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industrial / scaffold piercing question?

yesterday i got my industrial pierced, it didnt hurt at the time or after really.

but today the hole closest my face really hurts....

ive been cleaning them with salt water or TCP, and it doesnt look infected but is quite warm...

is this normal??

ive got 9 piercing altogether and 4 of them are cartilidge and never felt pain like this before :S

Update:

i dilute the TCP.....

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  • Trust
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Yes, it's totally normal! Just like if you go running and you haven't ran in a while, you don't feel the pain the same day but the next day you are super sore and you don't really want to walk. Horrible comparison but i just wanted to throw that out there. Just continue your cleaning and it should start feeling better close to 4-5 days. Keep in mind that it takes up to a year to heal but it will most likely only hurt for up to 2 weeks.

    Best of luck to you ! <3

  • 1 decade ago

    You got a needle shoved through your cartilage - of course it's normal for it to hurt. A little warmness is also a normal thing to experience.

    Stop using TCP...too harsh. And make sure when you soak your piercing you're using non-iodized sea salt (1/4th of a teaspoon of it to 8oz of hot water) and not regular salt.

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it's normal and stop using TCP on it, it is to harsh for a fresh piercing.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yeah, i would say it would say it's normal. I have a lot of piercings myself, some hurt more than others and it varies from person to person. just avoid aggrivating it by catching it on your hair or material, also introduce some savlon disinfectant into that cleaning routine just to double the healing dosage.

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