Why would he have pictures of the stupidest piercings anyone could ever try? That would be counter to his point that these should never be done. I know it's an old comment but I just had to say.
You have to understand that many of these photos are taken moments after the piercing is done. Which doesn't reflect on whether or not they healed and what life was like with them.
Corset piercings freak me out. Yeah, they look cool in the pictures.. but I always imagine a toddler grabbing and pulling and... l;fkjl;dkjfa;ldkfj hahaha
Probably a good idea to not bring a toddler to a piercing studio, or bring the corset outside of the studio. Unless you like watching skin grow back lol
The last time I had someone bug me about a hand webbing piercing, I told them to wear some white cotton gloves for couple of hours. He said they were brown with in 20 minutes.
Just wanna share a horror story of mine! I went into a piercing shop I had gone to...like 5 times before and never had any problems, but the day I went for an under the tongue web piercing they had a new piercer and did not inform me that she was basically a fucking student and was soooo fucking new to piercing she couldn't distinguish between whether I had a web under my tongue or not....I did-fucking-not! But she pierced under my tounge without any hesitation(there are soooo many veins in/under the tongue that this was a pretty serious thing),...straight up the underside of my tongue. I was screamed for her to stop because something felt off, while she had the needle in my tongue she was touching her gloved hand on her sweaty face, and everytime she went to grab the jewelry she would pull the needle...as well as my tongue. By the time she got the whole process done it was literally 40 minutes later. And yes I was screaming for her to stop the entire time. I went home and went straight to bed because I felt so poorly. Less than 6 hours later I was in the ER and they were talking to me about the fact that I might need a tracheostomy(where they cut a hole in your neck to breathe!), my mouth had become so infected so quickly that it was closing up my throat. Luckily they were able to remove it before that was needed...with no pain meds at all....because that would have been another fluid closing up my throat. PICK YOUR PIERCERS WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE!👌 If you live in Massachusetts, AVOID Afterlife in Springfield...because you might just fucking die. I've also had one finger dermal, and one barbell finger piercing...key word HAD, don't do 'em. They both rejected. The dermal had to be removed by a doctor and left a hideous scar, and they both felt like they rubbed against my bones and got caught on everything from shirts to blankets, 10/10 never recommend😅
First off, I'm sorry to hear you went through that. Sounds like the piercer should have passed on doing the piercing or waited until they could be observed by a more experienced piercer. They should have stopped when you told them. Yes, do your research and know the risks. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.
You forgot number 11: eyeLID piercing. I'm all about self expression and it being the person's body to do whatever they want, but some people are...kinda dumb. I've seen pictures of super gauging cheeks, noses, tongues. I've seen people splitting their tongues (shiver), or splitting their junk. People tattooing their eyeballs. As I said, do what they want to do to their own bodies, but eek. I wouldn't mind a dermal one day maybe. But as for hands...I have nails and get them caught sometimes, even my regular no diamond wedding ring gets caught on things, never mind a piercing or dermal in my hand or fingers. I try to stick with something I don't have to worry too much about snagging and ripping out. Or something that people can see more than just me or just my husband. Plus, 11 tattoos, 10 piercings (including my three each ear old fashioned gun used Claire's piercings) and giving birth naturally, you'd think I barely felt any pain or had a super duper high tolerance for pain. Nope, I am a complete whimp and each and every hole or color on my body or lower trauma, hurt like a bitch. Just some hurt more than others, but no pain was below a 5 of 10 and the highest OMGITHURTS was 30/10.
Yeah I forgot about the Eyelid one. It comes down to education. If you want to alter yourself, fine just do it in a safe manner and know the risks. However, when you go into the public eye and don't bother to educate people about the risks while promoting your extremely dangerous modification, you are putting others in harm's way.
@@BlasianPrincess Yeah, for sure. Your eyesight is your most precious gift, so why would anyone want to mess it up intentionally? I've seen pictures of eyelid piercings, and they totally creeped me out. (Jan Griffiths).
Like I often say, it's not everyone. A lot of it is shock value but part of it is self expression. Too often though there really isn't much thought put into safety or any responsibility put towards influencing others.
I had an Ashley done and couldn't handle it. My piercer and I wanted to see how my body handled it for future knowledge, and I wasn't charged for it. I didn't handle it well and ended up taking it out and we learned alot from it.
Mine was good healed well. However it migrated very quickly add in a 6 month old trying to tugg it out it was quickly removed by me and I'm looking into getting a general labret done
I got mine Dec 2019... And now we've been wearing masks for two years. 😞 Outside of that, zero pain, like I was talking normally that moment and kept popping my lips cause I felt cheated to have no pain. Mine is at two years and have never had an issue.
I considered snake eyes eight years ago when I had my tongue pierced and the piercer refused. I got a traditional tongue ring and I absolutely love it. You're spot on and I sure appreciate a service provider who is candid and has the best interest of the client and their profession at heart
I laughed really hard. Thank you for this video. I actually have had an "Ashley"/inverse vertical labret for about six years now, and it healed up fairly easily (with no visible tooth or gum issues), but I've never met anyone else with an old one. I'm also embarrassed to admit that I got a Dahlia at one point. My piercer gave me a full rundown of the risks and only agreed because I've healed many different piercings from that studio over the years. "This is a stupid f*cking idea, but you're a good client so I'll give you a fighting chance." It was placed as well as could be and healing fine /except/ there was just no way to avoid gum contact. I noticed erosion, called in, and ended up taking it out. Too bad for me, lol.
Like I often have to explain to clients, there might be one person out there with the prefect anatomy to heal the piercing. Also there are a few that piercing never seem to reject or migrate. However, chances are you aren't that person and unless I've done a large number of piercings on you and know how you heal, I won't even consider it.
This video made me laugh quite a bit, I have to admit! I've been binge-watching your series for a few days now preparing myself for any future piercing ideas I may have. Also - fun fact: The Dahlia-Piercing is named after a murder case where the murderer cut the victim in half and then proceeded to carve a grisly grin into her cheeks by elongating her mouth in the corners. The pictures are horrible (it's the Black Dahlia case, for anyone wondering and not being familiar with this.)
There are too many piercers wholl do ANY piercings you ask, even those that don't make sense and are extremely harmful to the organism. And people have too little information about proper piercings. Thank you for sharing your immense experience with us!
It's always a struggle. Refusing piercings cost you income. A lot of piercers are in situations where they either lack the courage to say no, maybe working in a studio where they aren't allowed to say no, or their ego is so big they think they can do anything. The thing is that is only takes a few minutes to educate a client on risks of getting the piercing. Many skip it out if laziness but a lot do because they really do want to take the chance that the client will change their mind. Personally I've been in a situation where I have always had the right to refuse to do a piercing and was able to always give my clients a consultation. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching.
Consider yourself lucky. You have the tolerance for surface to surface piercings. Also I'm guessing a piercer with experience in surface to surface piercings and had the correct jewelry. You don't even want to know the number of these I've came across that were done with a curved barbell and hanging on by a thread.
I've been piercing for around 4 years and there's a few I've added to my dumb piercing list. It's very refreshing to watch this vid and know that there's this kind of vid out there for people to find when doing their research.
Yeah, I don't think I've added a new one in a while but one thing I learned right off is, that often it is better to refuse to do a piercing that you know isn't going to work than to do it. Glad to help and thank you for watching.
I have noticed (thanks to my pointless binge watching) that most piercers don't mention in their videos how problematic Ashley piercings can be, because it's trendy and they don't want to upset people who want it or have it done.
See that is the struggle that every piercer goes through. Be honest and straightforward about risks or make a lot of money. Personally, I'm unwilling to do this piercing and many others that I know have a bad track record because the money isn't worth the fallout from the issues and the hassle of dealing with the issues. Also, I don't think it's as popular as the internet makes it out to be. I get maybe a request every two months. That could be my location but I don't really see this piercing become that popular.
I'm also really sad about the Dahlia piercings. The only thing that really turns me off is the saliva ducts. I like the look of the Chelsea scars so that would be a win for me if I did reject that way, but the saliva ducts I just can't handle it
I'm glad you talked about finger webbing piercing, I've seen it on Instagram more often lately and I always wondered how the hell does anyone heal that? Meaning you'd have to stop touching anything or have anything touch your hands for months, just HOW!?
I stumbled on your channel and it became the best rabbit hole I’ve ever binge watched lol 😊. You’re super informative and knowledgeable so I couldn’t help but subscribe.
I haven't considered them either. They just seem to not make any sense. I did have a tongue piercing once, but did end up retiring it before it could do any damage. That was the most "out there" piercing I had. I remember when my inverse navel piercing was considered weird. It's a normal thing now, and I've had it for 41 years. (Jan Griffiths, on hubby's account).
I got venom piercings ten years ago. First studio turned me down, so I went to a second one and they did it. Looking back maybe it wasn't the best idea, even if I got no problems. I still wear it today and it looks neat. I also have an anti-eyebrow, but at a very reputable studio. It's been 5 years and it still looks pretty good ! But I was aware it was a surface piercing and went with the mindset that it was temporary.
