*For everyone commenting telling me what your piercings look like, I cannot help you! I cannot see what you are describing so PLEASE go see your piercer!!!!*
BreeAnn Barbie I’m 3 months in and at first I’ve been using epsom salt mixed with water and would spray it on my piercing 4 times a day and wash. My puss has become a darker greener but it doesn’t hurt, smell, and it’s not swollen. But just the puss color has changed. And I recently changed from epsom salt to natural sea salt.
+Sydney Dawn WHY would you pierce it yourself and with a safety pin none the less?! When I get bored, I go for walks, not stick saftey pins in my body. Take it out, clean it and go to a professional. Hope it's not infected!!
i just got my nose pierced today. you're probably one of my favorite youtubers simply because you care a lot about helping others and informing people and that's rare these days. most youtubers just care about money. thank you sm for all ur info and support.
+Michelle Cruz More then likely you have a keloid (hypertrophic scar) no it's not an infection. You def shouldn't be popping it. Use tea tree oil directly on the bump 2-3 times a week and give it time to heal. :)
thanks!! this has really helped alot. i was on the verge of taking out my piercing cause i thought it was infected due to the white secretion. you've really given alot of great advice!! thank you so much.
+Bianca Taylor Sounds like you're having a flare up. I would ice it or apply a hot compress to help with the swelling and do hot sea salt soaks. What you're experiencing is very normal for a piercing that got pulled on.
+Ashley Young It doesn't sound infected to me however the bump that you're experiencing is totally normal. Keep taking care of it and give it time and it should heal. That's all I can really say.
what can you put on newly pierced nipples that had a reaction to the metal? I am very sensitive, and I don't think my piercer used stainless steel, and I started to get pus. So, I took out that piercing. But still sore. I am doing salt water, but also putting Neosporin. What can I use instead? Thank you so very much!
@Jessica Darling That sounds like it could be scar tissue on the back (mine has something similar) and the front one sounds like a Keloid and unfortunately there isn't a way to 110% get rid of it because it's your body's reaction to the piercing. You can use sea salt soaks and tea tree oil (highly recommend) to help ease down the bump. The best thing to do would be to not pick at it or try to pop. Just do those things and it should go down. Sometimes they go away, and sometimes they just keep coming back. I had that same problem with my nose piercing and I changed to a higher quality metal and I haven't had one since.
Thank you for being clear on this. My piercer just did my piercing and went to have a smoke, so I didnt know how to care for it and I was afraid I had an infection cause of the white pus. Luckly I don't.
+D Bobby Everything you're telling me sounds normal as far as it healing. Try to clean it every morning and every night before you go to bed. H2Ocean is fine and it's quick! Also try to do deep sea salt soaks at least 1-2 times a week. That will really help and your piercing will appreciate it.
i noticed my belly piercing had green puss which means infection but I don't get why I been taking good care of it, I clean twice a day, I don't touch it unless I'm cleaning and I never go swimming cause I know it could risk getting infected. So I don't get ☹️
My bellybutton was by far my worst piercing to heal. It's just in a location where it moves a lot (like, when you sit down and your tummy rolls over a little bit....). There are just some factors out of your control. Mine took over a year to heal to a point where I was comfortable with changing it. I recommend keeping up with a good cleaning routine. Try doing sea salt soaks if you aren't already. If you are, you might want to check the amount of salt you are adding because too much can definitely irritate the piercing. I also use Dr. Bronner's castille soap (the baby one because it is not scented) to clean my piercings and they have healed excellently! Best of luck
Thankyou so much for this video!! You seriously rock!!! I thought my belly button piercing hole was infected because there was like an off white stuff oozing out of my belly button pericing just got it like 3 or 4 weeks ago. And it's been doing that. But also just wanted to say I've watched some of your other videos that have been super helpful and I love your personality, your gorgeous and your style is rad as fuck!!! Definitely will be watching more of your videos!♡
+Daniella Mendez You more then likely have a keloid. clean with sea salt every day like normal and then apply tea tree oil directly on the keloid 2-4 times a week. :)
+rebecca bal That is very OBVIOUSLY a myth. My teeth and tongue ring DO NOT ever meet with each other, the piercing never touches it, ever. Unless I make it touch my teeth. My dentist says I have perfect teeth and that my piercings are not affecting them.
+Hailey Roth When you're constantly putting it in and taking it out it can get a little irritated and those things can happen, yes. My Monroe gets that way too if I play with it too much. Try to limit the amount of times you change it and clean it every time it bleeds, etc.
Thank you for this video, it was very helpful! I put in my nose piercing about 2 weeks ago, and it seemed to be healing fine, but when I changed it from a stud to a ring, it started to develop pus, became more red and is very swollen on the inside, and some skin on the outside has peeled off as well. Will be trying your method for the next two weeks, hopefully it heals well!
+BreeAnn Barbie how is the healing process different than it becoming infected. i got mine done a week ago and its become really red and really sore. Possibly swollen! i get crust on and off and idk if it is infected or it's part of healing. if it is, how do I get rid of the redness soreness and swelling?! im freaking out. Only thing i know to do is keep soaking it in warm salt water and antibacterial soap
+Megan Horncastle That means the ring is a little too small. I would go back and maybe get a mm or 2 bigger, just tell her that it's just not too comfortable and she'll be happy to change it. :)
Brianna Victoria 100% normal! I have tats and my ears and belly pierced and it varies on tattoos what hurts more and what doesn’t. Same goes for piercings. My ears hurt for like an hour and that was it whereas my belly still hurts a few weeks later. Completely normal!
