Nose Piercing Bump Soft

For my first proper blog post, I will be looking at the most common issue that you are likely to experience with your piercings. Due to currently being unable to work due to lockdown, I will be adding images when I am back to work.

I will be keeping it as simple and understandable as possible, starting with how to recognise different bumps, what not to use, and how to help them heal. If, at the end, you are still not sure how to proceed, message me and I will endeavour to help you fix your piercings!

This is the most likely diagnosis. It is caused by your body reacting to the irritation of the foreign body within your skin. To protect itself, collagen is used to cushion any movement, and in the case of hypertrophic scarring, this could be excessive.

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They are generally small, starting soft and getting firmer over time. If the piercing is removed, the lump will almost always disappear. They can be sore, itchy and bleed easily.

While it is possible that you have a keloid, they are incredibly rare. Unless you have a family history of keloids, you can generally assume that you do not have a keloid. It is a term that is used incorrectly most of the time.

Keloids are also due to excessive collagen, but instead of disappearing when the piercing is removed, the are much more likely to be permanent. They can also spread significantly out from the fistula, and keep on growing.

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While not really a lump or bump, you might well be diagnosed with an infection when you only have an irritated piercing. I will be writing another blog post soon to cover infected piercings, so I will just skim over it here. (Update - my infection blog post is here.)

While it may swell, there will not be a distinct bump. If you believe that you have an infection, you need medical assistance.

First of all, let’s take a look at what not to use and why. There are a lot of home remedies which are ineffective, or possibly dangerous.

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This is the most common remedy that you will come across. Due to the lack of regulation in oils, you can never be sure how strong the product is. Tea tree can be too harsh for the skin, and due to oil not dissolving in water, it is tricky to weaken.

It can cause burning and allergic reactions, and as the most common bumps form on cartilage piercings, if it gets inside your ear, it can cause hearing loss.

This forms salicylic acid, which can also burn bumps away, but will not fix the underlying issue. There is also a reasonable chance of reactions to this.

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You will find many examples of these fixing piercings across Instagram, and once again can help bumps, but will not fix the issue. If you look at the pictures posted on social media, you will notice the usually the have put higher quality jewellery into the piercings at the same time as attaching the discs. This is a much better way to help your piercings.

At the end of the day, your piercer is not able to follow you around all day, so you will need to pay attention to your piercing and try to work out what is bothering it. Use these guidelines to help you work it out, remove the irritation and see if it helps your bumps!

Keloids are a lot harder to deal with. If you believe that you have a keloid, which as mentioned above are very rare, you need to consult with a dermatologist. Often, a steroid injection will help, but sometimes this is not enough. You might require keloid removal surgery, so it is best to deal with it sooner rather than later.Lumps and Bumps are a common occurrence in piercing. The vast majority are easy to deal with but take some time to go down. This blogs aim is to show you how to minimise the chance of bumps in the first place and also how to get bumps to go if you do get one. DISCLAIMER: We are not medical practitioners at Rogue. If you are concerned that your piercing is infected then seek out professional help from a dermatologist.

Piercing Irritation Bump

The vast majority of piercing bumps are NOT keloids or hypertrophic scars. The vast majority of piercing bumps are trapped fluid and are known as irritation bumps. A piercings official name in the medical world is a “Draining wound”. A piercing needs to be able to drain fluid to promote healing and keep pathogens out. This fluid dries and becomes the crust/secretion that piercers advise you to clean.

Irritation bumps are small bumps that form at the entrance or exit of a piercing. They can be caused by a wide array of issues. The main causes being poorly placed piercing, bad piercing angle, incorrect fitting jewellery, low quality jewellery, poor aftercare regime or lifestyle. Once the source of irritation has been found and remedied the bump will start to dry out and drain until it fully disappears.

Keloids are actually quite a rare occurrence within piercing. The medical world is still studying the cause of keloid scarring but it is now generally thought to be something that is passed on through genetics. Darker skinned clients can be more prone to keloid scars. A keloid scar is an overproduction of scar tissue that doesn’t stop growing and are very large. If you have had one keloid then you are likely to get more keloids in the future. If you think you have a real keloid on your piercing then you will need to contact a dermatologist as this is out of the scope of a piercer.

Lumps And Bumps

Hypertrophic scars can appear similar to keloid scars except that they form and then stop growing. Hypertrophic scars are generally darker than the skin around them as they have an excess of collagen within them. Hypertrophic scars look similar to surgical scars and again are outside of the scope of a piercer and will require a dermatologist. Hypertrophic scars are uncommon in piercing but can form if an irritation bump is left for a long period of time. Hypertrophic scars can go down on their own by installing correctly fitting jewellery. Daily massages with a vitamin e oil have been shown to reduce hypertrophic scars.

The best way to avoid lumps and bumps is to make sure you get pierced by an experienced piercer. If a piercing is placed where it is working against the anatomy or at a bad angle the likelihood of bumps forming is high due. An experienced piercer will talk you through placement positions to get the smoothest heal, select the correct size of jewellery and pierce at a good angle.

Downsizing after your initial swelling has gone down is another important way to avoid bumps. If the jewellery is left too large then it is likely to apply pressure to the piercing or get snagged a lot. Pressure and snags will irritate the piercing and cause the body to form bumps.

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Wearing quality jewellery is key to a piercing healing well and this includes avoiding bumps. If the jewellery material is not safe for the body, the surface finish is rough or the design scratches the body then the piercing will become irritated and form a bump. We talk about quality a lot but it really is important to having well healed, beautiful piercings.

1. Minimise all touching and prevent movement of the jewellery – a piercing being touched or moved means that the body is dealing with pressure and damage to the piercing channel. The first step is to make sure you aren’t touching your piercing and that nothing is pressing or pulling the piercing. Tight fitting clothing, headphones and sleeping habits are prime culprits to avoid here

2. No picking or scratching – You may be tempted to try and pick the bump away. Do NOT do this as the bump will just come back larger than before and you will open your piering up to risk of infection.

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2. Get correctly sized jewellery fitted – if you never went back for a downsize or you think that the jewellery you have fitted is the wrong size then a simple step is to go and see your piercer and have them assess the piercing for you. If you are wearing an incorrect size they will be able to swap to the correct size smoothly to prevent damage to the piercing.

3. Wear higher quality jewellery – if the jewellery you are wearing has a poor surface finish, is made of unsafe materials, has exposed screw threads, is damaged or has a coating on then this may be causing the irritation bump. Swapping to a better quality piece will remove these sources of irritation

4. Aftercare solutions – making sure you are using a gentle aftercare regime that doesn’t involve any harsh chemicals (surgical spirit, hydrogen peroxide etc) and you aren’t pulling or moving the piercing during cleaning is an important part to getting bumps to go. Sterile

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