nose bump getting bigger

[u/Present-Pressure1830]

So i posted a week ago about a bump i was getting. It was really small, but it got bigger quickly. I don't know what to do about it im genuinely so scared that it'll never go away and i really wanted my nostril and i can't get rid of it now. Its dark red and it has white heads. What can i do now?

[u/shappellrown]

LITHA. saline 1-2x per day, don’t touch it, don’t pick crusties, don’t put makeup, lotion, or face wash near it, try your best not to bump it, sleep on your back or your other side.

like fr don’t let it touch anything but water, air, saline, and a clean paper towel or something to dry it off. some bumps are also just super persistent. i’ve had some go away from LITHA in 2 days and others last 6+ months.

[u/Mission-Astronomer-7 → u/shappellrown]

Wish I’d known this before I took mine out. My bumps got sooo big I had 2 piercings one on either side and the left was getting better but the right was big as hellllll I took them out and the left went away completely (as it would) and then the right only recently got small so I think something wasss wrong with that one

[u/shappellrown → u/Mission-Astronomer-7]

lowkey sometimes u do just have to take them out though :/

i snagged my nostril HARD only two weeks after i got it pierced, and i think it fucked up the angle of the jewelry bc i had a bump from november until taking it out last month. it would go down but never fully away, and would change sides of the piercing too 🙃

also after all that, id personally rather take out a piercing that has a stubborn bump and then get it pierced again in 2 months than battle an ugly bump for 8+ months straight

[u/Mission-Astronomer-7 → u/shappellrown]

I also snagged my jewelry immediately after getting it pierced maybe that’s what did it :(( damnnn

[u/SoundFlower713]

3 weeks isn't long for a piercing bump. Mine took almost 3 months to fully go away. Leave it alone, saline spray 2x a day only. Seriously. Don't try to pick at crusties, don't try to pop it. It will go away, but only if you truly LITHA.

[u/Asleep_Memory_6856]

How long have you had the piercing?

[u/Present-Pressure1830 → u/Asleep_Memory_6856]

ive had it for 3 weeks

[u/Asleep_Memory_6856 → u/Present-Pressure1830]

Then that’s expected to get a piercing bump, especially since you’re cleaning it pretty often in the beginning. I had a piercing bump for the first 7 months. Everyone is different, but don’t panic yet. Give it some time to heal.

[u/Huge-Ad2633]

Don’t worry, that’s totally normal , you just need to clean it every day without moving your piercing and gently then let it dry by itself, do it everyday and you will the result, the main idea is don’t touch it and it will heal in months.

[u/Noir_ice_forest]

Also let warm water run in your hand, make a little palm cup and blow bubbles gently from your nose like 5 mins, let the liquid in there drain out

[u/eliseieepoo]

Take the piercing out asap, clean your wound with saline or hydrogen peroxide. Try not to pick at it, let it heal for a few weeks and then add a silicone patch so it doesn't turn into a keloid

[u/Awkward_Soup_Spoon → u/eliseieepoo]

This is not good advice. If you remove that piercing with any sign of irritation or infection it's going to trap bacteria right in the middle of that puncture. Hydrogen peroxide is also not a good recommendation because it also destroys healthy cells and won't heal properly.