I have my bellybutton piercing a week now, but since today the skin between the balls is thick and stiff and i almost cant move the piercing anymore. There also was Some pus. Are these singhs of infection?
Great advice, really helpful! I recently got my cartilage pierced and unfortunately it got very badly infected and I ended up going to the doctor and was pretty sick because of it! Ended up losing the piercing as well. Wish I had watched your vids before this happened. Lesson learned. Take your piercings seriously people!
Very well informed video! And I am with you on the whole hydrogen peroxide thing, but the reason why piercers tell people not to use it for cleaning specifically, is because it will actually keep the wound open instead of letting it heal. But otherwise I have never had a problem with it and I have multiple piercings like you :) Love your videos, keep them coming please!
I used hydrogen peroxide on an infected piercing and it made the infection worse. Sea salt and hydrocortisone cream cleared up the infection almost immediately.
Hi! I just wanted to know how long I can expect to see some redness and puss for a naval piercing? How long within a healthy healing process would it normally stick around? Thanks love 💕
Love this !!!! I got my bellydone 3 weeks ago and it was pieced with a titanium however it was too short so we had to change it after a week with a wire made belly ring. But currently my top ball keeps sinking into the hole..... the piecer has left the place I got it done and I don’t trust the other lady! Any thoughts ?
Thank you so much for making this video! I was trying to figure out what to do and was freaking out a little bit because my first holes on my ears are infected. This video helped me stop freaking out and start taking care of it!! Love your videos!
hi breeann barbie! i recently got my belly button repierced for the third time. anyways its been a little over a week now and the first 6 days it was amazing, i felt absolutely nothing. and just yesterday/today i noticed it was a bit sore and i see a red bump just in between the two balls. its not a keloid, its just a bit pink and slightly raised. and there is a bit of pussing (not green or smelly) and crusting. im just so worried its rejecting or infected. i watched three of your videos but i still can't decide whats going on. p.s. I've been working out quite hard, do you think maybe thats why theres a red bump? because it is aggravated ? please help!! thank you!!!
I've a question! I just got a nose hoop done a week ago! I just realize I've a bump in the inside of my nose where the hoop trespasses it kinda hurts and just look bad (in the inside) outside is normal. Is that normal?
Yes that is completely normal I have one of those too it's called a Keloid! If you can rub some tea tree oil around that area it should go away! She has an entire video about it!!
your videos really helped me! i thought my belly button piercing was infected, i got it 2 weeks ago and its red and there is crust around it, but watching your videos i realized that it was just healing. thank you!!
Im getting my belly button peirced soon should I be scared or exited does it hurt or not ? & I love your channel its great I got the top of my ear peirced a couple if months ago and it got infected 2 times now its closed up 😭 I feel scared about getting my belly pierced encase the same thing happens
I have a piercing and ive been using this seasalt spray from Walmart for about 2 weeks. I think the bump has gotten bigger and theres a little green pus coming out. My mom said it looks just like a pimple and to squeeze it but im not supposed to. Should I try tree tea oil or go to a doctor to see if I should squeeze it.
Brea 18 tbh that's a sign that it's infected so just do what she recommends and just clean it as regularly as possible, I personally don't believe you should squeeze it unless it gets larger, but maybe not squeeze this is gunna sound gross but getting a sanitised needle(put it in seawater and boiling hot water for a while) and try prodidng it if it burst after a little pressure clearly it needed to come out but if it's solid don't aggravate it and continue to clean and finally after a week or so you see no changes definitely go to thto doctor you don't want to let it get so bad it needs to be surgically removed I hope this helps but I'm not a professional by far so I can only roughly help (I'm only 15 I am in no way experienced)
my piercing is all healed now. in the begining the salt i used was uniodized but then i lost it so i used the iodized one. i felt no difference at all.
