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What Does Pain, Tender And Warm Earlobe After Piercing Oozing Liquid And Bleeding In The Area Be?

I just got my ear's pierced a couple of weeks ago. I just touched it and some clear liquid came out than it started to bleed. I only touched my ear cause it was hurting, tender and warm. I took out the piercing can I put a new earring back in and if so when??
Wed, 9 Mar 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that you have an infection in the area of ear piercing and can be due to allergic reaction to the metal present in the earring in case if you are not wearing earring made of inert material like gold or plastic..
Other metals react with water and air present in the atmosphere and gets decomposed and the decomposition products cause irritation of the skin that is in contact with it and leads to inflammation and infection and seems to be the cause in your case..
I would suggest you to gently remove the earring and clean the pierced site with an antiseptic solution..
You should apply antibiotic ointment over it..
Do cool compresses to reduce inflammation and pain ..
Once it gets healed you can wear gold or plastic earring as they will not probably cause such symptoms..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Does Pain, Tender And Warm Earlobe After Piercing Oozing Liquid And Bleeding In The Area Be?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that you have an infection in the area of ear piercing and can be due to allergic reaction to the metal present in the earring in case if you are not wearing earring made of inert material like gold or plastic.. Other metals react with water and air present in the atmosphere and gets decomposed and the decomposition products cause irritation of the skin that is in contact with it and leads to inflammation and infection and seems to be the cause in your case.. I would suggest you to gently remove the earring and clean the pierced site with an antiseptic solution.. You should apply antibiotic ointment over it.. Do cool compresses to reduce inflammation and pain .. Once it gets healed you can wear gold or plastic earring as they will not probably cause such symptoms.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.