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by abbey_road on July 16th, 2007

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What's the best aftercare procedure for a tragus piercing?

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  • by vicks on July 19th, 2008

    vicks

    i had my tragus pierced today, it wasnt as painful as i thought...

    i was told by my piercer to clean it with warm water, and a litte salt as a little goes a long way, alternating with savlon anti bacterial spray. he also told me not to move it, only if it was realli necessary as it would aggrovate the hole and increase risk of infection and may not heal as quickly.

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  • by radioscillator on May 18th, 2008

    radioscillator

    My piercer, who is considered the best in town, told me to do a sea salt soak 3-4 times per day in tepid water for 10-15 minutes. He said not to use soap on it or rotate it, just leave it alone as much as possible. This seems like a pretty uncommon aftercare procedure, but I trust him, and I've had my tragus piercings for 2 weeks and so far everything's fine.

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  • by Arisztid on July 19th, 2007

    Arisztid

    Do the following twice a day. If you do it more than that, you shall irritate the piercing:

    Wash it with warm, mild antibacterial soap. Your piercer should have given you something to put on it after it is washed, some sort of antiseptic piercing solution. 50% water, 50% Bactine is sometimes used after washing. Bactine can be drying.

    If you have a CBB, rotate the jewelry carefully and gently, cleansing all parts of it.

    When you sleep, you might want to avoid sleeping on the side with the piercing. If you have both sides done, sleep on your back or wrap a towel around in a circle to take the pressure off of the piercing.

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  • by Sunny3565 on March 13th, 2009

    Sunny3565

    Just got mine done tonight. Was told...wet a clean cotton ball with straight saline solution hold on to piercing for 5 minutes, carefully remove all matter from piercing area & jewelry (once in morning, once at night). Apply Provon/Satin, rotate piercing 4 to 5 times - rinse. Handle as little as possible. He says that saline can be used as often as you like. Do Not Change Piercing Till completely Healed (which could take up to 2 years).

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  • by FaerieWhings on April 5th, 2008

    FaerieWhings

    You have a few ways to do this. Sea salts, anti-bacterial soap. Stay away from iodine because it can make you go deaf, or damage your ear. One way that wasn't mentioned is a 50/50 solution of bactine/water in a squeeze bottle. That always worked for me.

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  • by krochol on October 3rd, 2007

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    it is different for each person but i would suggest sticking with mild soap and sea salt solution. do not turn the peircing you will not do anything but irratate it more. if you clean it properly twice a day and not touch it when your hands are dirty it should be just fine.

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  • by Anonymous on April 25th, 2009

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    i had mine done last monday (today is Sat) i've had very little swelling, and i clean it with tisserand tea tree oil wand. i've had very little weep, and it's okay to sleep on. My helix piercing was much worse, and even after a year failed to heal properly, until i used tea tree oil wand.

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  • by bbygrl922 on May 17th, 2009

    bbygrl922

    I had mine done on Wednesday. It was fine all day until Thursday morning and I thought it was just because I had slept on it that night It started swelling but nothing else. I had crust around it but I just cleaned it with the anti-bacterial soap they gave me. They said too wash with the soap, then rinse, then use a ear piercing solution to clean it then spray it with sea salt. It doesn't hurt to move the jewelry just hurts to touch the actual spot it is pierced. Is this a sign of infection?!

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  • by Anonymous on May 31st, 2009

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    Clean your hand thoroughly before you start.

    Twice a day, wash with mild antibacterial soap. The piercer should have given you something to put on it after it is washed. 50% water, 50% Bactine is sometimes used after washing.

    Do not try to remove the little crusties that build up by scraping them away. Hopefully they will come off when cleaning with the solution. If you pick/scratch at them, little pieces can be lodged in the piercing, and cause an infection.

    Use lavender oil on it after cleansing. Make sure that it was 100% natural, no additives in it. Lavender oil promotes healing, it will allow the piercing to heal much faster.

    Rotate the jewelry very carefully. Don't pull it or tear the piercing. This is necessary so that the jewelry doesn't adhere to the healing skin.

