Hello,
I am a 18 year old female. i recently gauged (or stretched) my ears from a size 4 to size 2 about four days ago. I did bleed when I stretched them, but afterwords they reacted perfectly fine until this morning. Now my left ear is extremely swollen and I feel minor pain. I took my gauge out and rinsed it with warm water and applied a little pressure to it with a kleenex to push out some of the blood and puss. After, i used an antibiotic used specifically for pierced ears. After that, I applied Neosporin. I don't know what to do next; I am worried because it is now night and it has swollen in just one day. I researched this problem and many say different things like I should take my gauge out. Others say it's dangerous to take it out and some say to go back to the size I was before. I am unsure of who to listen to. What should I do next?