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 and appointment at Alabama Eye & Cataract Center, P.C. in Birmingham
at 205-930-0930, visit Alabama Eye &
Cataract Center,
Google+ or www.facebook.com/alabamaeyeandcataractcenter.
Michelson Laser Vision, Inc. and Alabama Eye
& Cataract Center, P.C. are leading eye care centers in Birmingham located
at UAB-Highlands, 1201 11th Avenue S, Suite 501, Birmingham, Alabama 35205 and
staffed by UAB Medicine eye doctors and eye specialists.
