i had my tragus pierced last may and a couple of months into having it i developed a polyp on the edge of the piercing. i've tried many different ways of getting rid of it (saline solution, vitamins, and this power stuff a local piercer gave me, some antibiotic stuff.) and it will get rid of the polyp, only for it to come back in a few weeks. any suggestions??
2007-02-21 07:12:52 · 8 answers · asked by aln 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
None of the above, sister. If you've been able to get rid of it for a short time, that should tell you that something is irritating it in your daily routine. Usually, it's one of two things that gets an ear piercing worked up and a little angry:
1. Abuse: Stop touching it / keep it clean. Do you use the phone on that side of your head a lot? All phones are notoriously dirty and full of hair / face oil and just massage dirt into your piercing. Does it get pushed into your head from a firm pillow while you sleep? Are you changing your pillow cases more regularly than every 4 days? Are you tucking your hair behind your ear a lot? Do you listen to your ipod with ear phones? All of these things traffic the area and irritate the piercing until it's healed (and sometimes after).
2. The jewlery is not properly sized / shaped for your ear. Not everyone can wear a pretty little silver ring in their tragus. Perhaps you need a barbell, or a labret stud, or a horseshoe barbell. Perhaps the diameter of the ring is too large and it's pushing on the piercing.
The challenge with tragus piercings is that the front of the piercing is attached to the face, which moves A LOT. It's also more prone to being oily than say, your earlobe. It's alwo pretty close to where you apply makeup, so that could be getting in the piercing, as well. The back of the piercing is really hard to reach, and therefore really hard to keep properly clean.
In the end, this is what you need to do. Stay with a good cleaning regimine of keeping the ear clean with Dial Antibacterial soap in the shower every morning, being sure to keep it properly rinsed. Try not to touch your piercing, keep hair away from it (other than tucking) and keep it from touching phones. You might want to go visit your piercer and see if s/he suggests a jewelry change, as well. It's amazing what changing a ring will do in just a day or two.
Good luck -
Rob
2007-02-23 05:23:34 · answer #1 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't mess with polyps. See a doc' for his/her opinion. Don't want to scare you, but some polyps can be cancerous. Please see someone medically qualified, a local piercer doesn't fit the bill. Polyps are surgically removed, the area is cauterized, and the growth is sent for a biopsy......MDGIRL...The tragus is the small, thick piece of cartilage that sticks out between your face and the entrance to the ear canal
2007-02-21 07:21:46 · answer #2 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Let it grow, then pierce the polyp. Then you can have a truly unique piercing.
If you really want to get rid of it, none of the stuff you've tried will work. You're going to have to cut it off.
2007-02-21 07:17:36 · answer #3 · answered by Guncrazy 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
i would try some tea tree oil that you can find at your local The Body Shop store...or you can go online and order it. its only like $6 rub some oil on it with a q-tip and it should go down gradually...it works wonders on keyloids on cartilidge piercings...
2007-02-21 08:01:34 · answer #4 · answered by adriana 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
warm compresses on the area 3-4X a day.
2007-02-22 01:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Brooke 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-22 12:25:49 · answer #6 · answered by Kelly M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ive had one of those all i did was leave it alone...
and it healed up quickly
2007-02-21 07:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
WHAT IS A TRAGUS????????????????
2007-02-21 07:18:48 · answer #8 · answered by ~sophiei~ 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