Surface Piercings
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Getting a Surface Piercing
When you get a piercing, it is nothing more than a foreign object through your skin. Many times, your body will treat the jewelry like a splinter and try to push it out.
Surface piercings are different than most piercings. A proper surface piercing is pierced with a barbell, shaped like a staple with two 90 degree angles, one on either end. With the shape of a surface barbell, it becomes harder for the body to push the jewelry out. With improper jewelry, healing is more difficult.
Only skilled piercers should practice this type of piercing, as the rejection rates are very high. A lot of tissue can be damaged with this piercing.
As surface piercings are so sensitive, once healed, if you bump it several years after the fact, you can invite the migration and rejection process to begin. You do not want to have your piercing to begin rejecting because it is hard to reverse. If you do not remove the jewelry before it is too late, the piercing will be nothing more than ugly scars.
Popular Surface Piercings
Healing Surface Piercings
A surface piercing is one of the hardest of piercings to heal as it is a more complicated piercing. It takes up more skin than other piercings, causing more trauma to the tissues. To heal a surface piercing properly you need to make sure that you watch any friction on the piercing. Place a surface piercing in a low key area, and you'll be better off.
Watch the amount of movement in the area you chose. Many people love the look and appearance of wrist surface piercings as well as nape piercings, but both of these areas are high movement areas. You use your wrists for various activities such as writing, typing, eating, shaking hands, etc; your neck is a high motion and impact area because you turn you neck in various directions, brush your hair, lay on your back, etc.
You should clean the piercing with a saline solution, or a mild sea salt mix. Depending on where the piercing is, you can pour the saline in a small dixie cup, and flip the cup over onto the piercing.
This ensures that you are fully cleaning the piercing.
Watch for drainage, and do not let crusties, lymph, sit around the barbell for long. Now, do not pull off the crusty, as it will cause even more tissue trauma. Soak the area and use a Q-Tip or cotton ball to gently rub the crusty off the piercing.
Make sure that there is enough breathing room between the swelling and the end of the barbell. This will, also, help with the drainage. This can be achieved by using appropriate jewelry, so you're piercer will be most in control of this concern.
Many body jewelry companies have produced a surface barbell that has flat tips versus balls. This is a better option, as it is less likely to stick out and beg to be knocked.
Signs of Piercing Rejection
Causes of Migration and Rejection
There are several causes of migration which include:
Up Pressure: Where the jewelry exerts pressure up on the skin above it, which stresses the tissue and partially stops blood supply to the area.
General Damage: Damage caused from the piercing process, weakening the tissues around the holes.
Motion: Certain areas of the body receive more movement than others, and in the case of surface piercings, the more movement the higher your chances of rejection because of the added there pressure, stretching, twisting, and compression to the skin.
Impact: Again, placement is very important for surface piercings. If you get one in a location that is prone to wear and tear, your chances of migration are again heightened. Impact does not include just hitting the piercing, but any friction towards it, which include clothing.
Improper Drainage: If the piercing is not able to drain the dead tissues, migration can be a problem.
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Corset Piercing Pictures
Surface Piercing Procedures and Techniques
Traditional: Pierced with curved barbells or nylon bars. These do heal, but are almost all unsuccessful in long term aspects. A surface piercing is not recommended with a curved barbell.
Scalpelled: The jewelry sits under a low-pressure flap. Unfortunately, with this technique, the body pulls down the tissues, which only slows rejection, versus eliminate it.
Scar and Brace Technique:The jewelry goes underneath a brace of toughened tissues or under a small implant in the skin. This technique can lead to many other problems than just migration of a piercing. Not recommended
Surgical: A skin tube is created in which the jewelry can be placed.
Flexible Jewelry (Tygon): Plastic tubing has become a popular material for surface piercings. Tygon reduces the amount of pressure on the skin and can be a great choice on areas where surface bars cannot be used.
Surface Bars: The best option for surface piercings. Surface bars are shaped similar to that of a staple, with 90 degree angles on either end of the barbell.
Punch and Taper: This is a newer technique that is supposed to reduce the chance of migration and lesson healing time. It ensures that the path made by the needle is the exact shape of the surface bar that is going to be used.
Corset Piercing
Corset piercings are gorgeous surface piercings which are to imitate the looks and appeal of a true corset. Most are only temporary piercings. If not done properly, the jewelry will quickly migrate, leaving ugly scars. Make sure to use proper jewelry with special attachments for the ribbons. You do not want to use CBRs, unless you intend on removing the jewelry.
The corset piercing is most commonly performed on the back of a woman. In many cases, the corset may run just two sets of 4 piercings, but sometimes they will run along the entire back.
Many women get the piercing before a party or special outing, and remove the jewelry, in this case CBRs, before they have a chance to leave visible scars.
Temporary Corset Piercing
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Honestly, your best best is probably going to be having it repierced. Removing the CBR's and putting tygon in its place, may help. But, if you really want the piercing to be permanent, then repiercing it with surface barbells is the best idea. The surface barbells are made specially for surface piercings and you wouldn't even be able to put on into you current holes.
You really should find a new piercer, as he should have known that the CBRs would migrate and reject. (no offense to you or your piercer).
When I first mentioned the corset to my piercer, his first thought was 'it's going to cost you because I'll have to special order surface barbells and the attachment for the ribbon.'
Good luck with your corset.
I worried about that. I really like the guy, we have very close birthdates and when we figured that out we realised why we had so much in common. I'm definately not looking forward to another hour and a half of piercing my back and another healing process. I highly doubt anyone in the area knows much about surface piercings. We goto Carbondale Illinois for our piercing needs and our next bet may well be in St. Louis...
I do intend on it being permanent and I like the way these look, but I know already that some need to come out for a repierce. I'll give him a call and see if he even knew about surface barbells...
I got a discount because he had never done a back corset and the deal was that when it is done he got rights to a picture of it to show off his work. He should really know this and his other customers should too, because i know 2 girls are both getting corsets above their pubic line, or off to the sides of it. Which would truly be better than anything because i have to get my girlfriend to clean my back for me, with frontal piercings i can take care of it myself.
I was so ready to get alot more things done on my back too.
I would watch the pubic area, as there is a lot of friction in that area with pants and belts. This will cause rejection rates to soar! You best bet is the back. I would say sides, except there is a lot of movement in the sides (turning and whatnot). I do wish you luck in healing a corset permanent; there are very few cases in which they last.
I do agree that the back is a hassle; I have decided to wait for my corset until I move in with my boyfriend, so he can clean it. Currently, I'm at home, and I know they'd be squeemish. Until then, I stick with things I can clean myself. I've put my surface piercings aside for now. The last one I had pierced with surface bars, but they still didn't heal properly, as the bars weren't small enough.
Surface piercings are iffy in general. My piercer has done his share of surface piercings, wrists, hips, backs, etc. It's half the piercer, and half the piercee. Without the experience of the piercer, the piercing is more that likely doomed to reject. Of course depending on the piercing itself. A simple lobe, isn't too hard to heal.
