In the recent times, piercing has been considered as a fashion trend by every youngster all over the world. It can be done absolutely on any part of the body. Lip piercing is the most sensitive types of piercing among the lot and it also is the most famous kind of piercing too. You may get your lip pierced and may find yourself extremely pretty, but you may observe a lot of swelling right after getting your piercing done. Follow the following steps in order to reduce your lip swelling:
-        Firstly, you need to avoid smoking, eating and also drinking for about 3-4 hours right after you have pierced your lip. Bleeding and swelling are the symptoms found in the initial days. If you wish to treat bleeding, then you may want to use the counter medications. You may look for a medical practitioner’s advice in order to treat bleeding which caused by the lip piercing. Anyway, in order to treat lip swelling, you should follow the following remedies every day. Strongly follow the following methods:
- Ice is taken as the best method to heal lip swelling. You should place an ice pack on the lip directly for a few seconds. Repeat this procedure a few times to reduce the swelling.
- Suck a fresh Popsicle (made from fresh and pure mineral water) in order to provide similar effect of an ice.
- Another solution is the salt water. You can buy the salt water solution from any near chemist or can also prepare yourself. You must lower your lips into the salt water solution for a few minutes (1-2) everyday to heal the swelling.
- Rinse your mouth by using a mouthwash right after eating anything. This also assists in lowering the chances of any possible infection.
- You can also chew an anti inflammatory pill in order to reduce inflammation and to reduce/prevent any possible infection.
Lip Piercing Aftercare Instructions:
Apart from the discussed above tips regarding on how to reduce the lip swelling caused by piercing, then you need to follow the upcoming aftercare instructions in order to avoid any risk of lip infection.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lip swelling caused due to piercing is a wide open wound, and then you need to ignore oral sex and also kissing until the wound is healed completely.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â You also need to ignore eating really cold and hot foods which will cause irritation to mouth and lips.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Smoking, drinking and drugs should also be avoided completely until the swelling/wounds are completely healed.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â You should not touch the lip piercing. If you wish to touch the piercing, you should wash your hands first with an anti bacterial soap and then you can touch it.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â It is important to reduce the risk of any sort of infections and for that you need to brush your teeth and your mouth clean all the time.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â You should also use a soft tooth brush and a mild toothpaste to prevent and kind of irritation to the pierced area.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â You are not allowed to share handkerchief, water glasses, toothbrushes and other similar products with any other individual.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Finally, always remember to dispose off a cloth or even a tissue you have used to wipe off the bleeding or for the purpose of treating swelling because reusing the used cloth or tissue have the tendency to cause severe infections.
Risks of Lip Piercing are as follows:
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tooth decay
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nerve damage
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hepatitis
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sensitive teeth
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tooth scrambling
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tooth cracking or tooth erosion
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Tooth loss
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gum recession
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Infections
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â HIV
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gum erosion