Me and my friend realized just after she made the hole that we ddint steralize it...she took it right out so it was only in for like a minute and now im just letting it close up because im scared it will become infected. Do you think it will????
2006-09-17 05:55:44 · 10 answers · asked by dsffsd d 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
The amount of time that the pin spent in the tissue is meaningless. If you introduce a nonsterile instrument into the body, you are wiping bacteria off inside. There's no "if's" about it. However, the normal immune system clears bacteria constantly and thats not a problem. Only when the bacteria can grow faster than the immune system can clear them does it become an issue.
Even using perfect sterile technique, infection can happen, probably up to 5% of the time. However, in a "clean contaminated" case, where there is some small reason to think that a source of bacteria has been introduced into the sterile procedure, the infection rate jumps to about 20%. The bellybutton is a particularly hard place to sterilize, so it is more frequently involved in infection than other areas. Sterile technique doesn't just involve having a sterile instrument, it also involves properly sterilizing the skin. It doesn't do any good to have a perfectly clean tool push bacteria that are on top of the skin down inside!
There will always be some amount of redness right around an area that is healing. There can even be some drainage of fluid. Redness that extends away from the region of healing, drainage of thicker, milky fluid, or the presence of a fluid pocket under the skin that can be felt with the fingertips, are all signs of infection.
If you have concerns, please see a doctor, but in the mean time, basic soap and water cleaning is all you really need to do. Nothing that you can put on the surface of the skin will penetrate to the space underneath the skin where you would actually get an infection, were it to happen.
2006-09-17 06:15:09 · answer #1 · answered by bellydoc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can get infected. Even if it was in there for a second, it only takes one second foe germes to spread. So i would let it close up........... But next time make sure it's sterallized!!!!
2006-09-17 06:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a possibility that it will become infected but it isn't guaranteed that it will. Just keep the area clean...wash it with a mild antibacterial soap, rinse and pat dry...if you notice it is getting red, put some polysporin on it.
2006-09-17 06:02:06 · answer #3 · answered by prairiefire_14 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that if you can't go have it done you should not get it done. You can get very bad infections, I have 16 piercings and they can all get infected easily. If you pierce it yourself it also scars far worse.
2006-09-17 06:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by Kay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a really high chance that it will. I would get it checked by a doctor immediatly just in case something should happen.
2006-09-17 06:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by Roshni 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Just keep it clean with peroxide or alcohol. You can also apply some neosporin ointment.
2006-09-17 05:59:13 · answer #6 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should see a doctor immediately. If it is infected, it could be very serious.
2006-09-17 05:58:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure.. next time get it done by a profession
2006-09-17 05:57:51 · answer #8 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt that it will infected but you can put on its disinfectant like betadine just to make sure
2006-09-17 06:04:41 · answer #9 · answered by selina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can, next time let a tattoed dude to do it
2006-09-17 06:03:55 · answer #10 · answered by RENE H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