I had a venom piercing in my tongue about 4 years ago. Other than hurting like hell it healed very well. I had no idea it was dangerous or i wouldnt of got it done. Recently trained in piercing and really enjoying your videos!
I appreciate the knowledge that you shared. I was very seriously intent on doing my own vertical tragus because none of the shop in town would do it for me. Three different piercing artist each gave me the same identical description of why they would not. High level of rejection. Long story short .. . I realized how badly I wanted this piercing meant not being cheap. Did my homework like you suggested Dave and opted for 2 dermals done by a piercer 45 miles away from my hometown. She was great. Dermals are beautiful. Irritating, lol, but beauty is pain!
Dermals have their own issues but are a much better option than a surface to surface piercing. In fact, micro dermals came about as a solution to the issues with surface to surface piercings. Congratulations on your new piercings and thank you for watching.
My last piercing was a rhino piercing I’m pleased to say it’s healed well no rejection. But I’ve always wanted a surface tragus piercing but very glad to see your video I’ve decided to not do it . I’m in London uk I love your videos. I’m very heavily pierced but like you I believe in getting one done at a time and research first too many piercings new ones in close proximity can cause rejection for me I do everything slowly. One thing I have learned is everyone heals at different speeds but not playing with the piercing will avoid infection and help healing process faster . Thanks from across the pond ❤️💕
I love you videos because its very informative. I've watched your videos and learned many things from anatomy, tips and advices. You deserve more subscribers! Just a suggestion, please add some pictures of things you're describing. But overall your videos are great.Thanks 😊
I'm glad to hear that you are finding the videos informative. Yeah, I've been trying to add photos when they are relevant. The problem is that I often forget to take photos. It's not like I don't have two cameras and a phone. Also I always feel a little weird about using other people's images. Any thank you for the suggestion and for watching.
I was casually watching a bunch of your videos and you mentioned "Dahlia pierings!" which I have and just verbally went "oh uh." Luckily mine seem to have healed up just fine, fingers crossed they don't migrate some time in the future.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing No, I've never had that issue but there was an excessive amount of swelling & lymph when I first got then pierced in comparison to any other piercings I have. (Tongue, bellybutton, septum & I use to have a vertical labret.)
Yeah see I've had clients that had no issue with that and others that leaked endlessly. It a complete flip of the coin and I have to say you are one of the lucky ones.
I'd never heard of mandible piercings, and now I think I'm going to have nightmares. The idea of boring needles down through the floor of my mouth makes me so uncomfortable!
Well this whole time I thought venom bites were a normal, safe piercing. Thank you for steering me clear. But I would like to know, would double vertical tongue piercings be a safer alternative (one in the normal location and the second one typically further back)?
See here's the thing the name is used for two side vertical tongue piercings. Though there is a slightly higher risk because the jewelry will be closer to gums, teeth and bones. The main issue is you have to have the space and correct anatomy. Now a surface style venon is a completely different piercing and I wouldn't advise it.
You remind me of a cross between Penn Gilette and Jim Row. I appreciate your professional expertise, as well as your delivery style. My left tragus and my right helix lobe self-piercing are as edgy as I'll ever get.
I was told in 1990s not to have a hand web piecing, mainly due to hygiene reasons. He said no matter how much you clean .you will get infection. Or it won't heal. So im glad I didnt have it done. Also was going to have a third eye, now watching your video, its not happening ! Thanks for the info. Great channel.
The Earl or as it's better know now as the Bridge, is one of those piercings that is on the fence of being included. However, it has more to do with the anatomy and your tolerance for piercings.
I have a two and a half year old Ashley that has never caused me any pain and hasn't migrated. I do worry about my teeth from time to time but my dentist was glowing on how well it was placed. She wanted to know where I got it. It's my very favorite piercing and my piercer has been in the biz for 23 years. Mine measured everything with a caliper and adjusted the jewelry as the swelling went down. My exact measurements are kept on record at the stop - it is a very high end shop (Deep Roots, Seattle) but it is worth it. Good piercers make a huge difference. All in all, I'm glad I didn't watch this video first cause I respect your professional recommendations too much and I wouldn't've got this if I saw this. Thank you for this video.
I'm happy that you had a good experience and the piercing has worked with your anatomy. When I approach these piercings too often I see the worse cases of them. Done at bad angles, jewelry that doesn't sit correctly or is clicking against the teeth. The key is knowing these things can happen going in and making the decision to find the experienced piercer and limiting problems.
Glad to help. It is frustrating when professional piercers are unwilling to take a few minutes to explain the risks involved or flat out refuse to do it. To me it's an ethical choice. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.
The mandible one at the bottom of the mouth and jaw is shocking and disgusting! Could just imagine somebody drooling from their neck/under their chin. If they survive the piercing in the first place. That's just pure insanity! The idea of piercing any part of the hand is very stupid. What part of our bodies move more? What part of our bodies are more important? Our hands are what make us human. Respect the hand! This is was a pretty a shocking list. Some people don't have any common sense.
Whilst trying to research about dahlias I remembered your channel and I'm so glad I thought to look here. I've had my cheeks for a long time and hate how much my right one leaks. I've wanted to switch to dahlias for a long time but now I know that won't be any better more than likely. Lot's to think about now! Hopefully I can find some bindi/3rd eye piercing discussion somewhere too! Your channel is criminally underrated. Most post a 2-5 minute video talking about nothing new. Genuinely grateful and much kudos for how detailed/informative these videos are. Anywho apologies for the novel long comment. Think I have my binge watching for the week set for me now. 😅
Glad to help and thank you for watching. Thank you for your kind words. My goal from the start was creating a detailed reference videos for clients and those that share my passion for piercing. We saw a slowing down for growth since youtube pushed shorts to compete with tiktok. Lately I have noticed the algorithm sifting back to content value. BTW sorry to hear about the leakage. Hopefully when or if you decide to abandon the piercing, it stops.
@BodyPiercingTattooing That's a great goal that was needed in this world and you're definitely achieving it. I understand why apps compete, but I hate it. It negatively effects so many creators. Dang algorithm is a pain. I'll definitely be watching and sending people this way. I wanted to pierce for so much of my life and while it might not be realistic for me I'm absolutely loving how much I'm learning here. So you're very welcome!! I really hope so too, thank you!
I actually own two of these piercings: the vertical tragus/sideburn. It was done with a surface bar and a piercer with great skills. Today it is 3,5 years old and it healed perfectly. I actually get loads of compliments on it by piercers because I am the ‘lucky’ one. The seconde one is the vemon piercing/two off centre tongue piercings. Again by a great piercer. He informed me really well and made sure it was possible otherwise he wasn’t going to do it. Today they are 2 years old and healed nicely. Just because mine did turn out well, does NOT mean it will for everybody. First of all: you need a réally good piercer with the right jewerly, skills and knowledge of what he is doing. You need to take care of it like it’s your baby and just be lucky I guess.
I love my tongue piercings. I had the venoms done twice now I changed it and got the snake eyes. Its easier to have at my job. No one notices it unless they look directly at my mouth. Plus it never changed the way I talked at all.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing yeah I've had mine for 8 years going on 9 and has never shown signs of rejecting. Can it still reject? Also love your channel!!
When you say surface piercing I’m not sure if you mean a dermal or not? But I have a dermal and it was done correctly. 100% I have the little foot, it’s flat, has two holes in it for the skin to grow around I keep it clean, it’s just the stud with the foot, they made a pocket in my face with a piercing needle and poped it in. I bruised bad, but I have not had a single issue. It’s been a year. And I never really snag it or catch it. But a tattoo artist I know has two of the same dermals in the same spot on his face as me below the corner of the eye top of cheek bone. And he’s had his 11 years no issue ever! I always recommend this one lol
I have considered some of the piercings on the list in the past (Snake eyes, corset, etc.) and one I still want to get is surface tragus. I do have a single joker piercing but it was pierced through the surface rather than the way you mentioned and it healed pretty okay.
I'm guessing you have a micro dermal. Which is a great deal less risky, though they have their own issues. I really suggest that you research the surface tragus and the piercer you pick to do it. Understand that it's like cramps the odds are not in your favor. Be prepared for rejection and remove the jewelry as soon as there is any signs of rejection.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing Not microdermal. I had it done four years ago with a curved barbell which I recently learned is not ideal for surface piercings (which is probably why I don't have the best experience when it comes to them). What's even scarier is that it's experimental in a sense that at the time joker bites weren't very common and it was the first time my piercer did something like that. Thanks for the tip. I'll give it some thought since I don't really plan on getting it till around the holidays.
@@simonenyota5382 yeah it sounds like they really didn't have a clear understanding of what to do. I think it is safe to say that it may have been the first surface to surface piercing. They should have talk to you about rejection. I've never been a fan of experimenting on paying clients. If you would have came and asked me to do them, I would have made you jump through hoops for a couple of weeks before I would hace even considered talking about doing. Even then I would refuse to do it. Good luck with the surface tragus, let us know how it turns out.
