I think my Industrial piercing is infected..

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1. amomipais82
   

   Hi,
   This is one of the many reasons why doctors strongly recommend against piercings of this kind. The hole can get seriously infected on the inside and there is no way to effectively clean it.
   
   Watch for painful swelling in the weeks to come and the possiblity of puss filled blisters occuring on the inside of the hole and working their way to the surface.
   
   Go sit in a whirlpool or hot tub and soak the affected area. The water may get in and wash the infection away and the heat will help drive the infection outwards. Though the infection may pollute the water in the process. Applying warm wet cloth as a compress the rest of the time could help too. You might want to take some antibiotics as well and treat the problem from the inside out. See your doctor if it gets bad enough.
   
   Thanks

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