nose bump
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Friday November 2nd, 2007 @ 3:02 AM
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i’ve had my nose pierced for about two months. around three weeks after the piercing, i developed a small bump. it didnt hurt and wasnt really that noticeable so i let it be. now, two months in, it is a noticeable, red, bubble. its not hard like scar tissue and it doesn’t hurt or ooze anything gross that would make me feel like it’s an infection. it looks just like its filled with something, fluid maybe, im not sure. but it just looks like a pimple. how do i get rid of this? is it the jewelry? i got it pierced with an 18g SS CBR and aside from this bump thing i haven’t had any problems whatsoever with it. i’d appreciate any input on this, because nothing i’ve tried has worked so far. (sea salt soaks, provon, LITHA, bactine (once), i don’t touch the jewelry or pick at it with my bare hands or anything, and i just can’t figure it out. HELP!
i hope the picture is good enough to see what i’m talking about
Ah yes the pesky nostril piercing bubble that many often dread. I myself had them for awhile but that was a result of a nice magnesium burn from sparklers…Remember boys and girls lit sparklers do not belong through your septum during new years eve, OUCHIES!
What I would suggest to answer your question however is to visit an experienced piercer and switch the jewelry from a CBR to either an 18ga ASTM F136 6Al-4V ELI Titanium Nostril Screw that is custom bent for your nose, or an 18ga Labret Stud (ie: like the threadless ones made by: NeoMetal). Make sure the jewelry is sterilized in an autoclave before it is inserted into the pierced pathway. Once the jewelry is in there you can do the sea salt soaks (1/4 teaspoon sea salt to 8oz of distilled water, or buy sterile saline wound wash) OR an alternative aftercare method would be to do a Chamomile Tea Bag compress by doing the following:
“Use 100% Chamomile tea bags only. Submerge the tea bag into the freshly boiled water & allow to steep for a few minutes, cool slightly & apply the tea bag directly onto the piercing, leave on for 10 minutes & whilst you are doing this you can drink the tea which is left in the cup! Chamomile is a natural anti-inflammatory, and is excellent for relieving swelling or soreness in fresh or irritated piercings.”
That is a little information guide that we personally provide our clients who are experiencing similar problems. But yeah as I said switch to either a implant grade Ti custom bent nostril screw or a 18ga implant grade Ti labret stud and don’t use the ring. As CBR’s are prime candidates for bacteria to collect onto the ring and then be rotated into the piercing to cause irritation/problems/complications,etc.
So I believe if you change the jewelry and do a mixture of the sea salt soaks & chamomile tea bag compresses, this problem will go away.
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Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t lavender soap work as well? Not the cheap, scented crap, but actual lavender soap. I’ve used it, and many other people I know have used it as well, and it works great.
Halo on November 8th, 2007 at 5:46 pmI also have the dreaded nose bump. I’m using the chamomile tea compress as we speak, and it’s a miracle.
The bump was huge, and it went down about 50% in the first five minutes. Not to mention it smells great, particularly that close to my nose. ^__^
Katey on January 11th, 2008 at 9:43 pmdoes mild contact lense saline solution work to use on a healing nose piercing?
tulip on July 26th, 2008 at 1:03 pmHalo: Things with CHamomile and Lavender: you have to make sure you don’t have any spring-time allergies.
Also know with Lavender, its harvested at different elevation levels and these levels can increase or decrease the potency of its active ingredients in helping with the problems.
If looking into all natural herbal remedies the client/consumer should really do research into making sure they’ve obtained a proper quality product and not just any random product.
tulip: anything can work with healing a nose piercing, you can even urinate on it and you’ll heal it… Aftercare products are simply “helpers”, the key thing is to make sure the procedure is done right with the right jewelry,etc and the most crucial thing is to make sure you take care of yourself properly (body hygiene, lots of water, good diet, plenty of rest)…
Know that mild contact lense solution though contains preservatives in the ingredients such as Borac Acid and Sodium Borate,etc which can potentially be harmful to your piercing.
Warren Hiller on July 27th, 2008 at 2:44 amUse tea tree oil! pure tea tree oil! it works wonders and the bump will be gone in no time!
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