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I think this is in the wrong category, but anywho I just got my industrial pierced today and I was wandering what the best way to take care of it is, and how long it takes to heal. I have H2Ocean cleaning spray too.
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Use a saline solution (in this case you can use your H2Ocean) on it twice a day to remove crusty bits with a clean q-tip but do not touch the piercing with dirty hands. Do not move the piercing excessively (your skin will NOT grow to the bar contrary to popular belief).
This particular piercing takes about 1 year to fully heal from the inside and out. This is mainly because there are usually two puncture wounds instead of one and that does reduce the healing process speed of your body. This piercing is pretty "extreme" for you body to handle properly and is prone to getting dirt put not the wounds from your hair, sweat, and skin secretions. This part is also laid upon during sleep and tugged on quite a bit, in general. If you're lucky, healthy, and take care of you body (lots of water, vitamins, exercise, proper eating habits, etc) then the piercing can heal in 6 months time.
So, you're looking at somewhere between 6 months and 1 year healing time. You probably won't be so "lucky" so expect 1 year since it's pretty typical.
During this healing process you don't want to get any more piercings. If you get a third piercing (because this piercing has TWO puncture wounds so that is, technically, two piercings) you will slow down your healing process on all of the piercings. Your body is more prone to infection then. You just don't want to do it.
Just for note, you might not want to use "I just got my industrial pierced" because there is no such thing on the human body as an industrial. You actually got your upper ear cartilage pierced. Technically, if you want to get into it, you actually got TWO piercings and are only using one bar for those. You got something called the anti-helix piercing and the helix piercing and are using an industrial barbell in those holes.
Do not remove the barbell for 1 full year so that the healing can continue. Changing the barbell--no matter how sanitary you think you are--will introduce new bacteria, dirt, and germs tot he wounds. It will also actually hurt a bit of the freshly healed areas within the wounds, prolonging the healing process even further. Just don't do it. If you absolutely must then see your piercer again so that they can autoclave the new jewelry and sanitize everything right. They can also get a good position to reduce the damage done when replacing the barbell.
Do not ever, ever, EVER use alcohol or peroxide on your piercings. If they become infected you keep using the saline water and you see your piercer for further instructions. NEVER use alcohol or peroxide. Both of those substances will cause more scar tissue and further healing time. They will damage live and dead cells. They will kill good and bad bacterias. Just don't do it.
Keep your hands away.
Keep your hair pulled away.
Wash it twice a day. Three times is the most you should EVER wash it in one day.
Avoid using soap, alcohol, or peroxide on the wounds.
Do not change the jewelery or mess with it.
For about 1 year.
Next time you choose to get a piercing please, please, PLEASE do some research BEFORE getting it done. If you had known about a 1 year healing time (and having to avoid getting other piercings in that time, dishing out money for saline solutions, and not being able to change the barbell) then you MIGHT have reconsidered this piercing at this time in your life. I've had about 17-ish piercings and I cannot stress the importance of reading BEFORE you get the piercing enough. You have to think about the future sometimes, you know ;)
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