Does anyone know about nose piercings??? I got mine done about 3-4 weeks ago...I've been cleaning it properly, but there's a PINK (not red) bump around the entire hole...it doesn't hurt or itch or anything and there's no signs of infection...but this bumpy thing concerns me a little. It kinda looks like your ear does when you put an earring in and the back is on too tight- kinda like the head of the post is sitting in a little divit. Does anyone know if this is "normal" or why this is happening? I don't want to make a special trip to a shop if it's no big deal...btw...the jewelery is surgical stainless steel and it's a nose bone...

thanks...*ss*

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Sounds like common swelling associated with the piercing. Maybe clean it one more time a day just to be sure with a salt water solution (sea salt).

Don't know anything about it from experience, because my body has an aversion to pain!, but the above advice is good. My grandmother was a nurse for almost 50 years, and you pick up things. It could also be abcessing, so be careful, although that is usually very painful.

Thanks honey...bte, been forever since I've spoken with the spiked wonder *l*...I'll do that...it seems to come and go as far as the severity of the swelling...wish the guy that did it would've mentioned that this might happen...nothing like thinking your nose is going to fall off...like I wanna look like Michael Jackson

It is a keloid, happens when the skin swells. Cleaning it should keep away infection (though I'm not sure what the actual risk of infection would be). If you clean it with the sea salt solution you can clean it pretty much as often as you would like...never, and I repeat never clean it with any kind of anti-infection formula because the piercing is the infection and it will push it out.

Spiked wonder signing off on this one, good to see you again by the way Peachie!

As long as the piercing isn't moving (aside from typical) then you should be able to clean it with sea salt solution. If the redness starts inflaming or the bump swells more contact the piercer immediatly, this could be a sign of more serious keloid's. The sea salt solution if you don't know is 1/4 teaspoon non iodized sea salt to 1 cup warm water, if that burns or causes discomfort try 1/8 teaspoon sea salt.

i got my lip pierced when i was on leave, i actualy wanted a ring type piercing, but all i could get was a stud. bit disappointed with that, i had to take it out due where i work, but the next available opportunity im going to get another one. preferably not a stud, i might even get one where my eyebrow is, but thats as far as i would go concerning piercings.


i know im completely off topic, and that was just about me me me.

keep it frosty
minty

well..since we're already off topic..*l* i'll get a little personal and say...this is number 4...i've got both nipples and my hood done...but never had any issue with any of those...

Thanks again lovey...like i said...loves me some spikey!! I made the sea salt solution and kinda soaked my comprimised lil nose with a cotton ball...the swelling actually went down slightly, that or it's in my head...which is alltogether possible too.

i dont know if your still checking this thread, but be careful. My nose is pierced and I had no problems. However, you can heal funny like that and have bump, and once it has grown like that it will be there forever.

Not true, if any issue arises out of the bump it will be infection at which point a piercer will probably tell you to take it out which with cleaning the surface will eliminate the infection. The one thing that a piercing can do is leave scarring around the area, but it doesn't create a skin abnormality such as a bump (typically this could be mistaken as it is possibly just scar tissue).

Clean it with sea salt as I already said as often as you want, do not use disinfectant. If it starts to get irritated (redness, swelling, pain, any kind of discharge) return to the piercer and ask the next course of action.