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BELLY

NIPPLE

INDUSTRIAL

NOSE

SEPTUM

Did I take my jewelry out too soon?

Alley S.
BodyCandy's pierced pro & fashion forward diva

DEAR ALLEY: At the beginning of this year, I had my nose pierced. I waited three (3) months and it felt healed. I couldn't get back to my piercer to have her remove the jewelry from when she pierced me to put a new, silver ring into place... So I decided I'd do it myself.

I gently removed the nose ring, removed the long backing, and discovered the short end with the gem had disappeared. I was able to put the long backing in its place temporarily, while I got my ring cleaned... And that's when my daughter walked in.

She told me, loudly, that I had no business taking the original stud out because it takes a year for

nose piercings to heal. Then she told me I needed to get a micro O-ring to secure what I had in there. I got a bag of thirty figuring I could always use them on something else.

Sincerely,
- Peggy

ALLEY: Hey Peggy,

There's a lot to unpack here... So I'm gonna start with something positive. Your daughter (whether she said it loudly or not, lol) was...

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Why do my piercings keep getting infected?

DEAR ALLEY: So I love piercings but the always seem to get infected no matter what. I follow the rules and guidelines. I recently got a conch piercing but its infected now and has a bump on it.

Any advice on how to help it heal? Or should I take it out?

- Adryanna

ALLEY: Hey Adryanna ,

Great question! It sounds like there are a few issues at play here... Some people just have issues with healing things up, but that's not usually the culprit in these situations. Here are a couple other thoughts on why you might be struggling...

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