Healing time?

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Wednesday March 5th, 2008 @ 12:51 AM

Filed under: Nipple

I have 3 questions. In order of importance;

**** 1)It’s been 3 weeks since I had both my nipples pierced. They’re doing great and I haven’t had any problems so far,other than the ball almost coming off the end at one time. How long until my husband can :ahem: play with them and such?

2)Should I keep cleaning them everyday forever or just watch then and see if they need a cleaning?

3)I had a little stud put in the side of my nose at the same visit. That hurt worse!! I have a small bump near the ‘fake diamond’. not sure if it’s a zit or something built up? Should I wait to see if it goes away? clean it with something else? or go see the piercer and have it checked out? Neosporin?

1) Wait until the aftercare protocol is complete, before engaging in playful light activities in that area. During the healing time you do not want to introduce foreign liquids (ie: his saliva,etc) to the wounds, nor do you want any stress/irritation/aggravation done. So wait for after the specified aftercare protocol period and then ease into the play.

If it hurts, instantly say so and make them stop. Speaking from experience I had nipple piercings and had a partner who enjoyed playing with them. Needless to say one night I went to the bathroom and found blood running down my body and a partially torn nipple piercing.

2) The piercer that did the piercing should have provided you with aftercare advice and an aftercare protocol sheet, as well as instructed you how long to clean them for. Normally I advise my clients to clean nipple piercings anywhere from 8-12 weeks and to make sure they understand everyones different and some heal more efficiently then others,etc. But I use the 8-12 week period as a basic timeline and encourage people to wait that long, as better to be safe than sorry.

3) The nose stud could be inferior jewelry quality. Did they custom bend the jewelry for you? What type of jewelry is it? Nose Bone? Nostril Screw? Nostril Stud (ie: a smaller labret stud design)? There’s a lot that could be leading to why this bump is occurring. You could try warm sea salt/saline compresses or even chamomile tea bag compresses to try and reduce the bump. But depending on if the jewelry is inferior quality or not, it might require a jewelry change. I would suggest to NOT use Neosporin and to visit a reputable/experienced studio and have them look at the piercing, even go to multiple shops and just get suggestions/opinions.

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