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The skin around a new piercing might be swollen, red and tender for a few days. It might bleed slightly. If the swelling, redness and bleeding last longer than a few days, contact your doctor. Prompt treatment can help prevent potentially serious complications. Mayo Clinic does not endorse companies or products. Advertising revenue supports our not-for-profit mission. Any use of this site constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy linked below.
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Sign up now. Piercings: How to prevent complications Piercings might be more common than ever, but don't take piercing lightly. By Mayo Clinic Staff. Show references Desai N. If your symptoms are severe, your doctor may give you a prescription pain killer. Always take pain relievers exactly as prescribed by your doctor or as instructed by your pharmacist. Use an oral or topical antibiotic to get rid of the infection. If your symptoms are persistent but relatively mild or stable, your doctor may recommend that you apply an antibiotic cream to the infection area.
Keflex, Bactrim, and Doxycycline are a few strong oral antibiotics that your doctor may prescribe. The dosage and instructions for using or taking antibiotics vary depending on your specific infection symptoms and the type of antibiotic. Always use antibiotics as instructed by your doctor. Try an antihistamine if you experience itching or an allergic reaction. If your doctor determines that the infection is caused by an allergic reaction to the piercing, they may prescribe or recommend an antihistamine medication, such as Zyrtec, Claritin, Allegra, or Benadryl.
Your doctor may also prescribe an antihistamine if you have severe itching at the infection site. Get a surgical procedure if your infection causes a large abscess. In many cases, however, this procedure is quick, painless, and heals in about a week. Method 3. Wash your hands thoroughly before touching your piercing. Anytime you touch your piercing to change it or clean the area, wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.
Keeping your hands clean reduces the chance that your piercing will get infected again. Use a new soft-bristled toothbrush to keep your mouth clean. After getting a new lip piercing, use a brand new soft-bristled toothbrush to avoid transferring any bacteria from your old toothbrush to the piercing.
In addition, the soft bristles are gentler on your mouth and are less likely to irritate any post-piercing swelling and sensitivity.
Rinse with an alcohol-free antiseptic mouthwash about 4 times per day. While your piercing is still healing, swish about 1 cap full of alcohol-free antiseptic mouthwash around in your mouth for 30 to 60 seconds after each meal and before you go to bed. Clean around your mouth with antibacterial soap. To keep the area around your lip piercing clean, wash your face with warm water and unscented antibacterial soap daily.
Unscented soaps containing benzalkonium chloride, for example, are generally effective at cleaning the area around your piercing. Limit your intake of spicy foods, tobacco, and alcohol until it heals. Spicy foods, tobacco, and alcohol tend to irritate your lips and mouth, causing inflammation and itching that can make you more inclined to touch your piercing.
If this is the case, reduce your intake of these as well until the piercing heals. Alcohol and tobacco use can also slow down the healing process. Avoid touching your piercing as much as possible. Even after your piercing has healed, avoid touching it unless you need to clean it or change it out. Spinning the jewelry, scratching your lip, and picking at scabs, for example, can all transfer bacteria and cause the infection to resurface.
Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Never use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide on your lip piercing, as both of these can slow the healing process by drying out your skin and killing any new healthy cells.
You can treat them by soaking a pad in warm water then holding the pad against them once a day. You may need antibiotics if your piercing is infected. This can be a cream, ointment, or tablets. Page last reviewed: 16 April Next review due: 16 April
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