Your piercer needs more experience with these piercings before he should be allowed to charge money for them.
i had my surface tragus pierced with a curved barbell and it had appeared to heal...till i went on holiday and bashed it and it quickly began rejecting :( Had to take it out last night in an attempt to reduce the scarring. really loved this piercing and was wondering if you think it would be ok to pierce again but maybe with the surface bar instead. how long should i give it too heal?
Also trying to think of other piercings but i'm restricted as i dont want anything on my face and am running out of ideas - also the growing out of surface piercing is always something on my mind. i dont mind having them for a short time before taking them out but i always fall in love with them and dont want to remove them!
You can get you anti-tragus repierced. I would definately go with a surface barbell. You should wait until it is healed before repiercing it. I'm not sure of your pain tolerance, but piercing it through the scar tissues will hurt more, but at the same time you may be able to keep the piercing longer as it is through scar tissue. Just a possibility, not guaranteed.
If you don't want facial piercings, you can go with ears (still visible but not a facial piercing), navel, genitals, and such. Other than that it's surface piercings, but they are mostly temporary without proper care.
And yes, it may have been healed, but even bumping a surface piercing years down the line can cause migration and regection.
Actually, I had lost a ball from one of them while cleaning it and when we tried to put it back in it got lost... so a week or so later the whole ring came out as I didn't get a chance to go see my piercer.
So I went in there and he had to repierce it, he went directly where the scar tissue was before and it hurt 10 times less than the first time. I just got my septum pierced the other night, without a doubt, the most painful piercing I got, my eyes have never watered until then, and for some reason I was laughing hysterically cause it felt so weird...
Anyway, we're going to order a ton of surface barbells, from this company that sells very high grade metal and I'll end up with 20 piercings on my back, I'm so excited :)
Yes, the septum is one of the more painful peircings. I'm really not a big fan of them, myself, but I know people who love them.
I do hope that you have better luck with your new corset. If you choose to put ribbon through the jewelry, do make sure to get the attachment. I just hope that your piercer knows how to pierce a surface piercing, as it is not the same as a regular piercing. Good luck.
alright so i really want to get my hip pierced... but i dont really get it... if i get it done by a professional.. will it reject and leave a fat scar? cus i dont want like.. a huge scar or a showable scar on my stomache...
Even if pierced by a professional you MUST make sure that they have experience with surface piercings! Also, yes, it is still highly possible that it WILL reject and leave a scar. If you don't want a scar, you'll have to remove the jewelry before serious rejection occurs.
Hip piercings are at a high risk for rejection because there is a lot of friction in that area from your pants, belt, shirt, etc.
Hip piercings, are also at a high risk because there is a good deal of movement in the area. The more movement, the higher your chance for rejection.
It's not impossible to have one heal, but there's no 100% because yrs down the line, any impact could cause a surface piercing to begin to reject.
gah. thats crazy... this is a tough decision. why does it reject if you have had it for like... 2 years and then you accidentally bump it or something?
Because there is a lot of tissue trauma with this type of piercing. As a surface bar is the shape of a staple, the horizontal and vertical portions must be inserted into your skin. Your body treats all piercings like splinters, but some are just more prone to reject. If you fight rejection, your body will eventually push out the jewelry as though it was a splinter. It's not a pretty sight.
Hitting a surface piercing years later can cause rejection becuase intially it's still a tender area. You're body will feel the impact as well as the jewelry, and procede to reject the jewelry. It's happened before. I've heard many cases as to a supposedly healed surface piercing hit years later on accident began to quickly reject.
The ratio of permanent surface piercings is VERY VERY slim.
I personally, would NOT recommend a surface piercing to anyone who does not have experience healing piercings, themselves. Reading and research is one thing, but experience is another. Yes, you must attempt in order to get experience, but you may want to attempt at another piercing. I'm making an assumption that this is your first real piercing besides ears. If this IS the case, find another piercing before you take on surface piercings. Try navel, cartlidge, nose, etc. Even still, these other mentioned piercings are much simplier to heal than surface by a long shot. As I cannot heal cartlige piercings in my upper cartlige, as it is too thin to support jewelry, the only piercing that I have been unsuccessful at healing is a surface piercing.
If you have your navel pierced, try a bottom navel. That's a little more complicated to heal, and would give you a little more experience. If you succeed that, try the sides of your navel.
well i have my nose pierced and my upper navel pierced and i had my cartilage pierced but that didnt work out for me. i just dont know of any unique piercings i could get that wouldnt show, because of running, i have to take piercings out, becausei guess its illegal in the "running world". so you have any other suggestions?
If you run then, surface piercings could be a problem for you in general, because they are high to reject with the excess movement. So I would count those out.. Sorry... My opinion only though...
If you get any piercing right now, while you're running you would not be able to take it out until it is fully healed, which can take at minimum of 3 months for most piercings.
If you want something hidden that you wouldn't have to take out, I would sugggest bottom navel. It's not very unique, though, but at the same time it's not as common as a standard navel.
hey
i recently got a horizontal surface peircing under my naval, and at the time i didnt know that surface peircings are more than likely gunna reject, i have my lip, upper naval and tounge done so ive had a bit of experience healing peircings, is this a good area to get a surface peircing ? and how do you suggest is the best way to look after it
I personally, think that surface piercings below the navel have a risk of rejection. There is a lot of movement in that area, and you risk a high amount of friction from the top of your pants, belt, and bottom of your shirt. If you hve to tuck your shirt in for work or school, that can cause another problem.
Reverse navel piercings, such as what you have, can be a problem to heal. I had 2 side surface piercings on either side of my navel (picture at the top), that did not heal. Although the jewelry was a little bit too big, I believe that they would still have rejected. You can clean it with a cup of saline at least twice daily; place the cup over the piercing and lay flat for 10-15 minutes. This will help, but not guarantee that your piercing will heal without complications.
Hi, I've had a horizontal bridge piercing for about over a year now. Healing was fine, and it's been great until now...over the past month it's been giving me problems. It doesn't hurt at all, but there is redness and pus, so I'm presuming it's infected. Is infection a sign of rejection? I know piercings are more likely to become infected when they start to reject, but I'm just not sure if it's only a small infection or not. How bad will the scarring be, in any case. As it's right in the moddle of my face I really don't want it to be very visible in the end!! Any help with this please?
^_^ thanks, felicity.
So I desperately want my hips pierced. I think it looks so cute, and yeah, I'm ready to get that done. How much is it gunna hurt? I have alot of piercings now, but the whole surface piercing stuff is new to me.
Felicity- When a piercing is rejecting, infection is not necessarily a sign, and even though a piercing may be rejecting, infection may not occur. It's hard to tell you whether or not the piercing is truly infected or just irritated. You may want to visit your piercer to have him check it out.
Gabby- Yes surface piercings at the hips are very cute, but the likelihood of them healing is slim to none. There is a lot of movement and friction in that area with clothing and such, so there will be a lot of wear and tear on the piercing. As for pain, I won't lie, the pain of getting a a surface piercing is the worst of all piercings I've ever had, and I've had my share my share of piercings. The pain afterwords, is even worse. (And please take into account that I have a very high pain threshold.) There is a lot of bruising and lymph as a lot of tissue is taking into play.
