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Most persons do get infections from piercings when they do not take proper care of the piercing. For example, touching the piercing with unwahsed hands, playing with the piercing, getting the piercing snagged on clothing and other objects, and mostly poor cleaning of the area.
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Ear piercing infection?
Horrid, try not to get it!
Will you get an infection if you took out your cartilage piercing?
no i never
My ear piercing grew up and i think the right one has gotten an infection?
If you believe a piercing has an infection it is best to remove the piercing and clean it with soap and water. Make an appointment with your doctor as soon as you can for further treatment.
Do you puss after a tongue piercing?
puss is a sign of infection
What causes deformation of cartilage in ear after piercing?
Piercing cartilage with a piercing guns is the number one cause, two would be a secondary infection.
Can you get your lip pierced if you have infected gums?
You can but you absolutely shouldn't. Your body is already working overtime trying to get rid of the infection and it wouldn't be able to handle a new piercing. The infection could get worse and the piercing would take longer to heal. A real professional body piercer wouldn't do any form of piercing lip or otherwise if you are fighting and infection. A gum infection is due to poor oral care, the chances of a secondary infection setting into the new piercing is very high. Get your infection under control and healed then consider a piercing once your dentist and doctor say it's safe to proceed.
How long does it take for a nipple piercing to heal with infection?
First off, if its infected, be sure to go to the doctor. They'll probably prescribe an antibiotic, which will prevent complications from the infection and will help clear the infection up a lot quicker. it really depends on the severity of the infection and how well you care for the piercing. The infection should clear up within 4 weeks but the piercing will take longer to heal because of the trauma caused by the infection.
Can you get pneumonia by piercing your nose at home?
Piercing your nose yourself leaves you with a huge risk of infection. If you get even a slight infection, your immune system will be compromised and you'd have an increased chance of getting pneumonia. But you won't get pneumonia directly from piercing.
What if you removed your piercing from a infected lip?
NEVER take out your piercing if it is infected. Doing so can cause an abscess. The piercing will close and trap the infection inside
What are Navel piercing risks?
As long as you follow the aftercare given to you by your piercer, there are no risks involved in navel piercings. There are no nerves or viens in that area of your body. Edit: As far as i know, theres no definite risks. Infection is a probablitie for any piercing, and from my research, its quite common on naval piercings so make sure you keep it clean (:
What is bad about getting body piercing?
Increased risk of infection.
How do you know if an industrial piercing is infected?
Whether you are talking about the industrial piercing or other common ear piercings, they all involve puncturing a jewelry in the skin. Thus, any piercing can easily get viral or bacterial infection, if you don't follow aftercare instructions carefully. &, knowing the signs & symptoms of infected industrial piercing will help you to get treatment before it become very serious. Some of the obvious symptoms of infected industrial piercing are prolonged swelling, inflammation, redness, pain & burning sensation (after the initial 3-4 days of piercing). Unusual discharge of yellowish-green thick fluid & bleeding from the pierced area are also some noticeable symptoms of industrial piercing infection.
