My daughter had her ears pierced at the start of summer holidays and all was initially going well. She accidentally pushed a plastic back into her ear at the same time of getting the earring in as she had gold plated ones for day to day and plastic for PE days. This then made that hole wider and also she was a bit crusty both sides so I assumed the plated earrings were irritating her. She's had some bleeding and tenderness the crusty ears behind have resolved. Anyway finally got a doctors app and they have given antibiotics, but he told me I must remove the earrings. I have cleaned the earrings but haven't removed them because her hole would close and I feel it's not a serious enough infection to remove and with cleaning, antiseptic cream and antibiotics it should resolve and also changing to solid gold from plated or plastic. Has anyone got any experience of this? I'm currently not sure I'm doing the right thing, I did tell the doctor I wouldn't remove I would give it a few days before I considered doing that.