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Damage to the tissue surrounding the piercing can also cause migration. A damaged piercing, much like a fresh piercing, must heal the fistula that it passes through, and the jewelry may start migrating in the direction of the wound, further damaging the fistula as it moves. Should the fistula heal,
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or other foreign object, the body will try to push out foreign material, especially if it irritates the surrounding tissue. Contemporary body jewelry is made from surgical grade implant materials, so with proper aftercare during the healing phase and good hygiene, this is rare.
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often leads to migration. Proper, custom made jewelry can reduce the risk of migration associated with these piercings, although it cannot eliminate it. This type of migration is sometimes accompanied by rejection due to improper
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industry. It applies to the chance of a piercing being forced out by the body. This is a body's natural reaction to a foreign object being inserted into the skin. This behavior can be witnessed with other objects such as
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is the process that occurs when a body piercing moves from its initial location. This process can be painful or go unnoticed, until it has progressed. Given enough time, a ring may migrate entirely outside of the
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Play or movement of the area pierced or implanted can also lead to migration, but it's not likely. Sometimes this can occur without an open wound being created, as the
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the migration may stop, although it may be inclined to continue migrating, as the re-healed area of tissue may not be as strong as the original fistula was.
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The effects of migration can vary widely. The most common form of migration is the way that heavy small gauge earrings will migrate downwards out of the
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328:"The Problem with Body Piercings"
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773:Fourchette
529:Industrial
509:Antitragus
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285:References
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66:newspapers
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816:Ampallang
788:Nefertiti
758:Christina
594:Lip plate
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413:Pocketing
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912:Category
885:See also
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798:Triangle
778:Isabella
763:Clitoris
740:Chastity
672:Hand web
620:Philtrum
275:earrings
226:piercing
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580:Jestrum
575:Eyebrow
534:Orbital
446:Barbell
433:Jewelry
265:, or a
241:. With
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167:jewelry
147:earlobe
80:scholar
851:Hafada
846:Frenum
836:Fibula
730:Guiche
702:Nipple
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