33. Bad Microdermals

Here's an unfortunate end to six microdermals about a week old. Two on the wrist, two on the lower back, and two on the stomach. She had them done at another shop, by a tattoo artist who also pierces. It's obvious that he did not reach the appropriate depth and most of them had already started rejection. She told me that it took him about 15 to 20 minutes to do each piercing, and that it was extremely painful. He told her to force them down with band aids to help them "set". Hah! If anything, the force from the band aids made her problems worse. He also charged her an outrageous amount of money, for six microdermals that are a style I'm pretty sure they don't make anymore.

I removed all six for her.

This is not what microdermals should look like after a week. They should be flush with the skin and there should be little to no redness. They're also not that painful of a procedure. It's important to look at portfolios and look at pictures of microdermals the piercer has done. Even if they have pierced you before, if there are no microdermals in their portfolio, chances are they may be inexperienced with the procedure.

29. Eyebrow Microdermals

My friend Sean sent me this picture of his eyebrow at a couple weeks old. I did the microdermals during Skindependence last month and they're doing very well here. This is the third time he's had this same procedure done (by two other piercers) and the end result is always fast rejection. I'm not exactly sure what has always caused his rejection. You can see all of the scarring from previous attempts. I think a lot of it had to do with improper depths being reach, and that combined with a high motion area could definitely result in loss of the piercings.

This was his last attempt at these piercings, and let me have a go at it. Unfortunately, I believe the one closest in had started rejection and he removed it this week. The other four are perfect, however, and I think I will be re-landing that rejected one here soon.

Here's a fancy picture. :)

11. A little update, and some cool piercings.

I've not been able to update due to my lack of a computer. The laptop I own had some problems, but it is all fixed now! Back to full updates, even photos. I promise to update more regularly!

It's been picking up here at the shop, and more unique things have been coming through the door. Here's a little of what I've been up to around the piercing world. :)

I've been doing a lot more piercing with clear glass jewelry lately. It's safe, durable, and most people can get away with them at work since it's technically a "hider" type of jewelry. Here's a lovely set of snakebites I did about a week ago. The glass is even more transparent than acrylic and looks more "invisible" once installed (since the acrylic is more yellow-ish).


This is one of the closer-to-the-eye anchors I've done. I think it's an adorable spot for a dermal anchor. She's obviously taken great care of this one. Here it is at about three months old.


Here's a cool one. I did this piercing over two years ago, and recently saw it again. Look at how very lovely and healed it is! It's a rare type of snug piercing, and I've also seen it called a ragnar. It's the only piercing that I've done like it.


I love doing fun oral piercings. Here's a scoop I did at about two weeks old. A scoop is basically a tongue surface piercing. It definitely gives the impression of venoms (two off-center tongue piercings), but without penetrating through the tongue.