How to care for an ear piercing?

How to care for pierced ears?

How to care for pierced ears (tips for children and adults).

Ear piercing is a very simple procedure. The main thing here is the healing process, which usually requires only basic hygiene. How to care for an ear piercing? This is the most popular type of piercing, so be sure to read the piercing care guidelines. By following them, you will avoid unpleasant consequences and help tissues recover faster.

Caring for an ear piercing: recommendations from Caflon specialists

Getting your ears pierced is as easy as shelling pears. It is enough to contact a professional master and within a few minutes after getting into the piercer’s chair you can admire the new jewelry. It’s just important to know how to care for pierced ears, because you’ll have to do it yourself.

On the first day of ear piercing, treat the wounds with antiseptics - hydrogen peroxide or a special healing composition, which you can buy in your office masters Continue doing this for 5-7 days. During this period of time, try not to get your ears wet.

How to further care for your ears after a piercing? Do not remove medical earrings for at least the first month after the piercing. Until the ears heal completely, which is about one and a half to two months, avoid visiting the pool or natural bodies of water. Collect your hair so it doesn't get caught on the studs.

Specialized solutions are also recommended for allergy sufferers - the composition of these products is hypoallergenic. Formulas are available in liquid and gel forms.

Care after piercing a child’s ears

It is the ears that are most often pierced for children. Moreover, many parents decide on this procedure even before celebrating the baby’s first year of life. Caring for your ears after a piercing in this case should be as thorough and safe as possible:

• before touching the puncture site, wash your hands well and treat them with an antiseptic;
• wash the puncture twice a day using a soap solution;
• to remove residual water after rinsing, use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth;
• In the first days after piercing, treat the puncture site with a special cream with an antibiotic (use a cotton swab and a minimal amount of the drug);
• Do not use clothes for a child with a tight collar that could catch the jewelry.

Caring for a child’s ears after a gun piercing is no different from caring for a lobe piercing ear in an adult. In fact, earlobe piercing is the easiest to tolerate and, with proper care, heals quite quickly. If you know when getting your ears pierced how to care for it, there will be no problems.

Complicated ear piercing: cartilage piercing care

If the puncture is not localized in the earlobe, but in the area where the cartilage is located, healing will take longer. But you need to care for your piercing there in the same way as you would for a lobe piercing. For the first 2-4 weeks, treat the puncture site with chlorhexidine solution. While the puncture is wet, carefully twist the earring - this way the solution will get inside the canal and destroy germs both on fabrics and decoration. If inflammation, redness or other unpleasant sensations form at the puncture site symptoms - contact a specialist for qualified assistance.