My helix piercing got infected 3 days in - what I did about it

I did my own helix piercing at home with a kit from Amazon, 16g needle. Day 3 it was red and oozing green pus. I was at my kitchen table when I noticed. I cleaned it with saline twice a day for a week and switched to a titanium flatback from a shop. Has anyone else had a piercing turn sour fast and what fixed it?

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hayden46615d ago

That sucks, glad the titanium and saline sorted it out for you.

bens811d ago

Wouldn't say it sorted it out, more like the lesser of two evils?

terryh2014d ago

Ha! I love that you skipped right to the green pus and still decided "yeah, let's keep this thing." At least you didn't just pour hydrogen peroxide on it and call it a day like my buddy did with his lobe.