{"id":253,"date":"2023-05-21T22:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T22:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pigtailsandcrewcuts.com\/marietta-east-cobb\/?p=253"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:13:28","slug":"how-to-care-for-an-infected-ear-piercing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pigtailsandcrewcuts.com\/marietta-east-cobb\/ear-piercing\/how-to-care-for-an-infected-ear-piercing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Care for an Infected Ear Piercing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"253\" class=\"elementor elementor-253\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-346c24b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"346c24b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae5f574\" data-id=\"ae5f574\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85fe6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f85fe6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Care for an Infected Ear Piercing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b61069 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b61069\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d44575\" data-id=\"1d44575\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76755a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76755a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you follow aftercare instructions perfectly, new piercings can still get infected. Fortunately, they aren&#8217;t too tricky to care for, and you probably have everything you need at home! Here&#8217;s how to care for an infected ear piercing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b2392\" data-id=\"68b2392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e280d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e280d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What You&#8217;ll Need:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n <li>Warm water<\/li>\n <li>Hand soap<\/li>\n <li>Salt<\/li>\n <li>Cotton balls<\/li>\n <li>Antibiotic ointment, such as Neosporin\u2122<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56d1a09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56d1a09\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cf30e4\" data-id=\"4cf30e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f98578b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f98578b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Instructions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb895f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb895f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>\u00a0First and foremost,\u00a0<strong>do not take the earring out of the infected piercing.\u00a0<\/strong>Doing so will make the infection worse.<\/li><li>Wash your hands with soap and water any time you touch the piercing.<\/li><li>Dissolve some salt in warm water to make a saline solution. You&#8217;ll want to go heavy on the salt.<\/li><li>Soak two cotton balls in the warm saline solution and hold one on either side of your little one&#8217;s piercing. Keep it there for at least 3 minutes. You can do it for longer than 3 minutes, but make sure the solution stays warm. This helps reduce swelling. You can also use the cotton ball to gently clean the area round the piercing, as the piercing may have released some fluid while fighting the infection.<\/li><li>Apply an antibiotic ointment to the piercing.<\/li><li>Repeat these steps twice a day for at least a week. 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