Is It Bad For My Nose Piercing If I Take It Out On A Regular Basis?
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July 15th, 2009
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I want to take it out for a couple of minutes every other day to clean the stud, and also my face so I can keep blackheads at bay and get a thorough cleaning. Would that not be good for the piercing even if I sterilize properly?
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I think you can take it off when ever you want, as long as you clean it good.
It will harm the healing process. Leave it in!
My daughter is a professional body piercer, and she made a comment about this.
My daughter’s abridged reply from a few weeks ago:
The most common mistake is from people twisting their piercing. Do not take out the piercing to clean it, or rotate the jewelry. This damages the fragile healing skin cells, and will create a build up of scar tissue. Thankfully, it’s not perminate.
You can get rid of it by figuring out what the irritation is (sleeping on it, twisting it, letting your dog lick you), and avoiding it. You can do sea-salt soaks, a quarter teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt and 8 ounces of bottled or distilled water. (the measurements are important. Too much sea salt will burn it) Soak piercing for 5 minutes twice a day. There can be other treatment options, but it is best to talk to your local friendly piercer, and there is great information on the association of professional piercers web site, SafePiercing.org
After it’s healed, I think you can take it out for a few minutes at a time as long as you keep everything sanitary.
I used to take mine out (when I had one) every day to wash my face, and never had a single problem with it.
@filmfann your saying not to twist it, take it out etc because it will harm the healing process. I have had my nose pierced for 3 years and I think the healing process is over. Is it okay to take it out in my circumstances since the healing process is probably over?
@Likeradar Like you, thats exactly what I want to do: simply take it out for a few minutes like 3 times a week or something. I’ve never had an infection so I think I should be fine.
@desiree333 My daughter isn’t here, but I am sure if the piercing is that old, it would be okay to clean it.
Sorry, your question didn’t say how old the piercing was.
@thats okay, and yeah I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t be harmful or cause and scar tissue.
as long as your piercing is healed fully, its totally fine
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