I have pretty good medical knowledge of how to care for and clean wounds and take care of infections, but since I feel like piercings are a bit different for follow up care, I thought I'd ask just in case. I like to use rubbing alcohol to sanitize my piercings regularly as well as clean the areas because I'm ok with it and can stand the minor stinging. Gruesome Storytime! : My nose piercing was infected for a little bit, but I think it's gone away. It feels a bit sore, but doesn't feel like there's pressure like when a bit of yellowish puss would come out. I've been cleaning it regularly and even cut away the infected tissue at the top with a sanitized angled nail clipper. I've continued cleaning it, and while I take my piercing out to clean it thoroughly, I let it sit in the rubbing alcohol so it's disinfected as well. I was going to ask if it's normal for there to still be swelling on all the piercings though, because I figured that it's part of the healing, but I'm not sure. Nose Background: I used to change out my nose piercing regularly a little less than a week after I got it - basically whenever I felt like it - because the ball on the top of the starter I received got lost and I had to replace it immediately, but only could find small piercings to buy in the mall I was at. I didn't clean the piercings before because I didn't think about it, but when it got infected, I bought the rubbing alcohol to clean and sanitize every piercing before I put it in, including the cartilages. Cartilages: One of the cartilages is bleeding a little and the other seems to be healing just fine. I decided to start changing the cartilages because I knew and could feel that I needed to thoroughly clean them more than just swabbing around them with the ear care solution that Pagoda Piercing gave me, but every time I took them out, since they had the pointy ends (because they were still the starter earrings that they actually pierce with), I would end up scratching up the inside trying to get it through the hole properly. Current Care: I clean my piercings (nose - side, not septum (pierced May 29, '15), and two cartilages (both around April 17, '15) ) with isopropyl alcohol about ever other day. While I clean the pierced area, if I feel I need to remove the piercing to clean around the area better (which is about once a week), I take the piercings that I removed and place them in a well of an old contact case that I fill and use to hold the rubbing alcohol in. I sanitize everything I use with the rubbing alcohol before it touches any part of the pierced area or the piercings, including my fingertips and the tips of the tweezers I use to pick up the piercings. When I clean the area, I swab it as best I can, both sides, with a clean cotton swab soaked in the rubbing alcohol. To clarify, here are my questions: 1) Is it normal for swelling to happen as the piercings heal? 2) Will the swelling on my nose go down so that when it heals, I can wear the shorter/smaller bone-style piercings? 3) About how long does it take each to fully heal? 4) Am I taking good care of my piercings? I'm sorry this comment is so long, but I just wanted to be as clear and thorough as possible when asking.
The Ear Stretching Network on facebook is a really large group that has a lot of similar info! They explain a lot on why certain things aren't good for piercings or healing ones and materials and whatnot! Not sure if you'd be interested but the knowledge there is limitless, and the people are great!
Carrie Xie It could be irritated from working out but what I would do personally is get a second opinion from your piercer. That way they'll be able to look closely at it and be able to tell better. :)
My piercer was supposed to give me and my two sisters a paper on how to clean and care for our piercings, she didn't give them to us and just told us to clean them with sea salt water for 6-8 weeks. That's all she told us.
Peroxide isn't something you should use to clean a healthy piercing but using it on an infection for a couple days isn't going to do any harm. I had such struggle with my navel piercing. it got infected so many times after the first couple I got fed up and I'd use rubbing alcohol for a couple days cleared the infection and did no damage. I've had the piercing for 7 years and all's good.
Not all yellow/green "crusties" are signs of infection. Personally, my cartilage piercings (I have 4: tragus, conch, helix & forward helix) had yellowish crusties and my piercer said it was normal. No infection, and they all healed fine.
BreeAnn Barbie Sorry, I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything. Just wanted to make sure people know that it may not be terrible; everyone's body is different.
I pierced mine myself with a hollow 14 g needle and used the piercing bible i just wanted to make sure i know the difference between healing and infection nice vid :)
I love your videos, they're so helpful! I was wondering what color your eyeshadow in this video is? I know it doesn't have to do with piercings but it's gorgeous!
About 7-8 months ago, I got my Cartilage/helix peircing done with a gun at Piercing Pagoda in the mall. It was fine until my cartilage piercing started turning black and letting out yellowy pus and the cartilage is swollen months later. I have been to 2 doctors so far and am going to another one Tuesday. My doctor told me to take out my earring and it has been out for 2 months about. I have gotten antibiotics and the second time on antibiotics worked at first but not all of the way, so when I was done with them my ear went back to its infected stage. I have been doing sea salt soaks with 1 cup of hot water and 1/4 tsp. of sea salt. That kind of works but not very well because my cartilage is not looking any better. It is a clear fluid that comes out of my ear now, no yellow pus. My mom refuses to take me to a professional piercing parlor to get my ear checked out, and one doctor said I might need surgery. I want to know if there is anything I can do at home to try and fix my ear. And if you truly recommend coming into a shop wven though my mom insists we don't. And the earring that I wore was some type of white gold, I think. Please help with any feedback. Thank You
I just got my belly button pierced like 2 weeks ago,I thought it was infected because there was some off white stuff oozing turns out it's just healing and I was worried for nothing!
yeah, definitely the equipment part. i had my cartilage pierced when i was like 11 and thought claire's piercings were good when they used a gun. it got badly infected. every time i even turned the earring, it bled. and yes this was a while after I got it pierced. then it healed and got infected. again. it swelled wayyyyyy up and was painful as hell. moral of the story - don't get piercings with guns.
This video was not what I expected, infections are really serious and people can even die from them. Within one day of seeing any signs my whole ear has swollen up, and I've had an emergency appointment with a doctor who prescribed double antibiotics and is sending me to the hospital to get it tested. I've also had to lose four piercings. If you have an infection please go to a doctor instead of waiting "two weeks".
I chose the wrong place, they were next to my job . They didn't prepare me, even though I watched tons of videos and did my research. I wasn't prepared enough with the difference in infection from healing. I thought it might have been infected so I think I messed with it too much. I should have let it heal . I've wanted it for years but I did go to the tattoo piercing salon on a whim ! Always get a recommendation.
