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Ear piercing infection
Hello doc I got an inner Conch piercing and would like to know can I clean it with plain warm water?
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Dr. Gladson Guddappa Uchil
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No, don't use water, use vinegar instead. The sebaceous secretions in the concha are predominantly waxy which dissolve better in the acetic acid in vinegar.
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