The initial piece of jewellery you have been pierced with has been sized according to your specific anatomy to safely allow for swelling and draining. Swelling may fluctuate throughout the initial healing stage of your piercing. Therefore, it is important to downsize your jewellery in an appropriate time frame to minimise the amount of movement in your jewellery.

When to downsize or change your jewellery

Body piercings can take anywhere from 3-12 months to completely heal depending on the area. The body/skin will take approximately 8-12 weeks to form a channel, ideally your initial jewellery should stay in place for this time to promote the best healing results.

Standard Piercings
For standard (external piercings) you can change/downsize your jewellery from 8 weeks onward if there are no visible signs of activity (redness etc) and the site is stable.

Oral Piercings
For oral piercings Off Ya Tree recommends downsizing at one month with sterile jewellery only. As it can be difficult to judge what size you may need, we recommend visiting us instore so we can downsize your jewellery to fit your anatomy.

Circular jewellery such as captive rings and circular barbells in lip piercings should only be fitted/worn after 3 months of healing to avoid complications/migration.

What can happen if I do not downsize my jewellery?

Not downsizing your jewellery can result in your piercing getting caught, tearing, migrating and other complications.

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When should I downsize my jewellery?

Please see the downsizing times below for your piercing.