More problems with my tragus...please help!?

Question

Ok, so i thought i was starting to get a keloid a few days ago. so then because im an idiot and i can never leave anything alone, i was wiping it with a q-tip and it kinda started bleeding. i think i might have ripped the skin off. So for a few days i put a little tea tree oil on the bump, and now my ear kinda has a little bit of discharge comming out of it. im thinking maybe the tea tree oil irritated it, i dont kno. anyways, my ear got infected when i first had it pierced, and im thinking maybe its getting infected again, but i dont want to go to the doctor again. will sea salt soaks and cleaning with with dial soap most likely make it go away?

Answer 1

don't worry, the same thing happened to me too, the discharge is normal, i don't wanna freak you out or anything, but it will probably get bigger, but that's ok.  Your doing fine the way you are, keep using the tea tree oil, but use the sea salt soak and forget the dial soap.

email me or something if it gets worse, if you show me a pic i can probably tell you more about it

Answer 2

Yea, try seasalts.

I have EXACT same problem right now, and I was told to buy some "aspirin", squish one up with a spoon, add a little tiny bit of water and make a paste out of it.  Use a q-tip to cover both sides of your piercing, and then let it dry, go to sleep, and leave it on overnight.

Do that every couple nights.

I had a keloid on each side, and both sides are better after doing that a few times.