Swimming with a new piercing?

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Monday June 23rd, 2008 @ 3:26 PM

Filed under: Female Genital

I just got a vertical clitoral hood piercing done a few days ago. Everything is going beautifully and I couldn’t be happier. My problem is that my mother reminded me that we are going on family vacation only three weeks after the piercing date. All of us will be staying in a cabin on a lake. Avoiding swimming in the lake is not an option. Also, I don’t see how I can bandage my piercing. What, if anything, can I do to minimize the risks of lake water on a three week old hood piercing?

Since hood piercings tend to heal very fast, you shouldn’t have an issue with swimming in a lake after 3-4 weeks. If it was a piercing that took longer to heal, I would suggest avoiding it. Then again, if it were a different piercing, it might be much easier to cover.

To be on the safe side, you might want to shower/bathe right afterwards, or at least do a quick cleaning if you can.

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