Most piercers will place the new piercing behind any pockets of scar tissue to ensure the piercing is in a more viable location, though it is worth remembering that as scar tissue is weaker in construction than the skin1, this method doesn’t necessarily guarantee success.
Keeping this in consideration, can I re-pierce a closed piercing?
If the piercing’s fully closed
If your piercing’s fully closed, you’ll need to enlist the help of a piercing professional to re–pierce your ear(s) for you. According to Columbia University, around half of at-home piercings end up requiring medical attention.
Similarly one may ask, does piercing scar tissue hurt more?
Your second question – piercing through scar tissue CAN hurt worse, but it doesn’t always. … Your piercer might decide to go straight through it, or they might pierce you in a slightly different position to try to avoid it.
What does scar tissue feel like?
Scar tissue can have a local area of pain when touched or stretched or it can produce a referred pain that feel like that of a nerve which is a constant annoying burn that occasionally turns sharp.
Can I take out a fresh piercing if I don’t like it?
If you don’t like it and don’t want it, yes. Piercings close up and heal very fast if you take them out shortly after being done. So if you don’t like it and want it to heal over, taking it out is fine.
What to do if piercing closes?
Should you force it back open?
- cleaned and disinfected the area and all your material.
- taken a shower, as your skin is much softer and malleable.
- massaged the piercing with a bit of oil (like emu oil or jojoba oil)
- pulled the skin around your piercing a little to make the hole bigger, which can help to insert an earring.
Can a closed piercing get infected?
If the earrings are on too tightly, not allowing room for the wound to breathe and heal, an infection can develop. A piercing can also get infected if there’s too much handling of the piercing or the post of the earring is rough.
Can earring holes close up overnight?
Without the piercing stud or jewelry, a new ear piercing may close too fast, either overnight or after a few days. … So, on the off chance that you get the piercing stud out too soon and before it heals fully, the epithelial tissue from the other side of the piercing will coalesce and close up the hole.
Why do my earring holes close so fast?
New piercing holes are more likely to close quickly
“When you create a hole in your ear, your immune system kicks into gear and tries to heal and repair that hole.”
Can ear piercings close up after years?
For those who’ve had earrings on for years, even if you don’t wear earrings for a week, the hole will not close. It would take a few weeks for that to happen. However, if you’re sensitive to metal and your piercings seem always to be irritated or have infections, then the hole will close within a few days.