Surface piercings MUST be performed by a skilled piercer who has done them before because a lot of tissue trauma is involved with this type of piercing.
I, personally, do not recommend any surface piercings. For the most part they are not long-term piercings.
i've been thinking about getting my hips done for about 2 years now. i have experience with healing piercings, and i am very, very careful with my piercings. basically, i don't fuck around. ha. i'm looking into good piercers with experience in surface piercings. i'm actually very scared to get it, which is very odd. can you give me different tips on how to take care of them? and i was also wondering, can you get them in different sizes? i'd like to get the smallest possible. i've heard they're the easiest to heal.
lauren- No matter what size the surface piercing, it will still be very hard to heal. You can get the piercing pierced at different sizes, when using tygon. I believe, surface barbells, as well. Your piercer will just have to order the size that you would prefer. It's great that you know how to heal piercings, but as I said before hips are NOT the way to go with a surface piercing. There is just WAY too much friction and movement in the area. Can you be sure that your shirt, belt, pants, etc, will not hit the piercing? Can you be sure that a passerby will not have a large purse that may hit the piercing? There is too much involved with accidents with a hip surface piercing, that the likelihood of it being permanent is slim to NONE. It's not worth the pain of getting the piercing and pain of healing, as healing will be worse, to have to remove it. If you must get the piercing the only healing suggestion that I can suggest is saline in a small dixie cup: pour enough in the cup to cover the piercing and carefully lay down with the cup completely over the piercing, let it soak for 10-15 minutes. But please I strongly urge you to reconsider as surface piercing can leave serious ugly scars when they reject.
i just got my naped peirced tonight.. not knowing what could actually happen. and now i'm kind of freaking out.. i'm just wondering what the chances are that mine will be rejected. and how i will know if that's happening?
Amber- I'm sorry to say, but yes, with surface piercings there is ALWAYS a risk for rejection... Don't sleep on your back. Don't wear collared shirts. Try not to hit it with your brush. Be carefuly if you have long hair and the hair getting tied up in the piercing; loose hair strands can get stuck in the lymph (crusties) and tugs at it. Clean with saline. Be VERY careful...
The main problem with nape piercings is that the neck is a focus point for friction and movement. It's right up there with hip piercings. During healing too much movement will accentuate rejection.
okay i have three pircings already. my lobe my top of my ear and in my trousers =p me and my mate are having new peircings. we dont know weather to have wrist or hip. which would u say. we are defenatly having it done. which hurts more. what are the risks ???x
Both will hurt, but the amount of pain depends on your pain tolerance. And both will reject. Wrists and hips are areas that receive a lot of friction and/or movement. You must consider watches, bracelets, shirt sleeves, belts, pants, shirts. Plus, the movement in the areas. All this combined leads you straight for rejection. I do not recommend either of these piercings.
i got my hip pierced a few weeks ago and it didnt hurt at all hardly, and it still doesnt, but recently the barbells have been going deeper and deeper down under my my skin, and one of them is now completely under my skin and there is a lot of red around it. what should i do about this? as i really dont want the whole bar to dissappear under my skin!:(
Because I can't see the piercing, you should DEFINATELY go to your piercer to check it out. It sounds like it may not make it... :-(
i got my lower back pierced about a month ago and just recently it started rejecting and one of the balls has started to sink in. should i take it out as soon as possible or is there a chance that it might still heal? umm...and how would you take one of those barbells with the 90 degrees out because i tried so many times but the ball wont unscrew! could you give me any advice pls?
I would not touch the barbell. You need to go to your piercer ASAP. He is the only one who can determine the correct actions to take. If I were able to see the piercing, I may be able to assist, but your best bet is going to the shop that pierced you. With barbells, one side tends to unscrew easier than the other; you can try the other side. But, please just go to your piercer.
I am allergic to metal, but I really want my belly button pierced. Is there anything that can be used other than metal.
Most piercings are initially pierced with 316 surgical steel. Are you allergic to all metal? You should be able to be pierced with titanium, which is still a metal. I'm not sure about piercing with gold jewelry, you would have to ask a professional piercer about that, but again it's still a metal. The only non-metal body jewelry is tygon and acrylic, but neither are ideal for initial piercings.
Hi! This may have been pointed out by someone else...however..
The "sternum" picture that is on this page (with the lady wearing a pink sweater and a cross) is not a surface piercing at all. They are two dermal anchor piercings. Dermals are great piercings, low infection rate, no migration or rejection rate.
It is a surface piercing... Surface barbells can come with balls, spikes, or flat ends. This particular piercing uses the flat ends, which is preferred over the other two ends, as it is less prone to catching on clothing items, hair, etc. Dermal piercings aren't as simple as you describe. They are more permanent as it is implanted in your skin, so you better hope that you want the piercing forever. And, if not taken properly during the healing process, they can migrate under your skin. Find a piercer who actually knows what their doing when it comes to dermal piercings is even harder than finding one that knows anything about surface piercings.
ummm whitney05
regarding one of ur earlier posts....the septum is not, i repeat, not, one ofthe more painful piercings. i had it doneand yea it stung a little but that was aboutit. so yea get ur facts straight [:
Barbara- that's personal opinion so it cannot be proven right or wrong. It may not have bothered you, but everyone that I've spoken with who have gotten the piercing as well as body piercers, all claim it as very painful, one of the more painful. But, it depends on a person's pain threshold.
It's not facts, so there's nothing to get straight; it's opinion. So, I find that comment rude and uncalled for.
Eyebrows and naval piercings are both surface, yet there are people who have had them for years with no problems. I have heard that horizontal bridge piercings have a lower rate of migration/rejection than eyebrows. Is this true? Are bridges permanent, or are they as fickle as all surface piercings seem to be? I was considering getting one, but I've never had a piercing before and I would really hate to have a big scar in the middle of my face.
Eyebrows and naval piercings are actually not surface piercings. They are not a surface piercing the same that a bridge is not a true surface piercing bc (1) the jewelry is not a surface barbell or a piece of jewelry used for a surface piercing. The jewelry is specially formed to give the piercing room to move with normal bodily movement.
And (2) even though a bridge is unusual piercing it's technically not a surface piercing because, like the naval and eyebrow, it is not a true flat surface that would allow for the entire barbell to be hidden (minus the balls).
A proper surface piercing is so that the entire piercing and the barbell, itself, is completely under the skin except for the closing end beads. This excluding deep navals and eyebrows to which you can only see the ball. Proper surface piercings are ONLY pierced with true surface barbells with the shape of a staple, NEVER a CBR, horseshoe (circular barbell), banana barbell (bell ring), or a straight barbell (tongue barbell).
The rate of migration for a bridge piercing will be the same for an eyebrow piercing as long as it is cared for properly. But, if you're body doesn't want the piercing, it's going to come out regardless of what you do, how it's pierced, or how well it's taken care of in general.
Unless your body refuses to accept the piercing, as it is foreign, in any ideal situation the piercing is as permanent as you want it to be.
As a piercing, if and when you decide to take it out, it will leave scars on your face.
