There are some people with pierced ears who simply cannot wear anything other than gold earrings. If you have had an infected ear for eight (!!) months, you should consult a licensed health practitioner before you do do anything else. And don't wear an earring in the infected ear!
Before you get anything else pierced, you should wait until your surgery has completely healed. You do not want to do anything that could get it infected.
If you could swim before you got your naval pierced then you will still be able to swim afterwards, unless it is so huge that its weight drags your to the bottom. If you have just had your naval pierced it is probably a good idea to avoid swimming until the piercing has completely healed, to avoid any risk of infection. Once it has healed swimming shouldn't be a problem.
i think 6 months or even sooner.
well mine did & its fine now :)
Got my cartilage pierced 4 months ago. I had a keloid, so I switched from the surgical steel that they pierced it with, to gold. It's a hoop. Red and swollen. Keloid is gone and there is no puss. Is it still healing and just irritated? Or could the hoop be too tight?
Yes it's normal, you need to be sure you down size the barbell after two weeks then the piercing should sit well in the tongue without excessive barbell material in the way of your teeth when eating.
I have a lip piercing and play trumpet... While healing, yes especially when its still swollen but after the piercing is fully healed it doesn't affect at all...its as if its not even there!
I had my bellybutton pierced about 6 months ago and i can still remember how painful it was. I am not trying to put anybody off but it is the most painful piercing i have ever had and i am really high pain threshold.
Can you still catch it? if not, then its healed!!
i got my tragus pierced yesterday and it hurts pretty bad. it heels about 3 months or so
That is a problem if it's been swollen since you got ie pierced. See a doctor ASAP.
Pain and discomfort are part and parcel of getting the cartilage pierced with a piercing gun. The piercing gun user knows that they are not allowed to pierce ear cartilage with a piercing gun. Properly done cartilage piercing done by a professional body piercer would have been healed by now. The swelling is due to the stud backing being too close to the skin and not allowing the piercing to drain or breath properly.