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Originally Posted by JStrider
sounds like you had an abcess...
they can happen when you have an infected piercing and you take it out... then the skin closes up trapping the infection inside...
its really pretty bad that more doctors aren't more piercing knowledgable... usually the first thing they tell you to do is to take out the infected piercing... when its better to keep the jewelry in to allow it to drain properly...
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The reason they tell you to take it out is
a) It's a foreign body
b) It allows a portal of entry for microorganisms
All doctors know about placing drains, but you can't leave a drain in forever.
I'd be interested to see the basis for your statement about leaving it in.