I have had a bridge for about 3 years, it had initial stages of rejecting but never did, and it hasnt swelled or anything since but the bar that was used was about a 14g and wasnt used very far back, because of the initial swelling and my relectance to change the bar soon after my jewwelry now looks awkward like theres too much space. I was advised to switch to a larger gauge like a 12 with a shorter bar, will this cause swelling and migration again, should i use a different material of jewlery
i just got my sternum pierced with a 90 degree surface bar. but the ends of the bar (where they go back up after the bend ) go above my skin abit. i dont think that this is right. I know migration is a possiblity but will this make it inevitable? If this is an issue how should i fix it...smaller bar or just take it out all together? any advice is more than welcome
So above the bend is above your skin? Does this include the bend? The majority of the sides of the barbell needs to be in your skin for less of a rejection risk, but eiither way there is a big risk of rejection. It sounds like you need to just have it repierced, which means remove the barbell, let it completely heal, and then have it repierced. The same size barbell could be used, but it sounds like the holes need to be further apart. Otherwise, yes a smaller barbell would suffice.
how do you know if your surface piercing is rejecting. i just got my hips like a week ago and if they start to reject i wanna take them out before they leave scars, but i don't know how to know if they're rejecting.
amber, look for abnormal redness and soreness. When my surface navel piercings rejected, I had excess lymph and soreness, redness and a little swelling. Then I started to notice more barbell and less skin. You want to keep your belt, pants, and shirt AWAY far AWAY from the piercings. Hip piercings are one of the worst surface piercings to heal because there is just WAY too much movement and friction in that area. Keep up the cleaning and care. It may take a week or two for rejection to set in, a month, 2, 3, or near a year. It depends on the care you put in and how well it was pierced, hopefully by a piercer who has dong the sort of piercing before.
thankk you!
I had surface clavicle piercings for 8 months, before finally taking them out December 27th '07. The last 2 months I had them, they started acting up, becoming red and sore, and I knew the rejection process had reared it's ugly head..It's been well over a month since taking them out, and the redness remains.. I'm fully aware that they will scar, I'm okay with that, I'm just wondering how long until the redness fades..Any help would be greatly appreciated!! :)
Kaleigh, it really depends on your body I would make sure they marks are fully healed and then apply a scar solution.
I've been using pure vitamin E oil on them a couple times a day, and the puncture marks seem to be fading, but not the redness :(
Kaleigh, the redness will fade with time. I would just keep at it. Maybe use a scar solution like Mederma or an off-brand, but only if it's completely healed.
okay, thanks so much Whitney!
I just had my naval pierced, as well as a veritical lower belly button piercing, about 8 days ago. The piercings seem to be healing well (as I am cleaning with Dial antibacterial soap, and sea salt with water). I was informed that generally naval piercings take around 4 months to heal (more or less depending on the individual), but since I also have my lower belly button pierced as well, is their a seperate healing time until I am able to change the jewelry and participate in swimming activities?
Thanks!
Vibeke, first off, dial is too harsh for any piercing. Use Saline instead of sea salt mix. Navel piercings can actually take up to 8 months to heal; it depends on your body and how fast it heals generally. No swimming until it's 100% healed. Pools, oceans, hot tubs, etc are sesspools for bacteria; you want to make sure that the piercing is definitely healed before partaking in swimming activities. No changing jewelry until 100% healed. You should go back to your piercer before change the jewelry, so that he can make sure that it's ok to change. Don't wear danglies or heavy jewelry for extended periods of time; try to keep in simple light-weight jewelry as to not irritate the peircing even when healed.
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You can't change the actual surface bars right?
You can, but there's no reason to. You can change the beads, but other than that there's no real reason you should ever have to take the surface barbell out.
oh god.. ok
i really want my hips done SO BAD, ive only heard negative things about it though. but a girl i know has had hers done, and she said it was fine until she went into lake water.
i have my septum and thumb webbings done. im not really one to infect easily.
the only thing is, i do competitive dance.. so idunno.. would that be a problem for it, like going into balances, bridges..
xo
kirasko- for a competitive dancer, I don't think that hips would be the way to go. There would be too much movement in the area. Lake are very unsanitary, and the piercing may not have been 100% healed. Never submerge a healing piering into anything other than saline.
ay daaamn
would you recommend it to anyone?
Hip surface piercings? No.
whitney- I want to get a new piercing. My friends say i should get an eyebrow piercing, but I think those are just too common. Im not sure exactly what i want, but I want to make sure it is safe, and wont get infected and leave scars- nothing too painful. I was searching the web and i saw a barbell (I think thats what it was, im not too familiar with terms) It was horizontal and above the eyebrow- I thought that would look pretty sweet but i thought i would check to see what other ppl think.
Jaz- When deciding upon a piercing, only you can decide what to get. I can say, yes the average eyebrow is a little played out, but I still enjoy a good eyebrow piercing. I'm not a big fan of the horizontal eyebrow piercings. These are harder to heal, and not as attractive, to me. It's going to be up to you to decide what piercing you choose.
I've been wanting to get the corset piercings going down both of my sides...but as I read more and more about it, it's starting to seem like a bad idea. If I did get it done, I would want it to be permanent.
Alyssa- surface piercings aren't permanent. They're mostly play piercings. Great for photo shoots and outtings to special events (obviously non-formal). Being on the side would cause a great deal of movement and a very high rejection rate.
Hey, im looking at getting a piercing roughly 1 centimetre fom the corner of my mouth but im not sure if im likely to bite it and destroy the piercing and my teeth??? Also im a diabetic and therefore im more prone to infection . whats the healing time on a face piercing?
If you're talking about a labret or lip piercing, it can take 3- 6 months to fully 100% heal. Long term mouth piercings will degrade your gums. Gums do not regenerate.
Check out this page on facial piercings: http://hubpages.com/_bodymod/hub/Facial_Piercings
I was wondering about the hip surface piercing. What if i got mine pierced right above my jeans so there wouldn't be any friction from it and what if i kept big cloth bandages on the piercings during the healing process so it won't get caught on anything? Do you think that would help on the rejection rate? Because i really want mine done and i have already talked to my piercer and he has done them before and he said it all depends on the body on if it rejects or not, but he has had clients that have had them fer years.
i read earlier in a post where you mentioned that you noticed your surface piercing rejecting when you saw more barbell than skin. well, i got my navel pierced about four months ago and though i never had any complications, (ie; redness, lymph, swelling.) it seems as though i have VERY little skin between the entry and exit wounds of my bellyring. can you tell me what's goin' on?
Hanger- It doesn't matter if it's above yur normal pants line. There's still a lot of friction in the hip area with your shirt and just averagte movement. Plus, when you sit down the pants line raises, so you would still risk your pants hitting the jewelry.
Nothing is going to help the rejection rate in with a hip piercing. Same with wrist piercings, there's just way too much friction and movement in the area for hte piercing to heal properly. Just becuase he has done them before doesn't mean that he's experienced with surface piercings. He is not correct that it's up to your body as to if it will reject or not. It's with friction, movement, your care, your body shape, your body's ability to heal, etc. Surface piercings are still pretty new in the piercing industry, so no piercer can guarantee that it will heal properly. Even though those people have had theirs for years, they could bump it just right, and start the rejection process and lose the piering in a matter of months.
