Is it normal for a cartilage piercing to hurt after a week?

It is normal for the skin around the piercing to swell, turn red, and be painful to touch for a few days. You may also notice a little bleeding. If the swelling, redness, and bleeding last longer than 2-3 days, contact your doctor. You should keep inspecting the pierced area for at least 3 months.

How long should a cartilage piercing be sore?

It is normal for your ear to hurt immediately after getting a cartilage piercing, pain that commonly lasts for two weeks to a month. Be careful to not sleep on the side that was pierced: Doing so will cause healing complications and unnecessary discomfort.

Is it normal for a piercing to hurt a week after?

It’s normal to have some redness, swelling or pain for a couple of days after getting your ears pierced. But your ears should look and feel better each day. If you find that your ears do great and then suddenly start to become red, inflamed or crusty a week or two later, that’s usually a sign of infection.

How do I get my cartilage piercing to stop hurting?

Apply a warm compress or do a sea salt soak A warm compress can help the infection drain and relieve pain and swelling. Soaking the infection in a warm salt solution can also help the infection heal. To use a warm compress: Fill a clean cloth-based product — such as a sock — with rice, oats, or beans.

Why is my cartilage piercing swollen and throbbing?

A cartilage piercing creates an open wound. As it heals, it may look swollen, lumpy, or like a bump. In the days immediately following a cartilage piercing, the body’s immune system triggers inflammation and swelling to heal the wound, sometimes leading to a cartilage bump.

What helps a sore cartilage piercing?

If you aren’t experiencing severe symptoms, you may be able to use the following methods to treat your cartilage bump at home.

• You may need to change your jewelry.
• Make sure you clean your piercing.
• Cleanse with a saline or sea salt soak.
• Use a chamomile compress.
• Apply diluted tea tree oil.

What do I do if my cartilage piercing hurts?

It is vital to keep piercings clean and to see a doctor for symptoms of an infection. Talk to a licensed piercer about the right piercing aftercare, then diligently follow their instructions. If the piercing is painful, red, or swollen and home treatment does not help, seek medical advice.

How do I know if my cartilage piercing is healing?

As your cartilage piercing begins to heal, it’s normal to experience: 1 some discoloration 2 itching 3 oozing of a whitish-yellow fluid 4 crust on and around your jewelry More

Can a cartilage piercing get infected?

A cartilage piercing is not only much more likely to get infected but if it does become infected, you’ll need very strong antibiotics which may not even take effect in time. Worse case scenario, your cartilage will literally die and be surgically removed.

Is it normal to have a bump after getting a piercing?

Unfortunately, bumps are relatively common with cartilage piercings. They can form soon after your initial piercing or long after it’s truly healed. If you still have a bump after the initial swelling subsides, it may be: a pustule, which is a blister or pimple that contains pus.

What does it feel like to get your ears pierced?

Getting pierced feels like being pinched. Everyone’s level of pain tolerance is different, but for me, on a scale of one to 10, a double helix piercing is a three – so like a hard pinch. My ear was pierced at Claire’s with a piercing gun.