The absolute WORST thing is that most piercers I've been to don't even know to warn people about at-risk or experimental piercings. Only the ones that have been around a while. You can't completely blame someone wanting to get a piercing done who wasn't warned by the person who is supposed to be a professional. I've had 16 piercings now, and luckily I haven't had any horrible experiences yet, but I still learn something from your videos every once in a while that I already should have been told. It's a shame. Please please please do your research people. No one wants to pay $50+ for a piercing that's just going to cause trauma to the area, get infected, and then migrate out in the end anyway.
To me warning someone of the risks and informing them of the commitment to healing the piercing is the ethical and professional thing to do. It only takes a few minutes and I have to say the even if they decided against the piercing 99% of the time they end up getting some other piercing. I think a lot of them are lazy or scared they are going to lose a customer. Thank you for sharing your opinion and advice. Yes, research your piercings before hand, ask questions and make an educated decision.
Dang I must have dumb ideas because I actually wanted 5 of the piercings on this list. Dahlia/ or dimple piercing, Ashley, smileys, corset, and the Anti-eyebrow piercings. I really like how all of them look, especially the dahlia piercing.
You can always still get them, all any ethical piercer wants you to do is make an educated decision about the risks involved. If you feel that the risks are worth getting the piercing, go for it. Otherwise, pick a piercing that is well established with minimal risks.
Love your videos, I also love how you get back to almost EVERYONE! Especially people with question. Love this informative attitude you really love your trade I can tell!
Thank you and yes I try to answer as many comments as I can. I have always believed that sharing knowledge was a large part of piercing and glad to see it's reflecting here. Thank you for watching.
Yeah I didn't know they called them vampire piercings. I thought it was just Gum piercings. I just have to wonder, someone woke up one day and thought, putting jewelry between my teeth and through my guns was a good idea. Then found a "piercer" willing to do it.
@brandimullins. I had a dental implant done and they used a small amount of novacaine but they literally pierced through my gum twice! I was fucking traumatized and told them at the end of it I fucking hated them lolol it didn't hurt but I felt everythinggggggg and it was absolutely disgusting.
I know this is an oldish video now, but I'm actually really surprised about surface tragus piercings! It seems like a pretty okay place for a surface piercing, maybe I'm an anomaly but I can't move that area of my face.
There is a very limited number of people that has success with this piercing. Also if you do get this piercing done, and they don't suggest a surface to surface barbell, walk away.
See I feel you should be able to try but you should know all the risks going in. Too often piercers fail to simple educate their clients of the risk or they themselves seem unaware the risks or simply do not care.
when he said that if you want any of these perching you need to call someone with a high level of expertise i though he meant seeking some serious mental help with a professional , then i realized he was talking about a very experienced piercer!😂
Wow I just came across a piercer on the net talking about how pretty an anti eyebrow dermal would look good on a woman with high cheekbones. I didn't know it was a bad idea. It would have been flat metal.
DaVo, dude you are so FUNNY! I laughed while watching this particular video of yours! Personally, I only advocate for piercing ears-----not other body parts. So there isn't any chance that I would get ANY of the WEIRD piercings that you mentioned. I suspect that some people only get those piercings done because they wanna be DIFFERENT somehow. But just like with anything else, I believe that piercings can be taken TOO FAR! What will your next piercing video be about? I can hardly WAIT to watch it!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Whenever anyone asks me, when is too many piercings, I compare it to personal development. You will know when it's time to stop. With more extreme piercings. Some are motivated by a personal creativity and desire to modify one's self. It can be very person. Too often though many are motivated by the latest, greatest and rarest. Many of these fall in the latter. Then are shared on social media and to a degree tend. The biggest problem is there are always a large supply of piercers put there that are willing to gamble with people health, well being and body fir a quick buck or the prestige. Not sure what the next body piercing Basics will be. Sometimes I have topics planned out months in advance and other times, something triggers them or the topic is suggested. We have settled into this schedule, Thursday body piercing Basics, Friday the studio Update, Saturday pros and cons by a piercer(I'm still working my way through all the piercings), Sunday Q&A in the Kitchen first video then podcast and the Mondays euth pros and cons by a tattoo artist or tattoo 101. In the studio updates I cover the last week's content and the upcoming content while making a general ass of myself.
Damn, I've been really wanting my dahlias done despite thinking to myself that it was a bad idea. I think you've convinced me, though, I'm pretty certain I don't have the right anatomy and it's not really worth it to find out. Sucks, they look pretty cool. Thank you for making such an informative, and yet also entertaining video!
I have an anti eyebrow piercing, it’s been about 3 months. No problems at all so far, but my body takes piercings well. I’ve also had snake eyes that is one I would highly recommend NOT getting. It healed and I didn’t have any problems with it until one day the ball came off and it kinda slid out a little and the bar would just not go back in so I was like screw this and I will never re pierce it.
Glad to hear that your Eyebrow piercing is going well. Yeah, any tongue piercing will close quickly. I completely understand not wanting to go through it again.
Body Piercing & Tattooing he didn’t tell me anything actually. we just signed papers bc i’m only 17 and he pierced me🤷🏾♀️ i also got my rook done at the same time. luckily i know how to clean them from youtube videos and a different guy who pierced my industrial a year ago told me to do sea salt soaks.
@@bumsjae1526 well good luck. I don't have an issue with doing at risk piercings as long as you are informed of the risks beforehand. A surface to surface barbell may reduce rejection but it has to be sized correctly at the time of the piercing. So I don't know if changing it now would make a difference.
Yeah, it should have been on the honorable mention list. I'm still on the fence with the rhino piercing. From an anatomy standpoint, it should work but would take an extremely long time to heal. To be honest it just so rare, the jury is out on it.
I think the Ashley piercing cons depend on the shape of your mouth, the way your teeth are set and weather or not you have a “tongue thrust” my bottom lip doesn’t rub against my teeth because the way my teeth and tongue are set, which in turn means my piercings don’t hit my teeth.
My eyebrow rejected- I now have a scar and no hair growing where it was. Can only imagine how bad a surface piercing could go. Also, the amount of times I catch my glasses on my nose piercing, can just imagine how much worse catching a piercing you have on your hand would be- at least with the jewellery I have in my nose, if it gets caught, it just slides out, a dermal in your finger could rip out 🤦🏼
I got my nostril pierced a couple months ago, and I found that buying hooks specifically made to hold up glasses really help the nose ring from getting bumped. The hooks loop around the back of your ears, and are barely noticeable. Hope this helped (:
I agree with these ( as a modified person myself) I guess I'm that unicorn of the piercing word as i have a rare condition that allows my skin to stretch without issues. ive had my surface tragus for over 8 years now with out issues BUT ... i have seen these not take and its not pretty!!!! Always see someone with experience and quality jewelry. Just because its pretty doesn't mean it can work for u !!!!
I know what you’re talking about. It’s a mandible piercing. Yeah, I think that Pearson’s real dumb too but I think all these piercings are just silly really dumb really stupid piercings that shouldn’t be done. Oh, that made me laugh. I love how you said that sing that one in boys and girls veterans Adamy dear you aren’t wrong you’re right on that, but that made me laugh.
i've got venom bites, i think? two straight barbells in my tongue! i use the "m&m" shaped end pieces on both top and bottom, and i've found them to be much more comfortable. i got them done at the same time, barely felt 'em, and didn't bleed at all. guess i got the all the luck when it comes to vein placement! haha.
I agree with all these except the finger piercing- i did mine myself 10 yrs ago and took care of it n it was fine- at work i wore gauze wrap around that part when i was unloading trucks- i never had any issues. I feel like if ur diligent its fine. Buuttt if youe not ocd like me then prolly not gonna work. It did heal tho and pretty quickly surprisingly and i loved it
I know quite a few people with a surface Tragus and none of them have had any issues with them. However, I wanted a horizontal eyebrow piercing and I know that one is notorious for rejection because of the area.
Wow I had such a bad piercer at 15 I wanted Chelsea bites and he said "what's that?" And I was like okay and after that he found out I was a minor and continued to be super creepy about it and pierced it without any knowledge of what damage it could've caused me I'm glad I took them out soon after wow
I have been piercing for 29 years and have never heard of Chelsea Bites. Understand the internet tends to change the name of piercings from time to time. However, I'm guessing that you are talking about Dahlia bites and are possibly from the UK. That said there is no excuse for any piercer to make you feel that way. Regardless of your age, they should act is a professional manner.
I was shocked you didn't have eyelid on your list. I've never heard of Ashley...or that through the throat one....both of those are beyond stupid and vampire...wtf. Some people are really...beyond help. Wanting to risk their health just to be edgy. I know someone, online, with anti eyebrow and was complaining to me that it wouldn't heal. I don't feel bad for him, esp since I know every other piercing he has...has bumps that he's never even tried to treat or deal with in any way.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing Ahh, that makes sense. Though why someone would call about some of the ones you listed...or even want them. I really gotta wonder about the consideration they have for their own health due to the risks. But eyebrow... I think I saw a video online of someone getting that. That'll never heal, at least not right, not with how much blinking people do. It would migrate out I figure. And those Dhalia ones...wouldn't they make smiling painful or difficult? With how it would stretch the corners of the mouth?
