Keloids & Hypertrophic Scars: the difference
I've seen so many posts about a little bump on a piercing and people being like "that's a keloid treat it with tea tree oil!"
So let me give y'all a little lesson on what i know and have been told:
However I AM NOT a professional piercer (I just ask a lot of questions to my own piercer)
Hypertrophic scars:
I have seen these in real life. They're usually caused by IRRITATION to a piercing. Irritation can be caused by wrong size of bar, not implant grade metal and just being bugged in general. They're VERY common, in fact most people get one. Nothing to worry about. They stay only around the piercing and don't get very big, they can also hurt a little (tender to the touch). Best method is. To use sterile saline solution, or mix your own at home (yes I know Bec and some other girls doesn't agree with this, but this is what MY piercer recommended to me).
Do NOT use tea tree oil I really don't recommend it, ESPDCIALLY FOR NEW PIERCINGS. It's extremely hard and drying and may help but also can irritate the piercing even further. Do not use a crushed aspirin paste...
Basically: if your piercer doesn't recommend it, don't use it!
Keloids:
These HUGE LUMPS are keloids. They can extend far past the initial piercing area and will continually grow! YOU CANNOT TREAT THEM AND MAKE THEM GO AWAY AT HOME. If you suspect you have one first go to your piercer and if they agree that it's a keloid you now have to go to the doctor for cortisone shots or some other treatment (my friend told me about her struggle with a keloid). Also: black women and women in general are more likely to develop keloids. Sorry guys! But they are also very uncommon..
So basically:
If it's just a little bump it can be treated with a salt/saline solution. But if it continues to grow GET CHECKED OUT.
And y'all stop referring to hypertrophic scars as keloids. They're not and it is one of my biggest piercing pet peeves!
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