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Can you get an abscess in the side of your nose from a nose piercing?
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Yes: An abscess is an infection and if the procedure was done with unclean instruments or the area is not kept clean an infection may develop. See your md--internist, family medicine or dermotologist for evaluation.
Answered 9/28/2016
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