During the healing phase, there will always be the production of either a clear liquid or white stuff that looks like mucus. If anything, the white stuff is a natural part of the healing process, and it signals that your body is cleansing the piercing.
Likewise, people ask, when I squeeze my nipple piercing pus comes out?
A common side effect of nipple piercing is an infection. … If pus is coming from the piercing, it is a clear sign that there is an infection. Other signs of infection are subtler. The skin around the piercing may become red and irritated.
Beside above, what does an infected piercing look like?
Your piercing might be infected if: the area around it is swollen, painful, hot, very red or dark (depending on your skin colour) there’s blood or pus coming out of it – pus can be white, green or yellow. you feel hot or shivery or generally unwell.
How do you get rid of pus bumps on nipple piercings?
How to treat an infected nipple piercing
- Clean the area. Wash your hands, then gently clean and dry the area around your piercing. …
- Use a warm compress or sea salt soak. …
- Avoid using over-the-counter (OTC) antibiotic creams or ointments. …
- Good Aftercare.
Why is there yellow stuff coming out of my nipple?
This discharge of fluid from a normal breast is referred to as ‘physiological discharge’. This discharge is usually yellow, milky, or green in appearance, it does not happen spontaneously, and it can often be seen to be coming from more than one duct. Physiological nipple discharge is no cause for concern.
