Dermatologist Dr. Debra Jaliman explains how to treat an infected piercing in eight steps. Learn how to treat an infected ear piercing, nose piercing, or belly button piercing here.

The mystery culprit: her nose piercing had become infected with hepatitis B. Doctors said it was a process of elimination. "We couldn't figure it out until all the tape was taken away from her ...

Queens woman Dana Smith, 37, nearly died after contracting an infection from a $60 nose piercing. She was placed in a medically induced coma and got a liver transplant. Northwell Health ...

Smith said she was in good health when she decided to get a nose ring last Thanksgiving. It was around the time of her birthday and she’d been thinking about getting the piercing for a few years ...

A septum piercing is . . . well . . . exactly what it sounds like: it's a piercing in your septum, the thin piece of tissue in your nose that sits in between your left and right nostrils. "It goes ...

Anyone can get an infected ear piercing, but it usually happens due to one of two major reasons, Dr. Kaplan says: Either your piercing site wasnt adequately sterilized before you were pierced, or ...

What are some signs that an ear piercing is infected? First things first: If you just got a piercing, it’s going to be a little red, painful, and swollen. After all, you did just put a new hole ...

With the piercing still in your nose, spray a 09% sodium chloride saline solution directly on the piercing. You can also saturate a piece of gauze to clean the jewelry, Saunders says.

How to treat an infected ear piercing Wash your hands with soap and water before touching the piercing site. Prepare a saline solution by dissolving 1/2 teaspoon of salt in one cup of water.