Piercing Bible Guide to Aftercare and Troubleshooting: How to Properly Care for Healing and Infected Ear, Facial, and Body Piercings

In this compilation of chapters on healing and troubleshooting from The Piercing Bible, piercing expert Elayne Angel distills her best advice on caring for new piercings, from cleaning and hygiene to avoiding trauma and infection.

It includes healing tips for every type of piercing: Earlobe Cartilage Nose Eyebrow Tongue Navel Nipple Genital Elayne has performed more than 40,000 piercings over the course of her professional piercing career, so she's seen it allincluding every type of infection.

Her troubleshooting tips address the problems that can arise, such as: Localized infections Abscesses Cellulitis Hypergranulation Piercing pimples Discoloration Scarring Dry skin Tarnish tattoos Dermatitis Embedded jewelry Traumatic tears Rejection and migration With this quick, updated reference, you'll know exactly how to clean and care for your new piercing, no matter what questions you may have.