Part of wound healing involves contraction, which means your skin is pulling itself back together.

Reasons for ear piercing not healing. Leave the starter earrings in. We answer whether it’s a concern, what causes it, and how to prevent itchy piercings. You should not twist, touch, or even sleep on your piercing as it heals.

With a new ear piercing, irritation is normal. You have a piercing that just won't heal. If you have had pierced ears for many years, the hole won't go away because skin has formed on the inside of the hole, just like your skin surface elsewhere, and it won't grow.

Make sure water is not too hot. Clean around the piercing with a saltwater rinse. Wash with warm water and gentle soap before you touch your piercing to avoid introducing bacteria to the area.

A cartilage piercing takes longer to heal because there is less blood flow in this area. Don’t move your piercing around. If the piercing is in the earlobe, it heals quickly.

Follow these steps to take care of a minor piercing infection: Clean them a couple of times. Pour saltwater is a bowl or a small glass.

Often it’s not so much that the piercing isn’t healed because technically it is, but it just needs to settle. This is what allows holes to close up when jewelry is removed. Often, itchiness starts a week or more into the healing process.