lishaxjean answered Sunday December 26 2004, 11:29 am: yeah it's gonna be swollen. i had mine done before. if you got it done w/ an ear peircing gun thought you might want to go get it changed to a hoop if it isn't already a hoop because studs in the cartilage tend to get infected. that's what happened to mine but if you got it done with a needle then you're totally fine. hope i didn't scare ya. any more peircing advice. come ask me *AliCia* [ lishaxjean's advice column | Ask lishaxjean A Question ]
charmed-cherry21 answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 9:35 pm: Yes. Mine was a little bit infected for a while but the key is dont take the earing out AT ALL [don't even change it leave the one that you got it pierced with in for 6-12 weeks]. What happened with mine was it was the earring itself so after i switched to the earing I have now it was fine.
kittygurl90 answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 8:41 pm: Yeah it is but be sure to clean it really good cuz my cousins friend got hers pierced and didn't clean it and had to go to the hospital and she almost died..i don't mean to scare you but just thought i share it with you..hope i helped and good luck! -kittygurl90 [ kittygurl90's advice column | Ask kittygurl90 A Question ]
AdInA answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 3:26 pm: no!! that means you have an infection! you better get to cleaning it cause if you dont then it wont get any better! i got an infection and i didnt take care of it and it only got worse and i had to take the earing out. so clean clean clean! [ AdInA's advice column | Ask AdInA A Question ]
Karen answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 3:10 pm: Yup, it's normal, the swelling will go down in a few days! Also, you may get a bump next to it at the end if you sleep on the side that your cartilage is pierced on but don't worry, that will go away too! Just keep on cleaning it! Hope I helped :)
-Karen [ Karen's advice column | Ask Karen A Question ]
Kr4z3y_Ch3lly answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 4:44 am: yea it is! i got mine pierced a while ago...just keep putting the stuff they gave you to put on it...AND DONT STOP!! mine is all infected right now and my earings like stuck in there haha. cartilage takes longer to heal..just do what the person who pierced it told u to do and u should be good! hope i helped [ Kr4z3y_Ch3lly's advice column | Ask Kr4z3y_Ch3lly A Question ]
OcherryfaerieO answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 1:10 am: Of course it is! Your body isn't used to having a hole there! You'll see redness and swelling for a few days, then it should get better! Remember to put rubbing achohal (or the ear soultion your ear piercer gave you) every day to prevent infection! Hope i helped end your worries!
PinkLady4863 answered Tuesday December 21 2004, 1:02 am: yes, it is completely normal, it just means that a vein or blood vessel has been broken, nothing to worry about it will heal soon. but it may leave a faded bruise around the piercing, but that will go away too.
lotz o' luv,
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