Do Nipple Piercings Make Nipples Permanently Hard? When you first get your nipples pierced, they are likely to swell up. This effect doesn’t last forever though. Within two to four weeks the nipples should return to normal.
Also question is, do nipple piercings have long term effects?
Nipple piercing has some health risks. If you have a health condition or take medication that makes you more likely to get an infection or bleed a lot, nipple piercing could be riskier for you. Longer healing time. Nipple tissue takes longer to heal than most other pierced areas of your body.