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.
It causes swelling, pain and fever. This is common during an arm injury causing the axillary lymph nodes under the armpits enlarge. Since a painful lump in the armpit is associated with breast cancer; an infection in the breast tissue of the armpit could also be painful and its inflammation associated with cancer.