@@DreamsRemorse Not to mention eating. I saw a video here on youtube, with a girl who had regular cheek dimple piercings. They had HUGE knots near them. When she video taped herself taking those piercings out, the big knots had huge amounts of puss. I know some areas are more prone to infection than others, but it's not hard to clean piercings (at least not the ones I have...all above the neck) and for some reason, none of them swelled whatsoever. I think it's my two blood pressures medications I take daily that helps with that. And I have idiopathic leukocyctosis (high white cell count without a known reason).
@@portercmt I could see the foods a person eats being a reason to cause infection and such in those piercings as well. Or food caught in them as well? Like around the bar perhaps?
@@DreamsRemorse Possibly. It's why with my still new (5 weeks old) regular labret, I rinse my mouth out everytime I eat. Just because one I don't want food stuck behind the plate in my mouth, and two, don't want food near the still healing hole.
He doesn't just care about the money I like that. I have a question I just did my tounge 4 days ago and now I'm feeling the end of my tounge strange and my lower lip feels strange as well is this common
This is an interesting topic, but why don’t your videos have photos of the piercings? You’d get your point across easier and who wouldn’t like looking at piercings? If I wanted to follow what you’re saying, I’d have to stop the video to google images... and i bet then I’ll go down that rabbit hole instead.
It all comes down to copyright. I don't do these piercings and haven't taken photos of these piercings. Yes, if I used someone else's copyrighted photos, it should be covered by fair use and I did consider including a few. Fair use turns into a a giant question mark with photos on the internet since most of the photos on the internet are either photos by piercers of their work or photos from individual's personal social network accounts. Since often the photos are re-shared so many times that it's hard to verify who should even be given credit for the photos. The worst is anything that has been shared on Pinterest. Where the source of the photo is long lost. Also it's impossible to verify if the person consented to the photo or the age of the person. I may put up a revised version in the future but I want to research it more. I really feel it wouldn't be an issue and since the focus is education, it should be considered fair use.
Body Piercing & Tattooing Thanks for replying. So much goes into RUclips that I’m just not aware of. :) It’s just really great to get good info from an actual piercer that I want your channel to get bigger. Please don’t take it as criticism.
Neither had I till about 3 months ago when I started getting calls asking for them. I had seen them but always assumed that they were a badly done labret piercing. I'm really wondering if lot of these come from style blogs. Like "10 hot new piercings" or "The latest tends in piercings." because other than a few awful jewelry site, there is very little reference to most of these from actual piercers.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing I think when people maybe mainly women look in mags and internet and tend to look up what you said there ''10 hot new piercings'' and they want to get in with the fashion and they want to keep up with the craze..... Its really silly if you think about it in more detail... you don't have to keep up with any kind of fashion or new piercings... be yourself and get the piercings that you want to get. :) There are some very strange piercings around the place and people would go to great lengths to have the biggest and badest piercings ever!
@@catherineelizabethhallahan9446 I don't follow trends either. I got the piercings I have because I like them, and I don't care what other people say. I don't jump on bandwagons. (Jan Griffiths).
I think that is part of it but I also think that fashion blogs having been driving the industry and promoting piercings that are not safe and are experimental at best. Since the goal is clicks and not education, they tend to pick rate and extreme piercings.
Yes, you should get piercings that reflects you. However, you should make that decision to get pierced based on knowing all the risks of the piercings and not what is the latest trend.
Smiley piercings are crazy, it's such a thin web of skin. Also I tore my smiley when I was a kid 😂 i forget how but it's just slightly disconnected with a dangle bit now
Is it physically possible to get corset piercings and heal them? (without connecting them before they're healed) I wasn't planning on getting them. Just interested.
Idk if you’ve covered this before or after this video or seen this piercing but one of the dumbest piercings i’ve seen is the stretched achilles piercing. Done near a tendon needed to.. idk walk? I’ve only seen one of these done by a guy who just wanted to prove he could. Looks badass for sure, also looks (and is) a dumb idea.
Yeah I remember first hearing about it on the old newsgroup Rec.Art.Bodyart and then on BME. I really haven't seen anything about the piercing or the guy that had them in over a decade. I'm really wondering what the long term impact of the piercings were. It's like a lot of things in the Body Modification world, it starts with one person's desire and ends with that person. Though the Achilles Piercing didn't take off like a lot of these extreme modifications thankfully.
I think you should add pictures of these things so your viewers can understand better
I have been increasing the number of photos in the videos.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing it's prolly hard with RUclips's bullshit...
Why would he have pictures of the stupidest piercings anyone could ever try? That would be counter to his point that these should never be done. I know it's an old comment but I just had to say.
You have to understand that many of these photos are taken moments after the piercing is done. Which doesn't reflect on whether or not they healed and what life was like with them.
How about wrist dermals
Corset piercings freak me out. Yeah, they look cool in the pictures.. but I always imagine a toddler grabbing and pulling and... l;fkjl;dkjfa;ldkfj hahaha
Which is why the jewelry is remove shortly after the piercings are done.
Probably a good idea to not bring a toddler to a piercing studio, or bring the corset outside of the studio. Unless you like watching skin grow back lol
Yeah usually the results aren't the best.
Anyone who has tried nailpolish KNOWS that ur hands touch everything all the time
The last time I had someone bug me about a hand webbing piercing, I told them to wear some white cotton gloves for couple of hours. He said they were brown with in 20 minutes.
I love how educational this is about the anatomy involved
I'm glad you found it informative. Piercing for the most part is all about the anatomy and working with it to find the best results.
Just wanna share a horror story of mine!
I went into a piercing shop I had gone to...like 5 times before and never had any problems, but the day I went for an under the tongue web piercing they had a new piercer and did not inform me that she was basically a fucking student and was soooo fucking new to piercing she couldn't distinguish between whether I had a web under my tongue or not....I did-fucking-not! But she pierced under my tounge without any hesitation(there are soooo many veins in/under the tongue that this was a pretty serious thing),...straight up the underside of my tongue. I was screamed for her to stop because something felt off, while she had the needle in my tongue she was touching her gloved hand on her sweaty face, and everytime she went to grab the jewelry she would pull the needle...as well as my tongue. By the time she got the whole process done it was literally 40 minutes later. And yes I was screaming for her to stop the entire time. I went home and went straight to bed because I felt so poorly.
Less than 6 hours later I was in the ER and they were talking to me about the fact that I might need a tracheostomy(where they cut a hole in your neck to breathe!), my mouth had become so infected so quickly that it was closing up my throat. Luckily they were able to remove it before that was needed...with no pain meds at all....because that would have been another fluid closing up my throat.
PICK YOUR PIERCERS WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE!👌
If you live in Massachusetts, AVOID Afterlife in Springfield...because you might just fucking die.
I've also had one finger dermal, and one barbell finger piercing...key word HAD, don't do 'em.
They both rejected.
The dermal had to be removed by a doctor and left a hideous scar, and they both felt like they rubbed against my bones and got caught on everything from shirts to blankets, 10/10 never recommend😅
First off, I'm sorry to hear you went through that. Sounds like the piercer should have passed on doing the piercing or waited until they could be observed by a more experienced piercer. They should have stopped when you told them.
Yes, do your research and know the risks. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.
I'm sorry to hear that, buddy
OH MY GOD?
Really trying to live up to their name huh? 😅 Hooe 2 years later everything's going well
I go to piercing emporium in Kelly square in Worcester they’re really great!
You forgot number 11: eyeLID piercing. I'm all about self expression and it being the person's body to do whatever they want, but some people are...kinda dumb. I've seen pictures of super gauging cheeks, noses, tongues. I've seen people splitting their tongues (shiver), or splitting their junk. People tattooing their eyeballs. As I said, do what they want to do to their own bodies, but eek. I wouldn't mind a dermal one day maybe. But as for hands...I have nails and get them caught sometimes, even my regular no diamond wedding ring gets caught on things, never mind a piercing or dermal in my hand or fingers.
I try to stick with something I don't have to worry too much about snagging and ripping out. Or something that people can see more than just me or just my husband. Plus, 11 tattoos, 10 piercings (including my three each ear old fashioned gun used Claire's piercings) and giving birth naturally, you'd think I barely felt any pain or had a super duper high tolerance for pain. Nope, I am a complete whimp and each and every hole or color on my body or lower trauma, hurt like a bitch. Just some hurt more than others, but no pain was below a 5 of 10 and the highest OMGITHURTS was 30/10.
ep77 Hold on..EYE piercings??? Ew!! I've never heard of that one😳That is just stupid!💯
Yeah I forgot about the Eyelid one. It comes down to education. If you want to alter yourself, fine just do it in a safe manner and know the risks. However, when you go into the public eye and don't bother to educate people about the risks while promoting your extremely dangerous modification, you are putting others in harm's way.
@@BlasianPrincess Yeah, for sure. Your eyesight is your most precious gift, so why would anyone want to mess it up intentionally? I've seen pictures of eyelid piercings, and they totally creeped me out. (Jan Griffiths).
So which was your 30/10 piercing?
