Can you stop your body from rejecting a piercing?

Can you stop your body from rejecting a piercing?

It can be frustrating when your body rejects a piercing, but there's no danger other than scarring. The best thing to do is prevent the jewelry from pushing itself through the skin's surface. If the jewelry cracks open your skin's surface, it will cause more damage, which means more scar tissue.

What piercings are most likely to reject?

The most common body piercings that reject are navel piercings and eyebrow piercings. The surface piercings most likely to reject are those that reside more closely to the skin's surface such as the sternum or nape (back of the neck) and Madison piercings.

Why did my body reject my piercing?

Rejection usually happens in the weeks and months following a new piercing, but it can also happen years, even decades, later. If you bump your old piercing in an odd way or have an infection that kicks your immune system into overdrive, you might suddenly see signs of migration and rejection.

How do you know when a piercing has healed?

Embedding occurs as a result of your body allowing the skin to grow over the top of a piercing. It happens because your body tries to absorb the piercing in order to "kill" it to defend you from infection. It is a small but unpredicatable risk and can cause serious complications.

Can a piercing reject after 3 years?

Rejection usually happens in the weeks and months following a new piercing, but it can also happen years, even decades, later. If you bump your old piercing in an odd way or have an infection that kicks your immune system into overdrive, you might suddenly see signs of migration and rejection.