    Don't sleep on the side that you just got pierced. It puts unnecessary pressure on the piercing that can slow the healing process.

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  • by JulieK on February 7th, 2009

    JulieK

    Wash your hands with anti-bacteria soap then use sea salt rinse (that's 1/4 teaspoon per 8 oz of warm water) use a q tip and clean both side of the trag and move the ring carefully so you don't pull it.

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  • by evanheart on February 7th, 2009

    evanheart

    When I had mine done, I cleaned it twice a day with antibacterial soap. I left the soap on for about a minute while rotating the ring. I didn't start actually turning the ring through the hole until I'd had it for a couple weeks and it didn't hurt as badly to clean it. I never had any trouble with mine, aside from it itching a lot.

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  • by staffie on July 17th, 2007

    staffie

    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.

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  • by Denise_R8839 on March 5th, 2011

    Denise_R8839

    can someone help plz?? i got both tragus pierced in January this year and both were fine until a few weeks ago when one went so swollen i thot i was gona have to get it cut out, then i changed what i was cleaning it with to a saline solution for contacts and it started getting better, but now the other one has gone swollen and i have a really weird red lump covering the hole on the outside and inside the ear, been cleaning both ears the same. can anyone help me please? im not on here alot so anyone with any tips plz email me: edinlass86@hotmail.co.uk
    thank you

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  • by cfoster25 on February 14th, 2011

    cfoster25

    i got my tragus pierced 3 days ago, and i was told to just clean it with pre-boiled sea salt water dap dry put 3 drops of 5% tea tree oil/ almond oil on for 2-3mins rinse off with sea salt water then dap dry and so far mine id fine and does not hurt i have labret bar in mine and i have been told not to move it! untill after 2months of healing, it does itch from time to time but i do not touch it with out washing my hands, i was told getting a bar will reduce the change of getting an infection i am doing the same thing my friend did with hers and hers has turned out just fine x

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  • by sadieaponie on November 7th, 2010

    sadieaponie

    I got mine pierced on Wednesday (it's Saturday) after school so maybe around 5ish with traveling tim to the place. My piecer told me to clean it 3 times a day with Dial antibacterial soap and TO rotate it while cleaning it. i didnt question this because the same guy did my sisters belly button and hers turned out just fine. My ear typically doesnt hurt unless im cleaning it and when i have to spin it. i take it as you are to spin it so that it doesnt grow into my ear? i hoping all goes well and i trust the tattoo parlour, well i have yet to clean my ear so im off to do so. (:

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  • by melly moo on August 9th, 2007

    melly moo

    i got told when i got mine done not to turn it but to only clean it with the spray that i got with it... whys that? would it be wise to turn it, coz i dont want it to grow over the ear ring...

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  • by TattoodPiercedPrncss on September 12th, 2007

    TattoodPiercedPrncss

    I got both mine pierced this past friday, and I have been using H2Ocean purified sea salt water that I bought from a piercer.

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  • by amylou on January 4th, 2009

    amylou

    i dont know wether too turn the trags piercing or not?
    i only had it done yesterday
    but the piercer just said too dab it with a cottonbud soaked in lukewarmwater with salt.

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  • by Anonymous on April 5th, 2008

    Anonymous

    I use H2ocean to get all the blood and crust off first, then use Dial or Lever 2000 soap to clean the hole AND jewelry really well. Move the jewelry around and clean it to get everything off, and rinse it out really well, YOu don't want soap in there.

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  • by Leanne on March 14th, 2008

    Leanne

    Use the h2ocean sea salt spray. I used it and it prevented me from developing another keloid and it really helps. I think you should move the jewelry around so that the discharge and blood doesn't heal with the jewelry stuck in place. However, when you move it around, wash it right after.

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  • by kaileyanne on August 3rd, 2010

    kaileyanne

    Wow well definitely dont move it. My care sheet that I got from the tattoo place said to move it 10 times a day. Thats prolly why mine hasnt healed. And they also recommended Bactine Spray but that doesnt seem to work either.

    The best thing to do would not touch or move it alot. Also clean it with Epsom salt and water. That works really good and do that 3-4 times a day and of course after showers and what not.

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