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Well, first of all, lip piercings, or any oral piercings, hardly ever get infected.
They'll swell because you just had a dang needle shoved through your lip, and they'll have some white stuff coming out, but they're probably not infected.
But if they're really swollen, take some ibuprofen and ice them.
If the puss coming out is yellow or green or even brown, soak them in a sea salt water mixture for five-ten minutes. But DO NOT take out the jewelry. If you take out the jewelry and they ARE infected, it'll just trap the infection inside your body. So leave the rings/studs in!
Other than that, just be very gentle with your mouth. It's going to be sore for a few days. Don't touch them unless you're cleaning them, and always wash your hands before and after cleaning.
Hope this helps! (:
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWell if you pierced your lip, then you are an expert in body piercing and don't require any assistance from a professional body piercer, or any one else for that matter. Listen if the piercing was done by a professional body piercer that would have been covered in your aftercare instructions. So you got your self into it, figure it out on your own.
Body piercing is a regulated industry, many professional body piercers have spent great amounts of time and money to learn and equip there facilities to provide professional services so people like you have no reason to hurt your self. Besides the swelling, I hope you have considered the possible blood poisoning, secondary infection, lock jaw (Tetanus), HIV, Meningitis, Hepatitis A, B, C and the always dreaded *Staphylococcus (*which is always present in residential bathrooms). The swelling should be the least of your worries, with blood vessels, nerve roots and connective muscles running in the area of the lips, swelling should be an issue for you to consider.
See your doctor, you will need a least a Tetnus booster, maybe he/she will help you out.
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