If I’m understanding Ashy’s email, she made the mistake of putting some sort of aggressive antiseptic onto her fresh eyebrow piercing (done by Sean at Creative Tattoos and Piercings in Byron Bay) causing it to get irritated and ultimately seriously infected and in need of antibiotics to clear it up… Not that it can’t get worse, but this is definitely one of the more unhappy eyebrow piercings I’ve seen!
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150 responses to “Salt water is all you need”
ouch!
ouch!
Aw 🙁
Aw 🙁
I say, take it out and try again later.
I say, take it out and try again later.
Are you kidding? Don’t take it out, that will trap the infection. Antibiotics.
Are you kidding? Don’t take it out, that will trap the infection. Antibiotics.
oh my god 🙁
oh my god 🙁
She looks like she’s about 11 years old…
She looks like she’s about 11 years old…
She looks understandably miserable.
She looks understandably miserable.
Poor girl, it looks like it’ll suit her once it’s healed. It’s shame that piercers give advice about other things except sss when it’s all that is needed (though I do rave about chamomile teabags!)
Poor girl, it looks like it’ll suit her once it’s healed. It’s shame that piercers give advice about other things except sss when it’s all that is needed (though I do rave about chamomile teabags!)
BTW, I don’t want to suggest this was the piercer’s aftercare because I don’t know that!
BTW, I don’t want to suggest this was the piercer’s aftercare because I don’t know that!
what is it in salt that helps keep wounds clean anyway?
i’m thinking of curing meat etc. where bacteria doesn’t really grow….
what is it in salt that helps keep wounds clean anyway?
i’m thinking of curing meat etc. where bacteria doesn’t really grow….
I want to squeeze that soooooooooooooo much!!!!
I want to squeeze that soooooooooooooo much!!!!
She looks SOOOO sad. 🙁
She looks SOOOO sad. 🙁
yeowzers!
yeowzers!
Wow, you can see it’s forcing her eye closed. :/
Wow, you can see it’s forcing her eye closed. :/
=/ That’s such a shame, it’d look great on her otherwise. Hope all goes well and it heals okay!
=/ That’s such a shame, it’d look great on her otherwise. Hope all goes well and it heals okay!
Hang on, I’ve missed something: how does putting antiseptic on a wound lead to infection?
Hang on, I’ve missed something: how does putting antiseptic on a wound lead to infection?
if the antiseptic is too aggressive, then it also kills the human cells which are trying to regrow. Sea Salt soaks gently help the wound to drain of anything unclean while allowing the piercing to heal.
if the antiseptic is too aggressive, then it also kills the human cells which are trying to regrow. Sea Salt soaks gently help the wound to drain of anything unclean while allowing the piercing to heal.
OUCHIESS 🙁
OUCHIESS 🙁
TAKE IT OUT!
TAKE IT OUT!
Ohh, poor girl. She looks utterly miserable. 🙁 What a shame.
Ohh, poor girl. She looks utterly miserable. 🙁 What a shame.
JESUS! If it were me I’d squeeze it, put in a ring until it calms down a bit, take it out and by god cover it in salty water. (And this might be lol worthy but if any of my piercings get infected I put toothpaste on it and it draws out the infection)
xxx
JESUS! If it were me I’d squeeze it, put in a ring until it calms down a bit, take it out and by god cover it in salty water. (And this might be lol worthy but if any of my piercings get infected I put toothpaste on it and it draws out the infection)
xxx
even thou its like that and looks like its gonna explode ppl STILL dont take them fukin out
even thou its like that and looks like its gonna explode ppl STILL dont take them fukin out
haha yeah LJ, definitely, squeezing an infected abscess on your forehead and then taking out the jewelry to trap the infection sounds like a great idea!
so does putting toothpaste on your piercings. i’m sure the infectious bacteria are just drawn out by that minty freshness!
haha yeah LJ, definitely, squeezing an infected abscess on your forehead and then taking out the jewelry to trap the infection sounds like a great idea!
so does putting toothpaste on your piercings. i’m sure the infectious bacteria are just drawn out by that minty freshness!
#20, if you take jewellery out of an infected piercing like that, the wound can heal over and trap the infection inside, causing an abcess which would have to be drained by a doctor. Painful. Yus.
#20, if you take jewellery out of an infected piercing like that, the wound can heal over and trap the infection inside, causing an abcess which would have to be drained by a doctor. Painful. Yus.
19 – toothpaste on infected piercings????
19 – toothpaste on infected piercings????