nape surface piercing

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Tuesday November 6th, 2007 @ 11:52 PM

Filed under: Surface/Unusual

Hi I hope u can give me some advice as I am getting desparate not to lose my piercing! I have my nape surface pierce three times. The top piercing was done two years ago but over the last six months has developed a horrible granuloma (as defined by my Dermatologist). I clean it every day with salted water but the lump won’t go and it gets quite big like a blister and then bleeds. It is sore to touch and gets itchy sometimes. I have tried many different creams/gels to dry it out but the ‘bister’ just comes back.

I would really appreciate any advice you can give me as the piercers here in London can not tell me anything more helpful/

Many thanks in anticipation!

Bel

I’m probably starting to sound like a broken record…broken record…broken record…broken record…

Persistent bumps/granulomas like you are describing most often are caused by some form of physical irritation. In the case of a surface piercing, it’s most likely going to be from some sort of pressure. I’m not sure what type of jewelry you were pierced with, but if the style of jewelry is not great and/or the placement of the piercing isn’t good, it can result in irritation, which can result in a bump on the piercing. Most likely, until you relieve the pressure, the bump isn’t going to go away. The bump is basically your body’s way of telling you it’s unhappy at the moment.

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