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Piercings take a fairly long time to heal, especially depending on the part of your body. Your nose has so much cartilage in it that it is very important to keep your jewelry in for at least 2- 3 months. Make sure to be using a salt water soak (1/2 cup warm water, 1/8 teaspoon salt), it will improve your healing time, but over soaking can lead to overdrying. keeping it clean with an antibacterial soap (dial) works well, as long as you don't over do it. Twice a day until it gets better will be helpful! Avoid dirty hands and wash it gently in the shower. A good rule of thumb, if it won't go out without bleeding or intense pain, let it heal for a little longer. :)
That's the information that we send piercees home with, and as always, if you have questions don't hesitate to ask the person who pierced you! It's what they do for a living, and they usually have some pretty good advice. :)
What else can I help you with?
Will taking out an industrial piercing cause infection?
If the piercing is completely healed, no. If the piercing is still fresh/new, possibly. If you remove it, continue to clean & care for it as you would any other wound.
Can i take my tongue piercing out in a week?
That is not a good idea, because your piercing is still in the healing process. If you take it out it is possible that you can still get an infection. The infection can get trapped inside your tongue and cause BIG problems.. wait until it is fully healed (4-6 weeks) before taking it out
You want your belly done but I have to have my appendix taken out in about 3 weeks can you get it done then take it out for a couple of hours?
No get your operation out of the way then get your navel piercing done. Taking a new piercing out for a few hours when it's not even 6 weeks old is not a smart or good idea. Just wait and get it done once you have healed from surgery.
Is it okay to take out your tongue pierced after 1 week?
Not unless you want to loose the piercing you paid good money for. Look if you take the jewellery out it will close and what is the point in taking it out, it isn't healed yet and wont be for another 6 to 8 weeks.
How come your nose hole bleeds a little bit the first time changing your stud?
Well it bleeds because the peircing it self has not healed yet and you taking out and it bleeding is perfectly normal:D it happens the first time!:D!
Can you put a belly button piercing after taking it off?
Yes
How long can you take your Monroe piercing out?
If the piercing is over a year old you can remove the Monroe piercing for several hours without fear of the piercing healing closed. Prior to a year you are taking a gamble on how your body will respond to the jewellery being out of the piercing.
How long do you have to wait to get a piercing after taking accutane?
Your piercer will need to decide when the time is best to prove you with the piercing so talk to your piercer.
What are the side effects of taking canesten duo pill?
Your yeast infection will be healed when used as directed.
After 6 weeks of healing how long can you leave a lip piercing out before it closes?
I don't know why people ask these questions, if you don't want the piercing visible then don't get it pierced. Now that I have covered that, let's answer the question. Professional body piercers don't consider a piercing healed until it's at least a year old. Your body works on priorities and once the body has a good hold on healing the piercing it backs off on the process to deal with other things like cuts, colds and infections. So the healing process slows down as the risk to the body decreases. Taking the jewellery out of the piercing even for a few hours after six weeks of healing will tell the body to start closing the piercing. If there is any way you can avoid removing the jewellery that would be far better than taking the jewellery out. If you were at six months or even three months with the piercing being left to heal that would be much better. To take it out now I would say you have a 2 hour time limit before the piercing starts to close to the point you will be tearing the piercing open trying to reinsert the jewellery.
You have to take out your nose piercing for your job will it close?
It depends on how long you've had it pierced for. Even if you've had it for 2 years, taking it out for even 6 hours could make it hard to put back in. I suggest getting a retainer (http://www.bodycandy.com/cgi-bin/category/retainers) to use during work. If you just got it done within the last month or so, you need to be careful about switching it to put the retainer in. If it isn't healed, taking out the piercing can cause scarring/infection/bump. If you can, talk to the piercer about what to do.
How do you know you are taking care of the belly piercing correctly?
you aren't eating constantly
