Eyebrow piercing: the surface piercing with a rejection problem

Eyebrow piercings sit through the thin flap of skin along the brow ridge. They're technically surface piercings, which means they have a meaningfully higher rejection rate than most other facial piercings.

Surface piercings live in a thin layer of skin without much depth to anchor in. Your body slowly treats the jewelry as a foreign object and pushes it toward the surface. Eventually it grows out, leaving a small linear scar. Estimated rejection rate: 30–40% over five years, even with great care.

Use a curved barbell, not a hoop — hoops put rotational pressure on the channel. Use implant-grade titanium. Don't sleep face down. Don't catch the jewelry on hats or hair.

The skin above the jewelry thins, the bar starts looking more visible through the skin, or the entry/exit holes drift apart. If you see migration, remove the piercing — leaving it in once it's migrating creates a longer scar.