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What Causes Soreness And Swelling At The Right Tragus And My Left Helix?

A week ago I got my right tragus and my left helix pierced, both with a gun as I didn t realize that piercings aren t supposed to be done with a gun. Both were fine after the first few days and I have been cleaning them with the provided spray twice, sometimes three times a day. Both are now sore and my tragus is swollen while my helix has bled and is red. I have cleaned both properly since having got them and I have also used sea salt solution as well as a disinfectant cream. What should I do now? Also would it be worth taking the tragus piercing out and replacing it with a sleeper or flat back as it just has a regular stud in at the moment? Help is appreciated.
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This might be irritant contact dermatitis. Stop applying any topical preparation and oral prednisolone along with antibiotics may be taken for 7 days.
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What Causes Soreness And Swelling At The Right Tragus And My Left Helix?

This might be irritant contact dermatitis. Stop applying any topical preparation and oral prednisolone along with antibiotics may be taken for 7 days.