What should i do Nose piercing and keloid help?

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really want my nose pierced, and so i went to visit a piercing studio. The guy there was cool, except he talked about how awful keloids are for a lot of it. It kinda scared me, and he suggested getting another cartilage piercing on my ear to see if i get keloids, so if i do it wouldn't be in the middle of my face. I did my own research and i found out that African-American/Black people(thaaats me!!) are more likely to get keloids. I also found out that keloids are pretty rare and are usually misdiagnosed. bumps on nose piercings are more likely to be something else.

So i have some options and I am only willing to consider these:

-I could get a cartilage done first, which seems safe, but not likely to get parental approval on 2 piercings, 2 piercings=more money, and I'd have to wait until the cartiledge was totally healed and keloid free to think about getting my nose. I also don't have anything against cartiledge piercings, but i never really wanted one, so depending on how attached i get to it i would probably let it close up after a year.

or

-I could just go ahead and get my nose done and risk the keloid, but i would be watching out for it, so the first sign of any bump I'd run the the nearest piercer and get them to figure out what it is.

So i need you to give me any more info on keloids you have and which one of those options i should go with. Or any other advice that isn't "nose rings r trashy don't do it" cause its a waste of time.

thank you! i know its horribly long.

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. Jzuk