eyebrow piercing rejection?

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Saturday May 10th, 2008 @ 8:28 PM

Filed under: Eyebrow/Bridge

ive had my eyebrow piercing for 4 months now.i think it still hasnt healed, the first jewelery i had was a 16 gauge (3/8)barbell. after two and a half months from getting the piercing i changed the jewlery to a titanium barbell which was a 16 gauge but a 5/16 it was kind of tight. i let it sit their for like a month or 2 then recently i took it off and put the first one i had back on and now i noticed that the bar is hanging from the bottom a little, it wasnt like this when i first got it. also when i press on my skin between the two beads i feel a little pain, is this part of the healing process or is it rejection or migration maybe? i clean my piercing and disinfect it everyday since i got it and 1 month ago i just started putting salt water on it, so if u can please answer me as soon as possible i would really appreciate it. thanks

I wish I knew if you were wearing a straight barbell or a curved barbell.

If you are wearing a straight barbell, I would say chances are very good your piercing is rejecting. The pressure put on the flat, often-tight tissue of an eyebrow, often leads to rejection. A curved barbell is a better option. Having said that, eyebrow piercings done with curved barbells still reject sometimes.

Without seeing your piercing, there is no way to say for sure if it is rejecting or not. However, rejection with eyebrow piercings…especially ones that are subject to a lot of irritation/abuse while they are healing…isn’t unheard of.

Your best option is to go visit a piercer you trust and get their assessment of the situation. Unfortunately, this is one of those situation where someone who can see will be much better-suited for figuring out what the problem is.

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