Hey BreeAnn! Listen, I had a question. I'm 16 years old and I have two piercings. One nose piercing and a lip piercing. My father has no problem with my piercing but with my mom its a bit of a different story. See she supports me because she knows that having piercing making me happy. But she has a habit of making comments about my piercing. She will say things like: "Don't you think you have enough already?" "When you get a job. There not going to hire you because of those things in your face." "What's the point of having a piercing if your going to take it out" "Don't you think your a little too young for this?" The list goes on and on. Honestly; it sometimes hurts my feelings when she says things like this. Maybe I'm just being a baby about it. I know she's just looking out for me but it just sucks sometimes you know? I was just wondering if I could get some advice. Anyway, have a lovely day! By the way, I love you and your video! 💕🌸
Funny thing is I had the Monroe over 12 years ago and they never told me to clean it. I took it out. They never told me to clean my eyebrow piercing, had that 15 years ago. It rejected it. Had my belly pierced 9 years ago, they never told me to clean it. None of those I have any longer.
Omgoodness thank you for this video. I got my belly pierced about two weeks ago and have had white puss and been scared. My mom even took me to the doctor and got antibiotics for it. But now i know it wasnt infected😂Thank you so much!!
well i still don’t know if my belly button piercing is infected. it is red around it and it looks like dead skin is coming off and i am starting to get worried because it is also green near the ring
When I got my first belly button piercing it was rejected, so I took it out and it left a scar. I recently (about 2 weeks ago) went to a piercing shop and asked a professional piercer if it was okay to get it pierced again and she said absolutely. A week after I got it pierced the entire scar became purple so the skin between the balls is purple. I was wondering if this is normal or if I should be concerned? I tried contacting my piercer because she said to do so if I had concerns and have had no luck, so unprofessional of them :(
i got my nose pierced with a pierce gun and took care of it with rubbin alcohol but it got infected so a few months later i got it pierced normaly and i used sea salt water.Also your videos helped me so much to take care of it the right way...
thank you for this video. but i dont understand why people diss like this stuff when your not doing any think bad your takeing your time for other people and to help them. ugh .
*For everyone commenting telling me what your piercings look like, I cannot help you! I cannot see what you are describing so PLEASE go see your piercer!!!!*
BreeAnn Barbie I’m 3 months in and at first I’ve been using epsom salt mixed with water and would spray it on my piercing 4 times a day and wash. My puss has become a darker greener but it doesn’t hurt, smell, and it’s not swollen. But just the puss color has changed. And I recently changed from epsom salt to natural sea salt.
BreeAnn Barbie I have a belly piercing
What if its swollen on the inside
How do you know if your lip piercing is healing
Hi im melissa how do i get rid of my infection on my lip😊
+Sydney Dawn WHY would you pierce it yourself and with a safety pin none the less?! When I get bored, I go for walks, not stick saftey pins in my body. Take it out, clean it and go to a professional. Hope it's not infected!!
i just got my nose pierced today. you're probably one of my favorite youtubers simply because you care a lot about helping others and informing people and that's rare these days. most youtubers just care about money. thank you sm for all ur info and support.
+Michelle Cruz More then likely you have a keloid (hypertrophic scar) no it's not an infection. You def shouldn't be popping it. Use tea tree oil directly on the bump 2-3 times a week and give it time to heal. :)
+Jarisa Jo It should ALWAYS be non-iodized sea salt!
You're sooo amazing! Was worried if my new belly piercing was healing or infected. Seems to be healing, Thank you so much!
ur makeup looks bomb here
thanks!! this has really helped alot. i was on the verge of taking out my piercing cause i thought it was infected due to the white secretion. you've really given alot of great advice!! thank you so much.
+Bianca Taylor Sounds like you're having a flare up. I would ice it or apply a hot compress to help with the swelling and do hot sea salt soaks. What you're experiencing is very normal for a piercing that got pulled on.
I love these videos because they're so accurate. Hydrogen Peroxide supposedly dries out piercings but it's never messed up any of mine.
+Trissi Mara It could be rejecting or infected. Have you accidentally caught it on anything?
Do hot sea salt soaks and keep a close eye on it. :)
If i have metal allergy then what should i do?
+Ashley Young It doesn't sound infected to me however the bump that you're experiencing is totally normal. Keep taking care of it and give it time and it should heal. That's all I can really say.
Ok thank you :)
+lilly varney No, I would not recommend neosporin for piercings, ever.
what can you put on newly pierced nipples that had a reaction to the metal? I am very sensitive, and I don't think my piercer used stainless steel, and I started to get pus. So, I took out that piercing. But still sore. I am doing salt water, but also putting Neosporin. What can I use instead? Thank you so very much!
Extremely helpful! (: everything I've been experiencing with my belly button has been normal, no pain or anything (:
+Joselyn Reyes Nope, that means it's cleaning the area when it bubbles. :)
@Jessica Darling That sounds like it could be scar tissue on the back (mine has something similar) and the front one sounds like a Keloid and unfortunately there isn't a way to 110% get rid of it because it's your body's reaction to the piercing. You can use sea salt soaks and tea tree oil (highly recommend) to help ease down the bump. The best thing to do would be to not pick at it or try to pop. Just do those things and it should go down. Sometimes they go away, and sometimes they just keep coming back. I had that same problem with my nose piercing and I changed to a higher quality metal and I haven't had one since.
Omg Thanks So Much I Had White Pus Coming Out My Belly Ring So Knw I Now Its Healing
Was it red too!?
