If you wind up experiencing a complication from your conch piercing, your first reaction may be to take out the jewelry. If you do that, though, you'll actually risk having another complication. According to Healthline, taking out the jewelry while you're still experiencing symptoms can lead to developing an abscess. "Although you may want to, you shouldn't remove your jewelry until your symptoms subside," the article advised.

If you experience symptoms like fever, nausea, or vomiting, you should consult your piercer or a medical professional immediately. Although minor symptoms can be treated at home, it's best to deal with anything potentially serious right away.

You may also feel compelled to take out your jewelry for reasons other than complications. As DaVo, professional body piercer and owner of the Axiom Body Piercing Studio in Des Moines, Iowa, highlighted in a YouTube video, some competitive sports require all jewelry to be removed. In such situations, DaVo suggests waiting until you've finished playing that sport or have a long enough break from it to get a conch piercing. "That jewelry needs to stay in until it is completely healed," he reiterated.