What causes infection after belly button piercing?
Patient: Hi my names brandy. I just have a question about a belly button piercing. I had it pierced like 8 years ago and then after 6 years it randomly got infected and ended up rejecting so I took it out and let it grow in. A piercer thinks it happened because it wasn t properly pierced in the first place and told me I could let it grow in and it would probably be fine to get it done again. So I waited a year and then got it repierced. Its been pierced for like a year now and at first wasn t getting better. I thought I was allergic to the metal (because some of my other piercings have done that and gold seems to be fine) so I put gold in it and I thought it was getting better. There was always a little bump from the scare tissue from the previous one but for the last couple months it was fine wasn t bothering me or anything. But then it randomly like a week ago it started oozing a bit and has been doing that ever since. Im not sure why that happened. I was wondering if that could be from the scare tissue from the previous one? Will the scar tissue affect the piercing or ever go away? I was just wondering what your thoughts were on it. Doctor: Hi,Give it having piercing ring permanently.Clean the wound with antiseptic lotion and get dressing done with antibiotic.Go for one oral antibiotic medicine course for 5 days.In future if you try for piercing ring again, there are all chances of getting infection again.Ok and take care.