So, how to ensure that you troubleshoot body piercing the right way?

Medical Intervention

To start with, go to your family doctor and ask for his able guidance. You should check if he approves the kind of body piercing you like, does he have enough patients whom he has treated for piercing issues? Let the doctor also check out the piercer about the kind of piercing and procedure to be used for such job. If you are already pierced and having problems, your doctor should check if you are having swelling, infection and excretion and guide you accordingly. You should also consider the advice of your doctor if he insists to remove the piercing.

Changing of Piercing

Some body piercing supplies may suit you less while some others more. Depending upon the doctor’s guidance you can change the piercing supply may be in terms of size, metal, style or material of the supplies. You can talk to your retailer about the same and things should fall in place. You can also change the placement of piercing if you are allowed to do that rather than changing the entire jewelry. If the doctors have permitted, you can remove the jewelry for some time and later on again use the same after you are healed completely.

Aftercare

Proper after care of the supplies will ensure that you prevent major infections and problems with your body piercing. To avoid troubleshooting, avoid using alcohol, betadine and other such products which might be harmful for healthy piercing. Over cleaning can also cause a lot of irritation and delay in healing. For oral piercing, rinsing with non-iodized salt is highly recommended by medical professionals. You should do it 4 to 5 times a day.

Jewelry Materials

While choosing body piercing supplies, you should check with your retailer about the kind of material used in the jewelry so that you are aware about it beforehand. Consult with your doctor at this stage and see if you skin isn’t reactive to such materials. You should prefer high quality stainless steel piercings, solid platinum or low-porosity plastic materials. Avoid jewelry that consists of nickel or sutures sizes. The length and diameter of the piercing supply should be cross checked before applying and it should not hamper blood circulation or any problem during movements.

Removal of Piercing

Sometimes a hard troubleshooting happens during removal of the piercing supply. So, how to make it done effectively? First thing first, take the Xray of the position of the present piercing and whether it has expanded. Ask your piercer to see if the placement if still the same or it has moved. Make sure that the body piercing supplies are removed without giving tension to the skin, sensitive parts or the jewelry.