I have a helix and a conch , both around 3-4 years old that have a very persistent bump on them. I went to the doctors a year ago about it and was prescribed tropical Bactroban (after saying no to oral antibiotics because I have Emetophobia and am very scared about side effects) and it helped a little bit but not fully.

For context, I had skipped downsizing both of them because there are no piercing places close by and also forgetfulness. I had issues with getting them caught in my hair and accidentally sleeping on them (since I sleep on my sides, move around a lot, and I’m a very heavy sleeper) which I know is bad for healing piercings. I had always kept up with washing with saline 2 times a day and even after leaving it alone for god knows how long, nothing had worked. I did suspect allergies so I switched them both to titanium externally threaded (I think but not much improvement. I did end up taking my conch out because it was too painful. I also have been getting off and on infections in my lobes (3 piercings each side)

I had accepted the fact that it is probably keloids and would need it to be surgically removed. 

At least until this week.   
My mum had gotten a forward helix the same time I got my conch pierced and she had the same issues as me and it even looked pretty much the same. She had been put on antibiotics for an unrelated infection and she noticed that her piercing had almost completely cleared up from it.

I was wondering if you guys have had a similar experience and have needed antibiotics for piercing bumps and if it helped at all.

Also on an unrelated note I got my industrial pierced today lmao

What antibiotics helped your piercing infection