The key to preventing eyebrow scars is preventing infections.Good care and hygiene can keep your eyebrow piercing free from infections.If your piercing grows out because your body rejects it, you need to keep good care and hygiene practices up.
Step 1: A quality piercer is something to choose.
A trained professional should be doing eyebrow piercings.They should know how to pierce, be knowledgeable about the industry, and work in a sterile environment.You should be able to ask them any questions you have about the piercing.If the piercer is certified by the state, you can check to see if the piercing facility is licensed.There are different guidelines for piercing certification in each state.
Step 2: Choose a piercing that is non-allergenic.
If you have a reaction to your piercing, you could experience swelling and redness.If you want to avoid this reaction, make sure the piercing you choose is labeled.There are options for surgical steel, titanium, niobium, and 14- or 18-karat gold.
Step 3: Do not touch your piercing with your hands.
Infections can be caused by Germs andbacteria from your hands.Warm water and soap can be used to scrub.
Step 4: Don't play with piercings.
The main cause of infections is dirty hands.You don't want to fiddle with your eyebrow.
Step 5: Dust, dirt and cigarette smoke can be near your face.
If your piercing gets contaminated, it will be harder for it to heal.Smoking will slow the healing process.
Step 6: Products that may cause irritation to the piercing are not recommended.
During the first six to eight weeks after your piercing is healed, don't use makeup or lotion.Don't use any product on your piercing.Hair products, gels, creams and dyes are products to avoid.
Step 7: During the healing process don't cover your piercing.
Your piercing needs to breathe.During the first six to eight weeks of healing, do not cover it with hair or a bandage.
Step 8: Don't go near the water.
Swimming pools, hot tub, lakes, rivers, streams, oceans, and other bodies of water all harbor germs that can be passed on to your new piercing.Don't swim until your piercing heals.Otherwise, it could get sick.
Step 9: Do not sleep on a piercing.
Skin tearing can be caused by your piercing getting caught on your bedding.It will be harder for your skin to heal if this happens.
Step 10: It's a good idea to clean your piercing with a soap in the shower.
A neutral pH liquid soap won't irritate your piercing.Before applying soap to your piercing, allow it to soak in the shower water for a few minutes.Use soap to remove dirt from your piercing.When scrubbing with soap, be careful not to pick at or pull your scabs off.Allow them to fall off on their own.Hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol on a new piercing can cause irritation to your skin.Bacitracin and other over the counter drugs should not be used by a doctor.
Step 11: To prevent infections, use an antiseptic.
After you get out of the shower, use a cotton ball to clean your piercing.You can get an antiseptic solution from your piercer.Eliminating germs is one of the reasons antiseptic solutions help prevent infections.
Step 12: Warm water and antiseptic should be applied to your piercing before sleep.
It is important to clean your piercing before you go to sleep.Clean your piercing by soaking a cotton ball in warm water.You can wipe your piercing clean by soaking a second cotton ball in antiseptic.The piercing needs to be dry.
Step 13: If you have a piercing, you should clean it with a solution once or twice a day.
The solution should be applied as necessary.If you accidentally fiddle with your piercing, use the salt water mixture to clean it.If you want to add salt to the water, stir vigorously.The cotton ball should be partially soaked before being put into the salt water mixture.If you want to clean your piercing, apply the wet side of the cotton ball.
Step 14: After the first two weeks, it's a good idea to clean your piercing less frequently.
You can clean your piercing less often after the first two weeks.Every time you take a shower, use liquid soap to clean your piercing.When your piercing gets dirty in between showers, use the salt water mixture.
Step 15: The eyebrow piercings grow out.
Eyebrow piercings can be rejected by your body.piercings on flat skin will eventually migrate to the skin's surface.An eyebrow piercing can last anywhere from a few months to a couple of years.
Step 16: As soon as you notice your hole is moving, take your piercing off.
It's important to get rid of your eyebrow jewelry as soon as possible.If the skin between your piercing is thin, red, or peeling, it is time to remove your jewelry.Contact your piercer to have it removed.
Step 17: Every day, wash the piercing area.
Now that the hole is closing, you should use the antibacterial soap you used to clean your piercing.After washing, make sure soap isn't left behind.
Step 18: If you have a piercing, use a compress.
Provide extra care to a piercing.Use a warm compress to wash away the pus.If the infection doesn't clear in a few days, contact your doctor.
Step 19: Use products that won't irritate the closing hole.
Makeup, gels, creams, lotions, dyes and hair products should not be used in the area.
Step 20: Drink a lot.
You can keep your skin healthy by drinking water, taking vitamins and eating right.
Step 21: The hole needs to be properly closed.
Your skin color will return to normal after the piercing has closed.A piercing hole can take up to two months to fully close.If you don't know if the hole has closed, you can check with a doctor or piercer.
Step 22: Anti-scarring cream can be applied.
For one month, apply anti-scarring cream after the piercing hole has fully closed.Follow the directions on the label.For six weeks, some creams need to be used.