Nose piercing bump help
Sorry for the super close ups
First pic is a week ago
Second is 6-8 hours ago, third and fourth are right now
The bump is soft and i have no other symptoms to insinuate an infection.
Piercing is 6 weeks old, implant grade titanium, had the piercing bump for 5 weeks, looked like the first pic for most of the time until a few days ago, turned more red and shiny. head piercer at where i got it done says the angle is perfect, so probably rule that out. Also said its probably a cross between irritation and moisture bump, hard to determine. I also still have my longer bar in because of the bump. Theres a small bump on the inside too but this outside one is of bigger concern. I use a saline q tip on the inside one twice a day as well.
Im only using saline spray and q-tip to clean it. Today and yesterday i started warm saline compresses for 5-10 mins each morning following advice from my piercers. I think it may have helped a little, since its gone down very slightly since yesterday, but cant say for sure. I use a hair dryer on cold low setting to dry it after cleaning and showering.
Idk what else to do, everywhere says to avoid harsh chemicals like tea tree oil and home salt remedies since my piercing is only 6 weeks old and not fully healed yet
I’d really appreciate some advice on how to proceed.