Understanding these causes can help demystify the experience and indicate when it might be time to seek professional advice If your discharge is light in color and not accompanied by pain, redness, warmth or swelling, it is probably not infected, shah said. One common reason is the body's natural healing process.
Update: so I've been cleaning it like 4x a day, but it has gotten even
But what causes the clear liquid, and should you be alarmed
Is clear liquid oozing from your ear piercing a sign of an infection
I suspect my new lobe piercing (2 months) is infected, it is leaking a clear fluid and the surrounding skin is slightly reddish Does anyone have any advice on how to care for it? Is your old ear piercing leaking clear fluid Get clear answers on why this happens, when to worry, and how to properly care for your piercing.
My left ear has been leaking clear sticky fluid for the past several months, it has liquid in it in the morning, and is often itchy It seems to have bad episodes in two week increments, stress may play a part, and will begin to crust painfully and cause the left side of my neck and face to get bumps, some that ooze a little. What does an infected ear piercing look like Typical signs of an infected earring hole include redness, swelling, and tenderness around the lobe
Tears or lacerations can also accompany an earing hole infection as it grows or as symptoms accumulate
In more severe cases, fluid drainage, crusting, and fever can also present. This is lymph fluid, and it is a part of the healing process. You might even see some white or clear fluid from the piercing — this is lymph fluid, not pus Wexler adds that this is normal and may be noticeable for several days after your piercing
If it persists past a few days it's good to rule out an allergy to the jewelry Can i be allergic to my piercing? Why does my ear piercing have yellow fluid In fact, ears sometimes secrete a white to yellow thin liquid while healing from a piercing, and sebum from your oil glands can also collect on your piercings
