How do I get rid of a bump on my tragus piercing?

If you aren’t experiencing severe symptoms, you may be able to use the following methods to treat your cartilage bump at home.

  1. Change your jewelry. Contact dermatitis, an allergic skin reaction, can cause piercing bumps.
  2. Clean your piercing.
  3. Cleanse with a saline or sea salt soak.
  4. Use a chamomile compress.

How long does it take a tragus piercing bump to go away?

Although it can sometimes take around 8 weeks for the wound to fully heal, these symptoms should not last more than 2 weeks. Infection may be present if a person experiences: swelling that does not go down after 48 hours. heat or warmth that does not go away or gets more intense.

Why is there a big bump on my ear piercing?

Keloids from piercings As wounds heal, fibrous scar tissue starts to replace old skin tissue. Sometimes your body makes too much scar tissue, leading to keloids. This extra tissue starts to spread out from the original wound, causing a bump or small mass that’s larger than the original piercing.

Will my piercing bump go away if I take it out?

You cannot get rid of a keloid on your own and it won’t go away like other piercing bumps, even if you remove the jewellery, however there are different treatments that can be performed by medical professionals.

How do you get rid of a piercing bump fast?

Five ways to get rid of a nose piercing bump

  1. Use proper aftercare. Proper aftercare should prevent damage to tissue or an infection that could cause a bump.
  2. Use hypoallergenic jewelry.
  3. Use a sea salt solution.
  4. Try tea tree oil.
  5. Apply a warm compress.

Do Tragus keloids go away?

The AAD note that people require about four injections on average, having one every 3–4 weeks. They also say that 50–80% of keloids shrink after corticosteroid injection. Surgery: A specialist can surgically remove the keloid. However, keloids can return, even after surgical removal.