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A member asked:

I perised my ear with a flag pin and i took it out the next day will i need a teckness shot?

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Dr. Oscar Novick answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Pin: As long as the pin was sterile you should encounter no difficulty.No tetanus shot will be needed

Answered 4/8/2018

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