Piercing rejection?

Question

Just wondering how long the rejection process takes and if anyone has any personal experience with what a rejecting piercing looked like for them... Thanks

Sorry to post it under tattoos was not sure where to put it really.

Answer 1

my body rejects piercings. my ears just never healed, but never actually "rejected". no scars or anything. my belly button took probably a month to reject. it looked like it was healing, but the piercing was actually getting pushed from my body. i ended up losing the piercing in the toilet one day! sat down, and heard clink! no pain, but i wasn't happy about my hubby's money going down the drain! but i can tattoo, so there's hope yet!

Answer 2

well if you have it still in its better if you go ahead and take it out. When it comes to body piercings, unfortunately, rejection and migration sometimes become an issue that can frustrate and even frighten the person experiencing it. I’ll admit, it’s not a pleasant thing to endure, but with knowledge and understanding also comes the ability to handle these situations without fear.
The first thing you need to know is what rejection and migration are. Some people tend to confuse the two or think that they are one in the same, but that is not actually the case. So, let’s take a look at the two words and define and distinguish them clearly.

Rejection
Simply put, rejection is a cause. Rejection happens when you place a foreign object in your body (i.e. body jewelry) and your body, for one reason or another, considers that foreign object a threat to your health and safety.


In order to protect itself, your body slowly fights the object by pushing it and healing the skin behind it to eventually force the object completely out through the skin.

Migration
Migration is the symptom. The process of the movement that slowly brings your body jewelry closer and closer to the skin’s surface is migration. If the jewelry is not removed, the process of rejection will cause it to migrate far enough to actually create a hole large enough for the jewelry to fall out on its own. Once this happens, the possibility of healing without scarring is very unlikely.

Piercings Most Likely to Reject/Migrate
Piercings that only break through a small amount of surface skin – aptly named surface piercings – are the most likely to become victim of rejection and migration. The less skin there is available to keep the piercing secure, the more chances there are that your body will find a way to push it out.

The most common surface piercings are navel (belly button) and eyebrow piercings. An experienced piercer must know how to pierce through enough flesh for a secure hold without causing tissue or nerve damage. However, even the best placed piercing can still reject if your body simply doesn’t want it there.

If You Notice Your Piercing Migrating
Once a piercing has begun to migrate, there really isn’t anything you can do to stop it. However, you can prevent it from becoming worse. As your piercing migrates, it is creating scar tissue and a hole that will be difficult to conceal if allowed to migrate to completion. The only thing you can do at this point is remove the jewelry (or have your piercer remove it, which would be best) and allow what is left of your piercing hole to heal completely.

Can You Re-Pierce?
Some fear that if their body rejected one piercing, it may or will reject all. This is not necessarily the case. If you desire to try your piercing again, try a different kind of jewelry material like niobium or titanium instead of stainless steel. Or try a larger gauge – very small gauges like 18 or 16 are much more likely to migrate than a 14 or 12. Or try a different location – somewhere that more tissue can be accessed to get a good, secure piercing to begin with. And most of all, be sure that a professional does your piercing to ensure that it is done correctly and follow their aftercare instructions.

Answer 3

You posted under the right category. A piercing rejection depends on the person. Some people can have a piercing reject really fast, my second lobe set did when I had them done years ago. But others can take forever and have to be removed by a doctor because infection sets in. Well generally rejection looks like an infection but there is no puss and gunk (addition) for long if it's just a rejection. If it is an infection the skin around will get worse but not the piercing itself as the puss builds in surrounding skin. It's your body trying to force the jewelry out of you. Lip piercings and ear peircings tend to try and push straight out, very painful depending on how you handle pain. But nose and other angled piercings can reject at odd angles and be less or more painful. Pain also depends on each person. My rejection was more painful than any piercing I've gotten.

Answer 4

The only piercing I've ever had that was rejected was the cartilage in my right ear. It started out just sore...so I assumed I'd slept wrong on it. But the next day it was all swollen and had puss coming out. I cleaned it but it still hurt so bad I ended up taking it out.

Answer 5

Location??? usually an excess in redness that doesn't go away after a week, any drainage from the sight especially white or yellow ( sign of infection) or swelling. it's time to take it out ... have you tried a mild peroxide swab to the area? if there is any excessive pain to that area with redness, and swelling then yes it's time to pull it out.......You don't' want to go septic. maybe it is the metal you have in the jewelry???? It could be a possibility

Answer 6

it really depends on the healing possibilites of the person. It can be a week or months.