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KandiRaynee posted:
Hi, um, I'm scared because I got my nose pierced with a gun (the kind where the earring is "shot" into the nose) two months ago (thankfully it's healing properly) and the lady whom did it did not use gloves, but she did soak the new earring in alcohol and ckeaned the area with alcohol as well. (was this a risk of exposure?)

Also, I went back to her to clean my piercing a few times right after I got it done because my nose was really swollen and so without gloves, she pushed the nose stud up and cleaned it for me. If she had a fresh open wound could I have gotten HIV in this scenario because the piercing was new and fresh. Also sometimes I touched my piercing with dirty fingers (I know very immature but I was very excited about it) and so if I came into contact with positive fluids (unknowingly or a small trace of them) and touched my piercing, can I become infected.

Also I went to the beach yesterday is my piercing still at risk of becoming infected; how long is it considered an open wound?
1 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Scared of Possible HIV ExposureHi, um, I'm scared because I got my nose pierced with a gun (the kind where the earring is "shot" into the nose) two months ago (thankfully it's healing properly) and the lady whom did it did not use gloves, but she did soak the new earring in alcohol and ckeaned the area with alcohol as well. (was this a risk of exposure?) <br><br>Also, I went back to her to clean my piercing a few times right after I got it done because my nose was really swollen and so without gloves, she pushed the nose stud up and cleaned it for me. If she had a fresh open wound could I have gotten HIV in this scenario because the piercing was new and fresh. Also sometimes I touched my piercing with dirty fingers (I know very immature but I was very excited about it) and so if I came into contact with positive fluids (unknowingly or a small trace of them) and touched my piercing, can I become infected. <br><br>Also I went to the beach yesterday is my piercing still at risk of becoming infected; how long is it considered an open wound?
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georgiagail responded:
NONE of this is a risk for HIV transmission.

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Report This| Share this:Scared of Possible HIV ExposureNONE of this is a risk for HIV transmission.<br /> <br />Gail
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