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is piercing infected or just irritated?
i got my upper ear cartilage pierced 5 days ago.
it didn't hurt, didn't swell, didn't look red, didn't bleed, nothing.
it was like nothing happened to it.
anyway... i've been cleaning it daily and today I wake up and it hurts (for the first time) and is hot. possibly a little inflamed in the back. is it just irritated or starting to get infected?
i do have a stud in the piercing and I feel like maybe the back is maybe getting too tight (even though it's on the very end of the stud)
i have been messing with the piercing more than i should (i know i know....)
what should i do???
3 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
It's probably just irritated stop playing with it and keep cleanimg it
- Anonymous9 years ago
Irritated. Try switching to surgical steel piercing (stud or barbell) it is made for surgerys, less chance of infection and irritation. Get yourself an anti - bacterial spray and stop playing with it. Turn it every once in a while though. Btw, I hope it was pierced with a needle not a gun. The guns can shatter you're cartilage bone.
Best of luck,
Cheers.
Source(s): I'm a licensed piercer. - Anonymous9 years ago
It's probably just a little irritated. Try putting in a semi circular barbell. They are comfier.
