How To Treat Them After A Piercing?

Though a piercing bump is easier to get rid of than a keloid, sometimes piercing bumps are stubborn due to the amount of bacteria in the piercing. After all, as Byrdie reported, piercing bumps happen because of a lack of care and cleaning. "At the end of the day, [piercing bumps] come from irritation," J. Colby Smith, a free-hand piercer, said. "The body does not like the foreign object, we need to gently convince the body to heal around it rather than fight it. I find most people don't take great care of their piercings until there is a problem, then they care a lot. My advice is to be proactive from the start. Keep it clean and be careful with it."

That said, if you've tried all the at-home solutions and you can't afford a session of compression therapy, it may be in your best interest to seek professional help. A quick trip to the doctor and proper medical treatment — possibly cortisone shots — should clear up the bump fairly quickly, reports Byrdie.

For keloids, it's a lot more complicated, simply because a keloid is a scar. Unfortunately, keloids can take months to disappear, so if you don't see any progress with your keloid, it might be best to head to a doctor or your piercer, Healthline said. They'll be able to (hopefully) help you keep your piercing while also healing your skin.