You should clean your dermal piercing with a saltwater soak twice a day. It is important that you clean your piercing regularly to prevent infection and support the healing process. Remove crust with the sea salt solution. Crust forming around a dermal piercing is a normal part of the healing process.
Then, how many days should I keep my dermal covered?
Let the area breathe for around an hour and then cover with a new dressing. Leave the new dressing on for 24 hours, remove, clean, allow to breath and re-cover again. This process should be repeated for the next 4 days.
- Sanitize the affected area with an antiseptic solution.
- Pat the area dry with sterile gauze.
- Unscrew the visible part of the jewelry piece.
- Dislodge the anchor by massaging the skin around it.
- Make a small incision around the anchor with a scalpel.