The proper technique to a surface piercing is still being worked out. No piercer is perfect at it, and if you want the hip piercings go for it, but remember that you're risking at bare minimum 95%+ rejection rate.
jordantayler- I can't tell you what's going on without a picture. Your best bet is to go to your piercer and have him look at it. But, remember that with navel piercings there should be a good bit of skin taken up by the barbell. My navel piercings take up about 1/4"-1/2" of skin.
piercing not for me but my son has between the eyes pierce
Commentonthis- bridge piercings actually aren't surface piercings. But I understand, I'm not a big fan of them either.
I had a lovely clevage piercing, just took it out two days ago, it rejected badly, and i am left with a scar that i hope will heal, it was worth it though, i had it for like 5 months. I'm going to get my wrist done next but this time if i see early signs of rejection i will take it out to avoid scarring.
Lolly- wrists are highly prone to rejection. Thank you for your comment.
K I just got my surface piercings right below my clavicals ummm what would be the best way to keep them in as long as possible?
They're not going to be permanent more than likely, but hte best way to keep them as long as possible is to clean them, not bump them, and reduce and and all friction.
I recently got the underside of my forarm peirced (about 2 1/2 weeks ago) and I am worried about rejection. I have plastic barbells in them now, but I want to switch back to hoops so that I can lace them. I usually have a very high pain tollerance, but I am worried that they are so swollen and painfull that I will not be able to put the hoops back in...how long do you suggest I waite out the "healing process" until I give up and remove them?
(Thank you very much for your insight by the way, I found your advice to be very helpfull when researching surface peircings.)
You should not put hoops back in if you are referring to CRBs. You will definitely lose the piercings with CBRs. If you're already changed the jewelry once, you've probably irritated the piercing, which is why its swollen.2 1/2 weeks is not enough time to let the piercing heal before changing the jewelry. I would talk to your piercer, but usually you can see rejection when the ends of the jewelry are closer than when pierced and you can see scarring. Sometimes you may not see the scaring, but you will definitely notice a good deal of redness circling the jewelry as it exits your skin.
I WAS going to get my hips pieced two days from now,but im so glad i did my research before getting them done.Reading other peoples questiones and your answers has helped me alot. Right now i doubt i will get my hips pierced. I really want them done but i dont want to take the risk.Someone mentioned something about dermals. If you have those,are the chances of rejection still high ?
Dermals are more painful to get than a surface piercing, for more people. They have less risk of rejection, but are more iffy in terms of healing and finding a piercer who actually knows what he's doing. Many piercers will say that they can do it, but not really know proper techniques, so it's still an iffy procedure.
Hey whitney,I see you know a lot about this surface pierciengs,and actually i got my finger piercied,right above the knuckle,where the hair is hahah you know where right!? So you think the chances that my body reject it are high? And can you give me some care tips... Thanks a lot,Hope you answer!!
OH I forgot to mention that the piercer used tygon,do you think that would help!!??Well now thats all!! Hope you answer!! See ya!
Buddy, I know what you're talking about, and I think you have a very high risk of rejection becuase the piercing is on your hand. The only tips I can say is to keep regular cleaning, but don't over clean, and to not bump it.
Tygon isn't any better or worse. Rejection is going to be the same.
i just got my sternum pierced yesterday, but the guy who did it put a curved barbell in it and the bottom ball is leaning to the side. should i take it out and get it re-pierced somewhere else with a surface bar or could i just go have them put a surface bar in it now? plus, you can kinda see the actual bar under the skin. is this normal?
Aussi, If you remove the barbell, you're going to have to let it completely heal before having it repierced. That is my suggestion. You can leave it in, but the likelihood of it rejecting is super high. The likelihood of it rejecting with a surface barbell is still high, but not as high. Have the piercer remove it, advise him that he should learn how to pierce with a surface barbell, and find someone else. All nicely of course.
thank you.
i just went ahead and took it out. next time i'll be more cautious of who does it and what's being done.
I've been looking at all diferent surface piercings on the internet and the one I am interested in isn't featured anywhere. I'm looking at vertical piercing under my belly button. Is its possible and what are the risks?
does hip piercing hurt?
Aussi, I hope you are able to find a reputable piercer who knows what he's doing next time. It can be hard to do.
Jessyca, It is possible and very common. The risk are the same with any other surface piercing. High rejection rate. I've had surface piercings around my navel, and although the bars weren't 100% accurate to the piercing, with the high movement level in that area, I fought rejection for months. I would have good months, but then step back weeks. I ended up removing them near after a year of fighting to heal them, which they would never heal. I still have scars on my stomach from them, and it's been over 1 1/2 years.
sd- hip piercings hurt, but it will depend on your pain threshold. But most surfaces piercings hurt more than the average piercing.
i really want a surface piercing, sturnum, but i dont fancy having one of those staplers style bars in. can you have any other types of bars? And what are the risks of infection? I know that they can get infected, but are the chances of them getting infected LESS than hip surface piercings? and how long would a sturnum piercing last for? sorry if im asking ''Durrrrh'' questions, but i really wanna know. thank you =]]
abbi, the best results for surface piercings are with the surface bars, shaped like a staple. Risk of infection is slightly higher than other piercings because they take up more skin and tissues. All piercings have just about the same risk of infection, surface piercings highest of them all. If you mean more along the terms of rejection, then yes sternun piercings are slightly less prone to rejection in terms of hip piercings, but they have the same high risks as any other surface piercing. I have seen people with sternum piercings for years, but you have to remember that even years or months after the piercing is 100% healed, if you bump it just right, you can start the process of rejection.
I got my sternum pierced yesterday and got a long, straight bar put it in. It doesn't curve and doesn't look like a staple, it's literally just a long straight bar. I didn't really have a lot of skin to pierce there so we kind of just pulled at it until we found enough to pierce...this may be completely normal but i can see the outline of the bar in my skin, its not flat against my chest, there's a bump where the bar is under the skin. I was wondering 1. if this was normal, 2. when the "swelling" or whatever it is would go down, and 3. if i can go back to my normal every day workout plan. Thank you!
Sounds like it was pierced with a tongue ring abd because of this, I doubt that the piercing will heal properly. I would give the swelling down, and if the bar is still very prominent, then you will need to go back to the piercer and have him check it out.
alright sounds good, thank you!
I have a sternum piercing and after 12 months it seems to be gettign rejected. It has been pusing up real bad, the pus is like mega thick and yellow and after i squeeze all of it out it sometimes bleeds.
I realy ilke it and dont wnat to get rid of it but if i keep it i think that it will just end up worse, redder and possibly cause a massive scar.
i was told i can take it out flush it with salt water and then put it bac in but its staple bar so will i be able to get it bak in without professional help???? or should i just suck it up and remove it altogether?????
