Gauges can take anywhere from four days to two weeks to heal. It is best to wait about one week until you change or go up a size in gauges, so that they can continue to heal p â¦ roperly and avoid infections.
Armpit lumps, or enlargements of one or both of the lymph nodes under the arm, can be cancerous, but may also be an indication of a viral infection such as shingles or chickenpox, a skin irritation stemming from shaving, an allergic reaction to deodorant or other products, or a cyst or boil.
Symptoms of Armpit Lumps. 1  Armpit lumps can be associated by various other side symptoms such as: 2  Feeling pain in joints as well as swollen in arms. 3  Inflammations in other nodes as well as symptoms of flu.  Rashes accompanied by bruises or 1  bleeding. Vomit together with loss of appetite.