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Surface Piercings & Microdermals Well, where to start on this subject? Hhmmmm at the beginning is probably a good place! For such a long time, the jury was out for us as to whether or not surface piercings and microdermals were good, bad or indifferent. Of course, the surface piercings came first so we'll talk about those and then move onto the more recent microdermals. It seemed that no matter how much research we did or who we spoke to, in the industry or not, every piece of information was conflicting and everyones views on them were completely different so it was extremely confusing to say the least! What we did find interesting was that most professionals in the industry that we spoke to about these procedures seemed to have the 'marmite' attitude - that was, they either loved them or hated them! What we mean is that if they loved surface piercings they didn't seem too keen on microdermals and vice versa. We decided to keep an open mind on both until we knew all the facts. So, after many, many man hours we think we've finally managed to piece it all together ;0) Surface Piercings Surface piercings had so much bad press that we stayed away from them for a very long time. We heard of hip surface piercings being done with belly bars and the terrible scars that followed and have seen first hand people with the nape (back) of their neck 'surface pierced' with a barbell! No wonder the rejection rate was so high and the scarring terrible - so we left them well alone as we are definitely not in this business to just take clients money and to hell with the consequences. However, many of our clients were actually wanting surface piercings and even after explaining the 'downside' to them, they still were insistant that they wanted one anyway which was when we began to research them properly and find somewhere reputable to train so that we could deliver what our clients wanted whilst ensuring the best results possible for them whilst trying to keep the rejection rate lower. To be fair, I think that in the early days surface piercings weren't really understood - both in how they worked or how the body coped with them and I personally truly believe that they have come a very, very long way since then. In our opinion the jewellery has improved dramatically, the technique is much more refined and if looked after well, the success rate is really rather high. Nearly all piercings have some percentage of a chance that they will reject, the risk of some being higher than others of course and surface piercings were the highest of them all, but I believe the risk has been greatly reduced due to the reasons listed above. Our studio has been doing surface piercings for approx 18 months now with outstanding results when cared for properly. So, how do they work? This is what you would see if looking side on at the surface piercing and could see into the arm (of course the bar isn't as big as this, it has been made bigger for the picture to enable you to see what's going on). This is what you would see if looking side on at the surface piercing in the arm. Obviously all that would be visible would be the balls on the surface. So basically, as there is no 'upward' pressure on the piercing from the likes of say a belly bar or curved barbell, there is less chance that the piercing will migrate through the skin. The piercing has no pressure on it at all from any angle - not from the bottom, the sides or the top - thereby giving it the chance to settle and heal. Obviously constantly knocking or banging the piercing (i.e. not looking after it properly) is not giving it the best possible chance to heal and of course there is always the aftercare programme to follow, but if all these are not adhered to the results may not be so favourable. Surface piercings are also quite versatile and can be placed almost anywhere on the body and can be a stunning addition to anyone's body art. It is worth considering though where you want to place your surface piercing if you have definitely decided it's the piercing for you because as previously mentioned they do tend to fair best if they are not in a place that is a high movement area, or at high risk of knocks and bangs. Some Of Our Surface Piercing Examples       Below are some pictures of surface piercings that we found on another body piercing website and it is quite clear to see from these images why these surface piercings are not likely to have a favourable outcome. To be honest also, we believe surface piercings to be stunning and add to our body art, but these surface piercings don't even look that nice and I know for sure that I wouldn't want one if it was going to look like these ones below! Someone Elses Surface Piercing Examples     Microdermals So, what can we tell you about microdermals? Well, they are a fairly new concept in this country (at time of writing) but have been around for some time in America which in turn of course means that they reach us eventually! We were sceptical about them at first because of course the horror stories always reach you before anything else and there were plenty of those, but on indepth research we found that actually the horror stories were not factual and were mostly nothing more than 'playground gossip' and so decided we would also offer this service to our customers. There is really only two main differences between surface piercings and microdermals and they are: 1) Microdermals are single point piercings (i.e there is only one piercing hole at the site as opposed to two) 2) Microdermals are designed to be permanent. Once, healed though there are many different tops that will screw into your microdermal base so although it is permanent the top can be changed so that you can have a different look when you want it - but it really is best to wait for it to heal before you decide to change the top. Placement of your microdermal is also well worth considering, whilst it is fair to say they can be placed almost anywhere, it really needs time to settle and constantly knocking or banging it will not help at all and in the early days a good yank may well pull it out altogether and if this happens there isn't any way really that it can be put back in - so make your choice wisely! Microdermals can make great additions to tattoos, they can be placed in eyes of a tattoo for example or in the centre of a flower to enhance its beauty. If you prefer not to place them in a tattoo they look great on their own or with a number of others making a design all of their own for example. A Few Examples Of The Kind Of Top That You Can Get For Microdermal Anchors   So, how do they work? As you can see from the diagram below (which isn't to scale!) the anchor base is placed under the skin and the attachment top screws into the anchor base. The base looks massive here, but they are absolutely tiny. The base has little tiny holes in it so that as it heals, the tissue will also grow through the tiny holes, thereby anchoring it in place and making it permanent. This is the reason why you really shouldn't try to change the attachment top until it has had time to heal and 'anchor'. Microdermal Examples - Let Your Imagination Run Wild       See Our Body Piercing Policies

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