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    Lillih Posts: 32, Reputation: 3
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    Apr 15, 2012, 03:46 PM
    How to rapidly treat an infected eyebrow piercing? Help please
    Hello,

    First of all thank you for reading.

    I really need help from people with experience in leading with piercings.

    I have an eyebrow piercing, which I always treated with care; I have it for about 6 months and never had a single problem before.

    Now, suddenly it started getting swollen and red, and has pus... It's clearly infected.
    I removed the piercing, washed it and put the piercing on again. I have been washing it with (for a day now), but the effect is not instant - and I've been freaking out about it a little bit because lately I'm very anxious. I think maybe it's not something that bad, and maybe it will get better; but I'm such a negative person sometimes, so I'm making a drama out of it.

    I really need some advice... I need to be relieved. It is very important.
    If you know anything about what products to use; anything I can do to make it heal, anything I should eat/drink etc. or if this ever happened to you... Please reply to this post, it is very important to me.

    Thank you
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    Apr 15, 2012, 07:28 PM
    Apply any antibiotic cream on it if you can. That will help depending on how severe the infection is. Try that and see how it goes, if after 4-5 days it still hasn't healed then you'll need to see a doctor for an oral antibiotic!
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    Apr 16, 2012, 03:55 AM
    Thank you. :)
    My friends say that it's unnoticeable; so I guess I'm really making a drama, but the bad infections must all start like this.
    I stopped by the pharmacy today and they recommended me a cream/ointment called Bacitracin, with vitamin A, etc.
    I really hope it gets better soon.
    Thanks again :)
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    Apr 20, 2012, 03:01 PM
    Hello,
    I just wanted to update this post; so if any of you readers ever have the same problem, you already know what you can do.
    So I've been cleaning my piercing daily, and using a bit of Bacitracin on it; and since the second day, I can tell the redness was reduced significantly. :) It was fast. Now it is much better. It was still a little bit swollen like 2 days ago, but now it's getting perfect again :) I'm glad I went to the pharmacy and the lady there recommended me this ointment. I highly recommend it. The only thing is, in the pamphlet it says: Make sure you don't use it for more than 7days; if it doesn't make effect, contact your doctor.

    And that's it. :)
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