Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:14 PM
I want to get microdremals but I don’t know how much they cost and if they can be done on minors. I really need to find a place in Eastern NC. My main questions:
Are they really permenant? and which is better the needle or punch and taper method?
&& what would be a possible cost for 4 hip microdermals to give the appearance of surface piercings?
I don’t believe there is a real difference in a punch or needle technique for the piercing.
Surface anchors are not permanent, but it’s important to realize that they do not come out with ease. They’re not really something you could remove safely at home and they are prone to migrating and rejecting like any surface piercing.
As far as price and age go, that would completely depend on the piercer you seek out to do them.
Regardless of your age, it’s most important to find a piercer who is experienced in the procedure and removal and who is using implant grade materials.
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:09 PM
I have wanted to get my tongue split for about five years, but I have horrible chronic canker sores. These canker sores can come from something as minor as eating too much hard candy.
I was wondering if there was any way to reduce the potential for getting canker sores during the healing, or if I should just scrap the idea entirely.
Thank you!!
No one really knows what causes canker sores, but medical professionals have decided that any sort of stress, trauma or chemical imbalance in can trigger them.
I would imagine that a big injury like a tongue split could definitely trigger some cankers, but I reckon that the large wound caused by cutting your tongue in half would likely distract you from the discomfort of a canker sore, nor would having a canker sore have any bearing on the healing.
After the split is healed, it’s just like a normal tongue. …but split! You can get canker sores all over the surface of it just as before.
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:07 PM
Filed under: Tongue
I stretched my center tongue to a 2ga on Tuesday night with no discomfort. Towards the end of Wednesday night, the discomfort was increasing, especially at the back of the bottom of the hole. Today, Friday, the base of my tongue web (and my tongue around the hole) are actually quite swollen and tender. I’m wondering how common allergic reactions are to teflon or if there are any adverse effects to wearing it. Perhaps it is from the cheap o-ring or perhaps the o-ring is pinching the underside of my tongue?
(excuse the low quality picture, I doubt it helps any)
I think you’ve answered your own questions!
Stretching itself could’ve caused irritation, you could be allergic to the cheapy o-ring, that o-ring could be simply be rubbing and causing the problem or, like you said, it could be pinching.
That O-ring and large gauge piece is a lot of business to have laying all over the sensitive underside of your tongue.
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:03 PM
So I’ve been wanting to get a corset piercing for years, but couldn’t stand the idea of having surface bars that would reject before they ever had a chance to heal. But recently I thought that if I had microdermal anchors put in instead of surface bars, then maybe it would be able to heal properly. I could leave the flat discs on them 90% of the time.
I was planning on getting the top 2 done first, and waiting a month or more to see how my body handles microdermals before getting the rest. I’ve had 9 piercings, but no microdermals yet, and I know everyone’s body heals things differently.
I was just wondering what you thought of this?
If there was ever a way that corset design piercings could be worn “permanently” it would be with surface anchors.
Wearing flat discs all the time would definitely be a must. However, with the placement on your back, those piercings would be subject to a LOT of trauma. Sitting in chairs/vehicles, laying on your back, etc. You’d have to take a lot of care.
Even switching the ends off the anchors can be irritating to them, so I’d use caution.
+2 / 2 votes
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 5:30 PM
My girlfriend wants to get an IUD. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrauterine_device)
I have a Prince Albert at 2ga with a curved barball around 5/8″.
She’s concerned about the IUD string becoming tangled with my PA, which could potentially result in her uterus becoming perforated.
I am having trouble quantifying the risk. At face value, it seems unlikely. I’m aware of the attention in pop culture (Grays Anatomy) but do not believe it to be the source of the concern.
Clipped the string shorter is not very desirable, as verification of the device remaining in place is important.
Are you familiar with experiences either positive or negative? Can you refer me to documentation that would be applicable to the scenario?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
If your girlfriend’s IUD is placed properly and does routine checkups with her gyno nothing should really affect it after insertion. Having the strings clipped short (as in, sitting just inside the cervix, even!) is not detrimental the IUD in the least.
The “strings” that come off the bottom of an intrauterine device are not long and for the most part cannot be felt at all(by fingers, or penises alike!)I would be very impressed if you somehow managed to get your PA jewelry caught on that IUD in any way.
(Grey’s Anatomy is bullshit, for the record. Let me tell you that if ANYTHING caught and tugged on someone’s IUD, let alone dislodging it from the uterus, the white-hot agony that would ensue would not make for good watching for a silly segment of a television show. Even the thought of this makes my knees weak!)
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 5:13 PM
good day to all of you in AskBME-land,
I have a question concerning the viability of getting a cutting or branding. I’m going to provide a (little) bit of background information. Here goes:
I was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 19. Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition which affects both skin and joints. It causes red, scaly patches on the skin, which are characterized by inflammation and excess skin production. It is triggered by stress (emotional, mental, and physical - eg., injury or wounds), illness, as well as other sources like drinking and smoking. It is absolutely NON-CONTAGIOUS.
