I had the scaffold piercing done around 8 weeks ago give or take.Im not sure if the piercer done it 100% correct. the upper part is fine - altho I have a small lump inside.But the lower part is in the thickest part of the ear. Its getting a layer of skin (small) over the bar now.Is this right?Also, it has a studio titanuim bar in at the moment, the top is really hurting and a bit swolen so I guess its getting infected? Ive ordered 2 standard rings to fit to try and heal by itsself (I had the bar put in right away)Is it ment to hurt that much after this long?
Titanium is a good choice...Make sure you keep the area clean. I do not recommend changing the bar until it has completely healed... the piece of skin could a keloid scar forming. go back to the piercer and get tehm to check it and they will let you know.. It's hard to say without looking at it.. good luck..
I'm not trying to put you off because it is an awesome piercing but I found it really painful. I've had mine done for 4 months and it hasn't healed properly yet. Some good advice would be to get it done at a good, licensed and reputable piercing store (it's worth the extra money for lack of infection!) once you've had it done clean 3/4 times a day with warm water and salt solution. Hope this helps, if not inquire with the piercing place and they'll give you a lot of advice too :)
your piercing very well could be incorrectly pierced, but due to swelling it could appear that way also. the best jewelry to wear for an industrial or scaffold piercing is to rings. captive or what have you. you should clean it with sea salt rinse, or soapy water if you cant get a hold of the rinse. but sea salt works great. either way you use, just make sure your hands are clean before you touch the piercing or jewelry, get some sea salt rinse (or) soapy water on the jewelry, rotate it in your ear you can do that in the shower after you wash your hair and clean it so you get the shampoo or conditioner or whatever else may have gotten in the piercing. and be patient and carefull with the piercing, the cartilage has layers and layers to heal, sometimes heal time take month upon month. but if you notice the pain doesnt go down after a few days or increases go to your piercer and ask what he thinks. i hope this helps and your piercing heals. and good job not letting the pain stories scare you out of it
Industrial piercings (or scaffolds, as you call it) can take upto a year to heal and in my experience are one of the biggest pains to heal for cartilage piercings. I've had one for 3 years and it still gets sore from time to time no matter what the jewelry. It gets just as sore when I'm wearing 2 rings as it does when I'm wearing one barbell. Are you sleeping on it at all? or bumping it? that is could be why it's hurting and swollen.. I am doubting its infected. Is there any green-ish discharge? That is one sign that it's infected. What are you doing for aftercare? Sea salt soaks work great for healing piercings, and the warm water also helps calm the piercing down. I have added a link on how to do that. If you change jewelry so soon you could just be irritating it more. It's still a pretty new piercing. If you doubt the piercer who pierced it, you could go to a new piercer and ask what they think about the placement and how it's healing.
