Dear Doctor: A few weeks after I got my ears pierced, my right ear lobe hurt a lot and got really itchy. It’s OK now, but my mom says that means it got infected. What do you think went wrong? I’m getting another piercing, and I don’t want to get another infection.
Dear Reader: We tend to focus on the jewelry that a piercing is going to display, but it’s also important to remember that you’re starti…
