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Well that's what the aftercare instructions are intended to prevent, if you fail to maintain the piercing it will become infected and become sore, red and discharge green puss and be warm to the touch.

Cleaning the piercing daily in the shower with diluted antibacterial soap and lots of warm running water will quickly resolve an infected piercing without the need for oral antibiotics and medical intervention. But you need to clean the piercing daily, that's every day without fail.

If the infection is not treated by cleaning the piercing, the infection can go septic and become life threatening. So get it, clean it and stay on top of your piercing. Another thing that is a big problem is touching the piercing after it's been cleaned with dirty hands, once it's cleaned leave it alone and keep your dirty hands off it.

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