Help with first ear piercing. Tragus. Tips, Cleaning, and advice?

If you take care of the piercing properly and went to a professional, it does not have a higher chance of infection than anything else.

You want to clean it 2-3 times a day with a mixture of noniodized sea salt (1/4 tsp) and a cup of warm-hot water. Submerge your piercing in this solution for a few minutes. A q-tip can be used to wipe off any discharge afterward, but dipping a q-tip into the solution and running it around your piercing doesn't do much.

The healing time can be anywhere around 6 months or more and, ideally, you should be cleaning it regularly up until that point. Even if you're not able to do the salt soaks daily, rinse it real well with a scent and dye free soap in the shower at least.

it's a common first professional piercing so they might be confusing the drainage and redness for infection (gun piercing studs often don't allow for the drainage). it's winter so be sure to keep it warm - metal is a heat sink and frostbit piercings are no fun. soak and clean it once a day with salt water and pay attention for the point when your body tells you to pull back on the schtick. and remember to poke the piercer if something funky happens.

clean with a bit of salty water for about 3 weeks:)