Is it bad to pop blisters?

Question

What about one that forms around your newly pierced ear?

Answer 1

usually when a blister froms around a piercing, it is called a keloid. they are like any other blister i guess, i got one by my nose stud when i used to have my nose pierced. here's some info i found!





Definition

Keloids are overgrowths of fibrous tissue or scars that can occur after an injury to the skin. These heavy scars are also called cheloid or hypertrophic scars. In individuals prone to keloids, even minor traumas to the skin, such as ear piercing, can cause keloids.

Description

Keloids can occur anywhere on the body, but they are most common on the earlobes, upper back, shoulders, and chest. They consist of hard, raised scars that may be slightly pink or whitish. These may itch and be painful, and some keloids can grow to be quite large.

Causes and symptoms

Although the cause of keloids is unknown, it is thought that they are due to the body's failure to turn off the healing process needed to repair skin. When this occurs, extra collagen forms at the site of the scar, and keeps forming because it is not shut off. This results in keloid formation.

Keloids occur most frequently in individuals of African-American descent and in those with darker skin. Other risk factors include a family history of keloids, surgery, acne, burns, ear piercing, vaccinations, or even insect bites. In addition, women and young people under the age of 30 are more prone to develop them.

Initially, keloids will begin as a small lump where the skin has been injured. This lump grows and can eventually become very large and cosmetically unacceptable.

Diagnosis

A dermatologist can usually make the diagnosis of a keloid based on looking at the scar. In some cases, however, a biopsy may be necessary to rule out other types of skin lesions, such as tumors.

Treatment

The treatment of choice for keloids is usually an injection of corticosteroid drugs such as cortisone directly into the lesion. These injections cause the keloid to become atrophic, or thinner, and are repeated every three to four weeks until the keloid has been resolved to the individual's satisfaction. Other therapies, include laser treatment or radiation therapy, and topical treatments are undergoing study.

Surgery is often used in combination with corticosteroid injections. The injections are given for several weeks, and then the keloid is surgically removed. The injections are then continued for several weeks. Surgical removal of the keloid may also be used in conjunction with radiation therapy, which delivers small amounts of radiation to the affected area.

Newer approaches include silastic gel sheeting, which makes use of pressure to flatten the keloid. The gel is applied and kept securely in place with tape, cloth, or an ace bandage. The dressing is to be changed every seven to 10 days, for as long as 12 months.

Finally, researchers are now studying a type of tape that has been soaked with steroids, which are released slowly into the keloid, causing it to thin over time.

Prognosis

Although keloids are unsightly, they are not life threatening. Keloids do not have a tendency to develop into malignancies, but they can become cosmetically unacceptable. Keloids can gradually lessen after treatment, but many recur. And just as they can occur spontaneously, they can also resolve spontaneously.

Prevention

Preventive measure include avoiding any trauma to the skin, and compression pressure dressing for high-risk patients who have suffered burns to their skin. Patients with a tendency to form keloids should avoid any sort of elective surgery. Individuals who are prone to develop keloids or who have a history of keloids should immediately care for any cuts or abrasions they may sustain.

Answer 2

Blisters form for a reason, yes it is very tempting to pop it and I find myself doing it. But in all reality no you shouldn't pop them. The watery goo inside is trying to protect you from the open wound that would form if it wasn't there. If you pop it it can sometimes be painful because of the open would but it can also get infected and turn into something worse. Try to fight the urge and it will go away soon. As for a blister around your newly pierced ear I don't think that that is supposed to happen I would ask a professional. Good luck!! :o)

Answer 3

HOW TO POP A BLISTER---THE RIGHT WAY. Some doctors say that leaving a blister alone will reduce the risk of secondary infection. Others say that if a blister hurts, you should prick it with a pin to drain the water or blood that builds up under the "roof" of the skin. Draining it, they say, will ease the pain. Since blisters usually hurt, most folks vote to pop--but often do it wrong and risk infection. Here's the proper procedure. "One of the biggest mistakes people make is to pull off the skin from the top of the blister. Instead, specific procedure that has been proven to be most effective (according to Rodney Basler, M.D., a dermatologist and assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha): After pushing the fluid to one end of the "bubble," prick the blister on the side containing the fluid, using a pin that's been sterilized with alcohol, a lighted match or boiling water. The pin should prick the blister horizontally, just above the skin. Dr. Basler suggests doing it three times--when you first see the blister, again 12 hours later and then 12 hours after that. The buildup of fluid does cause pain, and by removing all the fluid, you reduce the pain. But remember: To avoid infection, always sterilize the needle with a flame, alcohol or boiling water before lancing your blister

Answer 4

Yes, it is bad to pop blisters. The fluid is protecting the sore that has formed there and if you pop it, you have a greater chance of infection. If it does pop on its own, clean the area well with peroxide, put some antibiotic ointment on it and cover with a bandaid until it heals.

Answer 5

It's best to let blisters burst themselves. Sounds like you might be allergic to the earrings or the piercing was not sterile.

Answer 6

i'm not sure but it will hurt. some people "sterilise" a needle under a blue flame and use it to pop the blister. i still think it's not sanitary or proper because it could get infected. see a doctor is the best , he knows what to do with it

Answer 7

Yes. The fluid inside the blister is there for a reason. It's what makes your skin heal.

Answer 8

It's not bad..but it hurts worse than if you left it alone.Soak a cotton swab in hydrogen peroxide ad swab your ear with that to boil out the infection and let it pop on it's own.

Answer 9

yes...once you break the blister open, you increase the chance of infection. all sorts of nasty stuff can get in there and cause trouble. if you do break it, keep it covered to decrease the chance of infection.

Answer 10

i pop blisters all the time. but then it turns into a ugly scar so if i were you i would leave it alone.