As you may already know from my other question, my friend was doing my hair and when she was putting it up she accidentally caught her fingernail under my earring.(I had just gotten my ears pierced Saturday night.) It hurt so i ran into the bathroom and cleaned it, and turned it, and then left it alone for a while. After that i noticed that that ear looked a little bit 'fatter' than the other one. I thought it was swollen. It was not fat before it happened. In my other question alot of people said it sounds like its infected. It does not hurt, and it is not red. It just looks a bit 'thicker' when i tilt my head up and look at both of my ear lobes at the same time in a mirror. The other ear piercing is doing PERFECT, it never hurt at all, it is very easy to clean and turn,. This happened yesterday afternoon. That night i took an Ibuprofen to make the swelling go down. Today it is still 'thick' but it is not red or painful. What should i do? Is this very bad or will it be okay?
Thanx
2006-09-05 03:41:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
It sounds fine, just keep cleaning it and give it a few days. Its probably just irritated.
2006-09-05 03:47:44 · answer #1 · answered by cmp8423 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unlikely that its infected...the body will swell around a wound to protect itself from bacteria entering the body (this is why any piercing swells) and you may have just tore it a bit. Keep an eye on it and it should be fine, also turning it will only cause further irritation-your body does not grow onto the jewelry-and may pull crustie bits into the piercing.
2006-09-05 11:14:54 · answer #2 · answered by scarlet_bat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it hurts to turn it, then it may be. When you clean around it, look to see if any yellow colored stuff is coming off on the cotton ball or q-tip. The yellowish stuff would be infection
2006-09-07 15:13:19 · answer #3 · answered by Trojan8408 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was young i used neosporian creme to help heal my ear piercing but keep the earring in to it wont swell shut. and make sure you turn the earring if it's a stud/
2006-09-05 03:45:03 · answer #4 · answered by Little Ms Taz chic 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if it was infected it would be yellow pus and red and sore
but the reason its swollen maybe from pulling on it you should just but some alcohol and neosprin on it
2006-09-05 03:45:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go see a doctor, fool!
2006-09-05 03:46:32 · answer #6 · answered by jessiekatsopolous 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