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If you've just got your ears pierced for a while, remove the earrings and now can't put them back on, don't panic! Maybe the piercing has not been fully healed, the following simple steps will help you to put the earrings back in the most gentle way.

Steps

Part 1 of 2: Put the earrings back into the earlobe piercing

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   Take a bath to soften the skin in the earlobe area. Before you try to put on your earrings when your piercing has almost healed, you need to soften your skin. This will make the piercings easier to penetrate and reduce pain. You should get your ears pierced after bathing or even after swimming.

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   Wash hands and sanitize the earrings. Before wearing earrings, you need to sanitize your hands and earrings to avoid irritation and infection. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water, then disinfect with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, these are two very good antiseptic solutions. Dip a cotton ball or cotton swab in the antiseptic solution and gently wipe off the earrings.
   • You can also soak the earrings in a cup of hydrogen peroxide for about 10-20 minutes.
   • Put the earrings on a paper towel to dry before wearing.

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   Pull your earlobes to widen your piercing. If your piercing is not tight enough, you can pull the earlobe to widen it. Use your thumb and thumb to gently hold and pull the skin around the piercing. This will make it easy to insert the earrings without pain.
   • Before piercing your piercing, check the front and back of your earlobes to see if the piercing opens. You can use a small hand mirror to look behind your earlobe

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   Apply ice to numb the skin before getting pierced. If your piercing doesn't open and is afraid of pain when it comes, you can numb your earlobes with ice. Pack 1 or 2 ice cubes in a tissue, place it on your earlobe, and rub it round for about 15 minutes. Do the same with the back of the earlobe until the skin is numb.
   • You can also use numbing cream if desired.

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   Gently push the earrings into the piercing hole from the front. The next step is to put the earrings back into the piercing. A thin layer of tissue may form around the piercing, so you need to push slightly to let the piercings go through.
   • Use a mirror, looking behind the ear as you push the earrings through the hole, this will help you identify the thinnest area of ​​skin for easy pushing through.

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   Pierce your ears from the back, if not from the front. You may not be able to put the piercings in the ear canal from the front. If so, gently rotate your earlobes and try getting your piercing from behind. The piercing hole can extend further from this direction.

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   Try getting the piercing from different angles if the earrings don't go through right away. If you have tried getting your ears pierced from the front and back of your earlobes and still do not work, try getting them from many other angles. Earrings will pierce through the hole when inserted from the right angle.
   • An ear cartilage piercing heals faster than a regular piercing in the earlobe. Be extra careful when putting earrings back in these piercings, which can be very painful! If the force cannot push the piercings through, the piercing may have completely healed and you need to see a specialist to fix it.

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   Contact your piercer if you cannot wear your earrings. If you have a lot of pain when you gently push the piercing or if the earrings are bent and still do not work, stop. The piercing has healed completely and you need to get it back in. advertisement

Part 2 of 2: Ear care after re-piercing

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   Wear earrings continuously for 6-8 weeks to prevent ears from healing. Once you have successfully re-pierced your piercings, you need to make sure the piercing does not heal again. Wear the earrings regularly (even in the evening) for at least 6 weeks to make sure the piercing is not gagged.
   • After 6-8 weeks, you should not remove the earrings for more than a day or two. The piercing hole will heal very quickly. You need to wear the earrings every day for about a year to let the piercing take a long time to heal.

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   Clean the piercing twice a day to avoid infection. To clean your piercing, you need to use a mild soap, a solution of saline or warm salt water. Soak a cotton swab in the solution then wipe around both the front and the back of the ear.
   • Clean your piercing twice a day for about 6 weeks until it heals.
   • Avoid using strong soaps and strong antibacterial products to clean your piercings.

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   Rotate the earrings after cleaning so that the piercing hole does not heal. Every time you clean your piercing, at least twice a day, gently rotate the earrings around the hole while your ears are wet. Rotate clockwise, counterclockwise and gently push from front to back. This will prevent the skin from sticking to the earrings.
   • Only rotate the earrings when first cleaning or when the ears are wet. If you rotate too much when the ears are dry, it can irritate the piercings and heal.
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Warning

• If you notice yellow discharge from your piercing piercing it could be a sign of infection, you should see your doctor promptly.