However, i've read horror stories on the internet about how you can paralyze your face if you pierce cartilage wrong, there being nerves that run through your ears.

Piercing face paralysis. Done wrong, a piercing can definitely cause paralysis on the face. Pseudomonas infection typically occurs weeks or months after the initial piercing. Your facial muscles may appear to droop or become weak.

For a safe ear piercing, one must. Whether the piercing is ear, tongue, nose, etc. Facial paralysis is difficulty moving part of the face, and it can be a serious symptom.

Facial piercings, namely eyebrow piercings or tongue piercings, can in very rare cases cause damage to the facial nerve. It is a common myth that if a piercing is not done in the exact correct place that you will become paralyzed. Facial paralysis an inability to move the muscles of the face on one or both sides is known as facial paralysis.

Following the curvature of the nose. This is a condition in which the. Damage to the area of the brain that sends signals to the muscles of the face.

November 10, 2010, 6:35 pm 4:59 nov. Facial paralysis is a symptom of several health conditions, including. Your entire face or even half of your face cannot become paralyzed from a lip piercing.

When most people hear paralysis from piercing the immediate thought is we “hit a nerve” that causes paralysis. Although the nerve that controls facial expression has a single branch that runs close to the eyebrow. If bacteria gets into your body through the piercing site, an inflammatory response will be the result.