Helix piercing help?

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I got my helix pierced last Wednesday at a local piercing shop, with a needle.
(It's the top one, in the cartilage) I talked with a friend who had her nose pierced in the same shop, and she told me her nose had become infected because the needle had some kind of rare bacteria on it when the guy pierced her. Which sounded weird to me because everything was sterilized and clean. So here is my question : how long after being pierced does a piercing get infected because of the needle? I know it can get infected for months during the healing process (which is up to 1 year for mine) but that would be because of other factors. But the needle? How long does it take your ear to react to an infected needle?
Thanks for any help :)
Helix piercing help?


Helix piercing help?
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