You shouldn't take out the barbell, especially since it seems to be infected. I would definitely go back to the piercer who pierced it and have him check it out. You shouldn't remove jewelry to infected piercings. You run the risk of trapping the infection in your body. Try to use saline and clean the piercing as though it was just pierced- twice a day. This should help with the infection. If it gets worse definitely consult your piercer.
ive had my lower back pierced for about 18 mo now with no problems up until a couple mo ago. there is what looks like a blister in the middle of the piercing. there is no pain or pussing or anything its just unattractive. do you know what this is or how to get rid of it?
Sounds like a possible keliod. Have your piercer check it out.
I have a navel and labret piercing, and have had my eyebrow done in the past. I've never had any problems with piercings healing or migrating, and recently i've been thinking about having my anti-eyebrow pierced (for those who don't know, that's the area underneath your eye). From reading your hub I'm guessing a surface/staple bar would work best, but have you any experience with the anti-eyebrow and any common problems? It's not as piercing I know overly much about, but it's sooo pretty!
Also on my pierce list are the - I don't know what it's called but they're kind of like a regular eyebrow piercing but on the inside by the bridge rather than the outside. I want a vertical bar through each one. I figured it'd be an alternative to the bridge piercing - have you ever heard of this piercing? I've never seen it on anyone except those who have multiple piercings all along their eyebrows - which I don't intend to do!
I've seen the anti-eyebrow, I'm not a fan. :-\ I like the regular eyebrow better. The surface barbell would be the best option, but I'm not 100% if they wouldn't use a curved barbell. I'm not sure how small the surface barbells get. I'd really talk to an experienced piercer about it.
I've never heard of that piercing. At least not by your description. I'm more into ear piercings, surface, navel, genital, etc. I'm not a fan of facial piercings. I've had my labret, but it didn't last but a few days. Couldn't stand it in my face.
I prefer facial piercings as it;s the only part of me I usually show! I'll ask the guy who did my labret about it :-)
Just make sure that he's a skilled piercer. I wouldn't leave a surface piercing to to any piercer who doesn't know what he's doing to the tee. Ya know? But this may not be considered a surface piercing, as I'm not 100% what you're talking about.
I'm not a fan of them on my face because I don't want to mess up my face and risk scars. I dunno...
Whitney, I've found a picture showing the piercing i'm talking about, it's on here: http://tattoo.about.com/cs/plip/l/blmultiple1.htm. It's the two parallell barbells either side of the bridge (pierced here with a spiked barbell) that i'm on about :-)
I can't find any mention of what this area is called though :-(
The link that you gave me is for an about.com with a ton of links. I didn't see any pictures or a link that may have a picture of what you're talking about.
Hmm...looks like they've changed the page; the picture was definitely on there when I left the comment! I'll keep looking for another pic but to be honest, I think it's probably just known as an inside eyebrow or something...
There's no such thing as an inside eyebrow piercing from what I've ever heard of... :-\ Plus I just googled "inside eyebrow piercing" and got absolutely nothing.
I know, maybe it's just one of those that simply falls under the category 'eyebrow piercing'. I found a site with a whole bunch of names for different piercings and it was none of them either. Still, it shows its not a common piercing, so that's good :-)
I checked through the bmezine pictures and couldn't find anything... In a way different and uncomon can be great for you as you'd be different, but it can be bad becuase your piercer may not know how to pierce it properly. If you find a picture or get it done let me know.
I really want to get three small horizontal rib piercing like captain howdy in strangeland. But as i've been reading up on it, it seems that they are extremely high risk for infection. Is there anyway to lessen the risks?
Nope. Surface piercings have high infection and migration risk no matter what you do. Sorry. :-\ The only thing that you can do is to make sure that you get surface barbells and clean with saline, but even still you've only slightly lessened the rejection and infection risks.
you seem to know a lot about surface piercings/ the risks. i was wondering if you were a piercer, or if you just know a lot about them...?
i got my lower back done recently, & i love it. Does the lower back have a high rate of infection ? because there is not that much movement in that area,i am not in any sports, take good care of it and do not wear clothing that causes friction. how long do you think that it will stay in? it was done with a right-angled bar, and by a professional. if it were to reject, would a tattoo cover up the scars ?
Even if it did reject, i would not regret it. the pain and scars would be worth it :)
I'm not a piercer, but my boyfriend is and he and I have had many a conversations about piercings.
Yes the lower back does have a high rejection rate as with any and all surface piercings. If by a right-angled bar you mean a surface barbell, then the risks are lessened but not completely erased. Professional does not always mean that he is well versed and experienced with surface piercings. A tattoo should cover the scars. You can also use a scar solution to get rid of the scars.
Are microdermals at a lesser risk of migration than surface percings? What's your opinion on them?
From what I understand, microdermals pose less of a risk for migration, but it's very hard to find someone with real experience that can do the procedure with his eyes closed and not have any problems ever. It's more of a surgical procedure than a piercing, but in some areas piercers do microdermals and sometimes you can actually find someone who really knows what they're doing, but it's going to be a search.
hey
im interested in getting a hip piercing
i no that there have a high rejection rate, but i loose & gain weight all off the time and am never one size for too long- will this matter?
Either way hip piercings have super high rejection rate. I'd say the fluctuating weight isn't going to be the problem but the hip piercing in general. If the barbell was sized correctly, then it may not be as big of a concern, but either way the likelihood of it rejecting is about 9 out of10.
I had a surface piercing done just below my belly button last september, and although it didnt hurt when they were actually doing it (and I mean it didn't hurt, the only other piercing I've had is my ear lobes, and I still think it was painless), for the few days after I'd had it done it was fucking MURDER. If I knocked it or anything, it hurt like you would't believe, like someone had a hook in my skin and was pulling me along by it lol. I eventually had to take the thing out because even though I cleaned it pretty much religiously, it kept oozing pus if you squeezed it, and looked like it was rejecting. Still have the scar, but kind of regret taking it out. Even though it was wonky, I loved it.
Knocking it increased your risks of rejection, as did having a surface piercing in that area to begin with. If you had not taken it out, and it was rejecting, your body would have pushed it out and the scar would be larger.
Okay so i got my hips done.and i love them. i suggest getting them pierced a bit higher then your hipsbecause there would be less movement and such...just be aware of them and clean then once a day. done.
mine are fine.
No matter where you get it pierced, it's going to still encounter a lot of movement. Good luck with the piercing, but you still have the same high rejection risks no matter where you had them pierced. Also, you should clean twice a day, not once.
i want to get collar bone surface piercings. I keep reading that the surface bar is the best way to go but some people at the piercing place said that the tygon would be better for the collar bone. now im really unsure which way to go. please help!
Surface barbell is always the best bet when you're getting a surface piercing. Tygon is ok, but surface barbells are better. Just remember even with a surface barbell there are high rejection and migration risks.
yeah i looked more stuff up too and everyone seems to say surface bar. ive also decide to only be pierced with the punch and taper method. thankyou!
i just had my hip pierced only one side and i love it don't want it to reject though but i have a week of school where i can be really carefull what do you suggest i do to stop rejection as quick ? wouild wearing like little shorts and tops for a week help ? and linen trouses and stuff ? please right back . i love them (:
Brittany, the punch and taper method is ok, but it's going to be very hard for you to find a piercer that knows how to do it properly and has real experience other than one or two customers.
