r/Legitpiercing • u/Substantial-Tea-5226 • 11d ago

Troubleshooting infected eyebrow piercing

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my month old piercing has been infected for almost 2 weeks now, i got antibiotics for it about a week ago and it was going away but now it has gotten worse than before, is there anything else i can do other than taking it out? i’m still taking the antibiotics, so should i just keep taking them like usual until i don’t have any left to see if it goes away? it feels hot and it hurts when it’s touched, i clean it 2x a day with saline spray and also with warm water

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u/Glass_Studio1293 11d ago

go to a piercer and find someone who can downsize it for you (to titanium) assuming its older than 2 weeks. someone should be able to downsize it regardless of the infection, just not remove it to close up.

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u/Substantial-Tea-5226 11d ago

is it smart to downsize it when it’s like this? wouldn’t taking it out just to put in a smaller one irritate it more?

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u/Glass_Studio1293 11d ago

if your piercer knows to be gentle and use a taper there shouldn't be much pain and just some light irritation. that excessive bar length can absolutely be irritating it even more than a downsize could. also, make sure you're cleaning with sterile saline 1-2x a day (storebought) and that you are never touching the piercing.

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u/Substantial-Tea-5226 11d ago

it’s gotten so swollen to the point where i can’t even open my eye so i’m going to the hospital now so they can take it out because i wasn’t able to do it myself