Thank you for being clear on this. My piercer just did my piercing and went to have a smoke, so I didnt know how to care for it and I was afraid I had an infection cause of the white pus. Luckly I don't.
Angelique Ference You're welcome! :)
+alyssa valentine No, you don't have too. A majority of the time the piercing can be saved and the piercing can stay.
+D Bobby Everything you're telling me sounds normal as far as it healing. Try to clean it every morning and every night before you go to bed. H2Ocean is fine and it's quick! Also try to do deep sea salt soaks at least 1-2 times a week. That will really help and your piercing will appreciate it.
+Yadira Rivera I would do sea salt soaks for about a week and if it doesn't get better I would go back and have your piercer take a look at it.
i noticed my belly piercing had green puss which means infection but I don't get why I been taking good care of it, I clean twice a day, I don't touch it unless I'm cleaning and I never go swimming cause I know it could risk getting infected. So I don't get ☹️
My bellybutton was by far my worst piercing to heal. It's just in a location where it moves a lot (like, when you sit down and your tummy rolls over a little bit....). There are just some factors out of your control. Mine took over a year to heal to a point where I was comfortable with changing it. I recommend keeping up with a good cleaning routine. Try doing sea salt soaks if you aren't already. If you are, you might want to check the amount of salt you are adding because too much can definitely irritate the piercing. I also use Dr. Bronner's castille soap (the baby one because it is not scented) to clean my piercings and they have healed excellently! Best of luck
where can i buy it?
Thankyou so much for this video!! You seriously rock!!! I thought my belly button piercing hole was infected because there was like an off white stuff oozing out of my belly button pericing just got it like 3 or 4 weeks ago. And it's been doing that. But also just wanted to say I've watched some of your other videos that have been super helpful and I love your personality, your gorgeous and your style is rad as fuck!!! Definitely will be watching more of your videos!♡
Gabriella Kelly You're so welcome! :)
Aw thanks so much! xoxo
Sorry for the late reply!
I agree!
Me too! She's amazing!
+Liz Kennedy I use tea tree oil and sea salt. I highly recommend those things for healing a bump. Remember not to try to pop it or play with it.
+Daniella Mendez You more then likely have a keloid. clean with sea salt every day like normal and then apply tea tree oil directly on the keloid 2-4 times a week. :)
I love her.... this is so informative, thank you!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
U sound really wise ! 😊
+rebecca bal That is very OBVIOUSLY a myth. My teeth and tongue ring DO NOT ever meet with each other, the piercing never touches it, ever. Unless I make it touch my teeth. My dentist says I have perfect teeth and that my piercings are not affecting them.
+Hailey Roth When you're constantly putting it in and taking it out it can get a little irritated and those things can happen, yes. My Monroe gets that way too if I play with it too much. Try to limit the amount of times you change it and clean it every time it bleeds, etc.
Thank you for this video, it was very helpful! I put in my nose piercing about 2 weeks ago, and it seemed to be healing fine, but when I changed it from a stud to a ring, it started to develop pus, became more red and is very swollen on the inside, and some skin on the outside has peeled off as well. Will be trying your method for the next two weeks, hopefully it heals well!
***** I'm glad it helped!
+BreeAnn Barbie how is the healing process different than it becoming infected. i got mine done a week ago and its become really red and really sore. Possibly swollen! i get crust on and off and idk if it is infected or it's part of healing. if it is, how do I get rid of the redness soreness and swelling?! im freaking out. Only thing i know to do is keep soaking it in warm salt water and antibacterial soap
same with me right now😭
Omg same 🤦🏼♀️ also I didn't get mine professionally done, but I'm getting green pus.
I love your tats and piercings, I'm gonna get an industrial tm hopefully so this is helpful
cherishdeb Thanks! Good luck! I'm glad it helped you! :)
+Megan Horncastle That means the ring is a little too small. I would go back and maybe get a mm or 2 bigger, just tell her that it's just not too comfortable and she'll be happy to change it. :)
Okay thanks (:
kailey hash No that's normal. It was always be a little red when you clean it. :)
I recently got my rook pierced and my whole ear feels really sore and it really hurts. Is that normal?
Brianna Victoria 100% normal! I have tats and my ears and belly pierced and it varies on tattoos what hurts more and what doesn’t. Same goes for piercings. My ears hurt for like an hour and that was it whereas my belly still hurts a few weeks later. Completely normal!
I have my bellybutton piercing a week now, but since today the skin between the balls is thick and stiff and i almost cant move the piercing anymore. There also was Some pus. Are these singhs of infection?
This is happening to me aswell, has yours cured?
I’m having the same problem
I have the same problem now, how did it end up?
Great advice, really helpful! I recently got my cartilage pierced and unfortunately it got very badly infected and I ended up going to the doctor and was pretty sick because of it! Ended up losing the piercing as well. Wish I had watched your vids before this happened. Lesson learned. Take your piercings seriously people!
heatherheartify D: oh no that doesn't sound good!
Very well informed video! And I am with you on the whole hydrogen peroxide thing, but the reason why piercers tell people not to use it for cleaning specifically, is because it will actually keep the wound open instead of letting it heal. But otherwise I have never had a problem with it and I have multiple piercings like you :) Love your videos, keep them coming please!
JadeDoesThings Thank you so much! xoxox
Yeah, that's what I found out after doing some research. :)
So if you do decide to use hydrogen peroxide, should it only be like once a week?
