Infected nipple piercing...
Dimachaeri
I had my nipple pierced 4 weeks ago today and after a boozy evening awoke
this morning to find the piercing a little icky! It may well be that it got
knocked at some point during the nights festivities and I'm ashamed to say
didn't get washed before bed.
I washed it with soap and water as soon as possible. It was a little tender
and once I got back home I gave it a salt soak and got it all cleaned up.
However, after a snooze this afternoon I awoke to find the nipple sore and
weeping yellow pus. It has rapidly become quite sore and inflamed. I have
also now given it a diluted TCP soak, it's all I had.
I am a little concerned now as after hunting around the net for info I read:
"Proper aftercare of nipple piercings is essential, because if you develop
an infection it can pass down the Lactiferous or milk ducts in the breast
and infect the axillary lymph nodes under the arm-pit. An infection in the
nipple can become serious in a very short space of time. The signs of
infection will be any excessive pain, swelling, a large lump in the breast,
thick yellow pus coming from the wound, or any excessive redness around the
wound. If you think you may have an infection, return and see me or see a
physician immediately."
I can't call the piercer for advise cause the shop isn't open, I don't want
to go running to my doctor quite yet either. I thought I would check with
you good people and ask for advise on how to treat this problem...
Anyone?
Thanks
Richard
dino
> I suspect this one has been discussed a few times before so apologies...
No problem we talk about the same shit all the time anyway :o)
...snip tale of drunkenness and nipple abuse...
> I am a little concerned now as after hunting around the net for info I read:
> "Proper aftercare of nipple piercings is essential, because if you develop
> an infection it can pass down the Lactiferous or milk ducts in the breast
> and infect the axillary lymph nodes under the arm-pit.
...snip panic inducing story...
Not 100% sure on this one but I don't think you have too much to
worry about. Read something on BME recently that said these type
of infections are extremely rare. AFAIK you seem to be doing
things properly and nipples are prone to infection and problems
anyway. Unfortunately as I'm not pierced myself I'm not the best
source of advice. However, calm down, stop panicing and someone
with more experience will be along to help you soon.
niall
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satans_little_helper
dimac...@NOSPAMntlworld.com says...
of it happening. As for now, Id reccomend salt soaks, twice a day.
Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a mug of boiled water, then soak your
nipple in it and clean off any crap with a cotton bud. Do it twice a day,
but no more than that..over cleaning can be worse than not cleaning at
all. Savlon wound wash also works well (blue spray bottle with a pink
lid), and magnesium sulphate paste is supposed to be good, but ive never
used it so I cant really comment on that. Above all, dont panic. Just do
the salt soaks thing and go see your piercer when the shop opens.
Steve
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Smeg
satans_lit...@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk says...
> In article <NVn%6.34789$QM1.6...@news2-win.server.ntlworld.com>,
> dimac...@NOSPAMntlworld.com says...
> > I suspect this one has been discussed a few times before so apologies...
> >
> >
> >
> of it happening. As for now, Id reccomend salt soaks, twice a day.
> Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a mug of boiled water, then soak your
> nipple in it and clean off any crap with a cotton bud. Do it twice a day,
> but no more than that..over cleaning can be worse than not cleaning at
> all. Savlon wound wash also works well (blue spray bottle with a pink
> lid), and magnesium sulphate paste is supposed to be good, but ive never
> used it so I cant really comment on that. Above all, dont panic. Just do
> the salt soaks thing and go see your piercer when the shop opens.
I'm agreeing with Steve on this one ... Salt soaks will do you the world
of good, but you will have to be patient, if it is infected it will take
a while to clear up.
Regarding the infection, I wouldn't stress, I've never heard of a real
life case of that. A lot of horror stories like that are either old wives
tales, or worst case scenarios, put about by people who don't like
piercing. It may be possible, but it doesn't mean it is likely.
Smeg
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Ian Cardinal
Dimachaeri <dimac...@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I suspect this one has been discussed a few times before so apologies...
>
> I had my nipple pierced 4 weeks ago today and after a boozy evening awoke
> this morning to find the piercing a little icky!
[Large snip]
Yeah, yeah, many of us been there. Salt solution is very good, as also is
Tea Tree oil - a few drops in the boiled water makes a big difference very
quickly. I've had occasional problems in my various piercings, but it has
always seen them off. Pongs a bit though :-)
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Dimachaeri
Since yesterday the infection seems to have calmed a little which suggests
it's probably nothing major.
