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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/not_your_sister_ on 2025-08-07 12:41:30+00:00.

For backstory, I got my ears pierced for the first time around 2009. I haven’t had any trouble with those piercings. So more recently, I think in early 2024, I got my 2nd ear piercings on both sides, so just behind the first ones. They didn’t really get infected and healed well. A little more backstory, I was using box dye to colour my hair a couple of days ago, and took out all earrings to avoid infections. The fuck up happened about 20 minutes ago. I had cleaned my earrings and the piercings and knew I needed to put them all back in so they didn’t close up. First 3 earrings and holes went fine, no problem. Then came the second one on my right. I got the stud about halfway in when I figured I might have to re-pierce towards the back of the hole. So I used a bit more force to follow it through. The earring followed a path, I thought, so it would be fine. Of course, I was wrong. My ear suddenly started stinging more than it hurts when you’ve just gotten it pierced with a gun. My ear was suddenly quite inflamed and really red. I asked my dad to take a look at my ear and he informed me that the front was fine, but the back of the earring was coming out about 4mm away from the hole. Holy shit. I took it out right away and it has bled quite a lot.

TL;DR: I accidentally pierced my ear and now have a risk of infection.