Don't touch a new piercing or twist the jewelry unless you're cleaning it. Keep clothing away from the piercing, too. Excessive rubbing or friction can irritate your skin and delay healing. Keep the jewelry in place.
Twisting jewellery round 'to stop it sticking' can cause redness swelling & unsightly lumps! Keep the piercing jewellery in ALL the time, 24/7, night and day, for at least 4 MONTHS (16 weeks). It does take at least this long for the piercing to heal properly. DO NOT attempt to change the jewellery until FULLY HEALED.
There's no reason to rotate your piercing. You could damage the delicate, healing skin by rotating the jewelry. In the past, rotating the jewelry was recommended, but it has been found to cause damage that can lead to infection and scarring. For happy healing, NEVER rotate your body jewelry.
Your newly pierced ears will heal faster and will be less prone to infection if they are not touched. Rotating will cause irritation or injury of the new piercings. A piercing is essentially a puncture wound that heals around a piece of jewelry.
Should New Piercings Be Rotated? Some piercers advise rotating the jewelry to keep it from adhering to the skin during the healing process and to ensure that the entire piece of jewelry, and the pierced hole, are thoroughly cleaned.
If you have an earlobe piercing, you should also twist the jewelry one full rotation each time you clean the area in order to keep the hole from closing up, according to Lacy.
For ear piercings, it is recommended to wait 6-8 weeks before attempting to change your earring. This is recommended as 6-8 weeks is the length of time that it takes for a piercing to heal.
It's fine to keep it flipped during the healing process as long as you keep it flipped up. It takes around 3-4 months to fully heal where you can change the jewelry so then you can flip it down. Flipping it back and forth is what can lead to irritation and possibly infection.
The most common cause is simply increased friction between the ear hole and the earring. This is most easily remedied by putting petroleum jelly on the earring post and then inserting it into the ear. The petroleum jelly will lubricate the earring to reduce friction.
While cleaning your new piercing, it is not necessary to rotate or move the jewelry back and forth. If the jewelry does move freely while cleaning, that is fine. Make sure not to force it to move.
Don't eat spicy, salty or acidy foods or liquids while you are healing. Avoid hot drinks such as hot chocolate, coffee, and tea. Eat cold foods and drinks as they lessen swelling. Be extra careful when eating crunchy foods.
If you recently pierced your ears: No, you don't have to take out your new earrings when you shower. This is beneficial for proper healing. The running water will clean out any debris and crusts that naturally form.
It's normal to have some redness, swelling or pain for a couple of days after getting your ears pierced. But your ears should look and feel better each day. If you find that your ears do great and then suddenly start to become red, inflamed or crusty a week or two later, that's usually a sign of infection.
Getting your ears pierced at Claire's is safe, sterile and easy. Our highly trained specialists provide a touch-free piercing experience that uses single-use sterile cartridges and requires no needles. Our equipment is sanitized before and after every customer.
We don't expect you to stop using hair products during your healing period, but we DO recommend protecting your new piercing from exposure to hair spray and other styling products, including shampoo and conditioner.
If you find that sleeping with sharp earrings is causing issues, try switching them out for a pair of silicone plugs at night. This will prevent your new piercings from closing up, while also keeping your ears comfortable throughout the night.
Above is an amazing visual that helps to explain what can happen after sleeping on your new or healing piercing for an extended period of time. The bar can migrate, change angles, create scarring and just be generally unpleasant.
Most ear piercing pain – including redness, swollen ear lobes or cartilage and soreness – typically lasts anywhere from a day or two, to around a week after your piercing session.
Signs that a piercing is migrating and possibly being rejected include: more of the jewelry becoming visible on the outside of the piercing. the piercing remaining sore, red, irritated, or dry after the first few days. the jewelry becoming visible under the skin.
What's the healing time? There are different types of tissue in different parts of your ear, so how long it takes to heal depends on your body and the place you've pierced. Earlobes usually take 6-8 weeks. If you pierce the cartilage on the side of your ear, it can take 4 months to a year.
Are hoops or studs better for healing? In general, studs are recommended for healing piercings. Hoops and dangling jewellery pieces do not always stay in place and can complicate the healing process.
No, you can only wear hoop earrings after your ear piercings have healed completely. Until this time, you cannot wear hoop earrings since they are heavier and inappropriate for tissue that is only now beginning to recover. Before getting your ears pierced, ask your piercer what earring types are available.