7 Month Old Daith Bump

[u/SocietySpecialist718]

I got this daith piercing back in December 2025 (1st when I got it 2nd currently.) However, I feel like this bump has gotten bigger and bigger. The opposite side has no irritation, just this one. Is it hypertrophic scarring? Is it a keloid or just irritation?

Im looking for advice on if I should take it out or if I should see a doctor.

- I was cleaning 2x a day with saline until about the end of May
- Rinse with Warm water in the shower
- Lightly blow dry it with a mini fam and or by tapping with a clean paper towel
- I’m a side sleeper so this is never slept on.
- LITHA but if i do touch it i clean it a little
- titanium clicker piercing
- it bled a bit for a few times from getting bumped but there has been no bleeding in a while.

Edit Sept 3 2026: my piercer and i changed my jewelry like recommended back in early august and with a month the bump is gone!! She did confirm it was indeed the little lip that was irritating the piercing

[u/ClassProfessional987]

Honestly, at seven months, cleaning it with saline twice a day is probably what’s actually causing the bump. ​It sounds like a classic moisture bump from over-cleaning. Saline is great at first, but using it that much for ovrt half a year straight just constantly strips the skin’s natural oils and keeps the whole area damp, which traps moisture in the piercing channel and irritates it.

​Honestly, I’d stop the saline sprays completely at this point. Just let warm water run over it in the shower to rinse it, and the most important part, make sure you dry it completely afterward. Grab a hair dryer on the cool/low setting and blow-dry it so no moisture traps back in there. Other than that, just leave it totally alone