@@BodyPiercingTattooing not to mention blindness.
This guy is like the coolest dude ever, and a ton of informative stuff on piercings! Great job man
Thank you for your kind words, glad you enjoyed the video and found it informative. Also thank you for watching.
The piercer who did my vertical labret had an Ashley piercing. I asked her about it and she said flat out "don't do it"! Its pretty but not worth it.
Yup, I'm telling you it was a poorly placed labret piercing that a piercer claimed was a new piercing. Just not a good idea.
I think the worst are cruxifiction piercings.
Why would you want to stick a needle straight through your hand?!
Like I often say, it's not everyone. A lot of it is shock value but part of it is self expression. Too often though there really isn't much thought put into safety or any responsibility put towards influencing others.
Whaaaat such piercings exist
I had an Ashley done and couldn't handle it. My piercer and I wanted to see how my body handled it for future knowledge, and I wasn't charged for it. I didn't handle it well and ended up taking it out and we learned alot from it.
Thank you for sharing your experience and I have to say, I'm not surprised.
Mine was good healed well. However it migrated very quickly add in a 6 month old trying to tugg it out it was quickly removed by me and I'm looking into getting a general labret done
I got mine Dec 2019... And now we've been wearing masks for two years. 😞
Outside of that, zero pain, like I was talking normally that moment and kept popping my lips cause I felt cheated to have no pain. Mine is at two years and have never had an issue.
I considered snake eyes eight years ago when I had my tongue pierced and the piercer refused. I got a traditional tongue ring and I absolutely love it. You're spot on and I sure appreciate a service provider who is candid and has the best interest of the client and their profession at heart
Sounds like you found a good piercer that did the right thing. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I laughed really hard. Thank you for this video. I actually have had an "Ashley"/inverse vertical labret for about six years now, and it healed up fairly easily (with no visible tooth or gum issues), but I've never met anyone else with an old one. I'm also embarrassed to admit that I got a Dahlia at one point. My piercer gave me a full rundown of the risks and only agreed because I've healed many different piercings from that studio over the years. "This is a stupid f*cking idea, but you're a good client so I'll give you a fighting chance." It was placed as well as could be and healing fine /except/ there was just no way to avoid gum contact. I noticed erosion, called in, and ended up taking it out. Too bad for me, lol.
Like I often have to explain to clients, there might be one person out there with the prefect anatomy to heal the piercing. Also there are a few that piercing never seem to reject or migrate. However, chances are you aren't that person and unless I've done a large number of piercings on you and know how you heal, I won't even consider it.
This video made me laugh quite a bit, I have to admit! I've been binge-watching your series for a few days now preparing myself for any future piercing ideas I may have.
Also - fun fact: The Dahlia-Piercing is named after a murder case where the murderer cut the victim in half and then proceeded to carve a grisly grin into her cheeks by elongating her mouth in the corners. The pictures are horrible (it's the Black Dahlia case, for anyone wondering and not being familiar with this.)
Yes I'm aware of the murder. Which is unsolved and will more than likely never be solved.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing fitting name for the piercing. It's too bad, because it seems like an attractive piercing.
Well the scars do look a lot like the smile when they reject.
There are too many piercers wholl do ANY piercings you ask, even those that don't make sense and are extremely harmful to the organism. And people have too little information about proper piercings. Thank you for sharing your immense experience with us!
It's always a struggle. Refusing piercings cost you income. A lot of piercers are in situations where they either lack the courage to say no, maybe working in a studio where they aren't allowed to say no, or their ego is so big they think they can do anything. The thing is that is only takes a few minutes to educate a client on risks of getting the piercing. Many skip it out if laziness but a lot do because they really do want to take the chance that the client will change their mind.
Personally I've been in a situation where I have always had the right to refuse to do a piercing and was able to always give my clients a consultation.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching.
Currently covering my face bc I’m embarrassed to be that one in a million person who’s surface tragus healed with no issues
Consider yourself lucky. You have the tolerance for surface to surface piercings. Also I'm guessing a piercer with experience in surface to surface piercings and had the correct jewelry. You don't even want to know the number of these I've came across that were done with a curved barbell and hanging on by a thread.
I've been piercing for around 4 years and there's a few I've added to my dumb piercing list. It's very refreshing to watch this vid and know that there's this kind of vid out there for people to find when doing their research.
Yeah, I don't think I've added a new one in a while but one thing I learned right off is, that often it is better to refuse to do a piercing that you know isn't going to work than to do it. Glad to help and thank you for watching.
I have noticed (thanks to my pointless binge watching) that most piercers don't mention in their videos how problematic Ashley piercings can be, because it's trendy and they don't want to upset people who want it or have it done.
See that is the struggle that every piercer goes through. Be honest and straightforward about risks or make a lot of money. Personally, I'm unwilling to do this piercing and many others that I know have a bad track record because the money isn't worth the fallout from the issues and the hassle of dealing with the issues. Also, I don't think it's as popular as the internet makes it out to be. I get maybe a request every two months. That could be my location but I don't really see this piercing become that popular.
I'm also really sad about the Dahlia piercings. The only thing that really turns me off is the saliva ducts. I like the look of the Chelsea scars so that would be a win for me if I did reject that way, but the saliva ducts I just can't handle it
That's we want you to know before getting the piercings. Now you know the risks and can make thaw t educated choice to not get them.
Yep, your explanation on the muscle group and ducts is the sound reasoning I needed. Thank you
My vertical tragus lasted a year. It rejected and left a pretty gnarly scar lol... I didnt think it would last but I got it anyway hoping it would
I'm glad you talked about finger webbing piercing, I've seen it on Instagram more often lately and I always wondered how the hell does anyone heal that? Meaning you'd have to stop touching anything or have anything touch your hands for months, just HOW!?
Yes and even if you manage to not get an infection, it will likely reject.
DAMN I really wanted my surface tragus but I’m not even gonna risk it. I’ve been watching your videos all night, thanks for being so helpful ❤️
You're welcome and I'm glad you found the video helpful. Thank you for watching.
I stumbled on your channel and it became the best rabbit hole I’ve ever binge watched lol 😊. You’re super informative and knowledgeable so I couldn’t help but subscribe.
I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and thank you for watching and subscribing.
Thank goodness I've never considered ANY of these piercings! ✊🏽💯
Yeah it seems too often people's common sense going out the window. At the heart of it is piercers trying to make a name for themselves.
Yes I do think ego has a lot to do with it but also greed and not being able to know your limits and learn to say, "No".
I haven't considered them either. They just seem to not make any sense. I did have a tongue piercing once, but did end up retiring it before it could do any damage. That was the most "out there" piercing I had. I remember when my inverse navel piercing was considered weird. It's a normal thing now, and I've had it for 41 years. (Jan Griffiths, on hubby's account).
I got venom piercings ten years ago. First studio turned me down, so I went to a second one and they did it. Looking back maybe it wasn't the best idea, even if I got no problems. I still wear it today and it looks neat.
I also have an anti-eyebrow, but at a very reputable studio. It's been 5 years and it still looks pretty good ! But I was aware it was a surface piercing and went with the mindset that it was temporary.
Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.
I had a venom piercing in my tongue about 4 years ago. Other than hurting like hell it healed very well. I had no idea it was dangerous or i wouldnt of got it done.
Recently trained in piercing and really enjoying your videos!
I appreciate the knowledge that you shared. I was very seriously intent on doing my own vertical tragus because none of the shop in town would do it for me. Three different piercing artist each gave me the same identical description of why they would not. High level of rejection.
Long story short .. . I realized how badly I wanted this piercing meant not being cheap. Did my homework like you suggested Dave and opted for 2 dermals done by a piercer 45 miles away from my hometown. She was great. Dermals are beautiful. Irritating, lol, but beauty is pain!
Dermals have their own issues but are a much better option than a surface to surface piercing. In fact, micro dermals came about as a solution to the issues with surface to surface piercings.
Congratulations on your new piercings and thank you for watching.
I love how real he is too
Is there any other way to be? Thank you for the comments and for watching.
My last piercing was a rhino piercing I’m pleased to say it’s healed well no rejection. But I’ve always wanted a surface tragus piercing but very glad to see your video I’ve decided to not do it . I’m in London uk I love your videos. I’m very heavily pierced but like you I believe in getting one done at a time and research first too many piercings new ones in close proximity can cause rejection for me I do everything slowly. One thing I have learned is everyone heals at different speeds but not playing with the piercing will avoid infection and help healing process faster . Thanks from across the pond ❤️💕
I love you videos because its very informative. I've watched your videos and learned many things from anatomy, tips and advices. You deserve more subscribers! Just a suggestion, please add some pictures of things you're describing. But overall your videos are great.Thanks 😊
I'm glad to hear that you are finding the videos informative. Yeah, I've been trying to add photos when they are relevant. The problem is that I often forget to take photos. It's not like I don't have two cameras and a phone. Also I always feel a little weird about using other people's images.
Any thank you for the suggestion and for watching.
I was actually wanting a Dahlia bite before this, so thanks for talking me out of it!
