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My earring hole is red, swollen, and is crusty as well. What should I do? (Photo)

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echang19000Nov 21, 2016

One day I had my earring in and my ear started to hurt so I took out the earring to take a look. It looks like my ear lobe tore a little bit but not a lot. My earlobe tore on my other ear but my plastic surgeon told me to let it heal because it was only a minor tear. When I took the earring out there was a white crust or something around the whole. I haven't really done anything to my ear since, I have just cleaned it with alcohol. What should I do?

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You are an excellent candidate for this procedure. Because it can be performed in an office setting under local anesthesia, the cost should be fairly reasonable. Pain is minimal and healing is fairly rapid.

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