Eyebrow piercing
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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.
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[edit] Anti-Eyebrow Piercings
Anti-eyebrow piercings are a variant of the standard eyebrow piercings, with the placement of the jewellery being along the lower orbit of the eye, at the top of the cheekbones. These are a more traditional surface piercing and carry much higher rates of migration and rejection than the standard eyebrow piercing, due to the lack of excess skin in the area to relieve the pressure of the piercing. Usually custom shaped jewellery is used in these piercings, due to the unusual placement and the risk of migration.
[edit] Jewellery
Barbells, curved barbells and captive bead rings are all common jewellery types worn in eyebrow piercings. All of these jewellery 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 jewellery is not always used in the initial piercing, and the use of more commonly available body piercing jewellery often creates an unnecessarily large risk of migration or rejection in eyebrow piercings.
[edit] History and Culture
Eyebrow piercings are of contemporary origin, like most surface piercings. They are relatively common piercings, being socially accepted in a way similar to navel and nose piercings. Anti-eyebrow piercings are relatively uncommon piercings.
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| Earlobes and helix | Stretching (body piercing) | Tragus | Antitragus | Daith | Conch | Rook | Industrial | |
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| Corset | Hand web | Madison | Navel | Nipple | Nape | Surface | |
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| Female genital piercings | |
| Christina | Clitoris | Clitoral hood | Triangle | Fourchette | Isabella | Labia | Nefertiti | Princess Albertina | |