I was casually watching a bunch of your videos and you mentioned "Dahlia pierings!" which I have and just verbally went "oh uh." Luckily mine seem to have healed up just fine, fingers crossed they don't migrate some time in the future.
They are an at-risk piercing. Your piercer should have discussed the risks with you before doing the piercing. Do you have the saliva issues?
@@BodyPiercingTattooing No, I've never had that issue but there was an excessive amount of swelling & lymph when I first got then pierced in comparison to any other piercings I have. (Tongue, bellybutton, septum & I use to have a vertical labret.)
Yeah see I've had clients that had no issue with that and others that leaked endlessly. It a complete flip of the coin and I have to say you are one of the lucky ones.
I'd never heard of mandible piercings, and now I think I'm going to have nightmares. The idea of boring needles down through the floor of my mouth makes me so uncomfortable!
As it should.
Well this whole time I thought venom bites were a normal, safe piercing. Thank you for steering me clear. But I would like to know, would double vertical tongue piercings be a safer alternative (one in the normal location and the second one typically further back)?
See here's the thing the name is used for two side vertical tongue piercings. Though there is a slightly higher risk because the jewelry will be closer to gums, teeth and bones. The main issue is you have to have the space and correct anatomy.
Now a surface style venon is a completely different piercing and I wouldn't advise it.
You remind me of a cross between Penn Gilette and Jim Row. I appreciate your professional expertise, as well as your delivery style. My left tragus and my right helix lobe self-piercing are as edgy as I'll ever get.
I'm a fan both, so I'm sure their influenced are in their somewhere. Thank you for the compliment and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Got a friend that had a piercing on the top of his wrist. Yah. Right where it bends, where your sleeves end, where you wear a watch...
Sounds like some that wasn't thought out. How long did it last?
@@BodyPiercingTattooing
If I remember correctly 3 weeks. But he decided to remove it before it falls off because it was way too annoying
I was told in 1990s not to have a hand web piecing, mainly due to hygiene reasons. He said no matter how much you clean .you will get infection. Or it won't heal. So im glad I didnt have it done.
Also was going to have a third eye, now watching your video, its not happening ! Thanks for the info. Great channel.
It's all about education. I think a lot of people wouldn't get many of these piercings if they were informed completely. Thank you for watching.
I was gripping my pillow waiting to hear that Earl is on the list and it's not. Great! Getting it next weekend ☺️
The Earl or as it's better know now as the Bridge, is one of those piercings that is on the fence of being included. However, it has more to do with the anatomy and your tolerance for piercings.
I’m just happy I didn’t want any of these 😂
I also think that that freaky smiley one should be on this list too.
I'm not a fan either but they do usually heal though the risks and other issues. Cheeks are kind of at the same level.
love my smiley!💗
I have a two and a half year old Ashley that has never caused me any pain and hasn't migrated. I do worry about my teeth from time to time but my dentist was glowing on how well it was placed. She wanted to know where I got it. It's my very favorite piercing and my piercer has been in the biz for 23 years. Mine measured everything with a caliper and adjusted the jewelry as the swelling went down. My exact measurements are kept on record at the stop - it is a very high end shop (Deep Roots, Seattle) but it is worth it. Good piercers make a huge difference.
All in all, I'm glad I didn't watch this video first cause I respect your professional recommendations too much and I wouldn't've got this if I saw this. Thank you for this video.
I'm happy that you had a good experience and the piercing has worked with your anatomy. When I approach these piercings too often I see the worse cases of them. Done at bad angles, jewelry that doesn't sit correctly or is clicking against the teeth. The key is knowing these things can happen going in and making the decision to find the experienced piercer and limiting problems.
I have the surface tragus for 2 years now.. it’s fully healed and it was done with a curved barbell.. guess I’m lucky 🤷🏻♀️
Yes your body has a high tolerance for this piercing.
This video really explained why my nape piercing experience was SO crazy lol.... never again😂
Glad to help. It is frustrating when professional piercers are unwilling to take a few minutes to explain the risks involved or flat out refuse to do it. To me it's an ethical choice.
Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.
The mandible one at the bottom of the mouth and jaw is shocking and disgusting! Could just imagine somebody drooling from their neck/under their chin. If they survive the piercing in the first place. That's just pure insanity!
The idea of piercing any part of the hand is very stupid. What part of our bodies move more? What part of our bodies are more important? Our hands are what make us human. Respect the hand!
This is was a pretty a shocking list. Some people don't have any common sense.
Whilst trying to research about dahlias I remembered your channel and I'm so glad I thought to look here. I've had my cheeks for a long time and hate how much my right one leaks. I've wanted to switch to dahlias for a long time but now I know that won't be any better more than likely. Lot's to think about now! Hopefully I can find some bindi/3rd eye piercing discussion somewhere too!
Your channel is criminally underrated. Most post a 2-5 minute video talking about nothing new. Genuinely grateful and much kudos for how detailed/informative these videos are. Anywho apologies for the novel long comment. Think I have my binge watching for the week set for me now. 😅
Glad to help and thank you for watching. Thank you for your kind words. My goal from the start was creating a detailed reference videos for clients and those that share my passion for piercing.
We saw a slowing down for growth since youtube pushed shorts to compete with tiktok. Lately I have noticed the algorithm sifting back to content value.
BTW sorry to hear about the leakage. Hopefully when or if you decide to abandon the piercing, it stops.
@BodyPiercingTattooing That's a great goal that was needed in this world and you're definitely achieving it.
I understand why apps compete, but I hate it. It negatively effects so many creators. Dang algorithm is a pain. I'll definitely be watching and sending people this way. I wanted to pierce for so much of my life and while it might not be realistic for me I'm absolutely loving how much I'm learning here. So you're very welcome!!
I really hope so too, thank you!
Ummm... This man is hot.
Thanks for the piercing knowledge!
You are welcome and I'm glad you found the video informative.
I actually own two of these piercings: the vertical tragus/sideburn. It was done with a surface bar and a piercer with great skills. Today it is 3,5 years old and it healed perfectly. I actually get loads of compliments on it by piercers because I am the ‘lucky’ one. The seconde one is the vemon piercing/two off centre tongue piercings. Again by a great piercer. He informed me really well and made sure it was possible otherwise he wasn’t going to do it. Today they are 2 years old and healed nicely.
Just because mine did turn out well, does NOT mean it will for everybody. First of all: you need a réally good piercer with the right jewerly, skills and knowledge of what he is doing. You need to take care of it like it’s your baby and just be lucky I guess.
The most important part of any piercing, is finding the right piercer.
With the venoms I'm mainly talking about the horizontal surface piercing style.
I love my tongue piercings. I had the venoms done twice now I changed it and got the snake eyes. Its easier to have at my job. No one notices it unless they look directly at my mouth. Plus it never changed the way I talked at all.
Well, you are one out of 1000s of people that have had a ton of issues with snake eye piercings.
The fact that he referenced Curley’s Vaseline glove from Of Mice and Men 😂
Right!!! I love that book :)
I guess I'm that one in a million. 8 years with my tragus and it's been fine. I didn't even know it could reject.
So far I'm just lucky I guess
Are you saying that you have a surface tragus that has lasted 8 years? Yes, you are one of the lucky few.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing yeah I've had mine for 8 years going on 9 and has never shown signs of rejecting. Can it still reject? Also love your channel!!
Wow!!!! Thanks for the information. You've listed two piercings I really was about to get. THANKS
You're welcome and I'm glad to hear you find the video helpful and informative.
When you say surface piercing I’m not sure if you mean a dermal or not? But I have a dermal and it was done correctly. 100% I have the little foot, it’s flat, has two holes in it for the skin to grow around I keep it clean, it’s just the stud with the foot, they made a pocket in my face with a piercing needle and poped it in. I bruised bad, but I have not had a single issue. It’s been a year. And I never really snag it or catch it. But a tattoo artist I know has two of the same dermals in the same spot on his face as me below the corner of the eye top of cheek bone. And he’s had his 11 years no issue ever! I always recommend this one lol
I have considered some of the piercings on the list in the past (Snake eyes, corset, etc.) and one I still want to get is surface tragus.
I do have a single joker piercing but it was pierced through the surface rather than the way you mentioned and it healed pretty okay.
I'm guessing you have a micro dermal. Which is a great deal less risky, though they have their own issues.
I really suggest that you research the surface tragus and the piercer you pick to do it. Understand that it's like cramps the odds are not in your favor. Be prepared for rejection and remove the jewelry as soon as there is any signs of rejection.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing Not microdermal. I had it done four years ago with a curved barbell which I recently learned is not ideal for surface piercings (which is probably why I don't have the best experience when it comes to them). What's even scarier is that it's experimental in a sense that at the time joker bites weren't very common and it was the first time my piercer did something like that.
Thanks for the tip. I'll give it some thought since I don't really plan on getting it till around the holidays.
@@simonenyota5382 yeah it sounds like they really didn't have a clear understanding of what to do. I think it is safe to say that it may have been the first surface to surface piercing. They should have talk to you about rejection. I've never been a fan of experimenting on paying clients. If you would have came and asked me to do them, I would have made you jump through hoops for a couple of weeks before I would hace even considered talking about doing. Even then I would refuse to do it.
