Help Please?

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Thursday November 15th, 2007 @ 1:38 PM

Filed under: Nipple

Hey there, hoping that you could help with my problem here…

I had my nipples pierced in Toronto March 2006, so it’s been over a year.

I have a bubble/abscess(i dont know what to call it) , that are filled with a tiny bit of yellow/white almost sticky fluid, &sometimes a bit of blood. on the inner side of where the barbell exits my nipple. My right nipple has been tender for a while after tearing it slightly in the summer. The ‘bubble’ then pops and drains, forms a scab and tries to heal. (this had happened many times, still no luck in healing). I am cleaning them with an unscented soap in the shower, and doing sea salt soaks once a week.

I think I am starting to feel the middle of my nipple thinning out across the barbell, but am unsure. I just moved and haven’t found a reputable piercer to go get it looked at. It’s a disappointment to have them not being able to heal totally. Advice PLEASE? Thanks.

The bubble you have is a sign of irritation. Having a piercing tear is an obvious form of trauma that can cause fluids and discharged cells to gather at the edge of the piercing. Simple pressure from sleeping, bras and/or tight-fitting shirts can also cause enough irritation to cause the build up. Basically what needs to happen is that your piercings need some TLC and some time to recover.

I would suggest you stop cleaning with the soap. If you are a relatively healthy person and your personal hygiene is good, there is no real need for the soap. In most cases, the soap will end up being more of an irritant than anything, and will simply cause your body to have a harder time healing. Increasing the frequency of your salt soaks to once a day is probably a good idea. One of the biggest things is to be extra careful with the piercings; try to move them as little as possible and obviously try to avoid any direct abuse or trauma.

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