How to Close an Earlobe Piercing
Stop wearing your earrings so the hole can close up.. Clean the area twice a day if you're closing a new piercing.. Monitor the piercing over the next few hours, days, and weeks.
Steps
1
Stop wearing your earrings so the hole can close up.
Stop wearing your earrings so the hole can close up.
2
Clean the area twice a day if you're closing a new piercing.
Clean the area twice a day if you're closing a new piercing.
3
Monitor the piercing over the next few hours, days, and weeks.
Monitor the piercing over the next few hours, days, and weeks.
4
Leave your earrings in for now if the piercings are infected.
Leave your earrings in for now if the piercings are infected.
5
Visit a cosmetic surgeon to get large or ripped holes stitched closed.
Visit a cosmetic surgeon to get large or ripped holes stitched closed.
6
Wash your stitches 3 times a day with gentle soap and warm water.
Wash your stitches 3 times a day with gentle soap and warm water.
7
Spread petroleum jelly over the wound once a day for 1 week.
Spread petroleum jelly over the wound once a day for 1 week.
8
Get your stitches removed by your doctor after 1-2 weeks.
Get your stitches removed by your doctor after 1-2 weeks.
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