Lots of strange bumps and lumps are seen with piercings that have been mistreated and mislabeled. Often as not someone has called them Keloid scars. Well maybe and maybe not. Here's a professional piercers test for you. **Keloid scars are the formation of lumps present post surgically and usually in the area of and incision or puncture wound. In piercing this is sometimes cause by trauma to the piercing during it's healing period. The lump or the Keloid is a build up of Collagen and will not dissipate over time but in fact grow in some cases. There is generally no discharge from a Keloid scar. Usually seen in dark skin people, African, Asian. This is not usually common in Caucasian people. However if a person has formed Keloids before they will stand chance of forming them again. Treatment for this condition should be referral to a doctor or medical treatment centre. **Hypertrophic scars are the formation of a localized bump at one point or both points of a body piercing and a gooey discharge, but not puss. These are caused by repeated irritation of the tissue entering and exiting the piercing, usually due to the misuse of cleaning products, salts or antibiotic ointments. Treatment of these is simple - irrigation of the area with plenty of clear running water after bathing or showering. The use of cleaning products, ointments or lotions should be terminated during this time. This condition will dry up and improve over the next 3 or 4 days at which point a re-assessment of cleaning procedures, frequency of cleanings and aftercare products should be considered and applied in a conservative manner. Now unless you have seen a keloid or a hypertrophic scar before, chances are you will have no idea what the difference is, but to a properly trained piercer the difference is obvious. Most inexperienced and un-researched piercers will call a hypertrophic scar a keloid; why, I am unsure but they do and most people believe them. Hypertrophic scars are the most common of the batch of lumps and bumps in body piercing, as outlined above it's due to an irritant. These same piercers are the ones recommending contact lens solution for cleaning piercings, Bactine, Epsom Salts, Neosporin, Polysporin, Tea Tree Oil, Betadine and a few other goodies that I just won't bother mentioning. If you remove the irritant the condition will disappear!
Can this keloid be prevented?
No. There is no completely effective way to treat keloids or to prevent their formation.
What if the keliod is in your piercing how do you treat it?
How do you know it's a keloid and not a hypertrophic reaction? Keloids cant be treated, they are a collection of disorganized skin cells formed to fill in an area of damaged skin. A hypertrophic reaction is a reaction to an irritant (most likely what you are using to clean your piercing with). Quite often the two are confused by inexperienced people, the two are very different from each other to the professional piercer. Stop using every thing you are using on your piercing for cleaning or healing. Flush the piercing under running water daily while moving the jewellery, this will rinse the irritant out of the piercing and will allow the body to resume healing the piercing. You should start to see a change in the piercing in about 3 ~ 6 days, the lump will start to shrink and the piercing will start to look better. There are no over night cures for piercing issues, only the understanding and knowledge of a true professional body piercer will help you resolve a piercing related issue. Aftercare is a multimillion dollar business and too often body piercing studios fall prey to the lure of easy money selling garbage that people don't really need. Your body has the ability to heal, all you need to do is listen to what it's telling you, if you don't understand the language then go see a real experienced professional body piercer for guidance and the translation.
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What is the treatment for keloids?
The often misunderstood"Keloid". Well here's the skinny on "what it is" and "how it happens". A keloid is a grouping of disorganized skin cells formed in locations of injury where the surface tissue has been damaged or cut. Often referred to as "scar tissue", this tissue because of it's disorganised structure doesn't stretch ( if it does, it doesn't stretch as far as the surrounding normal tissue ). Deep burns, deep cuts and other more invasive injuries will form keloids to fill in the area of damage to protect the bodies inner workings. Body piercings do not form keloids because the body is guarded from the outside by the jewellery in the piercing, so the body forms a "fistula*" (*a tube of skin ) this is actual organised skin cells that have the ability to stretch unlike scar tissue. Lumps and bumps beside the piercings are quite often called Keloids but this is a mistake made by most inexperienced body piercers ( generally due to a lack of further training and self education ). These bumps are another animal all together known as a "Hypertrophic Reaction". Hypertrophic Reactions are just what the name infers a "reaction" generally a hypertrophic reaction can occur with any organs in or on the human body ( skin is an organ ). When they occur with a piercing, it's due to the application of an irritant ( generally the cleaner or disinfectant that has been recommended to clean and heal the piercing ). The application of this or the over use of these agents cause irritation to the new "fistula" the body is forming and thus the "reaction" occurs. A bump generally reddish in color will form near or at the entry or exit point of the piercing. The client will at discovery of this bump, unknowingly apply even more cleaner or aftercare solution or spray and thus annoy the tissue even more. Simply ceasing the application of products and irrigating the piercing daily under running water has been found effective is 99% of the clients who have formed "hypertrophic reactions". The time period to see a change in this reaction can be from a few days to a couple of weeks. I hope you have found the above enlightening and informative and is based on over 16 years of experience professionally providing several thousand piercings over that time period.
How do you treat a nose piercing with a pocket of fluid inside your nose?
Go and see your piercer to have them help you figure out what it is and how to treat it.
How do you treat an infected belly button piercing?
counsult the doctor as soon as possible
How do you treat a pimple by a nose piercing?
It could also be hypertrophic scarring. Either way, just use tea tree oil on it. After you clean you piercing, dab a little bit of tea tree oil on the bump and leave it. Don't wipe it or dilute the oil. Once a day is usually enough. The tto dries out the bump and it'll flake off in layers until it's gone. It could take days, weeks or months but if you caught it while it's new and small, it should dry up quickly. You can find TTO just about anywhere bc its commonly used to treat pimples.
How do you treat an ear piercing?
depends wat is wrong with it, but if you go to your local doctor they will help
What if your ear bleeds trying to get the earring in?
You are trying to fix too big a stud in too small a hole. now you need to treat the piercing like a new piercing for a few weeks till the tear in the piercing heals.
Can you get keloids by getting your tragus pierced?
You will most likely be dealing with a hypertrophic scar as opposed to a keloid, but a keloid is a possibility if it continues to grow past a small bump. These are exceedingly common with cartilage piercings. The easiest way to deal with them is one of two methods that I know of. The first is to treat the site with Tea Tree Oil, which depending on its reaction with your skin in its raw state; you may want to cut slightly with water. After a shower, apply this solution to the entrance and exit points of the piercing with a clean Q-tip, and don't use the same side of the swab for both sides of the piercing. Saturate the cotton with the oil and apply it to the area about twice a day, and the scarring should significantly dissipate, if not go away entirely. There is also a combination that I know of consisting of Sea Salt Soaks coupled with a chamomile tea bag. For this, make the typical solution of sea salt water, i.e.; 8 ½ ounces of distilled water mixed with ¼ teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt and then brew this with a chamomile bag in the water. When done, take the bag out and use this as a hot compress on the site. I've heard and read good things about this mixture.
