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What Causes Redness And Skin Peeling Of Ears After Piercing Ears?

My daughter got her ears pierced on Nov 19, we left the earrings for six weeks. Then we changed them, after three weeks of the new earrings, she started to complain. I noticed that the back of her ears were very red, and the skin was peeling off around the holes.
We switched to a hoop style ear ring, 14k gold. When I put the left earring I felt resistance, then a pop, the ear bleed. Now a week later, I took the earrings out to clean them, when putting them back in the right ear did the same thing. What should I do?

Mon, 2 May 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain redness of the back of ears, and the skin was peeling off around the holes over the earlobe in the area of ear piercing seems to be most probably an infection in the area of piercing while can also occur due to allergy to the metal present in the earring as 14k gold has a high concentration of impurities and also the earring cork can be made of metals that might be causing allergic reaction..

It can cause allergic reaction by the decomposition products formed due to decomposition of the metal by reacting with air and water.

1.I would suggest you to first of all gently remove your earrings and do not wear them again till you get the infection resolved..
2. You can start cleaning the area of infection with antiseptic solution..
3.Apply Triple antibiotic ointment over it..
4.Do not let air or moisture to accumulate..

When it resolves wear gold or plastic earrings only..

If it worsen consult a General Physician and get evaluated..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Causes Redness And Skin Peeling Of Ears After Piercing Ears?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain redness of the back of ears, and the skin was peeling off around the holes over the earlobe in the area of ear piercing seems to be most probably an infection in the area of piercing while can also occur due to allergy to the metal present in the earring as 14k gold has a high concentration of impurities and also the earring cork can be made of metals that might be causing allergic reaction.. It can cause allergic reaction by the decomposition products formed due to decomposition of the metal by reacting with air and water. 1.I would suggest you to first of all gently remove your earrings and do not wear them again till you get the infection resolved.. 2. You can start cleaning the area of infection with antiseptic solution.. 3.Apply Triple antibiotic ointment over it.. 4.Do not let air or moisture to accumulate.. When it resolves wear gold or plastic earrings only.. If it worsen consult a General Physician and get evaluated.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..