Lois, hip piercings are very prone to rejection. The only thing you can do to reduce the risks even slightly is to clean twice a day with saline, don't bump the jewelry or piercing, don't wear tight clothes, and don't wear your pants too high. Shorts are going to affect the piercing whatsoever; it doesn't matter what type of pants you wear as long as they aren't worn too high to affect the piercing and as long as the belt or top of the pant doesn't knock the piercing.
The likelihood of rejection, is still very high no matter what. The movement in the area is going to end up too much for the piercing.
i live in a city that is not new to tattoos and piercings. there is a couple in the area that pierce with that method and have for quite a while. and this style is still better then just a needle piercing. but thankyou! :D
All piercings are best done with the needle. You should never get any piercing with the piercing gun.
Just remember just because they've done it and are experienced, surface piercings are still prone to rejection even with 100% proper technique and healing.
im sorry but no, not all piercings are best with the needle, perhaps you should read up a bit about surface piercings and i get that it can still reject. i would be ignorant to believe that it doesnt have a chance to reject.
You should never get any piercing with a piercing gun, if that's what you're referring to. The guns are multiple use and cannot be properly cleaned. They hold bloodborne pathogens, and most people who use the guns have at maximum 1 week experience, but usually only a few hours. You should get piercings by experienced piercers who use hollow, beveled needles.
I don't need to read up about them. Maybe you should ;-) By the way my boyfriend's a body piercer, and he'll back me up on this. He's been piercing for the past 4 or 5 years or so.
I too live in a town not new to tattoos, and there's probably 1 peiercer who can somewhat successfully perform a punch and taper, when compared to over 8 well-known and experienced piercers in the town.
I didn't mean to offend you if I did. I was talking about the punch and taper not the gun. But I really do have a couple in my area that does them since I live in a navy town on the ocean so piercing and tattooing have always been here. But I got it today with the punch and taper, my piercer had done quite a more then few and it went well! lets hope it heals nicely :D
Good luck with it. I'm in a military town, as well, but again means nothing in regards to the experience of the piercer. Hopefully he really did know what he was doing. Either way it's not going to reduce rejection by much.
lol thts nothin i got 2 surface piercing in my chroch lol
im gettin my hips done in three weeks an i know it will probs hurt and wont last but how long would it be before rejection might start? my friend had it done like 3/4 weeks ago and theres no sign of it with hers an shes been ran into an does gymnastics an everythin...i dont do anythin like that so are the chances lower? ive not had anyother piercings execpt ears an lip which i did myself an let heal after 3 days..its not scarred tho. all im woried about is if my parents freak if it rejects
Rejection depends on the person's body and cleaning regimin. I didn't see rejection until 6+ months. There's nothing you can do to lower rejection risks. The likelihood is that it will reject, especially with hip piercings.
how to know whether my wrist piercing is rejecting or infected
If it's infected, you'll see green puss trying to ooze out. The piercing will hurt and will be very red.
If it's rejecting, it will be red, slightly painful, and you'll begin to see less and less of the bar.
Wrist piercings are very prone to rejection.
oh okay thanks for that what must i apply on in order to prevent that?sodium chloride?
You can't prevent rejection of a piercing. If you body is going to reject it, there's nothing you can do to stop it.
You shouldn't use anything on a piercing except saline solution. Don't use anything stronger as it can dry it out and irritate the piercing.
okay thank you
i saw on here that someone said that they had a surface peircing underneath their belly button and said that it didn't hurt.... who the hell are you super woman? i have one on my belly and the back of my neck and they were both the most painful things ive ever experienced. but i love them both.
ive had them for almost a year now and there are no signs of rejection or migration.
my peircer told me to clean them in the shower only and only with antibacterial soap. it worked amazing.
The pain tolerance is different for different people. My surface piercings on the edge of my navel didn't hurt.
The anti-bacterial soap is one of the worst ways to heal any piercing.
hae.ive wanted to get my lower back pierced for a long time but last time i visited my piercer to get my hips done she said that she couldnt do it because there wasnt enough skin or fat to clamp. is there any other procedure i can get done?
Not really. Trust your piercer. If she said that it's best not to do it, then take her word for it.
Ok, so i got my hip done a week ago, and it didnt hurt, but around two days ago, the top hole started to hurt, it is poussing, and it is a little red. Is this a sign of regection, and if so, why is it only the top one, and not the bottom?
Stephanie, it's normal for it to be a little red and to leak a little. You need to watch out that it doesn't get worse, especially as you've chosen one of the worse places for a surface piercing. The top part is probably feeling more pressure as the barbell slides downward.
How will i know if my body is rejecting it, and i should take it out?
You'll start to see less skin and more barbell. It will be red and appear scarred.
Hi! I just got my wrist and navel pierced 3 days ago. I've been soaking it in sea salt and water twice a day and applying a little bit of antibacterial soap to the jewlery once a day. On my wrist, only the right side of the piercing is red and irritated. On my navel, only the top part of the piercing is red and irritated. Are my piercings infected? Or is this considered normal for only 3 days after getting pierced?
Also, what are the early signs of rejection? I'd like to know so I can take the piercings out as soon as possible to avoid hideous scars and leave the scars at a minimal.
I would stop using the antibacterial soap. I would also switch to saline; as sea salt mix can be hard to make so that the solution isn't too strong or too weak. 3 days isn't really enough time to tell whether the piercings will reject or not much less if they're infected. As for the wrist, it's just like the hip, and another one of the worst places to get a piercing.
Signs of rejection have been mentioned in the the comments above, but here they are again... soreness, extra puss, less skin, and more barbell. You'll also see a good deal of redness.
How do i keep the one bar in my hip from moving. It has the 2 90 degree agles, and one side always ends up sticking further out than the other!!
The bar may not be sized appropriate for the piercing. When it's in place, can you see the curves? If so then the piercing is going to reject, as the purpose of hte barbell to be curved is so that the curves are under the skin. Otherwise, There's really nothing you can do. I've tried cotton ball taped under the barbell, and the barbell would still fall wound the cotton ball.
umm. ok. ive read this whole page, and its been very Very helpful, but i still have a Question...
im very young, not even 16 yet, and i have been thinking about getting a surface piercing on the side of my navel, a hip surface piercing. When ur in school, you have p.e. and stuff. And i was just curious about that, Doesn't that effect the piercing, like when you run and workout? does that mean you couldn't get it?
(it would probably irratate it more, and have a high chance of rejection, right?)
Even though i would probably be Paranoid about it.. i love how it looks and stuff. But i don't know if i would acctually do it, because of the risk of rejecting it, and how much it would scar and hurt...
Yes the extra exercise can irritate the piercings, especially a hip piercing, as there's already a lot of movement in that area.
Okay, I do know that the anti-brow was mentioned...briefly...and you did say that you aren't particularly fond of it -but I am, I'll admit it, piercing obsessed. I have a petite face, however and I can't pull off any facial piercing other than the nose. Or so I thought. I spoke to my piercer and she mentioned the anti-brow, taking note that it would look lovely under my big ol' eyes, sort of like an accent, I suppose.
