Good aftercare is mostly about doing very little, very consistently. Clean a healing piercing gently with sterile saline, leave it alone the rest of the time, and let it heal on its own schedule. Most problems come from doing too much, using harsh products, or changing jewellery too soon. These guides cover the routine, healed-jewellery care, and how to tell normal healing from trouble.

Important: Vanhess sells piercing jewellery; we do not perform piercings and this is not medical advice. For the piercing itself, see a professional piercer, and for any sign of infection, see a doctor.

The essentials

• The saline routine, the whole of daily aftercare
• Cleaning healed jewellery, keeping healed pieces bright
• Bumps vs infection, telling normal from not
• Daily life, sleeping, swimming, sport, and hygiene
• Changing jewellery safely, when and how

For a fuller walkthrough, see our 6-week aftercare guide.

Visit Vanhess

Once you are healing, come to us for safe jewellery and downsize pieces at 2929 Barnet Highway, Unit 2424 in Coquitlam. Browse our piercing jewellery, or call +1 (604) 653-6449.