Piercing Aftercare

Hand Washing:

Hand washing is the most important step to reducing chance of infection. When washing hands, use warm water and liquid soap. Always dry your hands off with a clean towel or disposable paper towel.

Ear, Face, Body, Surface & Oral piercing aftercare:

Hands must be washed every time before touching the pierced area.
Soak the piercing for a few minutes by submerging the area of pierced skin in a clean jug or bowl of warm saltwater solution (1 and a half teaspoons of salt to a cup of water) or saline solution. Alternatively soak a clean cloth, gauze or kitchen roll in the solution and apply as a warm compress to the pierced area. For oral piercings you should after each gargle either alcohol-free mouthwash or a warm saltwater/saline solution after each meal.
This will soften any discharge and allow you to properly clean the entry and exit points of the piercing with a kitchen roll or gauze.
Once the discharge is removed or extremely softened, you’ll be able to gently move/twist the jewellery to allow the solution to effectively reach inside the wound.
Ensure that any balls are tightened to the bars by twisting the ball to the right.
Dry the piercing using only fresh disposable paper towel/kitchen roll.
Do this twice a day for the recommended time we gave you.

Advice specific for tongue piercings:

For the first few days take care when eating and avoid spicy foods.
Cold products such as ice or ice cream can help reduce swelling.
Refrain from oral sex of any description until the piercing is fully healed.

Micro dermal Implants aftercare:

Hands must be washed every time before touching the pierced area.
Use a clean cloth, gauze or kitchen roll to soak in warm saltwater/saline solution and apply as a warm compress to pierced area and begin to gently dab the cloth around the area to ensure under the disc is cleaned.
This will soften any discharge and allow you to clean the piercing points with kitchen roll or a gauze.
If the area around the implant becomes crusted, soak the piercing for a few minutes by submerging the area in a clean jug/bowl of warm saltwater/saline solution and loosen the discharge using kitchen roll.
Dry the piercing thoroughly using only disposable paper towel/kitchen roll.

Do Not: Use cotton wool to clean the piercing. Pick at any discharge. Move or twist jewellery whilst dry. Use sunbeds for the first 2 weeks. Swim for the first 48 hours. Wear tight clothing covering the piercing. Over clean micro dermal piercings. Change the cap on a micro dermal piercing until its fully healed. Do Not remove the piercing if there is an active infection at any time, see myself or a doctor.

Key Advice

The aftercare of body piercing is very important in order to promote good healing and help prevent infections.

Healing times vary with the type and position of the piercing and varies person to person.

To reduce the risk of infection be sure to keep your hands clean and wash them prior to touching the piercing, keep the piercing clean and follow the aftercare correctly.

Note:

Cartilage piercings often form lumps known as irritation bumps which is trapped fluid and can easily be resolved by heat and pressure from a warm water compress once a day.

Any swelling or soreness is normal, knocks and bangs can cause swelling and soreness at any point through the healing phase.

If a piercing is rejecting, you should get it removed as soon as.