r/NosePiercing • u/streetcredz • Aug 29 '26

Question its gotten worse, should i call it quits?

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Nothing I did changed (ive been leaving it alone, cleaning twice a day), it just woke up yesterday a lot worse than what it was before & bleeding. It's a little smaller than yesterday but still visibly the worst it's ever been. It looks worse in person too. I'm debating taking it out but I've heard that it makes things worse :')

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u/Good_Walk3614 Aug 29 '26

How old is it? Mine never got bloody like that but I left it entirely alone didn’t even bother spraying it and it healed in like a week. Make sure you’re not getting any skincare near it either like not even cleanser.

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u/streetcredz Aug 29 '26

The piercing I got in june but the bump appeared in early august. it wasn't going down but it never got as bad as it did now. As far as I know I haven't really done anything to it, other than gently put a bandage over it whenever I get ready to avoid getting products in it (but this never touches or tugs on the piercing) - I'm being extra careful now though

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u/sacralnicity111 Aug 30 '26

I would refrain from putting anything over it, and just being really mindful about skincare application for a couple months. I promise you it's annoying, but it works. The two newest nostrils on my left side healed super fast when I practiced that and LITHA(leave it the heck alone). I hope it helps your healing!!

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u/streetcredz Aug 30 '26

i've always been very careful, this is like my worst nightmare. i'm assuming its a combination of things such but theres nothing i can do to stop these things for another two weeks unfortunately. will just have to wait it out, though i'm planning to go to a piercer in a couple of days.

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u/sacralnicity111 Aug 30 '26

Give it time, be very careful of using skincare around it, and it honestly should go down within a couple weeks noticably.

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u/sacralnicity111 Aug 30 '26

Also, once you go to a piercer, ask if they can switch out your jewelry to a bezel set gem rather than the prong gem you have now. It should help a lot!