Lip piercing gone wrong. What to do?
Lip piercing gone wrong. Lip piercing can go wrong in a number of ways. The lips might run dry in extreme cold and this can lead to their being cracked. If you happen to get your lips pierced in such a phase, be prepared to face some really bas rashes. All this, though, can be reduced by keeping your lips moist and well lubricated. Applying a light moisturizing cream over your lips before they are about to be pierced, is a must.Make sure that you do not overdo it, else it might result in the hole being too large or the piercing drill slipping through and causing an injury.
Other ways in which you can take care of the wounds that would have been cause due to lip piercing are by applying an antiseptic regularly to the lips. This can go a long way in ensuring that the wound doesn’t spread to mammoth proportions. This will also be helpful in ensuring that you do not acquire other infections because of the resident bacteria that might have accrued atop the wound with the passage of time.
Just like you’d do in case of tongue piercing injuries; it is suggested that you keep your lips well salivated in case of a wound going sour. Saliva is the natural antiseptic that our body produces and keeping a wound salivated can go a long way in hastening the healing process. On top of that, Saliva also soothes the wound, thus ensuring that you do not feel the irritation to that an extent as you would have felt, had you not applied the saliva atop the wound.
Moreover, there are a number of edible products that can be applied as lotions or taken orally in order to soothe the pain and the irritation caused due to the wounds. Milk cream, yoghurt and curd are three of the most common ways of alleviating the pain. This is particularly helpful in cases where the wounds might be a little harsh on the skin- which generally is the case when lip piercing gone wrong.
Apart from these tips and tricks, you should also consult a certified doctor and consume proper medicines in consultation with the doc. This would also ensure that you are being treated in the right hands. Apart from that, be in constant touch with the piercing artist- they are the best people to tell you how to go about damage control. Always remember that accidents are prone to happen and they should be dealt with in an appropriate manner. Do not get bogged down or psyched out due to such accidents- it is human to commit mistakes and these goof ups are easily recoverable. All you’ve got to do is consult the right people, read the right literature and take the right steps. Doing all this would ensure that your lip piercing experience is a smooth one.