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Keloid from cartilage ear piercing
I got my ear cartilage pierced a year ago in december. Well I kept it in for a whole year and it didn't cause me any problems. It completely healed. But the past 3 months or so my piercing got sore and and inflamed and formed a hard bump. It feels like there is a hugs pimple under the skin. But it surrounds the hole. I researched it and I'm guessing it is a Keloid. The hole is still there, but is it safe to keep wearing an earring in the hole? Or should I let it alone? Will the keloid go away? I saw some pretty disturbing pictures on the internet...it isn't going to spread is it? I'm quite worried.
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It might not be a keloid. I have my nostril pierced and I got what's known as the "nostril bump". It sometimes looks like a pimple, but other than that, it's a raised red/purple bump. I actually popped mine (with properly sterilized equipment) and now it's totally gone. I'm trying my best to not aggravate it so it doesn't come back.
What I suggest you do is to change your jewelry. It could be aggravating it, or it could be in a slightly bent position which makes it hard for the bump to heal. Also, apply 100% pure tea tree oil onto it a few times a day (get it from your chemist/pharmacy). It helps to shrink it and bring anything under the bump (pus etc) to the surface.
It could take up to 2 weeks before you notice a difference, or if you're lucky, within 3 days.
It's great stuff.
Also, try warm seat salt soaks for about 10 minutes morning and night. It helps to sooth and shrink the area.
Also, don't touch your piercing and try your best to not bang it.
If you are unlucky enough to have actually got a keloid after a year, and it's proving hard to remove (which isn't surprising), take a trip down to your piercer, or even a doctor can help.
Feel free to ask if you need any further advice.
Hope it gets better quick!
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Hi. It's unusual for a keloid scar to form a year after the piercing, but it can happen. I can't say that's just what it is from here, but I can give you some tips. Buy some over-the-counter cortisone cream. You can get store brands. Get the 10% if it's available. You can rub that into the skin near the hole. If you insert a ring, put the cortisone cream on the metal of the earring before inserting it. My ears are really sensitive to metals, so I do that, but I also use just piercing studs. I hope this helps with the bump. Rub the area aggressively - but not until it hurts - to break down the scar tissue. If it doesn't make a difference within about a month, I'd bring it up at my next doctor's appointment.
Sabine
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