neck piercing problem

cactushan

have had it for 3 weeks has become quite red around each hole and slightly itchy just curious as to what ive done

Lenny

Where did you get it done? and what sort of bar is in it?
a straight one, or a staple one?

cactushan

snakebite not sure the bar goes like this |________|
if that makes sense

Seraphina

i have two piercings on my neck, one 16 months and the other 8 months.
they still get red and itchy from time to time, just keep cleaning and try to avoid scratching it or playing with it too much.
there is a chance it could be growing out, it happens to many surface piercings but it may just be healing naturally, i noticed mine were especially itchy when healing.

porn_star

it could just be healing itself...but try not to play with it too much....what are you cleaning it with?!
just keep cleaning it...but try and keep **** like hair spray and stuff off it...

cactushan

thank you all just the usual extremely mild salty water

Lynibeth

Hey I've had my nape (neck) pierced for about a year now and when I first got it done, I had redness around mine too and it was also itchy. That's completely normal! The staple bar can be uncomfortable at first. It's just your skin and body adjusting. Be sure to take care of it or it could be rejected by your body (unlikely). I have 15 piercings and all healed great with just using sea salt and water. It's supposidly the best way to keep them clean. The guy at snakebite told me to get a pint of cooled boiled water and add a tiny bit of sea salt to it.. A TINY bit. He said if you can taste it in the water then that's almost too much. You just need to barely taste it. Then clean it with cotton wool and dry well after (bacteria breed in damp!!)

Hope this was of any help to anyone!! Lol

Good Luck!

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Shazbot

I had a similar problem with my nape . It settled down after about 3 months and its perfect now , 1 year later.

Try avoid touch the screws. But if you must then wash your hands antibacterial handwash.

cartman

when i got mine pierced, it got badly infected after the first week, one of the balls got 'lost' in my neck, even the piercest told me to take it out but i refused.. I used pure ethanol for a week or so and it cleared it right up, its grand now about a year on.. That ethanol is the business when it is a serious infection and saline just doesnt work well.

melekalikimaka

hummm interesting... I'm going on holidays in two days to mexico and planned to get this done. I've never gotten anything pierced before... so its this redness bad, does it happen to everyone or is it just people are posting cos they also had the same problem, how long does it take to heal fully...if all goes well that is? any maintainence? sorry for all the questions