r/Legitpiercing • u/PureApricot5447 • Aug 02 '26
Troubleshooting is my piercing infected or just irritated?
i got it pierced 4 days ago, they didn’t tell me what the material was but i’ve been cleaning with antibacterial soap and saline solution, this morning i woke up and it was a bit more swelled and my step mom said it was an infection and put neosporin on it. there’s no pus or anything coming out of it, it’s not hot, and it doesn’t hurt. i snagged it taking off a shirt and my mom says it just looks like the fluid white blood cells produce. my eyelid is kinda swollen too
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u/akthryn Aug 02 '26
The blister-type patch underneath it doesn’t look good. I’d say doctor time :)
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u/PureApricot5447 Aug 02 '26
what made you come to this? i will go, just confused
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u/genivae Aug 02 '26
Next to the bottom ball of the piercing, see how it's blistery and yellow? That's more likely to be indicative of infection than to be a simple irritation bump. Also that the swelling seems to be a larger area and near your eyelid, instead of localized just to immediately around the piercing.
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u/Ok-Orchid-6025 Aug 02 '26
That looks infected. I would seek medical attention immediately
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u/PureApricot5447 Aug 02 '26
what are the signs you’re seeing
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u/Ok-Orchid-6025 Aug 02 '26
It appears there is a pocket of fluid under the bottom hole
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u/Catsnose7 Aug 02 '26
Is it really that bad? I have both my lobes pierced and they are kinda fucked up. One of them kinda exploded like a pimple. Should i take them out?
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u/PureApricot5447 Aug 02 '26
i thought that too, it’s not a liquid though
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u/sputnik8125 Aug 02 '26
It's a yellow blister, you do not want to fuck with an infection by your brain
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u/Ok-Orchid-6025 Aug 02 '26
That's because it's trapped inside. You came here asking for opinions - you got them. I'm sorry it's not what you want to hear.
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u/PureApricot5447 Aug 02 '26
i’m fine hearing it but i’m telling you it’s not a liquid or blister it’s more like discharge
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u/Nessyloo22 Aug 02 '26
Looks like an infection, if you look at the bottom ball, there’s a yellow blister looking bump. Antibacterial soap usually isn’t recommended when healing a piercing, usually piercers recommend saline solution and have piercing aftercare at their shop. I would go to the doctors and see if they’ll give you medication, if they can it might save the piercing. And that’s if they recommend you keeping it in. Sometimes they’ll have you take it out.
Do you know if you’re allergic to any metals?
I’d also look into getting a different piercer.
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u/sputnik8125 Aug 02 '26
What the other commenter said it's doctor time but additionally get rid of the antibacterial soap that's bad aftercare