How do you cure an infected peircing?

Many times salt water will clear up an infection but once i ended up having to have antibiotics to clear my nose piercing infection. The nose is the dirtiest place and i would suggest you see a doctor as the infection can travel up the nose to the brain. Its rare but the risk isn’t worth it. Go to your doctor for treatment and infuture don’t pierce anything yourself. I had the bump inside my nose and eventually it went, its the redness on the outside that is the problem.

Good Luck.

my bump is on the outside. any suggestions for that?

My Lip peircing is infected too I think. It get’s really swollen and there’s a yellow bubble on the inside, but nothing in the outside. I’ve been rinsing with salt walter, and put bactine on it but nothings working):

It depends on the actual severity of the infection. Generally, you can use a topical OTC antibiotic which will help. Alcohol, although a good antiseptic, can irritate a wound, as the above post mentioned. There is a slight risk for sepsis so you should monitor your temp. and if fever persists, or if anything changes, I recommend you seeing a physician for treatment. Best wishes. -S

I had a bump in the inside and I went back to the place I got my piercing and they told me to crush up asprin with a little bit of water to make a past. Put it on the lump a couple of times a day just for 2 minutes(it can burn and irritate the skin if left on to long). The lump started going away after the first day.