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What to do about severely infected cartilage piercing?
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Get Immediate: medical attention. High ear piercings through cartilage have ^ risk of infection & lack of healing because of minimal blood supply to auricular cartilage. You can develop a perichondral abscess as well auricular perichondritis. If you ear is hot, red, swollen or has increasing pain you need medical evaluation.
Answered 9/28/2016
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