Plucking or tweezing to
shape eyebrows into a flawless, face-framing arch is a common grooming process
used by many people-both women and men. Did you know that eyebrow hair
removal of any type-plucking, waxing, tweezing, threading or even shaving-can be a source of serious
infection called “preseptal cellulitis” and should be done with care and
consideration of good hygiene in order to avoid infection risk. A study
reported in the journal Ophthalmic
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery examined patients who had eyebrow infections-either
preseptal cellulitis or infected cysts-and identified both the type of bacteria
and the patient history and event that resulted in the infection. More than 2/3
of the patients who had eyebrow infections had actual abscesses that were
caused by forms of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (24%) and
other very damaging bacteria. If you are going to personally have your eyebrows
groomed please be aware of using good hygiene techniques including hand
washing, washing and swabbing the eyebrow area before and after with alcohol,
wiping and soaking all tools such as tweezers with alcohol before you use them.
These are serious causes of eyebrow infection with potentially very damaging
results.
If
you or someone you know has an eyebrow infection or ingrown eyebrow and has
been plucking, tweezing, waxing or threading please schedule an appointment at
Center for Sight 508-730-2020, visit Center
for Sight,
Google+ or www.facebook.com/centerforsightfallriver to schedule an appointment.
