Six months ago I got my nipples pierced and I'm embarresed to say that I still get "the crusties" on the edges of the rings. How can I stop that from happening?
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Body piercings generally take several months to heal (most anyways). Even after having my ears pierced for years, I sometimes get crust every now and then due to some slight irritation they have encountered. This may be what has happened to your nipple piercings. Maybe they got bumped or tugged a little causing them to be irritated. They should clear up in a few days.
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I am not joking\nTry using a 'Cupping' set, these normally ensure nipples can be come hypersensitive, you may also like to experiment to make something else very sensitive too <smiles>\nMessage me if you want the url of the net supplier who sells them
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Its rejecting. I'm a body piercer. I see this all the time.\nRejection is basically the way that your body pushes out a foreign object, the same way it would push out a sliver.Your skin, dies in front of the object so it can push it out.\nRejection can happen for a number of reasons.\n\n-changing the piercing too early ( within the first 4 to 6 months)\n-changing the piercing to a heavy dangely barbell\n-wearing dangely jewlery that gets caught on things.\n-wearing cheaply made jewlery that is not surgical stainless steel, and is only stainless steel, it is not implant grade, and causes irritation.\n-wearing jewlery that is made wrong, the bar is too short.\n-getting a newly pierced piercing caight on something, or hit, or bumped on something. ( you also can it it in your sleep)\n-cleaning it wrong.\n-playing with it too much\n-rotating it \n-getting pierced with small or large jewlery\n-allergy\n-your body could just not want the piercing for no reason.\n\nIt could be anything. It could also be something that isnt on the list. \nThe only thing you can do is take it out, wait until it heals over and re pierce. The longer you wait, the worse the scar tissue will be. I've seen people wait so long, that the scar tissue is un pierceable.You must make sure that there is no infection firts. The best thing to do is to see a doctor, or your piercer first.\n\nI found a picture from a random website I'm not affiliated with) of a badly rejected navel piercing)
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I changed mine straight away but it hurt a lot and went red. You are supposed to wait about 6 weeks but if its not too sore try it, just make sure you clean it really well and sterilise your new ring in boiling water first. X
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You should take them out now because your boobs are gonna get huge. Im 24 weeks pregnant. your nipples might start to push out the rings and they can get infected. I still have my bellybutton ring in tho. LOL
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Yes it was normal for me anyways.  As long as your ear isnt turning red in that spot and staying red and that it isnt oozing good you should be fine. Wash your ears gentle with non scented anti bacterial soap and you should be on your way to healing fast :)\n\nHere is what you should do for taking care of your piercing:\n\nAlways wash your hands with soap and water before touching the pierced area or jewelry to keep bacteria from your hands away from the piercing site. Keeping the pierced area clean is the most important way to prevent infection. \n\nCleanse the piercing site with appropriate solution as frequently as recommended for that particular site, and for the full length of time recommended for healing. (See third paragraph.)\n\nKeep pierced area free of chemicals such as perfume, hair spray or hair gel. After showering, rinse the pierced area with clear water to remove soap or shampoo residue. \n\nDo not hold a public telephone against a newly pierced ear. Clean your telephone frequently with a disinfectant. \n\nFollowing ear or facial piercing, be sure your pillowcase is clean and changed frequently. \n\nA gauze pad or cotton swab can be used to clean crusts from around the jewelry. Use a new swab for each piercing site. Jewelry should be rotated once or twice while applying solution during each cleaning. \n\nEarrings should not be removed or changed for at least a month, and should be worn continually for the first 4 to 6 months. Other piercing sites may require more specific care. \n\nIf you do get an infection here is what you can do:\n\nIf signs of infection (increased redness, tenderness, heat, swelling) occur in a piercing that is through cartilage, seek medical treatment with antibiotics immediately. An infection of a piercing in cartilage may form a permanent swollen lump (keloid) on the ear. \n\nMild infections of the ear lobe (soft tissue) may be treated with proper cleansing and the local use of antibiotic ointment daily for one to two weeks. Jewelry should be left in to allow drainage of exudate. If no improvement, medical evaluation and treatment is recommended.
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Your situation is completely foreign to them.  Where do doctors come from?  Not quite the same culture as most of us.  You need to seek out a practitioner who has some personal connection to your situation, maybe a foreign doctor who has seen things like this before.  \n\nI hate to hear about suffering nipples.