I have had my psoriasis under relative control for the past few years, with the exception of a few flare-ups due to several bouts of tonsilitis and strep throat that i’ve dealt with, as well as a quite a bit of emotional duress that i’ve been dealing with for the past few months due to a family tragegy.
At the moment, after five years, other than an isolated area on my elbow, my psoriasis is in check.
Does anyone know if i could ever successfully heal a cutting, skin removal scarification, or a branding with psoriasis? I have wanted scarification work done for years and years and years, and have only been held back by the psoriasis.
A year and a half ago, after much agonized debate and not much medical guidance, I got a rather large tattoo done on my upper arm and it healed with relatively no problems, other than a little bit of lengthy healing time.
I also have several facial and body piercings, 48mm lobes (that i have continued to stretch after diagnosis), and several other (pre-psoriasis) tattoos.
Does anyone have any advice/experience/information they could pass along? Does anyone know of any scarification artists that have any experience with chronic skin conditions? I live in Calgary, AB, Canada, but i’d be willing to travel within North America if I could be connected with someone who could possibly help me.
Thanks for listening to this long-winded question.
I hope som
Well this is right up my alley!
Earlier this year, after a bout of severe strep throat, I was diagnosed with Guttate Psoriasis.
I’m still learning more about this condition (Which really is just a gnarly asthetic issue more than anything, isn’t it!)
Coincidentally, I had a large tattoo outlined on my thigh a couple weeks before my initial flareup and diagnosis. Most of the linework flared into psoriasis spots and continues to do so during any flareup, unfortunately. I’m prepared for any future body modifications to be subject to flare ups as well.
I’d say that if you’ve been tattooed and haven’t experienced a lot of site-specific flares, you’d likely be good to get some scarification as well. *I don’t think psoriasis discriminates against the types of wounds that trigger flare ups.
If you’re in Calgary and you’re looking for someone with experience with Psoriasis and scarification, I would certainly contact Wayde Dunn. He’s a scarification artist who lives and works in Edmonton, AB. He’s also my partner and we live together so he sees the ups and downs of psoriasis flare ups regularly.
I won’t speak for him, but I would guess he’d suggest you have any flare ups under control and to prepare your body with some appropriate rest, hydration and vitamins before hand to reduce the risk of a flare up after a cosmetic invasive procedure such as scarification.
*Of course the only person who can give you accurate information about your skin and psoriasis is your doctor. I can only offer personal information about my specific experience.
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 5:06 PM
This Question is Directed to Lexci, I know last year you were spreading the word about Bloodborne Pathogens courses and other shop relate courses, i am just curious to know if you have any idea when these courses will be offered in Edmonton again?
David Vidra of Health Educators will be in Alberta early January, 2010.
I will be organizing another Bloodborne Pathogens class as well as the Health Ed Sterilization and CPR/First Aid courses to anyone interested.
The classes are invaluable and open for Body Piercers, Tattooers, All studio staff and owners, health inspectors, apprentices, aspiring apprentices, estheticians, interested clientele, the kink community, etc, etc etc.
Please feel free to give me a call at Dragon FX Kingsway anytime (780.444.0528) if you’d like more information!
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 5:02 PM
Hey,
I am VERY interested in getting microdermals.
I understand the procedure using the needle, but I’m a little lost on understanding the dermal punch. I can’t find much information about it other than it being “faster” and “less painful” than using a needle.
So I was mainly wondering if there were any big differences between them. Differences in pain, procedure, and general experience.
I have a few small tattoos, my septum done a few times, my lobes are stretched to 1″ and my navel. If that is any definition of my pain tolerance!
You’ll find that you won’t get much of a sway in opinion one way or another on the pain level or success rate of surface anchors done with a needle or a punch.
Personally, I use punches because I feel like it helps the anchor sit a bit nicer in the tissue.
That said, for 18g anchors I use for facial stuff, I use a needle and it’s just fine - not realllllly all that much different.
So I’d say leave in the hands of your favorite trusted piercer to use the tool that suits him or her best. I doubt you’ll personally notice any difference.
+6 / 6 votes
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 4:59 PM
I have two microdermals in my sternum right now and they’ve healed perfectly fine no problems at all :] but I’ve been wanting my cheeks done forever and have decided on getting them with dermals instead of bars. Since I can’t have them for work I was going to get them done without ends/tops. Is it possible to heal them this way ? Or will the skin grow back over the stem ?
Thanks !
First of all, I don’t like surface anchors instead of barbells for cheek piercings at ALL. I suggest you don’t do this.
Secondly, no. You won’t be able to have the anchors heal without ends. The ends on surface bars and surface anchors prevent the jewelery from sinking into the piercing wound and the tissue healing over them.
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Saturday October 17th, 2009 @ 4:57 PM
I have my ears stretched to a 5/8″ and have recently been thinking about taking them out. What are the chances of them going back to “normal”, or is plastic surgery the only way to go?
The chances of your ears going back to their original state is pretty slim. You can leave the jewelry out for a while and do some vigorous massages to help stimulate the blood flow and that should help shrink them back up a bit - but surgery is more or less your best option.
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