Has My Piercing Healed? You can tell if a wound is healing if there is no swelling and redness around the site. The healing process can take some time but redness usually subsides within a few weeks. A lack of redness, however, doesn't always necessarily mean that your ear is fully healed.
Typically, ear lobe piercings take around 4-6 months, while upper or inner ear piercings take between 6-12+ months to fully heal. You'll know your ear is healed once any discharge, swelling, redness, flaking, or soreness stops.
Feel the back of your earlobe.
You may feel a small knot where the piercing hole should be. This is knot is composed of dead skin cells, which block the piercing hole as it tries to heal. If the hole seems to have healed entirely, you may need to seek the help of a professional to have your ears pierced again.
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.
Keep your earrings in for at least 6 weeks, or until your piercings have healed. Remove your earrings for cleaning and sleeping. Wash your hands before touching your piercings or an ear. Clean your piercings with a saline solution 2-3 times a day.
If you take your earrings out early, it can be difficult and painful to put them back in. Plus doing so increases your risk of developing an infection or having your new piercing hole close. At the end of your healing period, you can change your earrings.
It's hard to predict how quickly your body will attempt to close a piercing, but as a general rule, the newer it is, the more likely it will close up. For instance: If your piercing is less than a year old, it can close in a few days, and if your piercing is several years old, it can take several weeks.
Six weeks after the procedure the piercing studs should be removed and replaced with earrings of your choosing.
Yes, you can take your earrings out after 6-8 weeks if they feel ready, but don't leave them out! They will still close quickly since they're relatively new. Leave your earrings in as often as you can for roughly a year before going extended periods without them.
DO NOT pick the crusties off—that's just introducing your dirty hands to a healing piercing and can increase your risk of infection. The best way to clean them is to soak the piercing in warm saline solution, softening the crusties which then come off easily.
ROOK. Rook piercings are located in the cartilage at the uppermost part of the inner ear. The location does go through a thick bit of cartilage so it can be more painful and harder to heal than many other spots on the ear.
Keep in mind that some redness, tenderness, swelling, and discharge is normal for a healing piercing, but we advise clients to consult a health care professional for unexpected redness, tenderness, or swelling at the site, any rash, unexpected drainage from the piercing, or a fever within 24 hours of the body art ...
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.
When the tissue connects in the center the holes will pull inward and look more smooth and natural. Take notice of the other holes on your body both the pierced ones and the ones nature gave you. They are all smooth and rounded and a healed piercing will be too. The jewelry is loose and moves some what freely.
Don't fiddle with your piercings.
Don't touch a new piercing or twist the jewelry unless you're cleaning it. Keep clothing away from the piercing, too.
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. You can change to a different piece after 2 to 4 months if your piercing is in the lobe and after 6 to 12 months for cartilage piercings.
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.
Because the tissue grows back—albeit scarred—it can easily be pierced again. However, it's important to make sure the area is fully done healing before going back in with another needle. "If there's an abundance of scar tissue present, your piercer will evaluate how safe it is to re-pierce," says Lynn.
Flip your hair to the opposite side of your head so you can avoid getting an excessive amount of water or any product in the wound. Make sure you stay in this position until you've completely rinsed the product out of your hair before gently patting your ear dry.