How do you cure a tragus piercing infection?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

The most important thing is not to take the jewelry out!

Wash the piercing with a mixture of sea salt (1/4 teaspoon) and warm water (1 cup) once a day, any more will cause further irritation. Make sure you wash your hands with an antibacterial soap before you clean the piercing, allow it to air dry afterwards. I have found that using a Q-tip works best, its small and can be easier to work around the jewelry than a cotton swab.

Try to avoid antibiotics unless the infection becomes severe. Instead, take lots of vitamin C and zinc, it will speed the body's healing process.

Answer 3

Soak it in a mixture of warm water and natural sea salt. Put a pinch of natural sea salt in a shot glass of warm water. Soak it for 5 mins 2 times a day. If you wear headphones alot( esp in-ear ones) you could ask for a flat back labret post. Rings make it really uncomfortable to wear headphones. But, rings wouldn't get caught on your hair so much. Headphones only annoyed my ring for the first 2-3 weeks.

Answer 4

Infection can be prevented with any piercing by using sterilized tools and cleaning the area thoroughly prior to piercing. Once the tragus is pierced, the area should be cleaned about two or three times a day with a cotton ball and the suggested cleaning solution. Once possible, the piercing should be spun during cleaning and should not be unnecessarily touched after dry.

Answer 5

surgical spirit every couple of hours until its cleared up :)

works a treat