TONGUE PIERCING HELP infection?? (any piercers?? )w/pictures?

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Question by Kay: TONGUE PIERCING HELP infection?? (any piercers?? )w/pictures?
Alright so i got my tongue pierced five days ago
Ive been using listerine and water 50/50 mixed and doing sea salt soaks twice a day ive also stayed away from solid foods but have eaten some chocolate and meat
about two days ago i noticed a “lump” forming to one side of the top
it was first yellow with blood mixed in , i could easily lift it up with a cotton ball and it honestly look like dead skin
so today i gently took some of it off with a cotton ball but some has stayed and there is still yelllow
discharge coming out. ITS LIKE A FLAP OF YELLOW JELLY TONGUE SKIN.

I called my piercer and he said to keep washing w/ listerine 50/50 water frequently and said it was most likely an infection from dairy but honestly i dont think thats it
has anyone else HAD this before?
or is there a piercer that could help me? im really worried
**today it seems a little smaller but the flap of skin i took of is back
could this be a “tongue scab” forming???
here are some pictures;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/klaudiase/DSCI0024.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/klaudiase/DSCI0021.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/klaudiase/DSCI0019.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/klaudiase/DSCI0020.jpg

Best answer:

Answer by stanleys_2001
When will this occur to you…

That putting a METAL OBJECT through your tongue – is NOT a good idea.

Forest Gump’s Mom… was right… IT really IS as it DOES.

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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Reader Comments

as long as the discharge color doesn’t change to green its fine. just keep rinsing it. it should clear up soon. stay away from meat! the bacteria in meat is gross and harmful to your piercing right now. eggs too. they have an lot of bacteria.

Written By rkrchk90 on March 21st, 2012 @ 11:46 pm

I got my tongue pierced when 16 thats nearly 5 years ago now i cant really remember that happening to me i used oral B month wash an took 2 nerifine a day an that helped me throw it i no it does get sore underneth i dunno if that should be coming out of it tho maybe it could be a lil bit infected but its the same when ye get ur belly button peirced stuff used to come out of mine so maybe it could be normal i think if the pericer thought it might have been infected he would have told u to come in goodluck hope yout tongue’s ok

Written By Edel on March 21st, 2012 @ 11:52 pm

When you get those crusty bits on other piercings, they dont form on tongue piercings as its always wet (obviously lol)
To me it looks like a lump of that stuff that comes out of piercings when theyre healing.
When i got mine, when it swelled, the ball made little flaps on the side of the piercing. It looks like you got one with a load of piercing junk in it!
Also, dont wash your mouth too much, only after food i’d say. Otherwise you’re washing away all the saliva in your mouth with acts as a natural kind of healer for your own mouth. Only wash it to get rid of any food in there.
Dont poke it about too much, you may make it worse. I’d keep it in for the mean time, but definatly go see your piercer if it swells more, if other parts of your tongue become pinky/red or yellowy/green or if it starts to hurt even more than it does now.
Hope your piercing goes well
x

Written By Ediex on March 21st, 2012 @ 11:58 pm

its like this the first week espc..
try to suck on ice if it hurts. mine was swollen for about 3 weeks before it went down.

Written By Swit on March 22nd, 2012 @ 12:21 am

Hi
I had mine pierced 5 years ago and remeber having something similar.
Your piercing will puss, like any other piercing so dont worry too much. Dont take the bar out, which will irritate the piercing while its trying to heal. I’d advise you to relax and not to worry. Its completely normal. Just keep cleaning it out and try not to eat any more sweet stuff, stick to soups and savoury things which would have salt in so would clean it at the same time.
It will clear up after a few days.
If it starts to be really sore then go to the docs.
Good luck xx

Written By Lime on March 22nd, 2012 @ 1:00 am

Hmmm, I don’t think you have an infection, if you do, it’s a really minor one. Typically tongue piercing infections are very painful and swell a lot. Plus the discharge would be more likely very dark sickly yellow or green. What it looks like to me is that your tongue is irritated.

I would guess the cause of this is what you’re using to clean it. Your aftercare instructions were incorrect. That’s one old school piercer I’ll tell you what. Diluted Listerine was recommended way back in the day when alcohol free mouth washes didn’t exist. As it stands now, alcohol free mouth wash is MUCH better for your piercing. Any alcohol is hell on a piercing, even diluted, it’s still there. And you really shouldn’t rinse frequently, only after you contaminate your mouth by eating, drinking anything but water, kissing, or “other” activities. Over cleaning is actually bad for your piercing.

It’ll probably be fine, just switch to nonalcoholic mouth wash and don’t rinse as often. Also, dairy isn’t really a factor. All dairy does is stimulate mucous production, it isn’t any more likely to give you an infection than any other food.

Written By crazzy_nascar_chick on March 22nd, 2012 @ 1:24 am

It’s actually good that that’s happening. It means it’s healing, and cleaning itself. Most of it is dead skin cells. As long as the discharged isn’t a green color, then you’re fine. This happens to 99 percent of people. Honestly, you’re fine. Oral piercings can take care of themselves, and its very rare to have an infection from a tongue piercing. So try not to worry about it. You should be eating normally by now though.

Written By hellosteph on March 22nd, 2012 @ 1:43 am

They use a hollow piercing needle for tongue rings. It looks like the strw you get with those cooler sun drinks. They pierce your tongue with the hollow needle, then put the starter (longer to allow room for swelling), and then seal it with the other ball. That yellow stuff is the bit of your tongue that was in the needle. It has to go somewhere.
When it happened to me (and it is gross) try using a toothpick or something to take it ll the way out. It is normal and disgusting, but you’ll be fine.
Hope that helped.

Written By insanity on March 22nd, 2012 @ 2:21 am

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