My belly button pircing is about 12 weeks old and around the top ball it looks like its bruised is that normal
BreeAnn Barbie?
Haylea Allen same. I have a little bump that is moving my hoop ring to the side. I can move it and there is no pain. I clean it twice everyday. So idk
Gratata Gratatata That's a keloid they are common look them up.
+Krissy Towery Keep up with the hot sea salt soaks. :)
Warm SSS, never ever hot
+Mewesical whatever works for her is just fine. Hot or warm, each body is different.
i had no idea when you put the salt in there your suppose to let it dissolve for a few minutes
I used hydrogen peroxide on an infected piercing and it made the infection worse. Sea salt and hydrocortisone cream cleared up the infection almost immediately.
Wow I love how you reiterate everything in the video! Super redundant!
Hi! I just wanted to know how long I can expect to see some redness and puss for a naval piercing? How long within a healthy healing process would it normally stick around? Thanks love 💕
Love this !!!! I got my bellydone 3 weeks ago and it was pieced with a titanium however it was too short so we had to change it after a week with a wire made belly ring. But currently my top ball keeps sinking into the hole..... the piecer has left the place I got it done and I don’t trust the other lady! Any thoughts ?
Thank you so much for making this video! I was trying to figure out what to do and was freaking out a little bit because my first holes on my ears are infected. This video helped me stop freaking out and start taking care of it!! Love your videos!
GirlyGirlOnABudget Yay! Glad it helped! :D
Yellow is a sign of healing as well. My piercer always gives me a sheet of information and yellow is a sign that your piercing is healing.
shiowl Yeah, but I'm talking bright yucky yellow.
hi breeann barbie! i recently got my belly button repierced for the third time. anyways its been a little over a week now and the first 6 days it was amazing, i felt absolutely nothing. and just yesterday/today i noticed it was a bit sore and i see a red bump just in between the two balls. its not a keloid, its just a bit pink and slightly raised. and there is a bit of pussing (not green or smelly) and crusting. im just so worried its rejecting or infected. i watched three of your videos but i still can't decide whats going on.
p.s. I've been working out quite hard, do you think maybe thats why theres a red bump? because it is aggravated ?
please help!! thank you!!!
Hi, did you figure out what it was or did it go away? I'm having this after about 5 months.
What happened ??
im using wound wash spray? idk if thats good because no one is mentioning this.
I know this is an old comment but I use wound wash to, it is perfectly fine because it is pure saline
This video is so helpful! You answered every single question I had and some I didn't even know I had! Tysm!!
+Nessa Henderson That's something I would talk to a piercer about.
theres also liquid stuff coming out!!
Why the liquid stuff
I've a question! I just got a nose hoop done a week ago! I just realize I've a bump in the inside of my nose where the hoop trespasses it kinda hurts and just look bad (in the inside) outside is normal. Is that normal?
Yes that is completely normal I have one of those too it's called a Keloid! If you can rub some tea tree oil around that area it should go away! She has an entire video about it!!
***** Yeah, sometimes our body just can't do it sometimes. :/
Don't let that stop you from getting piercings though!! :)
your videos really helped me! i thought my belly button piercing was infected, i got it 2 weeks ago and its red and there is crust around it, but watching your videos i realized that it was just healing. thank you!!
Im getting my belly button peirced soon should I be scared or exited does it hurt or not ? & I love your channel its great
I got the top of my ear peirced a couple if months ago and it got infected 2 times now its closed up 😭
I feel scared about getting my belly pierced encase the same thing happens
Mine personally hurt. Pain is very different just beware of it rejecting. Clean it. And it will be tender.
+Nova Ann thnx
+Unknown Yt watch her video on rejection it gives you ton of knowledge or faqs of belly button piercing she gives great information
+Nova Ann I have
AngelJCranfield exited? Do you mean excited?
I have a piercing and ive been using this seasalt spray from Walmart for about 2 weeks. I think the bump has gotten bigger and theres a little green pus coming out. My mom said it looks just like a pimple and to squeeze it but im not supposed to. Should I try tree tea oil or go to a doctor to see if I should squeeze it.
Brea 18 tbh that's a sign that it's infected so just do what she recommends and just clean it as regularly as possible, I personally don't believe you should squeeze it unless it gets larger, but maybe not squeeze this is gunna sound gross but getting a sanitised needle(put it in seawater and boiling hot water for a while) and try prodidng it if it burst after a little pressure clearly it needed to come out but if it's solid don't aggravate it and continue to clean and finally after a week or so you see no changes definitely go to thto doctor you don't want to let it get so bad it needs to be surgically removed I hope this helps but I'm not a professional by far so I can only roughly help (I'm only 15 I am in no way experienced)
This video was really helpful and really helped me to understand more about infections. Another great video :)
Thank you! Geester Emz :)
+Tinker Belle You can boil water but obviously let it cool first. lol, why not? I drink water from the sink!
What if the salt is iodized?
It's gonna irritate the hell out of your piercing. Not recommended at all.
Avery.S you should have sea salt that doesn't have iodine in it.
my piercing is all healed now.
in the begining the salt i used was uniodized but then i lost it so i used the iodized one.
i felt no difference at all.
