The earlobe is red, swollen and thickened after piercing the ear.
The earlobe turns red, swollen and thick after ear piercing, which may be caused by local inflammation. In this case, anti-inflammatory drugs can be applied locally first. It can also be treated with oral anti-inflammatory drugs.
What should I do if my earlobe thickens after piercing my ear?
This situation should be a phenomenon that local tissues are stimulated and lead to inflammatory hyperplasia of local tissues. So in this case, we must keep the local skin clean. At the same time, some chloramphenicol ointment can be used externally with local hot compress to promote local blood circulation.
What happens when you get your ears pierced?
1, ear cavity infection becomes "elf ear"
Under normal circumstances, the earlobe is pierced, but now many young people often choose to pierce their ears in cartilage in pursuit of fashion, which is very harmful. If the ear hole is not strictly disinfected, it will lead to inflammation and pus at the perforation. After the ear heals, it will leave a prominent scar, just like the elf's ear in the movie.
Step 2 spread infectious diseases
Ear piercing belongs to the classification of medical beauty and should be carried out in a regular medical beauty hospital. However, for convenience and cheapness, many people often choose to have their ears pierced in hair salons or shopping malls, but the disinfection measures in these places are not perfect, and the skin should be punctured when doing ear piercing. If the tools are not strictly disinfected, it is easy to spread infectious diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis B.
3, produce keloids
The danger of ear holes is sometimes related to the level of operation. If the operation is not strict, it is easy to bring the wound into bacteria, viruses or foreign bodies, leading to repeated infection of the wound, which will form ugly keloids for a long time.
4, induce facial paralysis
Nowadays, many young people like to make ear holes in cartilage such as auricle and tragus, thinking it would be cool. In fact, these places are easy to cause infection, and may also hurt nerves, leading to cartilage necrosis, deformation and ear atrophy, and even induce facial paralysis in severe cases.
Will you grow up after piercing your ears?
If the ear hole is just pierced, it will be fine in less than a week and will not be infected. Therefore, in the early stage of ear hole formation, we must pay attention to prevent infection, especially the wound surface, and we need to use disinfectants, such as mupirocin cream or iodophor. You can also take antibiotics orally, such as roxithromycin, cefalexin and cefpropylene. If the ear hole is pierced and becomes red and swollen, it means that there is infection and antibiotics need to be used in time. At the same time, liquid cold compress can be used locally, and 1% Refenor solution can be used for cold compress.