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An eyebrow piercing is a type of body piercing done through the eyebrow, usually vertically. Eyebrow piercings are relatively common facial piercings. They may be pierced anywhere along the eyebrow from directly above the eye to the edge of the eyebrow.

Eyebrow piercings are a type of surface piercing and share the risk of migration and aftercare issues that all surface piercings have. Usually they take 6-8 weeks to heal, but they are easily irritated, often by casual contact on the part of the bearer, which can lead to much longer healing times or migration. Makeup or other beauty products that are applied to the face can also irritate the piercing or cause it to become infected.

Jewelry

Barbells, curved barbells and captive bead rings are all common jewelery types worn in eyebrow piercings. All of these jewelry types put varying degrees of pressure on the piercing, which can cause irritation or migration over time, especially in fresh piercings. Unlike many other surface piercings, surface bars or other appropriate jewelry is not always used in the initial piercing, and the use of more commonly available body piercing jewelery often creates an unnecessarily large risk of migration or rejection in eyebrow piercings.

Placement

“The usual place to pierce the eyebrow is at a 35 degree angle from the outside corner of the eye (see illustration on front cover), however, it may be pierced anywhere along the eyebrow from directly above the eye, to the edge of the eyebrow. The eyebrow should never be pierced further in than directly above the eye, because of the presence of the three major Supra-Orbital nerves, piercing one of these nerves can cause permanent damage.

The piercing is usually done at an angle to make the ring sit better, if the piercing is done vertically it sits directly outward and has a greater likelihood of migration (see migration). There is a variation of eyebrow piercings invented by “Angel Binnie” a famous American piercer, this piercing is done horizontally just under the eyebrow so that the ring hangs downwards.”

Healing

The piercing will take approximately 6-8 weeks to heal,[[2]] some people may take longer though, the better you care for the piercing the quicker it will heal, and the less problems you will have. Eyebrow piercings can sometimes be very problematic, this is for several reasons, the skin where the piercing is done is quite thin, and contains a lot of hair follicles and doesn’t have much tissue underneath to give it strength. Eyebrows are there to prevent any dirt from falling into the eyes, and therefore the dirt gets into the wound. The piercing gets knocked around a lot when you sleep, and movement hampers the healing process.

Migration

Migration means the movement of the jewelry out of the skin, in the same way that the body forces out a foreign object like a splinter, it can cause the jewelry to migrate. The amount of skin taken by the initial piercing will decrease until the jewelry eventually grows out altogether. It doesn’t matter how well the piercing is done initially, migration can still occur. If you are really concerned about migration, it’s best to get the piercing done with a barbell.

Infection

Because of the dirt which gets into eyebrow piercings, movement, and the amount of hair follicles near the wound, eyebrow piercings are prone to infections. You must be diligent with cleaning to prevent infections, however if an infection does occur it can turn nasty very quickly. Because there is no tissue under the skin of the eyebrow, the infection can quickly turn into a large cyst. The area of the piercing can become very red and tender and there can be a large amount of discharge from the wound.

If an infection occurs, consult a medical professional. The easiest method to remove infection from the wound is the application of a hot compress. Get a clean hand towel or paper towel and hold it under very hot running water, test the heat of the compress so that you can just bear the heat on the wound. Be careful not to apply it when it’s too hot as this can result in a bad burn.

Hold the hot compress on the wound until you feel the heat dissipate altogether, remove the compress and gently bathe the wound with warm, salty water. Don’t squeeze the piercing to remove any infection, just apply very gentle pressure with a clean tissue, repeat the hot compress a couple of more times until all residue is removed from the wound.

Follow this process twice a day until the wound settles down, if this doesn’t alleviate the infection you will have to see a doctor for antibiotics. The doctor may tell you to remove the ring, don’t do this as the jewelry allows any exudate to come out of the wound, if you remove it there will be no way of allowing the pus out of the wound. If antibiotics fail to stop the infection you have no choice but to remove the ring, however in my experience this is very rare.

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