Messed Up Industrials

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Thursday June 4th, 2009 @ 3:02 PM

Filed under: Ear

I got an industrial piercing in each of my ears over 2 monthes ago, but they still don’t seam healed. i followed the piercers instructions and washed them every day with anti-bacterial soap, and bactine. and did this for about the first month or so. when i realized they werent making any progress in healing, i decided to cut back on the cleaning. They have had big lumps on the entry and exit holes of all 4 holes for pretty much this whole time. these aren’t quite as bad on the left ear, but are very noticable on the right. i’m not sure why they aren’t healing. they don’t really hurt unless pressure is applied. but they still get extremely crusty, and one hole is very scabby. im not sure if they’re keloids or hypertrophic scarring or what they are. is there anything i can do to help get rid of this unsightly lumps? or am i doomed to ugly industrials?

(P.S. my girlfriend got an oribital in each ear less than a month ago and they never once swelled up or got weird lumps or anything!)

If you have read much on BME you would realize hardly any reputable piercers recommend soap and none of them recommend bactine. So the first thing to do is cutting out all that nonsense and using the gentler Sea Salt Soak approach (easily searched). Chances are this piercer also used crummy jewelry and more than likely didn’t quite get the angles right either. In all likelihood, these piercings are probably lost causes, but if you want to try and salvage them, immediately switch aftercare routines and seek out a more educated piercer to check them out in person.

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