Nose piercing infections have similar symptoms to other piercing infections, including inflammation, redness, warmth, and pus. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream through piercings, making it harder for wounds to heal. Hygiene is important to prevent infection, and a fever could indicate an emergency. Nose piercings take longer to heal due to cartilage, but are not more dangerous than other piercings.
The symptoms of a nose piercing infection are not much different from any other piercing infection. The area around the hole often becomes inflamed, the skin may become red, and the infected flesh may become warmer than the rest of the body. If it’s severe enough, the wound will generally produce a discharge of pus. Sometimes the infection can progress, leading the person to develop a fever. For some people there is also swelling with an infected piercing and they may even develop a lump called an abscess near where they were pierced.
Piercings can make it easier for bacteria to enter a person’s bloodstream, and when this happens, it makes it difficult for wounds to heal. Sometimes the body can fight off bacteria quite easily, but not always, especially if the bacteria settles inside an open wound. When people pierce themselves, the general idea is to keep the wound open long enough for it to heal around the jewelry, leaving a perfect hole. This makes it harder for the body to fight off the bacteria and makes infection more likely than it would be with a normal lesion of a similar size.
There is also the question of hygiene around the piercing. Sometimes a nose piercing infection can happen much more easily if a person doesn’t take extra care to keep their nose ring very clean. When the nose ring is removed, it can easily become contaminated with bacteria, making an infection more likely. For this reason, piercers and medical professionals usually spend a lot of effort educating their patients about piercing hygiene.
If the symptoms of the infection progress to the point where a fever has developed, it could be considered an emergency. With any infected wound, there is always the possibility of blood poisoning, which is very serious and could even be fatal if left untreated. In most cases, people are able to deal with a pierced nose infection on their own. Usually people just keep using the antiseptic and cleaning around the wound until the infection clears up.
After a piercing, the nose can take a little longer to heal than with other piercings, in part because the hole goes through the cartilage. This could potentially increase the chances of the wound becoming infected because it will stay open longer. In terms of severity, nose piercing infections are generally not considered to be any more dangerous than other piercing infections.
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