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Suggest Treatment For Bleeding And Blackness In Tongue After Piercing
Need help asap. My brother pierced his tongue today. It s been bleeding regularly all day and a couple of minutes ago before going to sleep he showed me his tongue and it s a little black. Btw the piercing is horizontal. Plz help he is only 16 I m worried.
Fri, 25 Apr 2014
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Black color following tongue piercing can be either a simple hematoma,or beginning of gangrene.Whereas the former need only supportive management with antibiotics and analgesics,the later is an emergency.You should immediately consult a doctor to determine the condition.Meanwhile,bleeding can be controlled by ice pack application locally.If no gangrene,it can be managed with antibiotics and analgesics for 5-7 days.Keep good oral hygiene.
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Black color following tongue piercing can be either a simple hematoma,or beginning of gangrene.Whereas the former need only supportive management with antibiotics and analgesics,the later is an emergency.You should immediately consult a doctor to determine the condition.Meanwhile,bleeding can be controlled by ice pack application locally.If no gangrene,it can be managed with antibiotics and analgesics for 5-7 days.Keep good oral hygiene.
Hope you will find this information useful.Thank you.
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