Has anyone here ever gotten a microdermal piercing?

As the thread title says, has anyone here ever gotten a microdermal piercing? I want to get four microdermals on my hips to give the illusion of two surface piercings. Basically I am hoping that some of you on here have/had microdermals because I have a few questions.

Where on your body did you get it done?

How long did the procedure take?

I have a low pain threshold so, I was wondering, how would you compare the pain of a microdermal to, say, a helix piercing?

What was the healing time of the microdermal?

Are they truthfully less likely to reject than surface piercings?

Has your microdermal ever gotten pulled out of your skin? (I’ve seen some unpleasant photos of that.)

Did you have any problems with your microdermal at all?

Where on your body did you get it done? On my chest

How long did the procedure take? Less than 5 minutes

I have a low pain threshold so, I was wondering, how would you compare the pain of a microdermal to, say, a helix piercing? A lot worse, they're punching out a hole in your skin and putting the jewellery under it, so it's going to hurt

What was the healing time of the microdermal? I'm not 100% sure, depends on the location and how well it anchors in/the flesh heals around it, but i'd say a couple of months?

Has your microdermal ever gotten pulled out of your skin? (I’ve seen some unpleasant photos of that.) No

Did you have any problems with your microdermal at all? Yep, it's not sitting perfectly flat anymore

You don't need surgery to remove them! I know loads of people who've had them removed for various reasons, usually a bit of ermm.. ''rough massaging'' does the trick and then they can be pulled straight out. The scar they leave is small, the same size as the entry hole made by the dermal punch. Much better to look at than the scars a rejecting surface piercing will make.

You're from Bradford? Who told you that then?

Shame. I experienced a lot of pain with my helix piercing so if it hurts a lot more, that won't be much fun. Then again, I got two done at the same time on the same ear so that might possibly explain the intensity .

As far as it not sitting perfectly flat, is it just slightly raised or is it completely tilted from the way it should sit? Can you explain how it is now? And, did it just naturally start doing that or did the microdermal get caught on something and lift?

Well, when i had it first done it was perfectly flat, at the right depth so you couldnt see any space between the jewellery and my chest. Now its sort of, raised? It was tilting to one side at one point but i've been sticking it down with some micro pore tape at a bit of bandage at night to try and make it stay level, cause i'm pretty sure its the wierd positions i sleep in that are irritating it. It seems to be working.

This is my write up of when i had it done (including some not-so-great photos)
http://www.bodyjewelleryshop.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34681&highlight=microdermal
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Yep £30. It doesn't hurt at all. I don't get what you mean by when its fully healed though? I only had it done on saturday and it's my first one so i can't really comment on that. But like... Y'know when you had your helix pierced, it'd throb for a few hours/days even after? I never got that with my microdermal it hurt getting it done but once the jewellery was in the aching went off after about 10 mintues and has been fine since.

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As the thread title says, has anyone here ever gotten a microdermal piercing? I want to get four microdermals on my hips to give the illusion of two surface piercings. Basically I am hoping that some of you on here have/had microdermals because I have a few questions.

Where on your body did you get it done?

How long did the procedure take?

I have a low pain threshold so, I was wondering, how would you compare the pain of a microdermal to, say, a helix piercing?

What was the healing time of the microdermal?

Are they truthfully less likely to reject than surface piercings?

Has your microdermal ever gotten pulled out of your skin? (I’ve seen some unpleasant photos of that.)

Did you have any problems with your microdermal at all?

As the thread title says, has anyone here ever gotten a microdermal piercing? I want to get four microdermals on my hips to give the illusion of two surface piercings. Basically I am hoping that some of you on here have/had microdermals because I have a few questions.

Where on your body did you get it done?
On my chest.

How long did the procedure take?
About Three Minutes.

I have a low pain threshold so, I was wondering, how would you compare the pain of a microdermal to, say, a helix piercing?
Compared to my helix piercing, the microdermal hurts less in general, but piercings are over in a few seconds, unlike microdermals. Although they are relitavely quick, compared to piercings they take longer and are more fiddely, so although they hurt less, you're much more aware of the pain because of the fact it takes longer to do. However, the healing is a much smoother process compared to a piercing and hurts much less than trying to heal a helix.


What was the healing time of the microdermal?
They take about 2 months to fully heal (give or take a few weeks). But they feel like they've healed after having it for about 3 weeks.

Are they truthfully less likely to reject than surface piercings?
Yes. Surface piercings almost ALWAYS reject. And that is a known fact as that is just the nature of the piercing. Microdermals are designed to be permanant and only reject on certain people (for whatever reason).

Has your microdermal ever gotten pulled out of your skin? (I’ve seen some unpleasant photos of that.)
No. Although I know it can happen. But it can also happen with piercings and anything like that just as easily. It's also very hard to do (especially when after it has healed). As long as you're careful and it's not in a ridiculous place (like your hand) which is always in use then it will be fine. Make sure for a few weeks after your piercing you can wear loose fitting clothes as much as possible. Or you can ask the piercer if there is anything you can protect it with at night.

Did you have any problems with your microdermal at all?
No. My only problem with it is that it is permanant and requires an extensive surgical method to take out usually. I was aware of this before I got it done though so it's my choice and i'm not planning on taking it out anyway.

Did you have any problems with your microdermal at all?
No. My only problem with it is that it is permanant and requires an extensive surgical method to take out usually. I was aware of this before I got it done though so it's my choice and i'm not planning on taking it out anyway.