Hello,

Keep the area clean and dry. Please apply Neosporin or Bacitracin ointment over the area and apply a bandaid over it.

Motrin 500 mg taken twice daily after food for 5 days will decrease the pain and inflammation.

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Hello,

If it doesn't bother you when you leave it alone, then the infection cannot be very deep or very serious. Hydrogen peroxide is used in open wounds or infected points where there is pus which needs to be removed. It will not be absorbed through the skin. Ointments like Neosporin are absorbed through the skin and can act on somewhat deeper infections. You can apply the ointment inside the bellybutton as deep as you can and leave it to be absorbed.

Motrin 500mg twice daily will also help to decrease the inflammation. Once the inflammtion decreases, your natural body immunity should be able to handle the infection.

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Hello,

It is difficult to say exactly why the infection occurred. But it is possible some germs were picked while swimming or at any other time when the bellybutton was exposed.

You can use the q-tip to put in the neosporin in - but you will have to gentle and careful not to pushe it too inside. And it will be better to use an ointment reather tahn neosporin powder.

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