How fast can a human possibly heal?
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Thursday November 15th, 2007 @ 1:45 PM
Filed under: Ear
I had my lobes pierced just about three weeks ago (at 10g with an immediate strech up to 8ga) in an experience vastly different than any I’d had before. Keeping piercings above the neck has never been my forte (metal allergies, lost o rings and severe discomfort), but these piercings were never sore. I got crusties for about a week, and minor crusties at that.
As of this writing, they are loose around my plugs, skin all the way around and feel like normal earlobes. Is it possible they’ve healed this quickly?
I suppose that it’s possible they have healed, but it’s not likely. It also depend upon how you choose to judge the “degree” of healing. At three weeks your piercings won’t be able to stand the type of abuse (i.e., accidentally snagging the jewelry hard) that piercing that are months or years old will be able to stand. I would hesitate to call them “healed” at three weeks, but it possible you may not need to be quite as diligent about your aftercare routine at this point.
In general, listen to your body. It will generally do a very good job of letting you know what is okay and what isn’t.
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One Response to “How fast can a human possibly heal?”
This is similar to how my ears healed, i had them pierced at 10ga,and after much much blood, including several incideents when my ears started bleeding for no apparent reason.i would say that after about 3-4 weeks my lobes where ready for a stretch, completely clean, not crustie or even ear cheesy, no redness, and when i stretched to 8ga, the taper had no resistance the 8ga jewelry fit like a charm.
Lucas on November 22nd, 2007 at 2:35 amLeave a Comment