i had a tragus piercng and i have this bubble like thing that been there 4 a while how do i help it heal?

Question

is there any thing that i can use to help it go away since i read that if the "bump" bleads its not a keliod

Answer 1

keloids can and do bleed...and from what you have described here, that is exactly what you have. See a plastic surgeon for removal, or live with it.

Answer 2

Ok I have 2 tragus piercings and I must say that the bump is nothing to worry about. I had the first done 5 years ago and its ok. My second is les than a year old but it is still healing. It all depend on your body. I have had over 36 piercings and most have been in the same place due to infection and growing out. My body heals too quick tha it affects the piercing. Try not to sleep on it and wash it thouroghly with savlon or salt water. Use a savlon spray if possible as often as you can. Ever hour would be great it will flood out ant bacteria. It is rally hurts or you find its starting to grow out Im sad tosay you should take it out. On a good point thoug, if you get it redone it will be easier to keep. Strange I know but it works. Be careful, look out for seeping. x

Answer 3

if the bump is no longer soft, and has hardened, it's a keloid and it's there to stay until you actively take steps towards removing it.

you can see a surgeon, or even a general practitioner to lance it, but there are a few things you can try before resorting to that.

a hot, salt water compress applied for 15 minutes at a time up to four times per day can sometimes help to ease the swelling. mix a teaspoon of sea salt into a cup of hot water, pour over a sterile gauze or paper towel and press to your keloid. keep it hot for 15 minutes, then rinse well with warm water.
you can also try crushing one non-coated, Bayer asprin tablet into a powder. stir in a few drops of filtered or distilled water, and mix it into a paste. apply a dab of the paste to your keloid and let it sit for 10-15 minutes, then rinse it really well. if your piercing is still open, be careful not to get any of the paste into it. this can be done up to three times a day, with a fresh asprin each time, and you should start to see results within the first 5-7 days.

in the meantime, keep your hands off it. irritation will only make it worse.

Answer 4

The tragus piercing is a perforation of the tragus for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. The tragus is the small piece of thick cartilage that projects immediately in front of the ear canal. The piercing itself is usually made with a small gauge hollow piercing needle, and typical jewelry would be a small diameter captive bead ring or small gauge post style piercing jewelry. A related piercing is known as the Antitragus piercing.

The hollow, low-gauge needle used for the piercing can be either straight or curved, depending on the piercer's preference. Once the needle penetrates the tragus, it is driven into a tiny cork placed immediately behind the tragus to prevent entry into the aural canal. pain from this piercing varies from person to person if you numb it with ice first it tends not to hurt at all.



Application
The pain caused by the piercing and the application of its jewelry varies widely from person to person. The needle is driven through very little skin and thicker cartilage than that found in the helix (another common piercing site), but less than that of the conch. Although the tragus itself has no nerve endings, some piercees experience pain. The application of the piercee's chosen jewelry can amplify the pain due to the enclosed space in which the piercer works. Typical tragus piercings use a 16g captive bead ring, though stretching to larger gauge jewelry is not unheard of. Bleeding is typically low when the tragus is pierced due mostly to the lack of flesh on the tragus, but can sometimes bleed for an hour or so, depending on the person. An easy solution for this is to wipe it with a tissue or paper towel, never a fabric towel, as they contain high levels of bacteria which can affect the healing process of the piercing. Use a disposable tissue when drying off after a shower, and while showering, it is recommended to use an anti-bacterial soap to clean any excess discharge built up on the skin or piercing.


Aftercare
A pierced tragus can take anywhere from two months to one year to fully heal. Like any other external piercing, it should be cleaned several times daily with a solution of warm water and non-iodized sea salt or a pre-mixed saline solution (like contact lens cleaner), and a mild antibacterial or antimicrobial soap. Harsh sterilizers like hydrogen peroxide, iodine, betadine and rubbing alcohol should be avoided as they promote scarring. Many piercers instead recommend applying diluted tea tree oil to the site with a cotton swab; doing so can also help treat and prevent the formation of keloids. Be aware that tea tree oil can cause allergic reactions, and its application may also carry a higher risk of infection.


Migration
Although uncommon, the tragus piercing is prone to jewellery migration (when the jewellery moves from its original position).
This isn't painful but can cause scarring.
Migration usually occurs when the body is uncomfortable with where the piercing was placed.
In extreme cases, this can lead to the jewellery moving out of the tragus altogether.

Answer 5

sounds like a keloid to me but then again i dont know since I dont have a tragus piercing. and I'm sorry but I have no idea how to get rid of it. go back to your piercer for that advice

Answer 6

I had the same thing. Use warm water mixed with sea salt. Not just regular salt SEA salt. Do it twice a day 15 minutes each time and it should heal with in a couple of days.

Answer 7

If the bump thing looks like flesh, it's likely hypertrophic scarring. I had the same thing happen to my industrial piercing on the top hole. Hydrocortisone cream is supposed to help, but mine just kind of went down after a while.

Answer 8

remove the ring and bathe it see a doctor and possibly a plastic surgeon
it may be something you have to live with but it may get smaller with time but it is possible that there will always be scaring.

Answer 9

ouch! you might be allergic to the material that the jewelry is made from. Try using hypo-allegenic or gold (though that is expensive) jewelry.

Hope this helps!

Answer 10

Did you try popping it?? I really wouldn't suggest it, but I would. I'd also see a doctor.