If the symptoms get worse, seek care sooner. Seek Care Now Based on your answers, you may need care right away.
Call your doctor now to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care. If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care in the next hour. You do not need to call an ambulance unless: You cannot travel safely either by driving yourself or by having someone else drive you.
You are in an area where heavy traffic or other problems may slow you down. Call Now Based on your answers, you need emergency care. Call or other emergency services now. Make an Appointment Based on your answers, the problem may not improve without medical care. Make an appointment to see your doctor in the next 1 to 2 weeks. If appropriate, try home treatment while you are waiting for the appointment.
If symptoms get worse or you have any concerns, call your doctor. Home Treatment Caring for a piercing site Most body piercing wounds can be cared for at home. If you did not receive instructions for care of the piercing site, try the following: Stop any bleeding by applying direct pressure to the piercing site. Apply a cold pack to help reduce swelling or bruising. Never apply ice directly to the skin. This can cause tissue damage. Put a layer of fabric or a cloth towel between the cold pack and the skin.
Wash the wound for 5 minutes, 3 or 4 times a day, with large amounts of warm water. Elevate the piercing area, if possible, to help reduce swelling. If you have a mouth or tongue piercing, use an antibacterial mouthwash, such as Listerine or Scope, 3 or 4 times a day to help the healing process. Avoid smoking, and don't drink alcohol or eat spicy foods until the piercing site is fully healed. Clean your jewelry with hot, soapy water.
Avoid tight clothing over the piercing area. Tight clothing may irritate the piercing site. If irritation develops, it is best to bandage the site. Piercing sites usually will heal well with or without a bandage. If the piercing site is red or you are worried about getting an infection, remove the jewelry.
Soak the site in warm water for 20 minutes, 3 or 4 times a day. If it is too hard to soak the piercing site for example, if you had your belly button pierced , apply a warm, moist cloth instead. If the site looks or feels worse during home treatment, check your symptoms to find out if you need to see your doctor.
If the site does not get better after 48 hours of home treatment, call your doctor. Medicine you can buy without a prescription Try a nonprescription medicine to help treat your pain: Acetaminophen , such as Tylenol Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs NSAIDs : Ibuprofen, such as Advil or Motrin Naproxen, such as Aleve or Naprosyn Aspirin also a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug , such as Bayer or Bufferin Talk to your child's doctor before switching back and forth between doses of acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
Safety tips Be sure to follow these safety tips when you use a nonprescription medicine: Carefully read and follow all directions on the medicine bottle and box.
Do not take more than the recommended dose. Do not take a medicine if you have had an allergic reaction to it in the past. If you have been told to avoid a medicine, call your doctor before you take it. If you are or could be pregnant, do not take any medicine other than acetaminophen unless your doctor has told you to. Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than age 20 unless your doctor tells you to. Symptoms to watch for during home treatment Call your doctor if any of the following occur during home treatment: You develop signs of an infection.
You develop an allergic reaction. Your symptoms are not improving after 2 weeks. Your symptoms become more severe or frequent.
Prevention Preventing piercing problems Do what you can to help prevent problems. Get a tetanus shot before your body piercing if you have not had one in the past 10 years. Choose an experienced person to do the body piercing. Ask the person doing the piercing what piercing tools he or she uses, how he or she cleans the equipment, and what safety standards he or she follows. Sterile gloves, sterilized equipment, and appropriate jewelry should be used.
A fresh pair of gloves should be used for each procedure. Make sure that the operator washes his or her hands before putting on the gloves.
Ask the operator to change his or her gloves if he or she answers the telephone or does anything else during your procedure. Check the studio to see if it looks clean. To prevent problems with metal allergies, use appropriate jewelry. Only buy jewelry that is surgical steel grade , or karat gold, niobium, titanium, or approved acrylic products.
Avoid jewelry made of other metals, particularly nickel. Many people develop an allergy to nickel. To protect others from disease, tell the person doing the body pierce if you have had hepatitis B , hepatitis C , or HIV.
If you have hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV, make sure any jewelry you use is sterilized before it is used and is not shared with anyone else.
Check with your city or county health department to find out if there have been any complaints about the studio you are thinking of using. These most often happen in the first few days or weeks after piercing. Disclaimer: this health information is for educational purposes only. And despite your urge to rotate the piercing—don't.
At least not until after it's healed. It can also expose your new piercing to germs and other bacteria on your hands, which could lead to another infection and scarring. Other times to seek out a pro? And if you start to develop a fever or the infection starts to spread, seek urgent care, ASAP. Your infection is bad and most likely cannot be healed with at-home treatment if you have these symptoms:. If the skin around your piercing becomes red and tender and you have a fever greater than Of course, you can also have an allergy to the hardware in your ear and that can look like an infection.
But unfortunately, it can be tough for non-doctors to figure out the difference, Dr. Mankarious says. So if you're unsure, it's best to see a doc. If you have a major infection or it involves the cartilage of your ear, you're probably going to need to remove the piercing. Mankarious explains. So, yeah That doesn't mean you have to live a piercing-free existence, though.
Minor infection of pierced ear Symptoms are pain, redness, crusting and swelling at the earring site Spreading redness is more serious and needs to be seen Causes of Infections in Newly Pierced Ear Piercing the ears with tools or earring posts that aren't clean sterile Not cleaning the earlobes daily Taking the earring out before the channel is healed 6 weeks Touching earrings with dirty hands Earring backs that are too tight against the earlobe.
Reason: pressure from tight earrings reduces blood flow to the earlobe. Posts that have nickel in them can also cause an itchy, allergic reaction Causes of Infections Later After the Pierced Ear has Healed Not cleaning the earrings and posts daily Touching earrings with dirty hands Earring backs that are too tight against the earlobe.
Not taking the earrings out at night Anything that causes a scratch or tear in the ear channel. Examples are a heavy earring or a rough area on the post. Reason: any break in the skin can become infected. Putting the post in at the wrong angle also can scratch the channel.
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