Think of piercing and the first thing that comes to your mind would be piercing
your eyebrow. The popularity of eyebrow piercings are increasing day by day as
many piercing enthusiasts are getting their eyebrow pierced. Eyebrow piercing is
a relatively modern type of body piercings. The eyebrow emerged as popular item
in 1990s. This popularity is despite the fact that it is a notoriously problematic
piercing. The truth is that it is actually a surface piercing. Surface piercing
means a placement of permanent jewelry in a part of the body that does not really
have a skin fold.
An eyebrow piercing is a type of body piercing which is usually done through the
eyebrow. Most of the time the piercing is done vertically. Eyebrow piercings are
quite common among body piercing fans. The eyebrow piercing is usually pierced
anywhere along the eyebrow. The location can vary from directly above the eye to
the edge of the eyebrow.
Eyebrow piercings can be categorized onto the type of surface piercing. They also
share the risk of migration and aftercare problems that all surface piercings usually
have to face. Usually they take 6-8 weeks to heal but in some cases it may take
longer time. The piercings are easily irritated usually by casual contact on the
part of the bearer. Regular contact can lead to much longer healing times or even
migration. Any Makeup or other beauty products that are applied to the face also
carry a possibility of irritating the piercing or cause it to become infected.
If you have an eyebrow that is heavier or the thickness of tissue under the brow
line is then there is a very high possibility that the healing of the piercing
will be successful as well as rapid. If you have a flat brow then there is a huge
possibility that tension would be created across the pierced area. This will lend
the healing piercing a very high tendency to rejection. This phase is sometimes
called 'healing out,'. This is when the body pushes the jewelry towards the surface
of the body as if it were attempting to push away the jewelry. Mostly it is seen
that in cases of rejection, the piercing is highly irritated and painful. Moreover
in some cases removing piercings results in extreme and immediate reverse and negative
symptoms. The basic way to act to this situation is if you think your body is telling
you that you should not have a certain piercing, your body is probably right and
you should take it out.
It is not a good practice to perform 'freehand' piercing with a proper piercing
needle. Extreme care should be done by a trained body piercer. Moreover it would
be better that you always avoid ear piercing guns. The proper location of the piercing
is to be decided on the basis of line varies and varies with the brow anatomy and
aesthetic preferences. The depth of the piercing in your facial muscles also varies
from person to person so it is suggested that you consult your body piercer regarding
it. Also do not forget about your eyeglasses or sun glasses, and make a note of
the placement and size of your jewelry so that it doesn't conflict physically or
visually with them. If you are a woman who plucks or waxes her brows then it is
suggested that you have your brows done before getting a new eyebrow piercing.
If you are wearing an eyebrow barbell or eyebrow banana then the placement of the
pierce and its depth will vary too.
The latest fashion among the eyebrow piercings include Jewelry options include tiny
eyebrow barbells, eyebrow bananas or rings. These are available in a variety of materials,
colours, shapes and sizes. Select the jewelry which does not seem seems to stress
skin surface and the angle of the new piercing. If you wouldn