Pounded Ink

If you have ever thought about a surface piercing and are weary because of the high rejection rate (over 80%), then you might want to consider a microdermal implant also known as a surface anchor. Since microdermals have only a 2% rejection rate, maybe this is just the piercing for you.
How Surface Anchors Work
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Let’s look at one of the latest trends in the world of body modification, body suspension.
What Is Body Suspension?
Body suspension is the act of suspending the human body via temporary piercings made just before the suspension process. The body is then raised either partially or completely from the ground by these hooks.
The hooks are [...]

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Let’s have a look at the most difficult of all piercings to heal, a surface piercing.
What Is A Surface Piercing?
Surface piercings are any body piercings that take place on the surface of the body through areas which are not particularly concave or convex, where the piercing canal transverses a surface flap of skin, rather than [...]

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I’m sure you have seen the Aborigines with huge lips hanging out, but have you ever thought about stretching your existing piercings?
All piercings can be stretched. Skin is a very resistant material that can withstand some serious abuse. Your skin stretches naturally with your daily activities, so it is no surprise that stretching [...]

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I have been getting a lot of questions coming up in my search terms. So today I thought I’d answer some of the more commonly asked questions. If you have a specific question, feel free to ask it via the comments section. I check this site every day and will be more [...]

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Today I will try to express the importance that when you decide to get a piercing you do it correctly and use a piercing needle rather than some homemade contraption or needle. You must pierce your skin and not puncture it or you will risk the formation of a keloid.
The only way to heal [...]

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So you want some shinny stuff in or around your mouth? Today we will examine oral piercings.
In my lifetime I have had three oral piercings, a tongue ring and two labrets. I have abandoned them all due to complications.
A Tongue Ring
What a great idea. A slice through your tongue that is almost [...]

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