So you want an anti-eyebrow... well, I'll start by sharing some basic facts that you probably already know. Like any piercing, you have to be sure to remember to clean it well, sea salt and water, along with ear care antiseptic work the best for me. An anti eyebrow takes around 5-6 weeks to heal. Make-up is a bit of an issue with it, since it's so close to the eye, its way too easy to get eye shadow in the new piercing, believe me... it's an experience you don't want to have to go through... I'd suggest sticking with your basic eyeliner and mascara for a while.
At A Glance Author Intor the Destroyer Contact Intor the Destroyer@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Dan Location Colorado Springs, CO Well, this past Saturday, I finally got into the piercing joint to get the horizontal anti eyebrow I've been creaming my pants about for months. I had been going to it's sister location for the past few years, and so I knew the place was clean, and well kept, with experienced artists. I walked in, knowing everything I believed I needed to know about the risks, and procedure, expecting it to be relatively painful, and probably leave the bruise of a life time. I already have several piercings, only one other facial one though (inverse vertical labret), so I kind of knew what to expect, although none of the other piercings hurt. I assumed that considering the location, it would kill, and my eyes would probably start to water.
I was totally wrong, turns out, it hurt very little. I sat back in chair, the piercer did his thing, cleaned me up, and got the little dots for the locations of the holes in place. I then picked out the jewelry. I selected a 16Ga. 12mm barbell, it was slightly curved, to make migration less easy. At first, it took him a few minutes to gather enough skin in the clamps, because there isn't much skin there to begin with. This was one of the most painful parts of the whole process, mostly because it was a constant pinching. He explained everything he was about to do to me, as he prepared the needles, and got the jewelry ready. He told me to take a deep breath, and to slowly exhale. By the time I let out all the air, the needle was through, completely painlessly.
Next came the hard part. The needle was through, and now came the time to get the jewelry in. All seemed to be going well until I felt a giant pinch followed by the piercer telling me that the jewelry wasn't pushing through the other end of the hole enough for him to be able to get the ball on effortlessly. Once he told me that, there was a lot of squeezing, and a ton of pressure on my cheek, followed by pinching, and a lot of blood. I'll admit that throughout that time, the pain was a bit intense, and I found myself singing number of the beast in my head, to distract myself from it all. It took a good 30 minutes before he was able to screw the ball onto the end of the bar.
All of a sudden I felt a rush of wooziness, and almost passed out in the chair, luckily he had just gotten the ball on, and I was able to sit up and get some cool water on my head. It wasn't from the pain, or from seeing the blood, but because my blood sugar had dropped. I started to shake, and thought I was about to lose it, but he gave me a packet of honey, and things started to get better, I hadn't eaten that morning, and so I know that was the reason I had a spell. As I mentioned earlier, I have quite a few piercings, and this was the first time that's happened to me.
Once everything was done, and everything was cleaned up, I finally got the chance to see my new piercing. Holy crap, what a sight, I loved it, totally awesome, by far my favorite piercing thus far. Dan got into great detail about how I should clean it, what I should do if I start to notice migration, and assured me that if I take care of it properly, the risk wouldn't be quite so high.
All in all, it was virtually painless. I did get a bruise, but now, 5 days later, the swelling is gone, and the bruise is clearing, and it's almost completely painless to sleep on. For anyone looking to get a horizontal anti eyebrow, just remember to eat something before going, probably something with a relatively high amount of sugar. Couldn't hurt to have some honey handy either, incase a similar situation should occur with you, and the piercing joint doesn't happen to have anything for it.