A woman has revealed the terrifying moment she ended up in hospital after getting her ear pierced.
Gabriela Lacerda, 21, chose to get the ‘inner conch’ done – located directly in the middle of the ear – after seeing others sporting similar styles online.
Little did she know the pain that would follow.
Just days afterwards, the student was rushed to hospital with her ear swollen, bright red and leaking puss.
She later shared the ordeal on TikTok, (@laacerda_gabi), where the video has, so far gathered over 253,000 views.
“I arrived at the studio, waited for them to call me and lay down on the stretcher,” Gabriela, from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, told NeedToKnow.co.uk.
“The professional performed the procedure and I was out in minutes.
“However, about three days later I started having problems.
“I went straight to the hospital where they told me I needed surgery.
“They had to drain the abscess to remove the purulent secretion.
“It was the worst pain of my life!
“But I remained firm and didn’t think the worst, I was being accompanied by great professionals.”
Purulent drainage is a thick, milky white discharge indicating an unhealthy wound or infection.
In the clip, Gabriella can be seen lying on the piercing table as she has her ear punctured.
She then shows pictures and videos of the days following, where she can be seen crying in pain.
Slowly, her ear gets redder and swollen, and puss starts to gather.
There are then pictures and videos of her in hospital, with a bandage wrapped around her face to keep her ear clean.
In the last clip, she pulls cotton out of her ear and reveals it is now clean, healed and stitched up.
The post has gained 20,600 likes and 800 comments from followers.
Marya added: “I got one and spent 30 days taking antibiotics.”
Janna commented: “I drilled two holes in the conch in the pandemic.”
“My conch took almost two years to heal,” added Marina.
“Similar happened to me, I just didn’t need surgery, good recovery for you,” Jany added
Gabriela, who got her conch in September this year, is now fully recovered and doesn’t plan on getting more piercings anytime soon.
She added: “I stayed in the hospital for three days until I stopped feeling pain completely and was discharged.
“I have to take antibiotics for the next 10 days and have my ears cleaned daily.”
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