A body piercing is a great addition to your appearance and is a great expression of personality. It’s, of course, not for everyone but when it comes to making permanent changes to your body, a piercing is less apparent than getting something like a tattoo for example.
Caring for a body piercing is important because if not, then you might find yourself regretting the piercing as a result. Here are some helpful tips to care for a body piercing for the first time.
Listen to your piercer for all of the aftercare advice
It’s important that you’ve listened carefully to the piercer when it comes to aftercare. With any body piercing, the aftercare is often the most important part of the process. Why? Well, if you’re not looking after the piercing in those initial days or weeks after you’ve had it done, it’s likely to get infected.
Infected piercings definitely become a problem, to the point where it could cause you more pain and damage to the area. This may also result in you needing to take the piercing out and having to go through the piercing again at a later date.
Listen to the piercer carefully and if you’re not given much, then UBJ’s guide to the tragus piercing is an example of the many guides available online.
Always wash your hands before handling the piercing
Washing your hands is a must when it comes to handling the piercing. You don’t want to touch or handle a piercing that’s just been pierced with dirty hands and fingers.
There’s a lot of bacteria that can live on the surface of the skin and when you’re giving your piercing some aftercare, it’s essential that you’ve washed your hands thoroughly.
Wash your piercing daily
Another requirement when it comes to the aftercare of your piercing is that you wash the piercing daily. Depending on where this piercing is specifically, you might be given certain products by the piercer or at least recommend the products needed to keep the piercing sterile and bacteria-free.
This is an important part of the aftercare process and should be carried out until the piercing is fully healed – something that will likely be advised about by the piercer.
Make sure the piercing is dry and stays dry
While washing the piercing and jewelry is important to do while it’s pierced on your body, you also need to keep the piercing dry. Making sure it stays dry is difficult especially when you’re taking showers or getting caught in the rain for example on your way to work.
However, regardless you should be drying off the piercing and ensuring it stays dry to avoid infection.
Avoid taking the piercing out until it’s healed
It’s important to try and avoid taking the piercing out until it’s healed. By taking it out, you run the risk of infections but have problems getting the piercing back in. Keep the piercing in for as long as possible, ideally up until the point it’s healed.
These tips will ensure you care of your body piercing so that your first experience is a positive one!
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