Hiding a facial piercing

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Friday May 23rd, 2008 @ 10:07 PM

Filed under: Surface/Unusual

I got a fore-tragus surface piercing about a year ago. It healed perfectly and I’ve had no problems with it. The only problem I have is that I start a job on Tuesday and they have a no visible piercing policy in place. I e-mailed HR, and they said that if it was fairly invisible it wouldn’t be a problem. However, I can’t find anything to screw into it to make it fairly invisible. Are there any places that sell ends to a normal surface bar that would be less visible? Or, alternately, is there any makeup or putty out there that is flesh colored that I could put on after removing the ends of the piercing? It’s hard to see as it is because of my sideburns, but I can’t have the metal visible. Two bumps would probably be acceptable.

Thanks,

Matt

I would be really hesitant to suggest trying to keep it in place without any ends on it. It might work, but it’s also quite possible it will work it’s way out. The other issue is that even if it doesn’t come out, it’s possible for the edges of the bar to slide against the edge of the piercing hold and irritate it…even if it’s well healed.

I obviously don’t know what you are wearing in terms of the brand/company of your surface bar. However, you might be able to get some 3mm (possibly smaller) disks to put on the end of it. These could then possible be covered with make-up such as Derma Blend. There may also be clear, dome-shaped pierces that could screw into your surface bars. Those will likely be less visible than something metal, but they may still not be invisible enough.

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