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Sep 22, 2009, 09:15 PM
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Member Since: Mar 2009
Location: So Cal
Posts: 3,342
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Hi Indie 
I've had my nose ring for almost 3 years and have had this happen a few times. It should heal up nicely and be fine in a few days. Any time there is broken skin there is always a chance of infection...but if you can, don't touch it or play with it and wash you hands before you do touch it if you have to.
Go back to basics. If you have some sea salt, or even regular salt I would suggest doing some warm salt water soaks for 5-10 minutes twice a day for a few days. Do some daily face washes and avoid using anything like alcohol or hydrogen peroxide; these can impair the tissue healing. It's generally not necessary to put any type of ointments on it either.
If you notice that it becomes more red and inflamed over the next day or to, or it starts to get pus drainage, or if you start running a fever, you should check with you Doc. It may have some clear/yellow drainage and form some crust around it while it's healing. That's normal.
It should be fine in a couple days. 
If your new screw needs to be opened more, you can take it to any piercing shop and they should be able to open it more and they will typically do this for free. They could also help you put the new one in.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Take care 
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