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What Causes Yellow Pus And A Little Bleeding After Ear Stretching?

I stretched my ears from a 12 gauge to a 10 gauge two days ago. They were fine and I was washing them with salt water twice a day. I just tried to take out my acrylic taper to clean my right ear, (I know that acrylic tapers aren t meant as jewelry) and when i pulled it out, there was yellow pus on the taper. When I got a tissue and patted my ear, there was a tiny bit of blood. Do I have an infection? And, what should I do to help my right ear?
Wed, 3 Sep 2014
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Yes , it looks like that you are having an infection and i would like you to keep the area dry and not keep touching it and apply mupirocin ointment 2-3 times a day for a week , it will take care of the infection.

Take care!

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What Causes Yellow Pus And A Little Bleeding After Ear Stretching?

Hello Yes , it looks like that you are having an infection and i would like you to keep the area dry and not keep touching it and apply mupirocin ointment 2-3 times a day for a week , it will take care of the infection. Take care!