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Bleeding cartilage piercing
I got my cartilage pierced about 2 months ago and today I took it out to clean it (after 2 months that is allowed) and it was bleeding. Not a whole lot, but it was. It's never done that before and I don't see a lot of swelling or even much of a bump formed at the back. Is bleeding possible without having an infected piercing?
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A little bleeding is to be expected with cartilage piercings, the incision in the cartilage needs to be larger than the jewelry gauge going into the piercing, this is to allow the skin to heal between the jewelry and the cartilage.
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I got my nose pierced and my friend got her cartilage pierced at the same time. Where we got it pierced they told her to wait 3-6 months before removing her piercing. and even then her's was sensitive in terms of taking it out. I had to wait 9 months for my nose piercing however it was still sensitive when I switched studs more than a year later. Both of us have been taking good care of our piercings. So I really think it isn't a problem at all because it's still healing. Just keep it clean and if you are worried you can call or go to the place you got your cartilage pierced and ask if it is normal. Honestly, I would keep it in and clean around if that's possible. The less you mess with it and move it around the faster it'll heal.
Good luck!
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Hon, if I were you, I would be asking the people who gave you the piercing. This is their business and they will have more details on what to expect afterwards, how long to heal or what things can go wrong. I am only familiar with ear piercings and even with that have seen the gamut. The swellings, soreness, bleeding even with out infections, healing only to break open again. And one daughter have repeatedly following directions from where she got ears pierced and just had to come to the conclusion that she could not wear earrings at all because her body was too sensitive and reacted allergically, as if some terrible foreign substance was in her body. And she let it heal over.
Since there's no infection, I wouldn't be alarmed, but your body may never totally heal or keep healing and breaking open to bleed again. Your body may simply be rejecting the piercing. I wouldn't give up yet tho. Just ask the piercing specialist how long it can take for this type of piercing to heal properly and at what point if it doesn't heal, should you give up take the piercing out and let it heal for good.
I was about to go get a belly button piercing until I heard from a lot of friends including one who did try this type of piercing that for some odd reason it has the slowest healing rate and the least likely chance of healing at all. So all the cost, effort and time was just wasted. That changed my mind in a hurry, cus if it was less than 50% chance of working on me, I wanted nothing to do with it.
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