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A member asked:
My piercing is infected and i dont want the hole to close but it keeps creating buildup and when i clean it it bleeds?
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See your piercer for advice in what happens in girls like you. In general an infection will not heal if a foreign body is in the area of infection.
Answered 3/12/2023
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