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    Sep 20, 2012, 11:21 PM
    My navel piercing is red and a little sore, is it infected?
    Its red.around the top hole and slightly red round bottom whole of piercing. Not leaking much fluid anymore. I started using bactine on the piercing after the soap washes, followed by pollysporin, the redness seemed to go down a bit but I want to see less redness more often. Any suggestions on how to bring the redness down faster?
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    Sep 21, 2012, 04:51 AM
    Stop using soap, stop using polysporin and bacterine. Use only salt water washes with clean cloth every time about twice a day. Keep used faceclothes away from the area and keep hands clean when treating the area.
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