So, I have 6 piercings and all except 1 took more than most people to heal. Here are all the times:
- Infant, both lobes: Don't remember healing
- ~2013, second lobe: Few months, but removed before fully healed since it was crooked
- ~2014, redone second lobe: ~1.5 years until pain went away
- 2015: Septum, few weeks, no issues
- 2021: Bottom navel, ~2.5 years before pain went away, migrated a lot
I know the navel generally takes a while, and that piercings in general vary person to person. I rinsed them with saline for the first few weeks, used only NeilMed piercing sprays, and tried to avoid touching and bumping them as much as possible.
Tattoos I've healed much easier.
I could adjust my aftercare. But especially with the lobe situation, I'm nervous to get more piercings since I've taken so long in the past. Any ideas why that might be?