Savlon spray

Make sure to keep the area very clean, and dab it with rubbing alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide 1-2 times per day to kill germs and prevent further infection(I have heard mixed reviews on this, with some other people saying that it will slow the healing process.. I still believe it is better to heal a bit slower without the risk of getting a nasty infection, but that's just me). I believe you are supposed to keep the jewelry in, because otherwise the wound will seal off, be unable to drain and may lead to an abscess.

You should also apply a warm compress to the area- soak a clean cloth in a saltwater solution and microwave it until hot (but not hot enough to burn) and place over your stomach- this should relieve some of the swelling by dilating the blood vessels, and help it drain (this applies to any skin infections: big zits, piercings, ingrown toenails, infected cuts, etc).

Try to not pick/mess with it or move it around! That will just irritate it further. Make sure to avoid messing with the piercing if your hands aren't completely washed and desanitized. When you sleep, make sure your sheets/night shirt are clean as well, otherwise bacteria will get right back in there and make it worse again.  If it gets worse or fails to improve in about a week, I'd see a doctor for some antibiotics.

Last edited by Tevunoth88 (02-08-2012 09:27)

Tevunoth88 wrote:

Make sure to keep the area very clean, and dab it with rubbing alcohol and/or hydrogen peroxide 1-2 times per day to kill germs and prevent further infection(I have heard mixed reviews on this, with some other people saying that it will slow the healing process.. I still believe it is better to heal a bit slower without the risk of getting a nasty infection, but that's just me). I believe you are supposed to keep the jewelry in, because otherwise the wound will seal off, be unable to drain and may lead to an abscess.

You should also apply a warm compress to the area- soak a clean cloth in a saltwater solution and microwave it until hot (but not hot enough to burn) and place over your stomach- this should relieve some of the swelling by dilating the blood vessels, and help it drain (this applies to any skin infections: big zits, piercings, ingrown toenails, infected cuts, etc).

Try to not pick/mess with it or move it around! That will just irritate it further. Make sure to avoid messing with the piercing if your hands aren't completely washed and desanitized. When you sleep, make sure your sheets/night shirt are clean as well, otherwise bacteria will get right back in there and make it worse again.  If it gets worse or fails to improve in about a week, I'd see a doctor for some antibiotics.

DO NOT rub it with hydrogen peroxide. Alcohol destroys white blood cells which are good if you have infection, so don't use that neither. You can clean it with salty water, I do that every day.

Saline twice a day and an antibacterical soap, with no fragrances and no colours.
Don't touch it with dirty hands, don't move it too much and don't remove your jewel.
Use only cotton underwear or shirts if they're directly on your piercing.

You choose a piercing with a long healing, darling!
If it hurts, bleed and there's some pus go to the doctor because it's an infection.
If it's a little irritated but it doesn't hurt, don't worry it's normal! In these days you can see also a white liquid, that's plasma.
Good luck girl!

just make sure its as clean as possible and clean it with salt water a few time a day. if it still hasn't gone down, go and see your piercer.

I don't think you should take antibiotics before you've tried everything else. The more antibiotics you get into your body the higher are the chances of you becoming imune to it, and then you'll have some real trouble if you get seriously ill later in life.

They should have given you something to clean it with when you got it pierced. When I got my ears pierced they gave me a special solution to clean the piercing with. You should leave the piercing in and clean it with that.

If it is infected, then you should keep it clean and don't use dirty hands. Use a saline solution and savlon, but if the infection persists go back to your piercer and if it gets worse, go to your doctor.

I have had some very bad infections in my ears, when I got my lobes and then my second holes, some infections can take a while, while others will swell up and can have the infection cleared out within a few days.

I recommend what a lot of other people have said here - keep it clean!

I used contact lense cleaning stuff when I got mine done because it's just a saline solution. Soak it in the stuff a couple of times a day and DO NOT TOUCH THE PIERCING! You also really shouldn't remove it if it's just been pierced.