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Questions about my monroe piercing…?

Sooo I got my monroe a few weeks ago, && it's kind of discolor'd around the labret. Like my skin is light brown but it's a darker brown around the labret. It doesn't hurt && I DO take care of it. But I feel like I'm not doing enough (or maybe too much).. So I want'd to know is there any way I could minimize the discoloration before it worsens && what are good ways to clean it && how often I should. I've just been washing my face with a plain Dove bar (the piercer recommend'd it) && using these swabs that have medicine in them, but to me it feels like that makes it worse. && then it gets dry && I pick at it, which I shouldn't, but I can't help it… So any recommendations? BESIDES taking it out, because I don't wanna have to resort to that yet, it's been about 6 or 7 weeks.

Keep in mind, I have a longer one. The one you get when it's first done. I need to replace it soon with a shorter one. Could that be why it looks that way?

Anyway, thanks in advance. :/