mine just a month old should it still be swollen its only swollen on one bit tho and is antibacterial salt spray ok ive been washing it twice a day since i got it and is it ok that where the bar is theres sum scar tissue im also pushing the bar up and down now not please put my mind at rest!! lol
My industrial is also about a month old, and it looks perfectly fine. I soak it once a day in a sea salt solution (1/4 teaspoon of SEA salt (no iodine) for 1 cup of warm water) for 5-10 minutes at night. And every morning and night I lather it up with gold dial soap and let it sit there while I brush my teeth, then rinse it clean, and dab it dry with a paper towel - not a cloth towel!! You're also not suppose to move the bar. It can cause an infection and irritation - like the swelling on one bit. Leave the bar alone. Touching it with clean or dirty hands can transfer bad bacterial and really screw up a piercing. Don't sleep on it, keep your hair away from it, and try to keep it out of the sun. It sounds like the scar tissue is the starting of a keloid, which can be from an infection. Clean it as I am, mine has only flared up once in 100+ heat, but it's perfectly fine now. Good luck, don't touch it!
