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If you had it done by a professional (a professional piercer, not a mall gun mutilator) then you should have nothing to worry about and the swelling should subside in a matter of a few days. If however it was performed with a gun instead of a needle then you are looking at a likely infection and a very sore ear for up to three months. Do not remove the piercing if you suspect it is infected because that only traps the infection within your body. Go to your doctor and have them perscribe antibiotics until your infection is gone and then, if you still wish to do so, you can take the piercing out without any ill effects.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoSwelling is normal after trauma. Piercings cause trauma. Therefore, it is only reasonable to expect a certain amount of swelling. If swelling persists, becomes red, constantly irritated and begins to discharge yellow or green pus, you need to see your piercer and/or doctor.
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How much is it for catilage pierced?
It varies as to what cartilige piercing you want and where you want to go for it
Slight swelling on a new nose piercing?
Swelling is normal for a new piercing.
Does cartilige piercing hurt bad?
It all depends on your pain tolerance. Some people may say it hurts and others may not
Do frogs have cartilige?
The eardrum of frogs is surrounds by a cartilige ring .
What does it mean when swollen occurs after a lip piercing?
Swelling with any lip piercing is normal and to be expected, it's nothing new or frightening, just maintain the piercing and the swelling will ease over time.
How long does it take for the swelling to go down on a dimple piercing?
For the basic oral piercings, ie. lip piercing, monroe, labret etc etc; the swelling begins to go down after a few days. Since the cartilage for a dimple piercing is much thicker than that of a lip piercing, the swelling will take a little bit longer to go down. Usually 3-10 days before the swelling begins to go down, depending on how much you play with the jewelery, irritate the piercing, and even how you clean it can all alter the amount of time your piercing is swollen for!
Is it normal for a lip piercing to pus?
Swelling and discharge from piercings is normal in the first few days post piercing. Swelling can last any where from a week to 3 weeks depending on the piercing. Controlling the swelling and maintaining good post piercing care is critical. Discharge of whitish yellow material from the piercing is normal and this too will ease off as the piercing heals. Again keeping the piercing health clean and happy is very important.Washing the piercing daily in the shower and rinsing with lots of warm running water is important to flush matter out of the piercing and allowing the piercing to breath.Staying on cold stuff for oral piercings is important and the addition of Ibuprofen , Advil or even Chamomile tea ice cubes helps to keep the swelling down.Oral piercings and the swelling related to them can last any where up to 2 or 3 weeks, this swelling will go down day by day and maintaining a clean environment for the piercing is important.Should you experience more swelling, redness and the discharge of green puss with pain and warmth to the touch your piercing is infected and must be treated as soon as possible. See your professional body piercer for assistance as soon as possible.
Can you feel the tip of the nose stud through the swelling?
Nostril piercing done by a professional body piercer should have no swelling due to the method and technique used to do the piercing. A nostril piercing done with a piercing gun (which is in contravention of most health regulations and guidelines) will have swelling and is not an acceptable means or method to pierce a nostril (generally the placement is incorrect and the jewellery is not designed to be used in that manner).
Lip piercing ball is going into your lip because of swelling What do you do?
you can take ibuprofen or suck on ice to help the swelling.
Do babies have cartilige?
Yes.
Can you remove your cartilige piercing for an hour?
It depends on your body. Not everyone is the same. Some can close in mminutes and others in days. The age of the piercing doesnt always help determine how long it will stay open. I'd just wear a clear retainer in it to make it less noticeable.
How do you get swelling to go down in new tragus piercing?
There should be no swelling if the piercing was done by a professional body piercer in a licensed and inspected facility. Swelling is generally caused by over using a cleaning solution or the piercing was done by a piercing gun (which when it comes to Tragus piercings is not only dangerous it's also a violation of most standing health guidelines for body piercing). So the best bet is to irrigate the area with warm running water in the shower while moving the jewellery, if the swelling is to the point where the jewellery can't be moved then you need to see a professional body piercer to have the jewellery changed to something that will allow the piercing to discharge and thus relieve the swelling.
