Body piercings and tattooing are becomingly popular in todays society. People get body piercings done for many reasons. Some may choose to be pierced done as a form of expressing their personality, while some simply get it done just to fit on the trend of body modification. Body piercing is a great way to make a style statement and stand out from the crowd. But, there is a high chances of piercing infection and many other dangers. And, piercing bumps is one of the most common problems faced by people getting body piercings. Identifying and treating the bump right after you get it, will reduce the pain and heal the piercing faster.
How to Identify the Bumps
- First, try to identify what kind of piercing bump you have. Boil is the most common bump people get during their healing period. It is also called bacterial pocket. This bump usually occurs when microbes enter the piercing and when the piercing causes a small tear.
- Boils are often red, quite painful and discharge blood or pus.
- Hypertrophic scarring is another commonly piercing bump. Cartilage piercings and all types of industrial piercings are prone to this hypertrophic scarring.
- You should perform sea salt soaks everyday on any healing piercing.
- Take a cup of warm water and add 1/8 tablespoon of sea salt. Then, soak the piercing for at least 5 minutes daily. This will help drawing the foreign particles and pus out of the piercing and prevent bumps.
- After soaking, make sure you rinse piercing properly to remove all the excess salt.
- You can also use chamomile tea bags as warm compresses, if sea salt soaks cannot reduce your bumps.
- Dip the chamomile tea bag into hot water. Place the bag against your piercing. When the heat loses, re-dip the bag and repeat the same process for at least once per day for minimum ten minutes.
- You can also use tea tree oil for stubborn bumps. Add a drop of tea tree oil (aromatherapy grade tea tree oil) into the shot glass. To dilute you can also try using a skin friendly oil. Then, with the help of cotton bud, apply this on the bump two times per day.
What is Hypertrophic Scarring?
Hypertrophic scarring is a raised bump surrounding the exit hole of a piercing. It is often hard and not painful. It is mainly caused due to the pressure of the jewelry on the piercing, which leads to scarring.
Keloid is the most serious piercing bump. Dark skinned people get keloids more easily than those with a paler skin. Keloids are very difficult to treat, it often end up with surgical removal. Keloid scars are
