About microdermals
The site is in French but it’s has good pics of the jewelry and the girl at the bottom has the same piercing I got.
I went to the piercers at The Alley last week and asked about microdermal placement. I think I already wrote about that part, they need to be on a flat surface like sternum. So I came back today with my roommate and Scott B. (there are 2 Scotts) pierced me good!
He was so nice and professional. I don’t have any other piercers to compare him to but he explained the process and was willing to take his time more than my tattoo artists were.
I picked out a small white opal and went over the process and aftercare while Scott sterilized everything. He marked the spot on my chest, I gave him the OK and laid down while he prepared. I remembered my deep abdominal breathing to calm myself (thanks acupuncturist!)
He grabbed the marked area of skin and when I gave the OK, pressed the dermal punch in, pause, twist. That part didn’t hurt very much. My roommate said there was some blood when he twisted. I wish we were allowed to take pics so I could have seen what it looked like. After he removed the punch, he wiped the area and put the base or foot of the jewelry in. That part hurt more and there was an audible pop when the foot pushed through. Then he screwed the opal on and ta-da all done!
So just like with my tattoo, I was being a wussy and almost backed out. And just like my tattoo, it didn’t hurt nearly as much as I expected/feared. I have a Tegaderm bandage over it because I went to a party tonight and didn’t want it to get dirty. It’s a little bloody around the edge of the jewelry but I will do as told and leave it alone and let it be ugly for a week or so. Scott said I can change out the opal after it heals which I might do because right now it seems to be sticking out a lot. That may change when it heals.
Pretty pretty, shiny shiny!