If the piercing appears to be migrating toward the surface, take the following steps:
- Remove the jewelry and contact the piercer. Keeping the jewelry in increases the chances of scarring. …
- Ask the piercer about using a different piece of jewelry. …
- Do not try to treat the rejection at home with bandages or coverings.
Keeping this in view, what causes a piercing to migrate?
Pressure, especially the pressure caused by improperly performed surface, navel, and eyebrow piercings often leads to migration. … This type of migration is sometimes accompanied by rejection due to improper drainage due to the length of piercing, as dead tissue builds up in the healing fistula.
Regarding this, can a healed piercing migrate? A piercing can be completely healed for many years and if your body decides it’s time or the piercing to go than it will begin the process of migrating it out of the body. Even a well-established and healed piercing can reject.
Similarly, how do you know if your body is rejecting a piercing?
Symptoms of piercing rejection
- The jewelry has noticeably moved from its original place.
- The amount of tissue between the entrance and exit holes gets thinner (there should be at least a quarter inch of tissue between holes).
- The entrance and exit holes increase in size.
- The jewelry starts to hang or droop differently.
