How long does a helix piercing take to heal?
Are you curious about how exactly a helix piercing heals? Then read on! We will tell you more about how long a helix piercing takes to heal, how to care for an infected helix piercing and which piercing jewelry you can wear in a helix piercing.
Cleaning a helix piercing
How should you clean a helix piercing? You can do this with a (warm) saline solution, for example, or use a mild piercing soap from EasyPiercing, for example. In general, your helix piercing will heal fine with a cleaning routine of 1x per day. If you use soap, you can choose to do this in the shower, then you don't have to stunt with a crooked head under the tap.
Inflamed helix piercing
It can happen that your helix piercing becomes infected. Sometimes your helix piercing becomes red and your ear will feel a bit more sensitive. But it can also happen that after a while you suddenly see a bump appear around your piercing. Not nice of course, but in general this happens very often. There can be several causes for these bumps or small inflammations, but in general these bumps are caused by a small bacterial infection or by excessive scar tissue. In both cases it is often just a matter of bad luck, because due to the longer healing time a helix piercing is exposed to all kinds of external influences that can cause a bump. Usually such a bump does not look very nice, but you do not have much trouble with it. Sometimes they can be a bit sensitive or itchy, as soon as you notice that you are getting more trouble with it, it is important that you check it with your piercer or GP of course.
You can try to get rid of the helix piercing bump yourself by using a warm salt solution and compresses, which you gently press on the bump. The Silicone Healing Discs and our complete Piercing First Aid Kit for cartilage bumps can also help to make the bump disappear faster. In any case, always make sure that you wear good piercing jewelry that offers space for any swelling during healing, but is certainly not too big. In any case, a cartilage bump with a helix piercing is common and requires a lot of patience, but once your piercing has healed, everything will be fine.
Healing process helix piercing
How long does a helix piercing need to heal? Take into account a healing time of at least 6 to 9 months. Helix piercings are cartilage piercings and have a longer healing time. Cartilage heals more slowly than piercings that are placed in softer tissue (with better blood flow). You therefore often have to take into account a healing period of 6-9 months, usually it even takes a bit longer. How long your helix piercing needs to heal exactly depends on many different factors.
A piercing heals from the outside in. After getting your helix piercing, your piercing will feel warm and swollen. The area around your helix piercing, just like your helix piercing itself, can be sensitive or painful. After that, the edges of your piercing wound will close first. The inside of your helix piercing will also heal during this time. During this time, scabs can also form around the edges of your helix piercing. This phase of healing also takes the longest, so be patient, it will all work out! And as with all piercings: while your helix piercing is healing, it is important that you keep your piercing out of the sun as much as possible and do not go bathing/swimming or to the sauna with it to prevent infections. In the final phase of healing your helix piercing, the skin of the piercing wound will start to strengthen. Fewer scabs will form and ultimately you will have a strong, well-healed piercing.
Buy a helix piercing
A helix piercing is an incredibly versatile piercing that you can do anything with. Once your piercing has healed, you can choose from a huge variety of piercing jewelry, from beautiful helix barbells to comfortable click rings. Do you want to give your helix piercing something extra? Then complete your click ring with a beautiful click ring charm! We have listed a number of popular helix piercing jewelry for you:
Click rings for your helix piercing
Comfortable Helix Barbells
Cluster Rings for helix piercings
Cluster Piercing Bar with opal or zirconia
Click Ring Charms to make your helix piercing extra fancy
Do you have any questions about getting a piercing, the age for getting a piercing or do you want to know which piercing is best to buy? Then please feel free to contact us! We are happy to help you.
Are you curious about how exactly a helix piercing heals? Then read on! We will tell you more about how long a helix piercing takes to heal, how to care for an infected helix piercing and which piercing jewelry you can wear in a helix piercing.
Cleaning a helix piercing
How should you clean a helix piercing? You can do this with a (warm) saline solution, for example, or use a mild piercing soap from EasyPiercing, for example. In general, your helix piercing will heal fine with a cleaning routine of 1x per day. If you use soap, you can choose to do this in the shower, then you don't have to stunt with a crooked head under the tap.
Inflamed helix piercing
It can happen that your helix piercing becomes infected. Sometimes your helix piercing becomes red and your ear will feel a bit more sensitive. But it can also happen that after a while you suddenly see a bump appear around your piercing. Not nice of course, but in general this happens very often. There can be several causes for these bumps or small inflammations, but in general these bumps are caused by a small bacterial infection or by excessive scar tissue. In both cases it is often just a matter of bad luck, because due to the longer healing time a helix piercing is exposed to all kinds of external influences that can cause a bump. Usually such a bump does not look very nice, but you do not have much trouble with it. Sometimes they can be a bit sensitive or itchy, as soon as you notice that you are getting more trouble with it, it is important that you check it with your piercer or GP of course.
You can try to get rid of the helix piercing bump yourself by using a warm salt solution and compresses, which you gently press on the bump. The Silicone Healing Discs and our complete Piercing First Aid Kit for cartilage bumps can also help to make the bump disappear faster. In any case, always make sure that you wear good piercing jewelry that offers space for any swelling during healing, but is certainly not too big. In any case, a cartilage bump with a helix piercing is common and requires a lot of patience, but once your piercing has healed, everything will be fine.
Healing process helix piercing
How long does a helix piercing need to heal? Take into account a healing time of at least 6 to 9 months. Helix piercings are cartilage piercings and have a longer healing time. Cartilage heals more slowly than piercings that are placed in softer tissue (with better blood flow). You therefore often have to take into account a healing period of 6-9 months, usually it even takes a bit longer. How long your helix piercing needs to heal exactly depends on many different factors.
A piercing heals from the outside in. After getting your helix piercing, your piercing will feel warm and swollen. The area around your helix piercing, just like your helix piercing itself, can be sensitive or painful. After that, the edges of your piercing wound will close first. The inside of your helix piercing will also heal during this time. During this time, scabs can also form around the edges of your helix piercing. This phase of healing also takes the longest, so be patient, it will all work out! And as with all piercings: while your helix piercing is healing, it is important that you keep your piercing out of the sun as much as possible and do not go bathing/swimming or to the sauna with it to prevent infections. In the final phase of healing your helix piercing, the skin of the piercing wound will start to strengthen. Fewer scabs will form and ultimately you will have a strong, well-healed piercing.
Buy a helix piercing
A helix piercing is an incredibly versatile piercing that you can do anything with. Once your piercing has healed, you can choose from a huge variety of piercing jewelry, from beautiful helix barbells to comfortable click rings. Do you want to give your helix piercing something extra? Then complete your click ring with a beautiful click ring charm! We have listed a number of popular helix piercing jewelry for you:
Click rings for your helix piercing
Comfortable Helix Barbells
Cluster Rings for helix piercings
Cluster Piercing Bar with opal or zirconia
Click Ring Charms to make your helix piercing extra fancy
Do you have any questions about getting a piercing, the age for getting a piercing or do you want to know which piercing is best to buy? Then please feel free to contact us! We are happy to help you.
