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What Causes Infection After Belly Button Piercing?
Hi my names brandy. I just have a question about a belly button piercing. I had it pierced like 8 years ago and then after 6 years it randomly got infected and ended up rejecting so I took it out and let it grow in. A piercer thinks it happened because it wasn t properly pierced in the first place and told me I could let it grow in and it would probably be fine to get it done again. So I waited a year and then got it repierced. Its been pierced for like a year now and at first wasn t getting better. I thought I was allergic to the metal (because some of my other piercings have done that and gold seems to be fine) so I put gold in it and I thought it was getting better. There was always a little bump from the scare tissue from the previous one but for the last couple months it was fine wasn t bothering me or anything. But then it randomly like a week ago it started oozing a bit and has been doing that ever since. Im not sure why that happened. I was wondering if that could be from the scare tissue from the previous one? Will the scar tissue affect the piercing or ever go away? I was just wondering what your thoughts were on it.
Hi, Give it having piercing ring permanently. Clean the wound with antiseptic lotion and get dressing done with antibiotic. Go for one oral antibiotic medicine course for 5 days. In future if you try for piercing ring again, there are all chances of getting infection again. Ok and take care.
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What Causes Infection After Belly Button Piercing?
Hi, Give it having piercing ring permanently. Clean the wound with antiseptic lotion and get dressing done with antibiotic. Go for one oral antibiotic medicine course for 5 days. In future if you try for piercing ring again, there are all chances of getting infection again. Ok and take care.