so a friend of my mine made me these clay earings to stretch my ears with, (im not sure what guage they are. . . they're gradual. . tiny to fat.) and i put them in my wholes, and my right ear did just fine, but i noticed that my left earlobe today was totally swollen. . .i took out the earing, cleaned the peircing and put it back. . .it doesnt hurt or anything. . . its just swollen. . . i was just wondering if anyone knows any remedies or tricks to help it heal, any advice will help. thnx liz
Clay isn't a good idea for streching. its extremely porous, and will hold dead skin and bacteria leading for infection. I would say the best option is to gradually strectch using Surgical Stainless Steel jewelery. I would also suggest saline soaks and heat packs to get rid of the swelling Peace
yeah i got rid of the clay. . . .i figured that was a bad idea after the peircings got kinda gross. . . i thought alcohol was bad for peircings? or am i just being ignorant cuz i dont know what isopropyl alcohol is. . .
a.k.a. rubbing alcohol.. it will sterilize the piercing and keep it clean of bacteria. my lobe was badly swollen so i started using rubbing alcohol about 3 times a day.. the more the better... and it was back to normal within a week. just apply it all over the lobe and earring and slide the earring back and forth so the alcohol gets inside the hole.
I would just take the jewelry out and let the hole shrink back down. I wouldnt use alcohol on the site, just antibacterial soap (like dial) twice a day and saline soaks a few times a day to get rid of crusties. Alcohol would definitely do more to irritate the area than to heal it up...you dont want to dry out the area-just keep it clean. Stick to steel or glass for stretching next time. (isopropyl alcohol is just the proper term for rubbing alcohol)
oh ok, yeah i figured you ment rubbing alcohol, as did i when i said alcohol is bad for peircings. . .which it is. but anyway, i did what you suggested stormyy and its healing up nice. hah, i need to be more informed next time. . .
