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Last Update: February 1, 2007
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Well, my two best friends & I went & got our cartlidges pierced two weeks ago. Today I chanqed mine, I cleaned it & put a different one in. Then I felt a bump on the back of it. I`m wondering is it a assist ? my step mom had hers pierced & said that the second week hers hurt alot [mine doesnt] but there was a bump on the back & it was a assist & she had to let it close up. im scared it is, can you tell me if it is or what it could be ? (link)
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Where, and how, you had the piercing done can lead to this. I'm almost sure you had yours done with a stud gun (correct me if I'm wrong, or put a comment in for me, I'm actually quite curious). It can be something else, but I've seen this so many times on myself and others after cartilage piercing with a gun that I would, honestly, be suprised if it was something else. Also why did you take one ring out when you cleaned? If you had to because there wasn't enough play, you might have the wrong type of ring in...there are much better rings to use when cartilage is pierced, and remember cartilage doen't fully heal for quite a long time.
Often when people get their cartilage pierced with a 'stud gun', the cartilage is forced outwards from the piercing causing a lump. I myself have several lumps still on my ears even though I let all my piercing grow back in (I was getting them ripped out on a weekly basis doing construction).
A lot of places either don't know how to properly pierce cartilage, or don't have the equipment, or both. Unfortunately for myself, I didn't have the advantage of having met anyone knowledgeable on this till I had already had several piercing done. I've heard from many piercers over the years that using an actual piercing needle is the best way; supposedly the needle will take a 'plug' of cartilage out of your ear (or at least cut cleanly through), rather than forcing the cartilage around the stud.
Many professional, die-hard piercers wouldn't touch a piercing gun if you paid them to. I don't trust the little booths and such you find in malls; these kind of places are ignorant of overall piercing guidelines, occasionally have infection/health problems, and many simply do not care about the people they pierce. Albeit many of professional piercers often turn people off by their decor and clientele (piercing, scarring and tattoo freaks everywhere), but seriously most of these people know their stuff, seriously they do...though you still have to check each place out. If your ear continues to bother you, I'd actually recommend finding one of these places rather than going back to where you got the piercing done (assuming it wasn't a professional place in the first place) and having someone take a look at your ear.
Also the type of jewelry is key here, you really get what you pay for when it comes to preventing allergic reactions and infections. Not only material, but type of jewelry. If you have a low-quality stud, the ones that have the clip on the back...get rid of it. Either get a stud with enough play to be able to move it back and forth when cleaning the piercing, or get a good quality captive bead ring.
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It was not done with a stud qun & this place is a qood one i have had my other seven piercinqs there [one which included cartlidge] I bouqht one of the better ones 14k which is best for cartlidqe piercinqs. If you want to talk to me my aim name is woahxtiffanie ; & my advicenators is BabbiD0ll. kay ? =)
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