How to treat piercing rejection
- Take out the jewelry if you see it migrating toward the surface.
- Try a new piece of jewelry in a different size, gauge, shape, or material.
- Speak with a qualified piercer for advice.
- Opt for a nonirritating plastic ring or bar.
Correspondingly, how do you know if your Christina piercing is infected?
Some pain and redness is to be expected after a piercing, but some symptoms could indicate an infection. Here’s what to look out for: swelling and redness that increases around the piercing. severe burning and throbbing around the piercing.
more of the jewelry becoming visible on the outside of the piercing. the piercing remaining sore, red, irritated, or dry after the first few days. the jewelry becoming visible under the skin. the piercing hole appearing to be getting larger.
Simply so, can you fix a rejecting piercing?
During rejected piercing aftercare take care to keep the wound clean while it is healing to reduce the chances of infection and scarring. Once it has healed you may be able to get re-pierced or may like to choose a different piercing with a lower rejection rate.
What does an infected piercing look like?
Your piercing might be infected if: the area around it is swollen, painful, hot, very red or dark (depending on your skin colour) there’s blood or pus coming out of it – pus can be white, green or yellow. you feel hot or shivery or generally unwell.
