A Body Piercing Infection needs to be handled with care.

BodyPiercingSafe.com always stressed fun with safety in getting your precious parts pierced. Getting and infection is avoidable. A piercing infection hurts and is a pain. It happens because a person fails to keep the area clean. Poor aftercare only hurts the person who is pierced. All of your friends have to listen to your pain and feel it too. Let's be smart and Bedde offers you these fine tips for treating a body piercing infection.
1) If your piercing is bleeding apply gentle amounts of pressure directly to the area. Do not sit around and wait if the bleeding is excessive go get professional medical attention.
2) Is the piercing swelling or bruising? If so apply a compress of ice to your skin. You should have the ice wrapped in a towel or cloth. Gently touch and apply this to the area.
3) Keep the area as clean as possible. Infections to the skin in the pierced area need to be washed several times a day with a antibacterial soap. This will help remove the bacteria that is causing the infection. Is the piercing fresh? Less than 48 hours? Then soak the area for about 15 to 20 minutes a day to soothe and ease the tenderness in the pierced area.
4)Keep a loose bandage over the infected area to keep debris from causing more irritation.
5) If you have a fresh tongue piercing keep some good antibacterial mouthwash. A infection in the tongue or mouth area needs to be flushed with a solution that kills the infection. Listerine and other popular mouthwash brands contain peroxide that helps kill germs that cause a piercing infection. Also, avoid smoking and spicy gooey foods during a fresh oral piercing.
6) Another tip is keep your jewelry clean. Soak it in a antibacterial solution before and after letting it sit. A piece of dirty jewelry on a fresh piercing is asking for trouble.

Follow these general tips for avoiding a piercing infection and you are on your way to showing off body parts in new and interesting ways. Be safe and avoid piercing infections

Originally posted 2009-06-20 04:27:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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