How long does the pain last? The jolt of pain felt from the act of puncturing the nipple only lasts a second or two. According to people who’ve had it done, it feels like a quick bite or pinch. Beyond that, you can expect your nipples to be pretty tender for the first two or three days.
Correspondingly, do nipple piercings ever really heal?
How long does it take to heal? On average, it’s between a few months and a year (six months is the most common answer), but some nipples, unfortunately, cannot tolerate the piercing and never heal.
Similarly one may ask, do nipple piercings get infected easily? Infection is most often caused by frequently touching the piercing site. This can introduce bacteria to the delicate tissue, which increases your risk for infection. Because of the piercing’s location, tight clothing may easily catch onto or irritate the piercing.
One may also ask, how long do nipple piercing Crusties last?
After cleaning the site for a few weeks, you will see less and less crusting until, eventually, it all disappears. This is not a process of one-size-fits-all. For some people the crusting goes away in two or three weeks–for others, it can take four or five weeks.
