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Hey guys, its been 45 days since i ripped my ear trying to go from 14g to 10g. I immediately put the 14g jewelery back.I use aftercare solution every day, but it is still bleeding, is that normal?

What's in the aftercare solution, and what else are you doing when you clean them? It might be that the solution is too harsh and is killing healthy cells, or if you're moving/twisting the jewelry it could be that you're not allowing the tissue to settle down and heal.
Try doing sea salt soaks once or twice a day (mix 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt per one cup of hot water, soak once or twice a day for 5-10 minutes) and just leave them alone all together besides that. No touching, moving the jewelry, or anything. And it's very important not to get the soaks too salty.

I agree with everything Heart Of Gold said, but if that doesn't work, I'd suggest holding off on the rigorous aftercare. Sometimes your ears just need to be left alone for the most part.

TonyxMAE wrote:I agree with everything Heart Of Gold said, but if that doesn't work, I'd suggest holding off on the rigorous aftercare. Sometimes your ears just need to be left alone for the most part.

Yesss thank you for being the only person that knows what my username says, haha.
And yeah, usually when piercings are pissed off they just want to be left alone. Some people recommend like three sea salt soaks a day but one 5-10 minute one is just fine. And try really really hard never to touch your piercings for any reason! I say this because the vast majority of my piercing-related problems have been from messing with the jewelry.

corazon, i think a lot of people know that your name is in spanish. but like if your name is miguel, i'm not gonna call u michael because that's not your name, know what i mean?

Yeah, I was just saying that because a lot of people on here have come up with a lot of crazy spellings when trying to type my username. It's good to know some people actually realize what it means, haha.

Yo thanks for the replies guys, the truth is i touch it sometimes and maybe that is the problem. I'll stop doing that and i hope it will heal soon. Ill stop using the aftercare solution as well.

corazon_de_oro wrote:Yeah, I was just saying that because a lot of people on here have come up with a lot of crazy spellings when trying to type my username. It's good to know some people actually realize what it means, haha.

I knew, but where I live everyone would know. If you can't translate that, you ain't no Texan.

As for the OP, I wouldn't call saline soaks rigorous aftercare, when done right they're usually very mild. If they aren't helping or are making things worse, then by all means stop. If they improve things, then keep doing them, because in most cases they help. They should be no saltier than tears, in case you're worried about too much salt in your mixture. For some people, leaving a piercing alone altogether is the only aftercare they need. And for everyone, no matter the aftercare, not touching it with your filthy paws is a good idea, so don't make actual contact with your piercing if you can help it.

Yeah, i live in florida. hay muchos cubanos LOL. corazon are you a native spanish speaker?

I guess I get surprised when people speak Spanish because I'm from WV and hardly anyone knows more than "hola." I'm not a native speaker but I am a Spanish major/going to be a Spanish teacher. I got my username from the title of a Rancid song though.

Sorry for being off-topic!