u/IllustriousElk3482

Got my bridge pierced on Apr 22.

Pierced with a (14-16?)G straight barbell, surgical steel if i’m not mistaken. internally threaded

Jewelry has not been downsized yet

aftercare 3X saline wash, sometimes wipe away the white stuff and crusts if there’s any.

recent unfortunate event: face full of antifreeze. about a week or two ago i was helping with a car and a tube busted and a mix of half 25% antifreeze 75% water got all over my face, i immediately wiped away what i could without rubbing it in my piercing and skin and washed it out for 5 mins straight with saline. after this it started producing a whitish liquid, doesn’t sting doesn’t stink isn’t sore doesn’t produce headaches etc. but it does produce what looks like pus and still to this day. also at in the mornings, i will wake up with a bunch of “dandruff” in my eyebrows close to my bridge, and dried blood so im thinking it’s somehow getting snagged in my sleep even tho i do not move at all. well today i notice it looks a little uneven? and also one side looks pierced far back than the other, im aware swelling and other factors could cause this, but when i raise my eyebrows i can see the hole which looks like it’s “stretched” from being pulled down 24/7 but i’ve never ripped ir or snagged it. if this is uneven im so mentally insane i will rip this out and get it repiereced.

but this is the most recent picture from today. does it look infected? i checked with my piercer and he said it all looked fine and that the white stuff was normal, to just keep cleaning. am i overreacting??

picture order is, Day 1,3,5,7. on day one my bar had enough room to move around on its own, it’s day 7 now and i have crusties forming, it’s a little sore anytime my face moves, ex eyebrows raising which i don’t try to do, an sneezing an it’s also filled out my bar, which is concerning. when i raise my eyebrows, there’s still room, but that’s stretching the skin in between my eyes. i tried putting an ice pack on it earlier but it still looks about the same.

it’s an internally threaded 14G barbell.

1 week old

clean 2-3 times a day with saline spray

hasn’t been downsized yet

just want to make sure i’m overthinking it. especially when my piercer said come back in 4-8 weeks for a downsize and it’s doin this at the end of week one. also does a downsize generally cost? this is kind of my first professional piercing, so i’m not sure how that goes. but i’m super stressed out about my bridge an just want to make sure it’s okay. i only sleep on my back and maybe lay on my side for a little during the day. i don’t touch my bar at all unlsss it’s by accident when trying to scratch my eye, but i immediately wash with saline after. can someone just help me feel better lol?

i also have a question about my nostril piercing. i’ve had my nostril pierced with a flat back labret bar since March 4th, di the same routine as bridge cleaning 2-3 times a day. it’s no longer sore to the touch although i still don’t mess with it, was wondering if it’s still to soon to try changing/downsizing? all i really want to do is change the stud to a black stud really. TIA!