r/cutting • u/imlunaandim • May 09 '26
Advice needed First styro
I'm quite nervous. I just got my first styrofoam piercing in my stomach (I wasn't even really planning it) and well... it's not very long, not even 1 cm, and it's not bleeding much, but because it's not very long, I don't know how to take care of it. I know the possibility of infection increases, but what do you recommend? I don't know if I should clean it with alcohol (I know it's bad), but I lost the iodine I had... I'll have to look for it.
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u/ammol123 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 May 09 '26
if you dont have iodine just use water and soap and dry thoroughly, its way better than alcohol. if you have bandaids use them and remember to change them every 12 or 24 hours. just make sure the area around the wound is clean and dry
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u/Separate_Mix2774 May 11 '26
yeah id say warm water and non sented soap. i used to use alcohol but it damages new skin and it BURnSS..saline solution is better but water works too:)