Canberra Body Piercing

Procedure-

1. Always wash hands thoroughly before cleaning or handling your new piercing. Keeping the piercing clean is the key to speedy healing and minimizing the chance of infection.
2. Wash your hands with an antibacterial hand wash such as Softwash Antibacterial.
3. Moisten a clean cotton bud and use this to scrape off any dry debris (blood plasma, pus, etc) from the jewellery around the entrance and exit of the piercing. Ensure that the ring is perfectly clean. If dry blood plasma is rotated into the piercing it can scratch and open up the epithelium (newly-formed skin cells) and open the piercing to infection.
4. Apply your aftercare solution to your jewellery and around the entrance and exit of the piercing.
5. Now move your jewellery back and forth through your piercing so that the aftercare solution penetrates the entire piercing. Apply more aftercare solution and make 5 or 6 rotations to ensure that the inside of the piercing is thoroughly coated.
6. If using a detergent-based aftercare solution please ensure that you rinse your piercing thoroughly. Any left over traces of detergent can irritate and aggravate the piercing.
7. Pat dry your piercing with a disposable paper towel. Cloth Towels often harbor bacteria. NAVEL Healing Period-
Initial healing is usually completed within 1 to 2 months, toughening up within 3 to 8 months. This can be one of the most difficult piercings to heal, despite being one of the most popular. The most common problem is clothing. Many people have to wear restrictive clothing or do a lot of driving for work and this should be taken into account as extended clothing and seatbelt irritation can prolong the healing period indefinitely. During the initial healing period your piercing will secrete an off-white sticky substance that will form a crusty build up around the openings of your piercing and on your jewellery. The secretion is blood plasma, which is a normal part of the healing process. It is imperative that the jewellery is not rotated whilst coated with blood plasma, as the hardened plasma entering the piercing will scratch off the epithelium (newly formed skin tissue) inside the piercing, and possibly infect the piercing. The end of the initial healing period is characterized by the entrances of the piercing rounding inwards and a marked decline in the quantity of blood plasma secreted. After this stage has been reached, the bead on your ring can be changed without causing any problems. Wait until the piercing has toughened up before changing the ring or inserting a curved barbell. EYEBROW Healing Period
Initial healing is usually completed within 3 to 8 weeks. This can be one of the most difficult piercings to get to hold. The piercing is subjected to almost constant pressure due to the prominent ridge of the bone beneath the eyebrow and the excessive movement of facial muscles during ordinary everyday activities such as speaking and eating. This combination of factors can cause the piercing to migrate forward and eventually reject. In some cases a migration of this nature can prolong the healing period indefinitely. NOSTRIL Healing Period
Initial healing is usually completed within 2 to 5 weeks. After this period has expired, characterized by the absence of blood plasma secretions, the ring may be removed and a stud inserted in its place, if so desired. NIPPLE Healing Period
Initial healing is usually completed within 1 to 2 months, toughening up within 3 to 8 months. The end of the initial healing period is characterized by the plasma secreted. Wait until the piercing has toughened up before changing the ring inserting a curved barbell. CARTLIDGE Healing Period
Initial healing is usually completed within 2 to 5 weeks. After this period has expired, characterized by the absence of blood plasma secretions, the jewellery can be changed. Do not leave the jewellery out for extended periods until the piercing is well healed (usually 8 to 12 months), or the piercing may shrink or closed entirely. TONGUE Healing Period
Initial healing is usually completed within 2 to 5 weeks. Swelling of the tongue is normal and unavoidable during the first week of healing. The swelling can be reduced, however, by sucking clean ice during the first few days of healing. At first the tongue may feel uncoordinated or slowed down by the barbell. This too will pass. INFECTION CONTROL
During the healing period your piercing will secrete an off-white sticky substance that will form a crusty build up around the openings of your piercing and on your jewellery. The secretion is blood plasma, which is a normal part of the healing process and should be confused with an infection. A mild infection is characterized by discomfort, swelling, redness, inflammation and a discharge of yellowish pus. Should these symptoms become apparent, clean your piercing with your aftercare solution 2 to 3 times a day, after squeezing the piercing in several different directions to fully remove the discharge. You may wish to apply an antibiotic ointment, and if so this should only be done after the piercing has been thoroughly cleaned, and then only sparingly. If there is no improvement in the condition within 3 days, please consult a doctor, who may recommend a course of antibiotic tablets. If your piercing does become infected, leave your jewellery in. If the jewellery is removed with the piercing in this condition, the openings of the piercing will close, blocking the drainage of pus. This often results in the formation of an abscess, characterized by a darkening of the surrounding tissue.