The ear lobe will be red and sore, and there may be discoloration around the piercing. Cleaning the ear and earrings with mild antiseptic may provide relief, and if not, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic creams to treat the infection.
Swelling doesn't always indicate infection, new piercings around eyes and lips will swell, this is not unusual, the swelling generally eases in the following 5 days post piercing. However if the jewellery is tight in the piercing then this can cause issues with the healing and cleaning of the piercing which can lead to infection.
There is no strict rule, but from experience, I say the ear on the side of your head you don't sleep on, as rubbing a newly pierced ear on a pillow ect. will make it sore :)
Ask your piercer about it. It might also depend on the angle. You would'nt want it to rub against your ear and make a sore.
Ear cartilage piercing, yes and................
Give it a week, then when you try listen to your body, if the piercing is tugging or sore ease off on that specific activity. Basically play it by ear.
Ear piercing is normally done in commercial centres in piercing shops.
six weeks, think I changed mine at like five week though didn't make any difference ad my top ear piercing was quite painful for about a year never hardly wered it has the ear was sore after a day of wearing it and it is not a comftable piercing to fall asleep I as it digs In, if my top ear piercing healed up I would not get another one as really I don't think it is worth it to be honest
Yes, you can use ear piercing cleaner on a nose piercing.
The ear lobe will be red and sore, and there may be discoloration around the piercing. Cleaning the ear and earrings with mild antiseptic may provide relief, and if not, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic creams to treat the infection.
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The area around an infected piercing may be swollen, reddish, sore to the touch, discharge puss or accumulate crust which returns after being removed.