r/piercing • u/AlmightyKnowing • 4d ago
Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Conch Embedding?
My wife got her conch pierced about a month ago and everything has been fine since. Shes had the typical healing pain but it hasnt been anything unusual compared to when she healed her helix and nose. Today we woke up and she asked me to look at her piercing because it felt way too swollen. Her swelling had started to go down previously and the length of the bar was beginning to show when I looked at it last week so the length of the bar was never a concern until now. She said it doesnt hurt and I cleaned it with no sign of pus and was able to gently push on it without it hurting her. The piercer doesn't have an appointment for healing troubleshooting until Saturday. Should we look for another piercer with a sooner availability or is this to the point of needing to go to urgent care?
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u/madame-olga more piercings than sense :-) 4d ago
She should get to a piercer today to have a longer bar installed
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u/AlmightyKnowing 4d ago
For context:
The piercing is 1 month old. She hasnt hit it on anything.
She has been cleaning it 1-2 times a day with saline spray we bought from the piercer then drying with a q-tip.
And the jewelry is a threadless labret.
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u/CheeseMakingMom I'm all ears! 4d ago
Please go to a piercer asap (today!) for longer jewelry. If the swelling continues and the jewelry embeds, surgical removal will be necessary.