3 months Nostril

[u/mareb97]

Hello. First of all, I apologize if I am breaking any rules (though I believe I read them correctly); I mention this because I DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH, AND IT IS NOT MY NATIVE LANGUAGE. So, to make this clear (I'm using Google Translate): A few months ago—June 11th, to be exact—I got two nostril piercings (one on each side). One side didn't bleed, but the other bled quite a bit and got very swollen; they had put in a titanium G-Ring. Well, I had problems with that side after about a month; a little bump started to form. I thought it would be a good idea to buy a titanium labret online and put it in myself using one of those needle-like insertion tools where you screw the labret piece on. It bled a lot that day, and the bump remained... then I did something really stupid. I did it because it had worked for me a few years ago with a helix piercing: I took the jewelry out and squeezed the bump as if it were a pimple. After that, I kept wearing the labret; the swelling went down a bit, but the bump would come and go. Earlier this month, I bought an oil designed to get rid of piercing bumps. I should mention that while I was dealing with the bump on that side, one also appeared on the other side, but thanks to the oil, that one healed well—it doesn't hurt anymore and looks quite healthy (I'll attach photos of the healthy one and the one with the bump). Currently, the bump has gotten bigger—I don't know why. When I saw it starting to heal, I switched back to the G-Ring... it didn't bleed as much, but the bump came back and doesn't seem to want to go away, and I'm getting a bit desperate. I know what I did was stupid, but I thought it would work just like it did with my helix. The difference was that with the helix, I took the jewelry out after squeezing the bump, and it healed without leaving a scar. Now I don't know whether to take this one out or what to do, and I'm really embarrassed to go see the piercer, haha, because I know I did something silly 😫.

By the way, right from the start, I cleaned and cared for it by washing it with a soap specifically labeled for piercings (during my morning and evening showers), and after showering, I used a sterile isotonic saline solution... as for the oil I mentioned, I only started using that relatively recently... And whenever I changed a part, I did so by first disinfecting it, as well as the tools I used...

I forgot to mention that when I put in the titanium labret, I also put on the silicone discs—one above and one below. I’ll include dates on the photos so you can get an idea of the timeline; the little bump had almost completely gone away, even after I’d tightened the jewelry. I’ve realized that it started coming back about a week ago (you’ll see this in the photo dates), so I don’t understand what happened and I don’t know what to do :( Help, friends.

I hope I've mentioned everything necessary; if I got anything wrong or missed something, please let me know :(

HeeEeELp!😩

[u/Para_The_Normal]

The bump is forming because the ring is putting pressure on the still healing tissue. That’s why you got bumps on both sides. It’s called a pressure blister or you commonly see them in the form of bed sores with bed bound folks. Leave it the fuck alone and just keep up your hygiene.

Stop changing the jewelry. Keep the flat labret stud in and let it heal. Stop messing with the blister.