Avery.S if it worked for you, then fine but you should have brought more of the uniodized salt.
+David Benson Non-iodized sea salt, yes.
+ Sierra Stovall If it's still healing of course you should!
I have pretty good medical knowledge of how to care for and clean wounds and take care of infections, but since I feel like piercings are a bit different for follow up care, I thought I'd ask just in case. I like to use rubbing alcohol to sanitize my piercings regularly as well as clean the areas because I'm ok with it and can stand the minor stinging.
Gruesome Storytime! :
My nose piercing was infected for a little bit, but I think it's gone away. It feels a bit sore, but doesn't feel like there's pressure like when a bit of yellowish puss would come out. I've been cleaning it regularly and even cut away the infected tissue at the top with a sanitized angled nail clipper. I've continued cleaning it, and while I take my piercing out to clean it thoroughly, I let it sit in the rubbing alcohol so it's disinfected as well. I was going to ask if it's normal for there to still be swelling on all the piercings though, because I figured that it's part of the healing, but I'm not sure.
Nose Background:
I used to change out my nose piercing regularly a little less than a week after I got it - basically whenever I felt like it - because the ball on the top of the starter I received got lost and I had to replace it immediately, but only could find small piercings to buy in the mall I was at. I didn't clean the piercings before because I didn't think about it, but when it got infected, I bought the rubbing alcohol to clean and sanitize every piercing before I put it in, including the cartilages.
Cartilages:
One of the cartilages is bleeding a little and the other seems to be healing just fine. I decided to start changing the cartilages because I knew and could feel that I needed to thoroughly clean them more than just swabbing around them with the ear care solution that Pagoda Piercing gave me, but every time I took them out, since they had the pointy ends (because they were still the starter earrings that they actually pierce with), I would end up scratching up the inside trying to get it through the hole properly.
Current Care:
I clean my piercings (nose - side, not septum (pierced May 29, '15), and two cartilages (both around April 17, '15) ) with isopropyl alcohol about ever other day. While I clean the pierced area, if I feel I need to remove the piercing to clean around the area better (which is about once a week), I take the piercings that I removed and place them in a well of an old contact case that I fill and use to hold the rubbing alcohol in. I sanitize everything I use with the rubbing alcohol before it touches any part of the pierced area or the piercings, including my fingertips and the tips of the tweezers I use to pick up the piercings. When I clean the area, I swab it as best I can, both sides, with a clean cotton swab soaked in the rubbing alcohol.
To clarify, here are my questions:
1) Is it normal for swelling to happen as the piercings heal?
2) Will the swelling on my nose go down so that when it heals, I can wear the shorter/smaller bone-style piercings?
3) About how long does it take each to fully heal?
4) Am I taking good care of my piercings?
I'm sorry this comment is so long, but I just wanted to be as clear and thorough as possible when asking.
Thx for all the help on how to prepare for a piercing! I have watched almost all your videos on piercings! 💕
+ Carneica Duncan No, not all the time.
The Ear Stretching Network on facebook is a really large group that has a lot of similar info! They explain a lot on why certain things aren't good for piercings or healing ones and materials and whatnot! Not sure if you'd be interested but the knowledge there is limitless, and the people are great!
Rainfurr Hayashi Thanks! :)
No problem! I didn't wanna seem like I was on your case or anything but learning new stuff [and about new places to get jewelry] is rad! :D
+Jenny Penny Do hot sea salt soaks and keep a close eye on it.
thank youu so much you’ve helped me a lot throughout my piercing journey!
I love watching your videos! You are so knowledgeable and I feel I can trust the information you share. Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for all your helpful videos! They've been helping me so much with my new nose ring!
Carrie Xie It could be irritated from working out but what I would do personally is get a second opinion from your piercer. That way they'll be able to look closely at it and be able to tell better. :)
+caitlin hadfield How long have you had it? What are you using to clean it?
ok thanks so much! I thought it was getting infected and I was scared I had to take it out. Your comment really helped me!
Gabby123 You're welcome!
+Paige McCann Yes that's fine. :)
Congrats on 100k! So proud of you and I love you so much 😭😭
This video was very helpful! Thanks for making this and love the bloopers haha ^^
thank God for this video I really thought my piercing was infected but all the things that u said that are signs of healing I have 😥
+ Kaliana Serene Same here! I use it a lot on my ear piercings! :)
My piercer was supposed to give me and my two sisters a paper on how to clean and care for our piercings, she didn't give them to us and just told us to clean them with sea salt water for 6-8 weeks. That's all she told us.
Peroxide isn't something you should use to clean a healthy piercing but using it on an infection for a couple days isn't going to do any harm. I had such struggle with my navel piercing. it got infected so many times after the first couple I got fed up and I'd use rubbing alcohol for a couple days cleared the infection and did no damage. I've had the piercing for 7 years and all's good.
Not all yellow/green "crusties" are signs of infection. Personally, my cartilage piercings (I have 4: tragus, conch, helix & forward helix) had yellowish crusties and my piercer said it was normal. No infection, and they all healed fine.
Heidi Neubig I guess I didn't make myself clear enough on that. I"m talking like disgusting looking green/yellow.
BreeAnn Barbie Sorry, I wasn't trying to be an ass or anything. Just wanted to make sure people know that it may not be terrible; everyone's body is different.
