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What To Do For The Swelling The Injected Area?
ok i got my belly button pierced by someone that wasnt a professonal however the needle was clean ive been doing the sea salt sollution to clean it along wit antibacterial soap but yesterday after i got done with the sea salt soak the skin around the hole looked shriwled up like how your hands do when their have been in water for a long time so i touched it with a qtip an the skin ripped now it looks like my skin is swallowing the top ball he says because i havent been moving it which i havent but thats only because they say that slows the healling process
Fri, 28 Feb 2020
Hi,
It seems to be infected, apply ice pack, take over the counter pain killers like combiflam, and consult nearby hospital for proper antibiotics.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jaideep Gaver, Orthopedic Surgeon
It seems to be infected, apply ice pack, take over the counter pain killers like combiflam, and consult nearby hospital for proper antibiotics.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Jaideep Gaver, Orthopedic Surgeon
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