I prefer to research my piercings before I get them. It's part of my nature and the deal I made with my mom -get them done professionally, no lip piercings and no tongue piercing(s -hey, I've seen people with more than one) and research it, for this she'll either pay half or the full amount for getting it. It's her way of making sure I'm safe and such. I just can't seem to find much information on the anti brow. My piercer said that her's took no time at all to heal and she's had it for almost a year and a half now.
I do heal easily. While I still follow all the rules (cleaning and babying for so-so months), my piercings generally heal within a couple of days. I've had a needle under my skin for a few days too, before, and it just sort of healed around it and accepted it -which was not comfortable to take out when I did leave the hospital. >3<
So, personally preferences aside, what do you think of the anti-brow?
I understand there will be possible complications and risks of rejection, but with all that in mind -would it be a fair choice, considering my history, and how can I know if my body won't accept any chance of the anti brow?
I just want to be safe; I mean, my mom is paying for it, after all. Don't want it to be a waste of her money.
I would like to also add that I don't scar. If that plays a part in any way.
I've had objects (branches, bicycle pedal, pencils, a skewer, glass) in my leg or arm or whatever (all by accident, my dad and I are a tad extreme in our senseless adventures) and I have no scars. Even when the back of my leg had been torn into, I having nothing to prove of it -just some pictures and a the doctor's memory. My body just, I suppose, gets used to what I do to it and heals together nicely. It's quite possibly alien, but true.
Would this have any role in a surface piercing?
In the end it's really up to you, but with any surface piercing, you risk rejection, migration, and infection. Everyone scars. The only role that your supposide non-scarring body would cause is that your face wouldn't have 2 scars on it when the anti-eyebrow rejects. I have only heard of a few cases where the particular piercing has healed without complications. You must realize that with any surface piercing, even if it is fine for a few years, it can start to migrate and reject with the slightest bump.
Of course, thank you for your insight. I appreciate it.
:3
Has anyone heard of the cleanser hibsiclens(sp)? If so, could you please tell me what you think of it?
Stephanie, cleanser hibiclens is a skin antiseptic. Don't use it on piercings. Only use saline solution.
I got a surface piercing going in a horizontal direction below my belly button almost 12 months ago and it never took. I removed it a month ago and now i have quite a noticeable scar. Any suggestions on how to lessen the scarring?
Thanks.
Try purchasing a mederma or some type of scar minimizing cream.
I am addicted to piercings. My lattest one is a third serface piercing but on the back of my neck now. I know it will reject and that kinda sucks. So, I have been looking up new and cool piercings. My lattest discovery is Dermal Anchoring. I have researched it for a couple of months and getting pritty excited about getting it done. I was thinking on getting two on each wrist. To give the look of surface piercing. What is your thoughts on it? Will they reject just like surface would?
Dermal anchoring rejects similarly as surface piercings do. Here check this out:
http://www.alternativelook.net/transdermal-implant
Although, this is not quite the same thing as microdermal implants, it is very similar to what you're talking about. Definitely check out the risks. The success rate is only 20%, although much higher than surface piercings, way too low for me to risk it, personally. Also, you need to find a very qualified person to do it, not your regular body piercer.
Check back at that alternative look blog, as microdermal implants will be added tomorrow (6/25)
After 13 body piercings over 10 years with no rejection or infections, i experienced my tongue, having been pierced for 8 years, started to reject and skin was beginning to cover the ball underneath my tongue.Afer just one week the ball waqs almost completely covered by new skin. i figured it was time to take it out and realized that no matter how long you have a piercing for there is always a chance of rejection. After considering a surface piercing i am so glad that i read into it and you provided this info as i had no idea how high the chance for negative outcome. thanks whitney. and for everyone else that thinks they are excluded from rejection... think again!
I was thinking of getting a wrist piercing, and I doubt anyhting will change my mind at my current stage, since I believe I am goign through I suppose you could refer to it as my piercing stage, and I really want one. My friend is planning to pierce my wrist on friday, and I just wanted to know if there is anything other than saline water that can be used to help cure it. I was also wondering if there are any early signs of rejection, and if so what are they?
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says saline is the best thing for any piercing. So stick with that. I'm sorry to hear that your friend is doing it and not a professional, unless your friend is a professional and then I appologize. But with piercings like this, you really need an experienced professional to give the piercing the slightest bit of hope. I'm not saying you're going to regret the piercing, but the success short term and long term of a wrist piercing is probably less than 1%, so be prepared to purchase a scar minimizer once the holes have healed. You'll know that rejection has set in place once you see more barbell and less skin in-between the two balls on the end. You'll notice more redness and tissue scarring, even while healing the piercing, and maybe an excess of lymph.
First of all, Whitney, this page has been AMAZINGLY informative and you are a saint for answering all these questions, many of them a repeated number of times. You mention several times that high-movement and high-friction areas like the wrist and hip are bad places for surface piercings. What are a few examples of better locations? I specifically ask because a friend of mine has a row of beautiful surface piercings (or they may be microdermals, I'll have to inquire) on her upper forearm, about two inches below the elbow crease, and I was considering getting something like that. Know that I have totally taken away from reading this page that the whole idea may be foolhardy and I will weigh the risks long and hard and make sure I find a truly experienced piercer (thank goodness I live in NYC) before I get it done. Thanks again. You rule.
Pretty much any area that is going to get very low movement and experience the least possibility of getting hit or rubbed. The upper arm or forearm wouldn't be as bad as the wrist as neither area twists, but you have to remember that both areas are in contact with clothing and are a part of daily life, in some form or fashion. As for surface piercings, there really isn't a good place for them. Microdermals have a much higher success rate, but they too have their complications. If you're going to get a something, microdermals are better than surface piercings, but definitely make sure that the guy or gal knows what s/he's doing, as it does require some technique.
Here's the info about microdermals from Alternative Look:
So, I got my wrist pierced yesterday. The piercer used a teflon barbell and I´m really paranoid about it rejecting and stuff. I know its only been a day and the redness is normal but urgh, I don´t know. I want to know if microdermal implants are a better choice for my wrist. I really want my wrists pierced so I´ll do whatever is safest and easier on my body. When should I take out my wrist piercing and how long should I w
Jacob says:
9 months ago
I just got my back corset done, and my girlfriend is considering doing it as well.
This page has however taught me that my piercings are apparently using the improper CBR's, which is a shame because I like them a lot better than the surface barbells. It's been a little over a week since I got it done, but some appear to be migrating and some are super-sensitive.
I just got to the point where I can lay on my back and I've been leaning back in a car or chair for a few days now.
Instead of having him replace these with the proper ones, is it possible to have him remove it temporarily to insert the plastic bracer or the surgical option.
It would be a shame to remove these and re-pierce it. Although with this type of piercing (the CBR's) I'm afraid if they all migrated out and I repierced them behind the scar tissue, they would be that much stronger against migration and/or removal next time.
Some girl at school just told my dad about it, god knows what he'll say. :)