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[tristatard]

So I need to take my tragus piercing out because I believe that it is developing a keloid. :/ It's pierced with a regular hoop and I was wondering on how to go about taking it out? Should I try to do it myself? Or is it best to go back to the tattoo parlour and have my piercer take it out? Thanks so much! I really need the input.

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[kricketwithak]

I also have my tragus pierced, at 12g, but I've never formed a keloid on it. I wouldn't go as far as removing the piercing because of a keloid unless your piercer tells you that you should. I did a bit of research and found this:

"I have a raised bump on one side of my piercing. What is it and how do I get rid of it? - The best and least hassle-free way to remove it, is to use a scar removal cream, such as Scar zone or Mederma on the keloid itself until the raised tissue is flattened out. The keloid may scab and fall off or a small amount of blood may occur as it begins to fall off. This is not totally uncommon."

I have snakebites, and I had a keloid once on the right piercing. My piercer told me to get a bottle of baby aspirin, and dissolve some in a little bit of water and soak the piercing in it. I'd repeat the process on a regular basis until the keloid finally went away.

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-Samn.

[tristatard]

What exactly does the baby aspirin do? How many aspirin's did you use? Where did you find the other information? When I looked almost every page said that there was nothing I could do to get rid of it.

P.s. How long did it take to get rid of yours? Because mine's not that big.

[kricketwithak]

I'm not quite sure what it is exactly that the baby aspirin has in it to help, but I know it does. This is what the sheet my piercer wrote for me says:

Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of crushed up baby aspirin into an 8 ounce cup of warm water in a clean cup. Seal it on the area and soak directly for 2-3 minutes. Rinse with water. Repeat twice a day for 2 weeks. You can do this soak before your daily cleanings.

I found that other information at http://www.temperedskin.com/tipsandfaqs.htm.

Mine wasn't very big either. It went away after about a week or two.

♥
-Samn.

[tristatard]

Thank you so much for your help!! You have no idea how much I appreciate this! I really didn't want to have to give up my piercing.