After I Got a New Piercing
The piercer who did the piercing will give you advice on certain tasks to complete after the process. However, they usually won’t advise against anything, save from a few small things that they consider standard.
I just got my industrial, so I can speak from personal experience when I say this. To date, I have also treated it somewhat brutally. I will divulge to you all of my “oops” moments in the hopes that you will not repeat my blunders!
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Refrain from overplaying with it
You should never play too much with your new piercing—that is, especially if it is an industrial one. I am aware that when I’m bored or nervous, I often try to play with it. But doing so will only make the trauma from the wound worse.
Steer clear of certain headphones
Another thing that most people forget to consider is the type of headphones to wear. Earbuds are better if you have an ear piercing, especially if it’s an industrial or cartilage piercing.
I wear “over-the-ear” headphones, which sit on top of my ears, as opposed to earbuds that go in your ears. I would advise purchasing an inexpensive pair of earphones for $10 to wear till your piercing heals if your headphones are similar to mine. Otherwise, this can make the wound worse. You will become conscious of how securely the earphone rests on your ear after getting your ear pierced, even though you may not be aware of it beforehand.
new piercing care Avoid using hair treatments
Moreover, while it heals, try not to get any hair treatments done. Especially when done at home, hair treatments can be messy and get in or on top of your piercing, increasing the risk of infection. Errors may occur in professional settings as well, as human error is unavoidable. Bleaching is an uncomfortable thing to do to a recently pierced body part, even with the precautions you can take.
Avoid Dozing Off About It
Get the piercing on the side of your head that you don’t sleep on, if at all possible. This is an accepted fact, but it can significantly impact the healing process, particularly for those that mend more slowly, such as cartilage ones. Two major issues can occur if it appears on the side that you sleep on most often.
- It may hurt you and prevent you from getting enough sleep, which will weaken your immune system and hinder your ability to heal.
- Your piercing will be moved around in unexpected ways once more, which could cause it to rupture or become scarred.
Not an incident
- Even though attending concerts is something that everyone appreciates, this is something you should try to avoid. both in lighter genres like ska and especially in darker ones.
- As soon as you walk into that crowd, you come into contact with a lot of potentially hazardous objects. This includes things like crowd surfing or dancing in a mob, as well as sudden surges brought on by the aforementioned activities and regular bumps into others.
- It’s easier to avoid getting minor piercings in direct contact with such items. However, for larger ones, such as cartilage piercings or even surface piercings on parts of the body other than the ears, it can get quite hard to avoid situations that might harm it.
Wishing you luck!
New piercing captions These are five simple steps you can take to ensure a speedy and painless healing process, as well as strategies to prevent the piercing from suffering more harm than it has already. I appreciate your reading!