I decided to pop over to see Andy at Tattooland, Camberley for an opinion
and advice. (He didn't do the piercing by the way). He took a look and
reckoned it wasn't too bad. He recommended cleaning with a 50/50 solution of
hydrogen peroxide/water and it should clear up without any problems.
However, he wasn't surprised that it had become infected. The piercing is
far too deep. He has suggested that once the infection has cleared I remove
the ring, let it heal up and have it re-pierced.
When I had it done first I did come on here and question the hang of the
ring as it didn't seem to want to lie against the body. It did drop after a
few days but still no closer than 45degrees to the body. Perhaps having a
shallower piercing would help this? Some suggested a larger ring, the
internal diameter of this one is a little over 1/2"
Anyway, just thought I'd update. Thanks again...
Richard
Smeg
dimac...@NOSPAMntlworld.com says...
we can't really comment on wether the jewellery size is too big or small,
or wether it is too deep or shallow here, we can only offer advice :)
I'd avoid the peroxide cleaning personally. Although peroxide is good for
very occasional, one off removal of crusties, I wouldn't want to be using
it regularly. Even in a 50/50 solution
If you are unsure about the placement of the pierce, and have had
differeing opinion then I'd say it may be an idea to hop on over to a
thrid piercer and see what they say.
Nick/Yaruar
> > I am a little concerned now as after hunting around the net for info I read:
>
> > "Proper aftercare of nipple piercings is essential, because if you develop
> > an infection it can pass down the Lactiferous or milk ducts in the breast
> > and infect the axillary lymph nodes under the arm-pit.
>
> ...snip panic inducing story...
>
> Not 100% sure on this one but I don't think you have too much to
> worry about. Read something on BME recently that said these type
> of infections are extremely rare. AFAIK you seem to be doing
> things properly and nipples are prone to infection and problems
> anyway. Unfortunately as I'm not pierced myself I'm not the best
> source of advice. However, calm down, stop panicing and someone
> with more experience will be along to help you soon.
Mine was infected on and off for 6 months, sometiems quite badly. Just
keep it clean and play it by ear. If it appears too bad then get it
removed.. But eventually mine settled down with no serious aftereffects.
YMMV.
Nick/yaruar
White Raven
"Smeg" <sm...@ukbodyart.org> wrote in message
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<snip>
> I'm agreeing with Steve on this one ... Salt soaks will do you the world
> of good, but you will have to be patient, if it is infected it will take
> a while to clear up.
>
> Regarding the infection, I wouldn't stress, I've never heard of a real
> life case of that. A lot of horror stories like that are either old wives
> tales, or worst case scenarios, put about by people who don't like
> piercing. It may be possible, but it doesn't mean it is likely.
>
If it does get a tad pussy and you dont want to remove it, it may be worth
finding out if you have a piercing friendly doctor who may prescribe a short
course of antibiotics.
Neil
ted.f...@virgin.net
That observation wasnt really directed to us blokes, since we
dont(normally that is) have those kind of breasts!!.
Its directed to the fair maids who do have that sort,bless em!!
Altho your nipple has been pierced too deep according to the second
opinion you had, this isnt such a disadvantage. You see,eventually when
its healed up and your ready and want to of course, you will be able to
stretch it up AND it will stay nice and close to your pectoral.
Just to give you some info on that, I dont have any nips as such, theyre
like match heads, so my piercer went through the areola about 1/4 in
each side of my match head nipple.
That was a couple of years ago. Im now up to 7mm and its nice and flat
against my pectoral.
You can win on this one.
As it seems to be settling down you might just think about using a drop
each side of the piercing of sweet almond oil which has had a few drops
of tea tree oil mixed in with 100mls of s.w.a oil. this will help keep
it bacterially static whilst it heals and help prevent crusties, or scab
material forming. This damages the newly formed skin which grows in from
the outside of a piercing and meets in the middle.
Dont give up on it just yet.
Ted Frater always looking on the bright side of things.
.
Nils Ellendt
> Mine was infected on and off for 6 months, sometiems quite badly. Just
> keep it clean and play it by ear. If it appears too bad then get it
> removed.. But eventually mine settled down with no serious aftereffects.
