Before we get into the causes of piercing migration and rejection, here’s understanding what these terms mean. Sometimes a particular piercing may start to move away from its original place and move towards the surface skin. This is known as piercing migration. When a piercing migrates and comes too close to the top layer of the skin, the skin usually pushes out the piercing completely. This is known as piercing rejection.
Here are some of the common reasons that can make a piercing migrate and cause it to be rejected by your body.
1) Lack of supporting tissue: For a piercing to be successful, it needs to be done in an area where there is adequate tissue, which can give the piercing much needed support. In the absence of such tissue, there is nothing to hold the piercing in place and it thus migrates and gets rejected. Hence, if any piercing is carried out in a relatively flat area of skin, where there is very little tissue, such a piercing is very likely to undergo migration and rejection.
2) Wrong placement of piercing: The best placement for a piercing is when the jewelry used is absolutely perpendicular to the skin tissue. The less perpendicular the piercing and the tissue, the greater is the strain put on the jewelry and the piercing. This strain can cause the piercing to move towards the skin surface and get rejected by your body. Thus, if the angle and depth of the piercing to the tissue is not as close to perpendicular as can get, it can lead to migration and rejection.
3) Piercings on minors: The body of a minor is usually in its growing stages and has not developed fully. A piercing on such a body may well leave its original placement as the body goes through its natural growing process, thus causing it to be rejected.
4) Using inappropriate body jewelry: If the size of the jewelry and also the design of the jewelry are not right, this can also lead to the piercing being unsuccessful. If you use jewelry that has too thin gauze, then the piercing is also likely to be very small and will be rejected that much more easily.
Thus, there are the various reasons for piercing migration and rejection.