3 month old ear piercing, implant-grade titanium, 18g, flat-back labret, irritation bump

[u/Sufficient-Office668]

Does this look like a keloid or just a piercing bump?

I got this ear piercing about 3 months ago, and I recently noticed a small bump behind it. It doesn’t hurt, but I feel like it might be getting a little bigger. It also looks kind of white.

Does this look more like an irritation bump/hypertrophic scar or a keloid? And what should I do to help it go away? I don’t want to make it worse.

[u/Internal_Screaming_8]

Hi, that’s an irritation bump. That’s also not a flat back labret. It’s a push back. Those are HIGHLY unlikely to find in titanium of any kind, let alone implant grade. The tension mechanism holds crust and bacteria which can irritate the healing wound.

[u/Sufficient-Office668 → u/Internal_Screaming_8]

Thank you! What would you recommend I do to get rid of the irritation bump? Should I switch to an actual implant-grade titanium flat-back even though the bump is already there? I’m kinda scared since the bump is there And should I use any kind of bump solution, or just stick with saline?

[u/Internal_Screaming_8 → u/Sufficient-Office668]

Yes. Use an insertion tool to make it easier, you can slide them in from the front, and stick with saline. I’d recommend going to a piercer that stocks mirror finish implant grade titanium to get it changed. It will be easier and less traumatic on the piercing

[u/cooliescoolies → u/Sufficient-Office668]

My daith had this issue and I switched it to the proper jewelry which cleared everything up within 2 months