<human>: Hello, I ve recently had my ear lobes pierced and have been using a cleaning agent from a friend who is portugese as she said it worked well and avoided her of any infections, when cleaning my lobes tonight for a long period of time my lobe turned white but isn t sore it s just warm and can not be picked off, do you have any idea what may of happen? I would check the ingredients of the agent but it s in Portuguese
<bot>: Thanks for asking in Chat Doctor forum In short: Stop using unknown medication and go to doctorExplanation: After you get your ear lobe pierced, usually to prevent infection you just have to take antibiotics for 3-5 days with local antiseptic ointments. And also the instruments should be sterile.  It is dangerous to use unknown medication. I think you may be using local anesthetic for pain with a Chat Doctor.  So, stop using your own medication and meanwhile you can apply point tobramycin/mupirocin locally for relief.  And further, you can clean with water only no need of any medication for that. You can contact your local doctor for proper physical assessment as it is difficult to diagnose without seeing.  Good luck