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Catlidge Piercing
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 ?
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i've had my cartildge pierced for about 4 months now and just recently changed it. More than likely it is just some scar tissue which is completely normal. Also cysts are usually somewhat painful. If you're really worried about it, you should have it checked a tattoo parlor where they do piercings or at your family doctor. GOODLUCK!
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I don't think it's a cyst. It's possible the bump is just a little scar tissue (scar tissue will form any time you get a piercing, but it's more noticable on parts where the tissue is naturally thicker like your cartilage or your nose. It will go down and become less noticable when you've had the piercing for longer.) It could also be an infection. Make sure to keep it clean, and if it is a minor infection it should clear itself up.
If it doesn't go down in a couple weeks I would make an appointment to see your doctor and have them look at it just to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary.
Also - did the piercer tell you it was okay to change the jewelry so soon? It's been a long time since I've gotten a piercing, but two weeks sounds like a pretty short time to have the starter jewelry in.
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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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soak it and go back to the place you got it pierced and have them take a look. just keep cleaning it without irritating it and youll be fine :)
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its "cyst" and not assist. and yes it is common in cartiledge piercings. it will get bigger left untreated. try doing sea salt soak treatments if you have the time.
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seeing a doctor might help, no one has the experience & knowledge of a physian on advicenators
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Two weeks? I changed mine after two months, and the lady in claire's told me to change after 3 months! Don't change it so quickly, you have to let it stay in for a while so the hole can adjust to the earing. Whatever you do don't feel the bump on your ear. If it starts hurting go see the doctor. For now, if you have time, go back to see the person that pierced your ear and ask them what happened.
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