Removing the jewelry from an infected piercing can result in an
infection that is inside your nipple when the holes start to close. And
then there is nothing left you can do from the outside... :(
'Tyrosor Gel' (by Engelhardt, also available in the UK ;) is probably
the best freely available antibiotic gel. On their website they also
recommend it to heal piercings. If you have problems after irritation or
an infection, it will usually take not more then 5 days to solve the
problem.
No, I'm not an Engelhard salesman :D
Nils
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Nick/Yaruar
> Hi Nick/Yaruar,
>
>
> > Mine was infected on and off for 6 months, sometiems quite badly. Just
> > keep it clean and play it by ear. If it appears too bad then get it
> > removed.. But eventually mine settled down with no serious aftereffects.
>
> Removing the jewelry from an infected piercing can result in an
> infection that is inside your nipple when the holes start to close. And
> then there is nothing left you can do from the outside... :(
Cool. I was kind of thinking of the removal stage being the unfortunate
stage of medical intervention, but hoping peoples suggestions would sort
out the initial problem ;-)
> 'Tyrosor Gel' (by Engelhardt, also available in the UK ;) is probably
> the best freely available antibiotic gel. On their website they also
> recommend it to heal piercings. If you have problems after irritation or
> an infection, it will usually take not more then 5 days to solve the
> problem.
Wish I'd known that 6 years ago ;-) Although it was my own fault for
insisting on playign sports from teh day after getting the ring put in.
Healed very nicely in the end though....
Nick/yaruar
Smeg
white...@ukbodyart.org says...
agreed ... one thing you want to avoid is removing the jewellery, with an
infection this can effectively seal the infection inside the nipple,
causing even more problems.
Unfortunately most Doctors will tell you to remove the jewellery, as they
see it as aggrevating the nipple (I imagine, I don't know their
reasoning).
I do have a real life example of this too, my mother had her nipple
pierced, got it infected on holiday and used the only thing she had which
was tea tree oil mixed in with baby oil (cos putting neat tea tree oil on
is baaaad). unfortunately she didn't think of the fact that baby oil
effectively seals the holes.... on arrival back home the nip was inflamed
and very very tender, so much so she couldn't wear a seat belt. Off to
the doctors and he gave her antibiotics and told her to remove the
jewellery. The pain eased off and the antibiotics did their job. The hole
started to heal up and the pain came back. 6 weeks after removing it (yes
*6* weeks) she pushed the jewellery back through, with a gunky/pussy
splodge coming out the other side the releif was instant. Pierce healed
up again, no more infection or tenderness.
Fnook
sm...@ukbodyart.org says...
> I do have a real life example of this too, my mother had her nipple
> pierced, got it infected on holiday and used the only thing she had which
> was tea tree oil mixed in with baby oil (cos putting neat tea tree oil on
> is baaaad). unfortunately she didn't think of the fact that baby oil
> effectively seals the holes.... on arrival back home the nip was inflamed
> and very very tender, so much so she couldn't wear a seat belt. Off to
> the doctors and he gave her antibiotics and told her to remove the
> jewellery. The pain eased off and the antibiotics did their job. The hole
> started to heal up and the pain came back. 6 weeks after removing it (yes
> *6* weeks) she pushed the jewellery back through, with a gunky/pussy
> splodge coming out the other side the releif was instant. Pierce healed
> up again, no more infection or tenderness.
>
> Smeg
Blimey. If I was to leave mine out for an hour I'd be too much of a big
girls blouse to push it back through. 6 weeks is hardcore! :)
Fnook - Impressed.
Currently listening to: Razed In Black - A Drug Against War. [Don't Blow
Your Cover]
Yeep!
Nils Ellendt
> Unfortunately most Doctors will tell you to remove the jewellery, as they
> see it as aggrevating the nipple (I imagine, I don't know their
> reasoning).
Sometimes I think doctors forget everything they've ever learned when it
comes to body piercings. A doctor should know that removing the
jewellery is not necessarily the right way. Probably that is just
because they don't like the idea of people hurting themselves, but IMHO
that is a very unprofessional behaviour.
I know of many bad experiences with doctors. They usually tell people to
take their piercings out which leads to more problems. Then people go
back to the doctor and the doctor says something like "That's why you
shouldn't get pierced". Bullshit.
And even worse are the doctors that perform piercings... :(
And even more worse:
Most german doctors don't know how to remove piercing jewellery. I know
of many piercings that were removed in cases of ermegency with a
scalpell. OK, a split tongue might be quite attractive, but who wants to
have split nipples or a split navel? And was removal really necessary?