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no offense to some of the people who have answered you, but never ever ever put peroxide on a piercing! Just keep rising with an anteseptic like scope. As for the bump don't worry about it. The skin around a new peircing dies. It is nothing to worry about; just the body's way of accomadating something that doesn't belong. It will go away on it's own. If you are having infected looking puss, rinse with listerine or a hospital grade mouthwash everytime you put anything in your mouth. DO NOT take out the peircing if it is infected. The skin can cover the infection and trap it. The result could be very bad, up to a systemic infection that could make you very sick or even kill you! If you are that worried go see a doc and get an antibiotic. Make sure you are taking a multivitamin and xtra zinc, b vitamins, and C. these all help in healing.
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sounds like an allergy to me.  take off all jewellery for a few days and see if it goes away.  I can only wear jewellery that is pure gold or i break out in a rash too. good excuse to get some nice bits of gold though.
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My boyfriend is a body piercer. He has done it for almost 10 years now. He has his nipples pierced and I love them. I have watched him pierce nipples on men and women. Everyone is different when it comes to pain. I have seen some people who take it with no problems and some people wimp around after it is done. It's all based on you. I think it is a neat piercing. I don't have mine done yet. I have 9 piercing now and I'm movin' on up. Piercing "your lady"? Well, I will never do it and my boyfriend won't pierce that area. He says that it is hard for some people to get that area healed b/c it is easy to get infected. It is a warm, wet area. AND.... no sex for a long while after it is done. If you can keep it clean and think it is something u want.... GO FOR IT.....
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Keep them clean, try not to play with them. Make sure the jewelry you have is genuine gold or surgical stainless steel. Soak it in sea salt water at night or when you can. Hint...Epsom salt, bactine and peroxide ARE NOT good. If things get worse, talk to a piercer and I'm sure they can help you out.\n\nAlso find jewelry that's comfortable in them. CBRs/rings might be easier to use than post earrings(bad idea) or barbells(curved or straight)
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HELLO I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE A DOCTER THAT SOUNDS LIKE INGROWN NIPPLES THAT IS SOMTHING THAT A DOCTER CAN TELL YOU MORE ABOUT,MY COUSIN HAD THE SAMR THING HERS IS BETTER NOW,SHE HAD TO TAKE SOME KIND OF PILLS OR SOMTHING.DONT BE WORRIED JUST SET AN APPOINTMENT AND THE DOC WILL MAKE IT BETTER,TAKE CARE,BYE
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it is supposed to make your nipple more sensitive\n\n...so I had my nipples pierced, and when the wounds were healed, I had rings inserted...with regard to the experience of wearing these rings, I can only say that they are not in the least uncomfortable or painful. On the contrary, the slight rubbing and slipping of the rings causes in me an extremely titillating feeling, and all my colleagues I have spoken to on this subject have confirmed my opinion." London socialite writing in "Vogue" 1890
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I had one done a few yrs ago and the scarring is minimal cuz its all underneath the nipple.  The nipples do temporarily lose feeling but I was lucky enough to regain mine after about 5 wks.  The recovery is painful and messy(bleeding and blistering) but then again no pain no gain, right?  Good luck!  Go to American Board of Plastic Surgeons website and schedule a consultation with several drs. b4 choosing 1, also look at photos of their past work(good and bad).  Any reputable dr would have a photo book documenting his/her prior work!
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I agree with Harley.  It has happened to me, and once a tiny drop of liquid came out. This hasn't happened again.  But a male nipple can get stimulated and tender.  A basketball jersey may have been moving up and down on it, stimulating it.  It is totally normal.  It just means your nipps can be stimulated.  Depending on what is happening with levels of hormones and cycles, your nipple can become more sensitive than it normally is.
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Let's think about this...I have a navel ring. Once I used the wrong kind of lotion on my skin and it got infected (for three weeks). Luckily it healed and had no ill effects remaining. However, while it was infected it was red, pusy and oozing yellowish mucus as well as smelling rancid. Would you ever chance looking down and seeing your nipps having any or all of the same attributes? Seriously, think about it!
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Not to be mean but I wanted to give you a heads up and let you know that I believe frosted tips are out for guys.  You might want to change your hair and get rid of the jean jacket.  The earrings are cool though.  Do you have any other piercings?