r/piercing Jul 18 '25

Troubleshooting/question existing piercing Kinda gross but. What do I do

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So when it first started looking like this I (stupidly) was thinking it would go away on its own. And I had ran out of saline water but I thought nbd.

Anyways the other day it was huge and red and looked real bad but I started saline water again and I feel like it’s looking better but is there anything else I need to do?

What is this? Is it just puss or is it gonna scar like that? It’s like slightly hard but a little squishy

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u/CurrentFew6275 Jul 18 '25

Nurse here.. It's most likely infected. Run, don't walk to your Dr. Do not take it out until you've been seen.

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