I cannot stress cleaning that thing enough. Every single person I know that got theirs done didn't care for it properly and it got infected...Take that sea salt they tell u to use and mix it with SCALDING water (like the hottest water you can handle) and put it in a cup...flip the cup over and keep it there till the water cools a bit (usually like 5 mins)...when you're done with that, with clean hands, twist the ring thru the piercing and let all the goo come out. Its gonna look real nasty, but thats all the infection coming out...Take the advice from someone that was one of the few without that big red pussball on their ring. Lotza luck! I'm sure it looks fab! ------------------