An infection that occurs as a result of a piercing may be accompanied by a fever.
A sideburn piercing is a piercing on the side of the face, usually vertical or at an angle, near where the sideburns sit along the hairline. When placed through the bump on the inner edge of the ear, known as the tragus, the piercing is known as a vertical tragus piercing. Depending on how close to the ear the piercing is placed, a sideburn piercing may be more accurately called an ear piercing rather than a face piercing, but some people pierce it further from the ear and deeper into the face. facial skin.
Warm salt water can be used to clean an infected piercing.
Sideburn piercing carries a risk of infection like all other piercings, but can also be subject to problems such as rejection and migration of the piercing. If the piercing does not go through the tragus of the ear, it is considered a superficial piercing, in which the piercing goes through a flat area of skin instead of a bulge or flap like most piercings, such as the standard lobe piercing of the ear Superficial piercings are often expelled from the body as a splinter in a process known as rejection. The body senses that a foreign object is embedded in the skin, and instead of healing around the bar as desired, it chooses to slowly expel the jewel from the skin. During this process, the jewels get closer and closer to the surface of the skin until they are finally expelled.
When sideburns are pierced through the tragus of the ear, a regular curved metal bar can usually be used. If the piercing is positioned forward, more toward the face than the ear, it may be better to use a flat bar rather than a regular curved bar to minimize the chance of the piercing being rejected. A surface bar uses narrow corners below the skin’s surface to allow most of the bar to remain straight and therefore less obstructive to surrounding tissue.
All piercings should only be performed by experienced, accredited piercers in clean environments with autoclaved and sanitized tools, or by physicians under the same conditions, although professional piercers may have more experience with techniques to properly pierce. When caring for a sideburn healing piercing, be sure to pay close attention and follow the piercing aftercare instructions exactly. He will give you information on what soap or cleaning solution to use, if any, how long it should take for the piercing to heal, and anything else that might be important to the healing process.