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How to heal swollen ear lobe around the piercing?

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Dr. Jimmy Lin answered

Ice and neosporin.: You need to use neosporin ointment to kill any possible infection around the piercing site and then use ice to reduce the swelling. Use ice cold cloth, not ice on the ear. 10 minutes on and 10 minutes off for 1 hour should be suffice.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/30/2019

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