Good luck with the surface tragus, let us know how it turns out.
The absolute WORST thing is that most piercers I've been to don't even know to warn people about at-risk or experimental piercings. Only the ones that have been around a while. You can't completely blame someone wanting to get a piercing done who wasn't warned by the person who is supposed to be a professional. I've had 16 piercings now, and luckily I haven't had any horrible experiences yet, but I still learn something from your videos every once in a while that I already should have been told. It's a shame. Please please please do your research people. No one wants to pay $50+ for a piercing that's just going to cause trauma to the area, get infected, and then migrate out in the end anyway.
To me warning someone of the risks and informing them of the commitment to healing the piercing is the ethical and professional thing to do. It only takes a few minutes and I have to say the even if they decided against the piercing 99% of the time they end up getting some other piercing. I think a lot of them are lazy or scared they are going to lose a customer.
Thank you for sharing your opinion and advice. Yes, research your piercings before hand, ask questions and make an educated decision.
Dang I must have dumb ideas because I actually wanted 5 of the piercings on this list. Dahlia/ or dimple piercing, Ashley, smileys, corset, and the Anti-eyebrow piercings. I really like how all of them look, especially the dahlia piercing.
You can always still get them, all any ethical piercer wants you to do is make an educated decision about the risks involved. If you feel that the risks are worth getting the piercing, go for it. Otherwise, pick a piercing that is well established with minimal risks.
Love your videos, I also love how you get back to almost EVERYONE! Especially people with question. Love this informative attitude you really love your trade I can tell!
Thank you and yes I try to answer as many comments as I can. I have always believed that sharing knowledge was a large part of piercing and glad to see it's reflecting here. Thank you for watching.
Interesting stuff! Common sense really I guess 🙃 Beautifully and humorously presented as usual 😁 thank you!
"Vampire piercings"
Vampire piercings? *googles it*
AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY?!!!!!!?????!!! MY TEETH HURT JUST THINKING ABOUT IT!!!
Yeah I didn't know they called them vampire piercings. I thought it was just Gum piercings. I just have to wonder, someone woke up one day and thought, putting jewelry between my teeth and through my guns was a good idea. Then found a "piercer" willing to do it.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing ooof definitely crazy 🤪 I don't even like going to the dentist 🙅♀️
Me either. Just the thought of them poking around with that pick makes my skin crawl.
@brandimullins. I had a dental implant done and they used a small amount of novacaine but they literally pierced through my gum twice! I was fucking traumatized and told them at the end of it I fucking hated them lolol it didn't hurt but I felt everythinggggggg and it was absolutely disgusting.
It would be cool to see you react to some of these tik tok self piercings lol.
“The experience of getting pierced”
I don’t enjoy this shit 🤣 But they look cute
I know this is an oldish video now, but I'm actually really surprised about surface tragus piercings! It seems like a pretty okay place for a surface piercing, maybe I'm an anomaly but I can't move that area of my face.
There is a very limited number of people that has success with this piercing. Also if you do get this piercing done, and they don't suggest a surface to surface barbell, walk away.
13:04 😂😂😂 that expression says it all
Yeah I think it sums it up.
I agree with you 100%!! I think every one of these peircings are a stupid idea. I'm with you wth are people thinking?!?!
See I feel you should be able to try but you should know all the risks going in. Too often piercers fail to simple educate their clients of the risk or they themselves seem unaware the risks or simply do not care.
when he said that if you want any of these perching you need to call someone with a high level of expertise i though he meant seeking some serious mental help with a professional , then i realized he was talking about a very experienced piercer!😂
Yes and one that has experience with that piercing and has verifiable good results.
Wow I just came across a piercer on the net talking about how pretty an anti eyebrow dermal would look good on a woman with high cheekbones. I didn't know it was a bad idea. It would have been flat metal.
It all comes down to their tolerance for piercings and their anatomy. Sadly a majority of people don't have either.
DaVo, dude you are so FUNNY! I laughed while watching this particular video of yours! Personally, I only advocate for piercing ears-----not other body parts. So there isn't any chance that I would get ANY of the WEIRD piercings that you mentioned. I suspect that some people only get those piercings done because they wanna be DIFFERENT somehow. But just like with anything else, I believe that piercings can be taken TOO FAR! What will your next piercing video be about? I can hardly WAIT to watch it!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Whenever anyone asks me, when is too many piercings, I compare it to personal development. You will know when it's time to stop.
With more extreme piercings. Some are motivated by a personal creativity and desire to modify one's self. It can be very person. Too often though many are motivated by the latest, greatest and rarest. Many of these fall in the latter. Then are shared on social media and to a degree tend.
The biggest problem is there are always a large supply of piercers put there that are willing to gamble with people health, well being and body fir a quick buck or the prestige.
Not sure what the next body piercing Basics will be. Sometimes I have topics planned out months in advance and other times, something triggers them or the topic is suggested.
We have settled into this schedule, Thursday body piercing Basics, Friday the studio Update, Saturday pros and cons by a piercer(I'm still working my way through all the piercings), Sunday Q&A in the Kitchen first video then podcast and the Mondays euth pros and cons by a tattoo artist or tattoo 101.
In the studio updates I cover the last week's content and the upcoming content while making a general ass of myself.
Damn, I've been really wanting my dahlias done despite thinking to myself that it was a bad idea. I think you've convinced me, though, I'm pretty certain I don't have the right anatomy and it's not really worth it to find out. Sucks, they look pretty cool.
Thank you for making such an informative, and yet also entertaining video!
You are welcome and I'm glad that I've helped you to avoid the scaring.
I have an anti eyebrow piercing, it’s been about 3 months. No problems at all so far, but my body takes piercings well. I’ve also had snake eyes that is one I would highly recommend NOT getting. It healed and I didn’t have any problems with it until one day the ball came off and it kinda slid out a little and the bar would just not go back in so I was like screw this and I will never re pierce it.
Glad to hear that your Eyebrow piercing is going well. Yeah, any tongue piercing will close quickly. I completely understand not wanting to go through it again.
So so true about the piercings and anatomy and the risk !!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
thanks for the information its good to know the cons of most percings before getting them x
Glad to help and thank you for watching.
just got my surface tragus 2 hours ago 😂 guess we’ll have to see how this goes lol
Good luck. Was it done with a surface barbell at least?
Body Piercing & Tattooing nope 😢
Well when or if it starts to reject, remove it as soon as possible to reduce the scarring. Did your piercer advise you at all about the risks?
Body Piercing & Tattooing he didn’t tell me anything actually. we just signed papers bc i’m only 17 and he pierced me🤷🏾♀️ i also got my rook done at the same time. luckily i know how to clean them from youtube videos and a different guy who pierced my industrial a year ago told me to do sea salt soaks.
@@bumsjae1526 well good luck. I don't have an issue with doing at risk piercings as long as you are informed of the risks beforehand.
A surface to surface barbell may reduce rejection but it has to be sized correctly at the time of the piercing. So I don't know if changing it now would make a difference.
Can't believe smiley piercings weren't on here. Also, have you heard about rhino piercings? They seem really fringe
Yeah, it should have been on the honorable mention list. I'm still on the fence with the rhino piercing. From an anatomy standpoint, it should work but would take an extremely long time to heal. To be honest it just so rare, the jury is out on it.
I think the Ashley piercing cons depend on the shape of your mouth, the way your teeth are set and weather or not you have a “tongue thrust” my bottom lip doesn’t rub against my teeth because the way my teeth and tongue are set, which in turn means my piercings don’t hit my teeth.
Then your lucky. It always comes down to anatomy.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing lucky for piercings but my dentist is always ragging on me to get braces 😂
Not me watching this 3 days before my appointment for an anti eyebrow one 😭
Ask your piercing about how many they have done and if they have any photos of them a few years into the healing.
Low key surprised a smiley piercing wasn't mentioned because I've always heard bad stories with them compared to the compliment frowney piercing
My eyebrow rejected- I now have a scar and no hair growing where it was. Can only imagine how bad a surface piercing could go. Also, the amount of times I catch my glasses on my nose piercing, can just imagine how much worse catching a piercing you have on your hand would be- at least with the jewellery I have in my nose, if it gets caught, it just slides out, a dermal in your finger could rip out 🤦🏼
Sorry your Eyebrow piercing rejected. Yes, surface to surface and dermals don't like to get snagged.
I got my nostril pierced a couple months ago, and I found that buying hooks specifically made to hold up glasses really help the nose ring from getting bumped. The hooks loop around the back of your ears, and are barely noticeable. Hope this helped (:
Thank you for the tip. I will always mark the piercing with the client wearing their glasses but I understand how they can slip down.
I agree with these ( as a modified person myself) I guess I'm that unicorn of the piercing word as i have a rare condition that allows my skin to stretch without issues. ive had my surface tragus for over 8 years now with out issues BUT ... i have seen these not take and its not pretty!!!! Always see someone with experience and quality jewelry. Just because its pretty doesn't mean it can work for u !!!!
