I got my first surface piercing on the weekend, and it seems to be going fine. I didn't have any pain or bleeding or anything, but it's really quite red and sore. It's not swollen or pus-sy or anything, but the entry and exit holes are scabbing up and seem a bit dry?
I've gotten a lot of conflicting advice about looking after it. My firends have their own theories and my piercer gave me a dermatologica set with a gel wash, salt spray and antibacterial spray (whew!).
A bunch of people have told me to just soak it in salt baths, but THEN other people said that dried the skin out and would lead to rejection quicker.
I had a look around on the net and LITHA (leave it the hell alone) theory seems to have a lot of supporters amongst actual piercers...
Now i'm really confused. I know surface piercings are delicate and reject alot, so some advice from someone who's had a similar one would be nice...
It's a 3 cm staple on the top of my wrist in tygon.
2007-02-27
16:35:14
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nat g
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