Microdermal Healing
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Friday July 18th, 2008 @ 6:38 AM
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I have four Industrial Strength microdermals along/below my clavicles. The rise is higher than i expected and I suppose with all the movement in the arms/shoulders the two outer micros sat noticeably higher than the inner two. I was just extra careful with them and they all healed up very nicely.
About a month ago my outer right micro got hit pretty hard and the smaller foot rejected out in 2 days. I decided to take it out myself with a 14g needle, sliding it against the micro to break connective tissue on the larger foot. I went to check my far left micro and noticed that again, the larger side of the foot healed perfectly, but the smaller foot did not heal at all, it had just been sitting there hollow, and since I never had it snagged i never noticed. The smaller foot popped right out! It was mildly horrifying but it wasn’t irritated, infected, or rejecting.I couldn’t leave it in there though so I decided to take it out as well and get them redone at a later date.
My concern is that in the long run micros will keep running in to problems with the smaller foot. I liked that Industrial Strength micros have a hole on the smaller side of the foot for tissue to grow through but it’s such an ittybitty one, I noticed Anatometal has a nice wide hole for the larger foot, but the smaller foot is just a nub. What micros would you recommend? Which have healed the best of your knowledge? Are there ones i should avoid? Any help would be great since i didn’t get them redone yet i’ll wait for feedback.
Thank You!! - maxine
p.s. for anyone healing micros, i picked up on some habits of the things.
Every few weeks or so one or a couple of mine would get irritated. The standard seasalt/water swab definitely helps but most of the time I had to give my micros a little help and push some of the lymphatic fluid out by gently pressing around the micro, (it’s easy for stuff to get trapped in there) then clean them again.
I’ve seen a lot of girls getting them around the chest/clavicle area, and this applies for s
Hi Maxine,
My personally view on IS vs Anatometal for the Surface Anchors/Microdermals is this, I like BOTH styles actually. The one thing I liked about Anatometal and their subsequent creation of the product, is that they actually waited and sat in the background watching/hearing all the issues people were having/noticing with the current versions,etc. They then implemented their product based on what they heard/saw and based on that made alterations based on that.
Personally I have not used the Anatometal ones just yet, they only came out a few months ago. I’ve only ever really used the Industrial Strength ones, which I find work great for me…And I bet if I was to use the Anatometal ones, I’d be just as happy with them, cuz lord knows I got a HUGE hankering for Anatometal, I love them so.
Might I ask though, just how old exactly were/are your microdermals? Based on what I’m reading I’d be inclined to assume that you’ve only had them for a couple months? No more than 6 months correct?
The one thing I’d like to point out with Microdermals is that they realistically take a lot longer to heal, then the projected time frame everyone “THINKS” they take to heal. Just because something isn’t red, irritated, swollen, producing a discharge,etc..Doesn’t mean that it is completely healed perfectly and awesome. Personally I say with Microdermals I advise clients to expect a 6 months to 1 year heal time, with periods of on and off irritation.
But as I said, I’m perfectly fine with suggesting IS or Anatometal for microdermals. There is also of course: Custom Steel Body Jewelry, who is arguably the individual who created the first prototypes of the microdermal/surface anchor design, depending who you talk to. Either way with any of these companies product, you’re safe and secure in the jewelry quality/design. From there it’s just making sure the piercer is experienced enough in knowing how to work with the jewelry. Not to mention its up to the client and piercer to do the research and get up to date knowledge on how to care for them. Because things have changed a bit since the old article that came out two years and a bit ago, as many other piercers started doing them and noting the pros and cons,etc.
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8 Responses to “Microdermal Healing”
Just a thought but since there seems to be more knowledge of dermal anchors since that article a couple years ago, it would be lovely for there to be a follow up article….
I have two anchors horizontally on my chest and two vertically on my lower neck, almost to my shoulders. I’ve had much more trouble with the ones on my chest… they get cranky off and on and one seems to be tilting, but the ones on my neck have been trouble free aside from snagging on my hair if I’m not careful. Bandages seem to be a girl’s best friend when it comes to these things, that and disks to heal or some other lightweight top.
Star on July 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pmit seems like you might like the style that havoc body jewelry makes. i just got one of these guys at a convention in chicago:
http://www.havocwholesalebodyjewelry.com/page/1049249
fireship on July 18th, 2008 at 8:49 pmfireship: What you’re showing there in that link is no real difference then the Industrial Strength design. The Anatometal design is VASTLY different then the IS design,etc.
Also…and just putting it out there. if an a online company will not fully disclose ALL the information involving their body jewelry, that should raise alarms. Terms like “Surgical Steel” or “Solid Titanium” mean nothing…Even the words “Implant Grade Titanium” mean nothing…There are SPECIFIC terms for proper steel and jewelry and they should be listed, as well as if the items are Internally Threaded or Externally Threaded.
And as I’ve said before and I’ll say it again…I’d much rather have customers purchase from well established jewelry manufacturers and body piercing studios…Not some faceless online company….
Warren Hiller on July 18th, 2008 at 9:35 pmI got them done early last November so they were all a little over 7 months old. I think some tissue might have grown through the hole on the smaller side of the foot but it was so thin that it didn’t give much support? Thanks for the help, i’m going to give the Anatometal anchors a shot on August 3rd.
maxine on July 19th, 2008 at 10:37 ami like the anatometal ones alottttt but i also use the ones form microdermals.com
they heal rather nice and i like the open foot design
mikenite on July 19th, 2008 at 2:03 pmI had the same issue, with a microdermal about the same age that was barely bumped. The longer foot was VERY well anchored in my flesh, during removal I could see the nice tissue growth through the foot. But a very slight bump caused the upper, smaller foot to push out within only a few days. I also removed it myself with a needle. I’m getting the impression that removal due to rejection of only the short foot is getting pretty darned common, I hope the jewelry designers are reading these posts.
Ziggy on July 20th, 2008 at 12:58 amWhere can one view the new Anatometal design? The usual searches (including of their page) didn’t turn anything up for me. I’d sure love to try again.
Ziggy on July 20th, 2008 at 1:04 amhey ziggy: http://iampix.bmezine.com/p/l/gcov02/ywi3ee27.jpg
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