Piercing Aftercare
Non-Oral Piercings
- Spray sterilized saline solution on front and back of piercing until build up and debris is removed..
- If there are some crustys on the piercing, that is normal. ONLY use a q-tip soaked in sterilized saline solution if the debris is interfering with the healing process of your piercing.
- DO NOT submerge yourself in any large body of water for at least 4 weeks. This includes the pool, hot tub, Jacuzzi, bath tub or the ocean. You can still take a shower; just make sure your piercing is the last thing that you rinse off before get out. You do not want to leave any soap or shampoo on the piercing that may irritate it.
- Leave the jewelry in for at least 4-6 weeks before you change it.
- Nostrils: If the jewelry comes out and you cannot get it back in, you may try putting a clean earring stud into the piercing to hold the hole open until you can visit your local piercing parlor or tattoo shop. Nostril piercings close up extremely fast and hurt a lot more to put back in if the piercing starts to close. Using a stud to keep the hole open is in your best interest, even if it looks stupid for a short amount of time. Be careful when using a wash cloth or towel on your face. The piercing may get caught and pull out.
Oral Piercings
- Rinse your mouth out with clean water every time you eat, drink, smoke or put anything in your mouth that is not water.
- Use antiseptic mouthwash morning and night. If you are not sure if a mouthwash is antiseptic, look at the label. It must say antiseptic on the bottle. If it does not, then it is just a breath freshener and it will not help heal your piercing.
- Your piercing will be swollen for a couple of days. This is completely normal. If you can, take an anti-inflammatory such as Advil, Aleve or Ibuprofen to keep the swelling down. Tylenol and some prescription medications will not work.
- Do not have contact with anyone else’s body fluids for at least 1 month. This means no tongue kissing or oral sex.
- Try to abstain from alcohol beverages for the first week
Dermal Anchor
o Remove the bandage tonight when you get home CAREFULLY. Steam the shower up and let the warm water gently run over the microdermal. This will flush out any extra blood on the piercing.
o Reapply a bandage to the piercing everyday for ONE week. This will ensure that the piercing will not get caught on anything and come out while the scar tissue is growing to anchor in the dermal. Make sure that you change the bandage every day.
o Use the h2ocean or sea salt solution as stated above but only use it 1x a day.