Sadly, damaging the piercing channel leaves it more susceptible to infection, irritation and complications during healing. This is why we always recommend to never change your jewellery yourself until your piercing has completely healed, and downsizing is no exception!
Also question is, when should you downsize your piercing?
Usually after 2-3 months this is adequate time to change a helix piercing. Don’t leave it longer, this leaves a window of opportunity open where you are more likely to catch your piercing and then go through all the swelling again and delaying your downsize.
Regarding this, can you fix an angled piercing?
If a piercing is done incorrectly or heals poorly, it sometimes needs to be re-pierced. It’s a simple solution, but it’s a lengthy one. You need to wait until the piercing closes over and heals to get it pierced again. If you pierce it again to soon, you‘ll end up with the same problem again.
What piercings need downsizing?
Oral piercings are arguably the most important to downsize, because barbells left too long can cause tooth and gum damage over time.
Should I pick the crust off my piercing?
After the first few days your body will excrete lymph as it begins to form the fistula inside your piercing. This lymph ‘crust‘ will likely collect on the jewelry or around the piercing. Do not pick at it. Piercings do tend to swell slightly — some more than others — during healing.
How much does it cost to downsize a piercing?
You will want to eventually downsize your new piercing to the apropriate length for wearing in a healed piercing. Some piercings may require two downsizes. This cost is usually no more than 25 dollars depending on what the piercing is and this topic will be discussed at length the day of your new piercing.
How do you fix a crooked ear piercing?
Uneven Holes
Study the marks in a mirror before approving the piercing. If your holes are uneven, the only way to correct the problem is to have them re-pierced. Healing generally takes six to eight weeks, and the earrings must be removed.
What happens if you put a smaller gauge in a piercing?
Yes you can. The jewellery won’t be very snug, though, and might move around a lot. Having said that, the whole will probably close up a bit around the smaller gauge jewellery so you might not be able to wear 14g there any more.
Do piercing irritation bumps go away?
Piercing bumps can be caused by allergies, genetics, poor aftercare, or just bad luck. With treatment, they may disappear completely.
How soon can I change cartilage piercing?
4 to 6 weeks
What is a flat piercing?
A flat piercing sits through the ‘flat‘ area of skin between your ear canal and cartilage.
Can you switch to a smaller gauge nose ring?
Most nose piercings are done at 18 gauge. However, many people choose to downsize their jewelry after the piercing heals to 20 gauge because of the variety of jewelry options available in the smaller size.
