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Cartilage Piercing red and swollen.

Asked Feb 20, 2008, 02:38 PM — 31 Answers
I just got my cartilage pierced 4 days ago (with a needle, not a gun). I've been cleaning it as instructed. Right now, it's red, swollen, and painful. I assume this is normal since it's only been four days. But these are also signs of infection...I was just wondering at what point I should start to worry.

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Jan 17, 2012, 08:10 PM
Is it normal to have my ear throb when i clean it? and it is also red hot, should i be conserned? it feels like someone is pinching me after i clean it is that a sign of infection?
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Jan 25, 2012, 04:52 AM
Probably a month
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Feb 19, 2012, 07:20 AM
my ear is so so painful, it is red, and swollen up alot. i had my piercing done on wednesday(it is now sunday)it was fine, for 2 days, and now it kills. PLEASE HELP! will i have to take it out?
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Feb 21, 2012, 03:22 PM
Carrot_Lawrence... mine feels the same way today. It's not like really painful but it's sore.. maybe it's normal? I've been cleaning mine with water and sea salt. I think I did fall asleep on the side I had done last night so maybe that has something to do with it. I got mine on Saturday and it's now Tuesday.
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Mar 14, 2012, 03:06 AM
it takes 3 to 4 weeks before you can switch out earrings but 3-4 months before the piercing actually heals.
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May 30, 2012, 11:07 AM
i've had mine done for 6 days (done by needle), I have experienced loads of red-ness but only when I lie on it by accident!

I haven't had any swollen parts though, I suggest you just take care of it.. theres no more advice than that... I don't clean mine properly and mines just fine, I usually use soap/water and i haven;t found any problems..

it's probably a worry over nothing!

but DON'T change the earring till after at least 3 months, it KILLS to take out when you do and you risk infection too!
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Jun 7, 2012, 11:04 AM
I got my first cartilage earring done a year a half ago, then I got another one about 6 months ago, and it got infected, soo I took it out. Then, I got another one after that one healed and it was doing fine, but now it's red, swollen and it hurts really bad if i bump it or lay on it. I've had it for 4 months and I really dont want to take it out and go threw the 3 month healing again.. How could I make it better without having to take it out?
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Jun 16, 2012, 04:19 PM
Different people respond differently to piercings. I had a tragus (one of the thickest cartillage regions) piercing done for about a year and a half and it never really healed. It was always red and eventually developed a bump. Sometimes the bump would subside but it would always return perhaps due to irritation etc. People say these take anywhere between 3 months to year but for me I guess my immune response was more severe and did not accept the piercing. I tried camomile compresses and sea salt cleansing to no avail. Ultimately I did the sensible thing and removed it.
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Jun 26, 2012, 07:07 AM
I got my cartlige 1 month ago and there is a bump right where i got my cartlige @....could u tell me what that mean?
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Jun 26, 2012, 07:09 AM
It needs to take a bout a month 2 change it because it might heal up
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