How to cure an ear piercing

When you get a piercing, our blood vessels leak fluid into the tissues causing swelling and pain. The lobe piercing is the most common, although cartilage is also an option for ear piercing lovers. If you have one, you will know that it is much more difficult to heal. With our recommendations, you'll have a perfect piercing healing. We tell you everything you need to know.

 

How to properly cure an ear piercing

 

1. Before getting a piercing

It is very important to have your ear piercing done by a specialist. This way, you will be able to solve all your doubts about the piercing and its subsequent care. Keep in mind that your safety comes first, so a specialist will follow a protocol with proper hygiene and optimal procedure.

Also, try to choose the type of earring that best suits the piercing area and is hypoallergenic. The most suitable and general is the model of 18 carat gold or surgical steel, but in any case always let the professionals who advise you. In , we have ear piercings of different colors that can serve you for this moment. After getting the piercing, follow the indications for the estimated time for it to heal completely and avoid other problems.

Always keep in mind that it is not recommended to get a piercing if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, if you are going to the pool or the beach, or if you are going to ride a plane for more than 8 hours. If you have any of these cases, better give yourself some time to wait.

 

2. Care by zones

Depending on the area of the ear, it will be more or less easy to care for. Here we break it all down for you in parts so that you can take into account the healing periods before getting any ear piercing:

- Lobe: it takes 6 to 12 weeks to heal, but it is not recommended to change the piercing until week 8. If there is discomfort, go to your trusted professional.

- Low helix: it takes 4 to 6 weeks to heal. Before changing the piercing, keep the area clean and check it with your professional.

- Tragus, Forward helix, piercing rook, helix, conch and contraconch: due to avascularization of the areas, they take 6 to 12 months to heal.

- Anti tragus and daith: estimating their healing time between 9 and 12 months, they are the most difficult to heal.

 

If you still don't know what the name of each one is, dive into our blog post on Types of piercings and ear piercing names.

 

3. Stages of healing of a piercing

 

There are three stages a piercing goes through while healing:

- Just done: this is the period in which you should be more careful because your piercing will be sensitive and you may feel pain, even have an inflammation. Feeling this slight discomfort is normal at this time.

- Healing: as a piercing heals from the inside, this period requires patience. There may still be some discomfort, so care must be taken to continue healing.

- Fully healed: if you have followed all the steps and do not feel any discomfort, you can consider your piercing healed. Remember that, when you got your piercing, you probably had a long barbell. However, at the end of the healing process, you have to go to your specialist to change it to a shorter one so that it does not change its trajectory due to torsion.

 

4. How to cure an ear piercing, step by step.

The following steps are marked so that your piercing heals completely in the estimated period and heals perfectly. You have to do it about 2-3 times a day during the time indicated by a specialist (15-20 days). After that, once a day will be enough for the next couple of months - don't skip any steps!

- Before touching the piercing, you should always wash your hands to maintain good hygiene and avoid infection. Once this is done, you can start cleaning the area.

- For cleaning, it is best to use sterile gauze or cotton with saline solution. Soak the gauze and wipe everything until any dirt is removed.

- Once it is clean, dry the area carefully with a new sterile gauze. Do not rub too hard to avoid injury inside the ear.

 

5. Other recommendations to cure ear piercing

There are some indications that you should also try to follow to heal your ear piercings well.

- Do not touch the piercing while it is healing unless instructed otherwise.

- Try not to sleep on the side of the piercing or talk on the cell phone on that side to avoid any bacteria.

- Be careful with chemicals as in cosmetics. If you are going to dye your hair, postpone one of the two.

- Be careful when changing clothes or combing your hair as a slight carelessness can cause the piercing to get caught, which will cause a lot of pain.

- As mentioned before, avoid swimming in pools and beaches during the first month.

 

 

Now that you know how to cure a piercing and you can get any piercing you want!