Facial piercing concern?
I've had a Monroe piercing for about 7 months. It healed normally, but now all of the sudden it's swollen. I've been poking it with a needle and it leaks a lot of white puss. It's not red and it doesn't hurt. This has been going on for a few weeks. Anyone know how I can get it to stop?
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Laura doesn't know what she is talking about. If it was infected you'd have a darker yellow/green pus that usually has an odor to it coming out. The white discharge is actually lymph, not pus, which is normal in a healing piercing.
But of course your piercing should be healed by now. Why are you poking it with a needle?? Keep it clean by doing sea salt soaks twice a day for 5-10 minutes each soak, take ibuprofen for the swelling, and go to a reputable professional to figure out why your piercing is acting as a fresh piercing.
It is infected. Clean it just like how you did when you first got it ad the infection should go away.