“Infected piercing?”
I had what I believe was a staph infection on one of my piercings. I got antibiotics and it went away but i think it’s starting to come back. Is it safe for me to take out the piercing??
3 Answers
These indentations are called Beau’s lines and are a direct result of your pneumonia and will grow out and disappear naturally.
Yes. Not only safe but a good idea.
Yes. It is safe to remove the earring. You could also try to treat “through it” by washing front and back of ear twice daily with equal parts water and hydrogen peroxide followed by topical antibiotic such as mupirocin (avail by prescription) or bacitracin if you have no known allergy. Sometimes nickel allergy can present like Infection so try to stick with earrings that are low allergenic such as: sterling silver, stainless steel. Good luck!
