Nape Piercing Aftercare Guide
Best wishes for a speedy recovery after your brand-new nape piercing from us.
To get through the basic healing period after a nape piercing, it takes roughly 6 months.
You're likely wondering what the basic healing period means at this point.
The term "basic healing period" refers to the time when your piercing is still in the healing process and only a very thin layer of tissue is forming around the anchor of nape piercing.
During this time, you should take good care of your piercing and never change the nape top. You should also keep it clean and do all the aftercare procedures necessary to heal a nape piercing.
Please carefully study and adhere to the basic instructions listed below if you want to successfully heal a nape piercing.
- Given that it heals in about 6 to 8 months, take good care.
- Throughout the healing process, soak your newly placed nape piercing two to three times a day using a saline piercing aftercare solution.
- Do not to sleep on your piercing as it heals.
- After the initial piercing, keep it covered with a waterproof bandage for at least ten days.
- Stay away from standing water (like swimming pools, lakes, and baths).
- The most important rule is to never touch a piercing. Every time you touch your piercing, you get one step closer to developing an infection, which is a very dangerous thing.
- Nothing, notably chains, seatbelts, or even simple clothes that might easily pull or damage your piercing, should come in contact with the top of your piercing.
- Use Fucidin or Fucicort cream every night before sleeping to boost the healing process.
- Have a piercer confirm that the piercing has fully healed before stopping aftercare practices.
Tips & Tricks
- Avoid attempting to spin or modify your nape jewelry.
- Jewellery should never be changed, replaced, or altered while the body is recovering. We recognise that anyone can quickly become tired of their jewels, but doing so while the piercing is healing, which takes six months, is very terrible and can quickly make the healing process more difficult.
- Every day, wash your piercings in clean water and mild soap in the shower. Don't forget to use a dryer to dry them after.
- Applying fucicort lotion or fucidin helps accelerate the healing process.
- For ten days, change your waterproff bandage every day. Before applying the new bandage, use the included saline spray to clean the piercing and its surroundings. After letting it dry, apply a new bandage.
What to Avoid
- The most important rule is to never touch a piercing. Every time you touch your piercing, you get one step closer to developing an infection, which is a very dangerous thing.
- For up to a month, stay away from lakes, pools, and the sea because contaminated water can quickly infect piercings.
- Steer clear of any lotions, including those for skin care and makeup. even the moisturisers that are close to your piercing. The healing process can quickly become complicated if something gets stuck in your piercing or on your jewellery.
- Do not clean with alcohol or cotton buds.
- Avoid tea tree oil and any other products that your friends or social media have recommended.