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A member asked:
I've my nipples pierced and there is a small red soft pimple like bump on my areola. ideas on what this is?
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? abscess: It is possible an infection has set in from the piercing. See you doctor. You may need antibiotics and possibly removal of the nipple piercing.
Answered 1/12/2017
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