Thank you for sharing your experience and yes, it often it comes down to how much your body will tolerate piercings.
I know what you’re talking about. It’s a mandible piercing. Yeah, I think that Pearson’s real dumb too but I think all these piercings are just silly really dumb really stupid piercings that shouldn’t be done. Oh, that made me laugh. I love how you said that sing that one in boys and girls veterans Adamy dear you aren’t wrong you’re right on that, but that made me laugh.
I'm hapoy to hear you enjoyed the video and thank you for watching.
WHEN HE MADE THAT THEATER REFERENCE I PICTURED THE SCRIPT.
You know writing a screen play is on my list of things to do list. Maybe one day.
9:45 so we finaly know where he got these scars from...
i've got venom bites, i think? two straight barbells in my tongue! i use the "m&m" shaped end pieces on both top and bottom, and i've found them to be much more comfortable. i got them done at the same time, barely felt 'em, and didn't bleed at all. guess i got the all the luck when it comes to vein placement! haha.
I think you are talking about the ufo style ends. Thank you for sharing your experience and watching.
me: sees title
also me: thinks of finger and snake piercings
I've invented a really convenient removale finger piercing that doesn't cause infections. I'll call it a "ring".
Yes, They tend to work better.
The very thought of the corset piercings makes me SHIVER in a very bad way. 😵😱
Yeah not for everyone. Usually it is someone that is into okay piercings.
I agree with all these except the finger piercing- i did mine myself 10 yrs ago and took care of it n it was fine- at work i wore gauze wrap around that part when i was unloading trucks- i never had any issues. I feel like if ur diligent its fine. Buuttt if youe not ocd like me then prolly not gonna work. It did heal tho and pretty quickly surprisingly and i loved it
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you understand that you are the exception. A majority of them never heal.
Do you have it to this day? If so that’s so cool
I know quite a few people with a surface Tragus and none of them have had any issues with them. However, I wanted a horizontal eyebrow piercing and I know that one is notorious for rejection because of the area.
Wow I had such a bad piercer at 15 I wanted Chelsea bites and he said "what's that?" And I was like okay and after that he found out I was a minor and continued to be super creepy about it and pierced it without any knowledge of what damage it could've caused me I'm glad I took them out soon after wow
I have been piercing for 29 years and have never heard of Chelsea Bites. Understand the internet tends to change the name of piercings from time to time. However, I'm guessing that you are talking about Dahlia bites and are possibly from the UK.
That said there is no excuse for any piercer to make you feel that way. Regardless of your age, they should act is a professional manner.
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@@BodyPiercingTattooing of course...its very fun and informative ..😁😎 well have a good one.and enjoy life 👋🏼🤘🏼😊
I was hoping you would go over eyelid piercings and apparently eyeball piercings are a thing now? They just seem like such a bad idea.
I don't think it is really that big of a thing. Yes, it is an extremely bad idea.
I was shocked you didn't have eyelid on your list. I've never heard of Ashley...or that through the throat one....both of those are beyond stupid and vampire...wtf. Some people are really...beyond help. Wanting to risk their health just to be edgy. I know someone, online, with anti eyebrow and was complaining to me that it wouldn't heal. I don't feel bad for him, esp since I know every other piercing he has...has bumps that he's never even tried to treat or deal with in any way.
I completely forgot about the Eyelid and wanted to stick with piercing I actually get people calling me and stopping by the studio and asking for.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing Ahh, that makes sense. Though why someone would call about some of the ones you listed...or even want them. I really gotta wonder about the consideration they have for their own health due to the risks. But eyebrow... I think I saw a video online of someone getting that. That'll never heal, at least not right, not with how much blinking people do. It would migrate out I figure. And those Dhalia ones...wouldn't they make smiling painful or difficult? With how it would stretch the corners of the mouth?
@@DreamsRemorse Not to mention eating. I saw a video here on youtube, with a girl who had regular cheek dimple piercings. They had HUGE knots near them. When she video taped herself taking those piercings out, the big knots had huge amounts of puss. I know some areas are more prone to infection than others, but it's not hard to clean piercings (at least not the ones I have...all above the neck) and for some reason, none of them swelled whatsoever. I think it's my two blood pressures medications I take daily that helps with that. And I have idiopathic leukocyctosis (high white cell count without a known reason).
@@portercmt I could see the foods a person eats being a reason to cause infection and such in those piercings as well. Or food caught in them as well? Like around the bar perhaps?
@@DreamsRemorse Possibly. It's why with my still new (5 weeks old) regular labret, I rinse my mouth out everytime I eat. Just because one I don't want food stuck behind the plate in my mouth, and two, don't want food near the still healing hole.
Watching this and having 2 of the 10 😂😂😂
Which ones?
He doesn't just care about the money I like that. I have a question I just did my tounge 4 days ago and now I'm feeling the end of my tounge strange and my lower lip feels strange as well is this common
Sometimes there is a numbing feeling that in my opinion is caused by the swelling. It will often fade within the first week.
This is an interesting topic, but why don’t your videos have photos of the piercings? You’d get your point across easier and who wouldn’t like looking at piercings? If I wanted to follow what you’re saying, I’d have to stop the video to google images... and i bet then I’ll go down that rabbit hole instead.
It all comes down to copyright. I don't do these piercings and haven't taken photos of these piercings.
Yes, if I used someone else's copyrighted photos, it should be covered by fair use and I did consider including a few. Fair use turns into a a giant question mark with photos on the internet since most of the photos on the internet are either photos by piercers of their work or photos from individual's personal social network accounts.
Since often the photos are re-shared so many times that it's hard to verify who should even be given credit for the photos. The worst is anything that has been shared on Pinterest. Where the source of the photo is long lost. Also it's impossible to verify if the person consented to the photo or the age of the person.
I may put up a revised version in the future but I want to research it more. I really feel it wouldn't be an issue and since the focus is education, it should be considered fair use.
Body Piercing & Tattooing Thanks for replying. So much goes into RUclips that I’m just not aware of. :) It’s just really great to get good info from an actual piercer that I want your channel to get bigger. Please don’t take it as criticism.
I have never ever heard of an Ashley Piercing! It sounds very strange!
Neither had I till about 3 months ago when I started getting calls asking for them. I had seen them but always assumed that they were a badly done labret piercing.
I'm really wondering if lot of these come from style blogs. Like "10 hot new piercings" or "The latest tends in piercings." because other than a few awful jewelry site, there is very little reference to most of these from actual piercers.
@@BodyPiercingTattooing I think when people maybe mainly women look in mags and internet and tend to look up what you said there ''10 hot new piercings'' and they want to get in with the fashion and they want to keep up with the craze..... Its really silly if you think about it in more detail... you don't have to keep up with any kind of fashion or new piercings... be yourself and get the piercings that you want to get. :) There are some very strange piercings around the place and people would go to great lengths to have the biggest and badest piercings ever!
@@catherineelizabethhallahan9446 I don't follow trends either. I got the piercings I have because I like them, and I don't care what other people say. I don't jump on bandwagons. (Jan Griffiths).
I think that is part of it but I also think that fashion blogs having been driving the industry and promoting piercings that are not safe and are experimental at best. Since the goal is clicks and not education, they tend to pick rate and extreme piercings.
Yes, you should get piercings that reflects you. However, you should make that decision to get pierced based on knowing all the risks of the piercings and not what is the latest trend.
Damn, I must be really lucky. I’ve had an anti eyebrow for 6 years with no migration of rejection.
Your body has a tolerance for the piercing. There is always exceptions.
You have the ingredients for the next Saw movie with these bad-idea piercings. I shuddered listening to this stuff that I never could have imagined.
I just got the dahlia piercing but deep in enough people think it’s a cheek piercing
You have to be careful that it isn't through the glands.
i learned about uvula piercings the other day and i’ve never been more horrified in my life. these are all pretty yucky too, though.
Yeah it was one of those, "I guess that's cool" piercings but I'm never going to do one of those.
Smiley piercings are crazy, it's such a thin web of skin.
Also I tore my smiley when I was a kid 😂 i forget how but it's just slightly disconnected with a dangle bit now
It really isn't the tearing that ends up being the issue as much the swelling and damage to teeth and gums.
Is it physically possible to get corset piercings and heal them? (without connecting them before they're healed)
I wasn't planning on getting them. Just interested.
had my hand web pierced very unprofessionally a long time ago and it got infected, I don't accept defeat, I want to do it again
Idk if you’ve covered this before or after this video or seen this piercing but one of the dumbest piercings i’ve seen is the stretched achilles piercing. Done near a tendon needed to.. idk walk? I’ve only seen one of these done by a guy who just wanted to prove he could. Looks badass for sure, also looks (and is) a dumb idea.
Yeah I remember first hearing about it on the old newsgroup Rec.Art.Bodyart and then on BME. I really haven't seen anything about the piercing or the guy that had them in over a decade. I'm really wondering what the long term impact of the piercings were.
It's like a lot of things in the Body Modification world, it starts with one person's desire and ends with that person. Though the Achilles Piercing didn't take off like a lot of these extreme modifications thankfully.