I got the bottom of my belly button pierced in June. It was healed but just recently I noticed a hard bump under my skin right next to it. Yellow puss and some blood come out, is this an abscess and is there something I should do while I wait for my next doctors appointment?
Hi, welcome to Chat Doctor forum. Your description points towards an abscess. It needs incision and Chat Doctor. Then only, antibiotics can act. If you have a delay for your appointment, you apply osmotic agents like magnesium sulfate paste, and start antibiotics and analgesics(I usually gives amoxicillin+oxacillin to my patients), gently express out any pus, and keep the area clean. Hope you will find this information useful. Thank you.