3 infected Pinna Piercings
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Sunday May 17th, 2009 @ 4:30 PM
Filed under: Ear
After a year of having three pinna piercings with surgical steel, they still aren’t healed, and sometimes very sensitive.
My doctor recommends removing the piercings, because the skin is around them is visibly inflamed, raised, about the size of ball bearings. I really would like them to heal properly finally.
Can you recommend anything to help me?
I am going to hazard a guess that by ‘pinna’ you mean ear cartilage as pinna is the medical term used for the outer structure of the ear and not just the rim. Ear cartilage piercings can take on average a year to fully heal but the raised tissue you describe is a sign of irritation. Three piercings of this nature, in my opinion, is alot to heal in one go. You may find that if you remove one, the other two will settle down. However, it is worth looking at your aftercare regimen (information on correct aftercare can be found on this site), the type and quality of the jewellery and any other factors that may annoy your piercings (hair products, sleeping etc). With angry piercings, it really is a process of elimination.
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4 Responses to “3 infected Pinna Piercings”
Thank you for your answer. I mean the top of the ear, which I believe is cartilage.
I wish the person who pierced me had given me better information. I was told to clean it for six weeks, so it’s been a long time since I’ve done any aftercare. I expect this may also be a contributing factor, if as you say it takes a year normally to heal.
nym on May 17th, 2009 at 6:17 pmWhat aftercare were you using, Nym?
Dimruthien on May 17th, 2009 at 8:50 pmGet some sea salt soaks happening about 2-3 times a day and it will probably make a noticeable difference.
Just incase you didn’t know: 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt mixed with 1 cup of warm water.
Hopefully they aren’t too far gone to the point they need to be removed!
Paul on May 18th, 2009 at 7:43 pmIsn’t three times a day a tad over kill? And could cause more irritation and make the skin dry out?
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