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Signs of an infected piercing
Redness, discharge of green puss, swelling, tenderness and possible warm to the touch. The quickest way to resolve an infected piercing is to irrigate the piercing under warm running water while moving the jewellery back and forth through the piercing allowing the water to rinse the jewellery off. If you are using after care products to clean your piercing cease using all of them (this way we can find out if the aftercare product is causing the problem). Irrigating the piercing twice a day under warm water while moving the jewellery will rinse the puss and other matter out of the piercing. Once you have completed the rinsing, dry the piercing with clean tissue and leave it alone, don't apply anything else to the piercing. This should resolve and infected piercing within 24 to 48 hours.
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Just got the skin right where the lobe turns into the cartilage pierced ears have always rejected cartilage piercing maybe they snipped a piece of cartilage sightly red and a little swollen?
If the piercing was done with a piercing gun then that should answer the question.
Is it normal for your whole ear to be swollen 5 days after a cartilage piercing?
No............ quit using the Dragon Mist
Swollen outer ear?
The symptom of a swollen outer ear can be perichondritis, an ear cartilage infection caused by bacteria. Another symptom is pain. A cause for this condition can be injury of ear cartilage due to factors like cartilage piercing or ear surgery.
I got my cartilage piercing 3 days ago one ear is fine but the other is causing alot of pain and is purple swollen what do i do?
You may have an infection at the piercing site. You will need to visit your doctor asap, or visit an emergency room.
What do you do if your cartilage piercing randomly starts hurting?
Firstly, you need to figure out why it is hurting, so have a look at it in a mirror. If it is swollen as well as hurting: if it is swollen it could be infected, so it is very important that you don't take the jewellery out as it could heal up and leave the infection trapped in your skin. What you should do is clean it with a mild salt water solution, if it doesn't improve after a week of doing this, go to your doctor for antibiotics and to get the jewellery removed safely. If it is not swollen: if your cartilage piercing is hurting but isn't swollen, it could just be that you've slept on it funny, that your bar is too tight, or it could just be very slightly swollen and sore. If there isn't obvious swelling and the pain has come on suddenly it usually helps to just take the jewellery out for as long as you can then put it back in (only if it's healed though! If it isn't healed just loosen the bar if possible and clean the piercing)
What will happen if my ear cartilage is shattered pierced by gun swollen for three days tiny bumps above the piercing?
NEVER take it out, the infection will grow if you do, you'll have to have the infection surgically drained. Guns will shatter cartilage, but that doesn't mean it's done it to you. You may have drainage bumps. You need to soak it in salt water for 15 minutes, twice a day till it heals. NEVER clean it with alcohol. And have the jewelery changed, because it is suffocating the piercing.
I got a Cartilage ear piercing last night and it still hurts to twist it Is that okay My ear piercer told me to twist it and I have done it with previous piercings?
Cartilage is firmer tissue than just an earlobe, for example, so it may be more difficult to twist a cartilage piercing than it is a regular ear piercing. Since you just got it done, it is probably swollen, which would also make twisting it more difficult. Make sure you clean around the piercing very well with isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. You also might put an ice pack on the piercing to help the swelling go down. If you do this, it should start to feel better in a couple of days. If it becomes more sore or red and inflamed, you should go have it checked out immediately because it may be infected.
How is back dimple piercing done?
my dimple piercings are so swollen i have a long bar in them but my cheeck is to swollen nd im scared what do i do ?
How long does a nose piercing stay swollen for?
It can stay swollen for up to a week, depending on how it is being taken care of, and how your body reacts to it.
What if your lip piercing got swollen from touching it?
Stop touching it so it can heal.
How long does it take for the swelling to go down on a dimple piercing?
For the basic oral piercings, ie. lip piercing, monroe, labret etc etc; the swelling begins to go down after a few days. Since the cartilage for a dimple piercing is much thicker than that of a lip piercing, the swelling will take a little bit longer to go down. Usually 3-10 days before the swelling begins to go down, depending on how much you play with the jewelery, irritate the piercing, and even how you clean it can all alter the amount of time your piercing is swollen for!
What does it mean when there is a little swollen crown around your tongue piercing?
That it is healing and you shouldn't be playing with it.
