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How To Treat A Scab And Bleeding Caused Due To Ear Piercing?

Got my cartilage pierced (very top of my ear) in December, second time I ve had it done but this time higher up, never had any problems with it before wasn t sore or anything, recently there s this bump it s like as if my earrings going throw a hole in my ear, it s sore to touch and was scabbing and seeping blood really worried as I don t want to take my piercing out
posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2015
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Hi..
Can understand your concern..

As per your complain bump and scab formation after ear piercing occurs due to injury to the soft tissues caused by the pricking needle leading to inflammation and formation of inflammatory exudate as well as
overgrowth of the soft tissues.

There can also be hematoma formation due to pricking of small blood vessels leading to spilling of blood into the soft tissues..

In case if you continuously traumatize the area by removing and wearing the ear stud the injury can lead to continuous inflammation and healing would delay..

Bleeding occurs as the inflammatory lesion has immature blood vessels which bleed even on slight stimulation along

You need not to worry and you can do alternate warm and cold compresses on the swelling for relief..

Do not remove the ear stud until the lump heals..

You can apply thrombophob gel over the lump for faster dissolution of hematoma..

Hope this information helps..

If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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How To Treat A Scab And Bleeding Caused Due To Ear Piercing?

Hi.. Can understand your concern.. As per your complain bump and scab formation after ear piercing occurs due to injury to the soft tissues caused by the pricking needle leading to inflammation and formation of inflammatory exudate as well as overgrowth of the soft tissues. There can also be hematoma formation due to pricking of small blood vessels leading to spilling of blood into the soft tissues.. In case if you continuously traumatize the area by removing and wearing the ear stud the injury can lead to continuous inflammation and healing would delay.. Bleeding occurs as the inflammatory lesion has immature blood vessels which bleed even on slight stimulation along You need not to worry and you can do alternate warm and cold compresses on the swelling for relief.. Do not remove the ear stud until the lump heals.. You can apply thrombophob gel over the lump for faster dissolution of hematoma.. Hope this information helps.. If you find the answer helpful please write a positive review and click on find this answer helpful as a token of appreciation.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..