Hey, so let me get into this. I got my ears pierced at an 8g professionally done, and with a needle. Anyways, the piercer I have is the best in the state. He told me to wait at least 12 weeks before stretching was an option. I of course got a little impatient after 8 weeks, and thought eh it's an 8g now, so it really doesn't matter if I go up one more size and wait 4 weeks, then it should be healed.
So, I did it. My ears don't hurt the taper went through, and so on. No pain, it felt as if my ears were already stretched to a 6g. Anyways, one of my ears are still red on the outside of the lobe, it seems like it still hasn't gone away. I stretched to a 4g after 4 weeks of waiting from the 6g. Then, I decided to downsize to an 8g after I got impatient and put a 2g in my other ear (not the RED ONE.) Anyways, no bleeding, or anything from it. My good ear swelled up, so I downsized all the way back to an 8g and one ear is still red on the outside, and the back is still red.
How do I get the red to come off? Seriously. It's been there since I've gotten it pierced. My ear doesn't hurt, I can pull on the plug, twist it, turn it, and do anything. No pain at all, so what is with the red? How can I get it to go away. By the way, I'm waiting at 8G for about a month, and a half before sizing back up. I'm going to take a full month in between. I don't want a cats butt, or some weird skin at the back of my ear.
Sea salt soaks? Cream? Vitamin E? What do I use to take away the red?