The use of lidocaine with and without.

Bactroban cream for ear piercing infection. With proper care, most will clear up in 1 to 2 weeks. Bactroban cream is for use on the skin (topical). Minor pierced ear infections can be treated at home.

Mupirocin is just one antibiotic ointment that may help prevent infection or help healing if a wound germs are sensitive to that medicine. A new piercing is an open wound that. In our experience, bactroban (otc, must be requested from pharmacist) is the most effective.

If this medicine gets in your eyes, nose, or mouth, rinse with water. Wash your hands before and after applying bactroban. Do not get bactroban cream in your eyes, nose, mouth, or vagina (mucosal surfaces).

If you touch or clean your piercing, make sure you wash your hands. Wash your hands before touching or cleaning your piercing. Sometimes the piercing oozes blood or white, yellow or greenish pus.

In general, however the healing is occuing inside ot the wound away from the ointment. An infected ear piercing may be red, swollen, sore, warm, itchy or tender. Would not use antibiotics for a piercing infection;

Clean the infected area with a saline solution. Clean around the piercing with a saltwater rinse. The earlobes are fleshy and fatty, with.