Hip Piercing
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Wednesday August 6th, 2008 @ 8:28 PM
Filed under: Surface/Unusual
I recently walked into a peircing shop to look at some new surface bars for my hip piercings and their artist asked me where I got my piercings done at because they weren’t right. He told me I should have had an implant done like the ones used for sternum piercings. I was wondering if I should be worried and take them out or if they are okay? This was the second time I have had them done and the shops I called mentioned only surface bars and anchors.Do I need to get them re done?
How do they look? How do they feel? If the answer is “Just Fine!” then I can’t see any reason as to why you would have to worry and have them redone.
Plenty of people have sucessfully healed hip-area surface barbells. I personally prefer to do them with anchors as it’s just more practical in that high-impact, high-movement area. That said, there is a higher instance of rejection with surface barbells.
I’d say keep an eye on the piercings and at the first sign of irritation, re-evaluate the way you feel about how they look.
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6 Responses to “Hip Piercing”
“an implant done like the ones used for sternum piercings” - what would the piercer be referring to here? I had thought surface bars and dermals are the norm for sternum piercing these days. PTFE/tygon?
redeye on August 7th, 2008 at 5:24 amredeye: Honestly I was going to question about that exact statement…As it has me perplexed as well…
Warren Hiller on August 7th, 2008 at 6:00 amOr! On later thought, perhaps the OP has balls on the hip piercings rather than flat discs?
Lexci Million on August 7th, 2008 at 12:10 pmGood point - externally threaded surface bars with balls instead of internally threaded bars which would be flush with the skin like “implants” perhaps? Regardless of what (s)he means, Lexci’s right, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it…
For what it’s worth, downsizing balls on externally threaded surface bars can ease healing by minimizing the “rolling” effect you get if surface balls are bumped.
redeye on August 7th, 2008 at 9:11 pmI’ve pierced my hips myself, stupid i know, but it was kind of spur of the moment and now i dont know which surface bars to use.
Please help =/
it’s kind of a big deal for me.
they were done sterile though and it’s all safe and fine.
i just want the proper bars. but i cant get them if i dont know which ones to get =/
Chulp on November 5th, 2008 at 12:58 pmWhether you pierced them with flexible material, bent industrial barbells or whatever, there’s very little chance you can fit the jewelry to the piercing once it’s been made.
If you don’t pull them out and see a professional with surface piercing experience, I see lots of ugly scars in your future.
redeye on November 10th, 2008 at 1:32 amLeave a Comment