How to take care of your new piercing:

Use your Neilmed Piercing aftercare spray 2x daily, once in the morning and once at night. Taking care to spray both the entry and exit point of the jewelry.

Once daily, rinse your piercing in the shower by letting warm water run over your piercing for one-two minutes. This helps to soften up any debris and clean away any products that might have gotten on your piercing.

Things to avoid while healing a new piercing:

• Isopropyl Alcohol

• Peroxide

• Ointments such as Neosporin

• Anti-Bacterial Soaps

• Sleeping on your piercing

• Open bodies of water

• Touching your piercing

What is a piercing bump?

Many people believe that a piercing bump is a keloid however, in most cases it is a irritation bump which is a result of a trauma that has occurred to your piercing. Examples of this can include: Snagging your jewelry on clothing, sleeping on your piercing, hitting your piercing, etc.

While bumps and irritation can occur, it can usually be solved with an adjustment to care or potentially eliminating a factor that may be disrupting the healing process.

DO NOT take advice from friends/family. If you need help troubleshooting a piercing I've performed, do not hesitate to contact me through my contact page.

Common things to expect while healing include:

• Tenderness

• Mild Redness

• Swelling

• Clear to Yellowish Discharge or “Crusties”

• Itching

• Bleeding

Average heal times:

Ear Lobes: 3-4 Months

Helix/Flat: 6-9 Months

Nostril: 6-9 Months

Septum: 2-6 Months

Navel: 6-9 Months

Philtrum/Labret: 6-9 Months

Nipples: 8-12 Months