That's alright, I wasn't trying to sound mean either!! Haha, yes that's true, everyone's different.
I pierced mine myself with a hollow 14 g needle and used the piercing bible i just wanted to make sure i know the difference between healing and infection nice vid :)
thanks.
+Talia DeAndrea I would go see your piercer for further advice so they can take a look at it.
I love your videos, they're so helpful!
I was wondering what color your eyeshadow in this video is? I know it doesn't have to do with piercings but it's gorgeous!
About 7-8 months ago, I got my Cartilage/helix peircing done with a gun at Piercing Pagoda in the mall. It was fine until my cartilage piercing started turning black and letting out yellowy pus and the cartilage is swollen months later. I have been to 2 doctors so far and am going to another one Tuesday. My doctor told me to take out my earring and it has been out for 2 months about. I have gotten antibiotics and the second time on antibiotics worked at first but not all of the way, so when I was done with them my ear went back to its infected stage. I have been doing sea salt soaks with 1 cup of hot water and 1/4 tsp. of sea salt. That kind of works but not very well because my cartilage is not looking any better. It is a clear fluid that comes out of my ear now, no yellow pus. My mom refuses to take me to a professional piercing parlor to get my ear checked out, and one doctor said I might need surgery. I want to know if there is anything I can do at home to try and fix my ear. And if you truly recommend coming into a shop wven though my mom insists we don't. And the earring that I wore was some type of white gold, I think. Please help with any feedback. Thank You
It may have been white gold plated. I personally would go to a shop and have it looked at.
+Madi Dallas Aww good I'm glad they helped you!! Yes that's normal.
Ur literally so pretty
Thank Gawd I am not colour blind. I am able to distinct white from yellow or off white.. great video 😊😊😊
I just got my belly button pierced like 2 weeks ago,I thought it was infected because there was some off white stuff oozing turns out it's just healing and I was worried for nothing!
yeah, definitely the equipment part. i had my cartilage pierced when i was like 11 and thought claire's piercings were good when they used a gun. it got badly infected. every time i even turned the earring, it bled. and yes this was a while after I got it pierced. then it healed and got infected. again. it swelled wayyyyyy up and was painful as hell. moral of the story - don't get piercings with guns.
Your makeup looks gorgeous !!! So jealous
This video was not what I expected, infections are really serious and people can even die from them. Within one day of seeing any signs my whole ear has swollen up, and I've had an emergency appointment with a doctor who prescribed double antibiotics and is sending me to the hospital to get it tested.
I've also had to lose four piercings.
If you have an infection please go to a doctor instead of waiting "two weeks".
Love you !👌❤️can you make a video about your piercing Jewlery like a collection? An updated one x
I did one back in October Anthony White
So that is updated.
I chose the wrong place, they were next to my job . They didn't prepare me, even though I watched tons of videos and did my research. I wasn't prepared enough with the difference in infection from healing. I thought it might have been infected so I think I messed with it too much. I should have let it heal . I've wanted it for years but I did go to the tattoo piercing salon on a whim !
Always get a recommendation.
Hey BreeAnn! Listen, I had a question. I'm 16 years old and I have two piercings. One nose piercing and a lip piercing. My father has no problem with my piercing but with my mom its a bit of a different story. See she supports me because she knows that having piercing making me happy. But she has a habit of making comments about my piercing. She will say things like:
"Don't you think you have enough already?"
"When you get a job. There not going to hire you because of those things in your face."
"What's the point of having a piercing if your going to take it out"
"Don't you think your a little too young for this?"
The list goes on and on. Honestly; it sometimes hurts my feelings when she says things like this. Maybe I'm just being a baby about it. I know she's just looking out for me but it just sucks sometimes you know?
I was just wondering if I could get some advice. Anyway, have a lovely day!
By the way, I love you and your video! 💕🌸
I realize this video is old but it really help me....thank you so much.
Funny thing is I had the Monroe over 12 years ago and they never told me to clean it. I took it out. They never told me to clean my eyebrow piercing, had that 15 years ago. It rejected it. Had my belly pierced 9 years ago, they never told me to clean it. None of those I have any longer.
Omgoodness thank you for this video. I got my belly pierced about two weeks ago and have had white puss and been scared. My mom even took me to the doctor and got antibiotics for it. But now i know it wasnt infected😂Thank you so much!!
Very interesting 😀 I got 3 more piercings today so this info is great to have.
Subscribed :)
well i still don’t know if my belly button piercing is infected. it is red around it and it looks like dead skin is coming off and i am starting to get worried because it is also green near the ring
When I got my first belly button piercing it was rejected, so I took it out and it left a scar. I recently (about 2 weeks ago) went to a piercing shop and asked a professional piercer if it was okay to get it pierced again and she said absolutely. A week after I got it pierced the entire scar became purple so the skin between the balls is purple. I was wondering if this is normal or if I should be concerned? I tried contacting my piercer because she said to do so if I had concerns and have had no luck, so unprofessional of them :(
i got my nose pierced with a pierce gun and took care of it with rubbin alcohol but it got infected so a few months later i got it pierced normaly and i used sea salt water.Also your videos helped me so much to take care of it the right way...
thank you for this video. but i dont understand why people diss like this stuff when your not doing any think bad your takeing your time for other people and to help them. ugh .