I peirced my lip myself. is it infected?

Question

i peirced my lip with a steril sharp earing u use to peirce ears. i change the stud and i think that the stud wasnt long enough. my lip went numb and swelld up on the third day. i kept ie clean. i rinsed my mouth out w alcohal free mouth wash and cleand the out side w/ warm water. i took it out because i thought it was infected and now the back of my lip is hard. is all of that normal because i would really like to wear my li0p ring?

Answer 1

it could be scar tissue. cuz i took mine out and theres scar tissue and its like a hard bump. if so its prefectly normal ad should go down. my piercing swelled up on the third or second day too. you should by peircing anitiseptic.

Answer 2

LOL...wow that's funny. Finally a person learned the hard way when they pierced themselves!

More than likely it IS infected. You could try going to a tattoo place but in most cases theyll just tell you to go to the doctor because it's your fault and because they didnt' peirce it.

Next time get it done PROFFESSIONAL.

Answer 3

that's pretty infected, if i were you i'd take an Advil and go to the doctors and get some cream for that could do some permanent damage.  

Answer 4

you scared me about about to pierce my lip bt now im scared :O

oo go ask a professianl or doctor wats wrong with it

Answer 5

OMG, its amazing that people havent learned that piecing themselves makes them look REALLY REALLY moronic. Go to a professional if you want it done that bad. Not only can piercing yourself (especially in oral regions) lead to infection, but it can cause a lot of damage. And besides, when you pierce yourself, its obvious. And it looks trashy

Answer 6

thats not normal at all

u need to see a doctor asap... sounds pretty infected and nasty to me

Answer 7

go to the tatoo parlor/piercer person and ask them.

you really shouldnt be putting more holes in your head - you could do some damage.

Answer 8

Probably scar tissue..

if theres green pus coming out, then go to the doctor.

just an fyi, you probably shouldnt EVER pierce your own lip again with a stud. seriously. dont use a stud, at least use a sterile 14g needle and a sterile captive bead ring.