It just means that it's irritated. Try not to hit it too much and don''t play with it. If the redness gets worse and lasts more than 3-4 weeks, go see your piercer.
no it probably means you just lickedor made it saturated it too much & now its irritated . it will go away in less than 24 hours. ;)
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When you first get a piercing, redness aroud it is perfectly normal. Depending on where it's pierced will determine how long it's going to stay irritated. Most of the time a piercing will be red for the first 2-4 days and be swollen. If it persists then I'd go back to the piercer.
The best answer I have for you is to spray it frequently with antiseptic spray or cover it in antiseptic cream once or twice daily. It should go away withing 1-2 days. If the redness and swelling is excessive, go and check up with the piercing professionals in the shop that you initially got your piercing.
The first signs would be a combination of swelling, redness and possible smelly discharge around the piercing as well as pain or a throbbing sensation in the ear lobe.
Signs of an infection:Sore to the touch.Excessive redness around the jewellery.Distention or swelling around the piercing.Painful when moving the jewellery.Discharge of green bloody puss during movement of jewellery.If these symptoms are there then the answer could be," Yes, you have an infected piercing".
It depends on the type of piercing. Common signs are soreness, redness, puss and occasionally lumps.
Rendess will come and go through the healing process whit a navel piercing, any time the piercing is covered or subjected to irritation from clothing there will be redness. It doesn't mean that there's an issue just that it's a piercing that is irritated, so floppy shirts, loose clothing aroung the piercing and as much fresh air as possible during the healing process will minimize the redness you will encounter.
Swelling, soreness, redness, minimal puss.
this could be an infection around the piercing, take out the ear rings and swab with acohol and ointment, do not use cheap ear rings as you may have an allergy to the metals.
Redness around the top exit point of the piercing is not uncommon, this area is more subject to irritation from sleeping, clothing and the day to day encounters surface tissue would be subjected to. Now if the tissue is swollen or distended and the redness is not localized to the close area of the piercing exit point and extends further than the piercing, chances are good you are reacting to the aftercare solution or cleaner you have been provided. It would be a good idea to go back and see your piercer and let he/she have a look at the piercing to ensure it's healing properly (there should be no charge for this service from the studio that did the piercing).
When it comes to me its painful for 10 seconds and then your fine with a bit of redness!
A nostril piercing will look like a nostril piercing the next day, there may be some light redness but this will ease off during the healing period.