It’s amazing how many comments I have been getting lately regarding hip piercings. Today we will explore this increasingly popular body piercing.
The name “hip piercing” is kind of misleading as the piercing is not really on your hips but instead place on your stomach just above your hips. Typically surface barbells are used for hip piercings but tygon jewelry has also been known to be used during the healing process to reduce stress.
A hip piercing is, of course, a surface piercing and careful consideration should be given to any surface piercing. Surface piercings have a high rate of rejection and the slightest trauma can start the rejection process at any time, even years after the piercing has healed. I could ramble on and elaborate more on surface piercings, but I already wrote a detailed article on surface piercings.
For More Information On Surface Piercings Click Here
Hip piercings have historically been an EMO fad but in later years this piercing is becoming popular among many cliques.
I managed to find a video on YouTube with a pretty detailed account of a hip piercing, enjoy.
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Tags: Piercing
20 responses so far ↓
1 StarsxAngel // Feb 26, 2009 at 7:25 pm
I have had my hips pierced since December 29th. one of them is rejecting and i am thinking about getting a Microdermal implant to make it more permanent….is this possible?? how long would i have to let my hips heal up after getting the Tygon removed? or would they be able to use the holes that are already there??
2 Curt // Feb 26, 2009 at 10:19 pm
StarsxAngel,
I’m assuming you currently have Tygon jewelry in your hips. The real question however is how much damage has the rejection process done to the tissue to this point? If your hip piercing is infected or otherwise not in good shape you might have to take it out, let it heal, and try to repierce it.
I can’t give you solid advice without actually seeing the pierced area. My suggestion would be to go ask a qualified body piercer what their take on the situation is.
3 Vanessa // Jul 23, 2009 at 5:53 pm
How much does it cost to get both sides done?
4 Deana // Aug 4, 2009 at 9:50 pm
I have always had problems with rejecting and I have a 5 point star with 10 dermals and they are awesome! and haven’t had any problems at all!
5 Michelle // Aug 10, 2009 at 6:49 am
I had my wrist pierced 5 years ago and finally we’ve got there! After many methods of trying to encourage healing i’m not sure of the one that worked but it looks great now. And have had no problems with it for some time.
6 Brandi // Aug 18, 2009 at 11:55 pm
Me and my buddy are thinking about getting matching hip piercings..but we’re not sure if we should go with the barbell or the microdermals.? …we’re thinking ahead and how the barbells are removable..if we ever need them to be taken out….another problem is…we’re not 18 yet. so we can’t get the microdermals…i really want the barbell…but i’m affraid it might get infected..we’re not really sure what to do at this point…but we want it down asap =D
7 Andrya // Aug 20, 2009 at 1:39 am
Can you still have sex after getting hip piercings? and if so, long who should you wait?
8 juan // Aug 30, 2009 at 12:14 am
how much do they usually cost?
9 caddie // Sep 2, 2009 at 9:00 pm
I have had my hips pierced for 2 months now. It was a painful piercing but they look really stellar!! I had a bad rejection rate with my eyebrow, and my nose but these piercings are healing perfectly. My piercer used a medical grade material like tygon and its very flexible. I highly suggest this over a bar if you have a high rate of rejection. good luck to all of you who are about to get these piercings done. As long as you take care of them you wont regrett it!!
10 kelsey // Sep 12, 2009 at 3:25 pm
i had my hips pierced last year and they last about 3/4 months, before rejecting and leaving BAD scars.
however i got them redone and they’ve lasted 7 months, they’re rejecting now and I’m currently trying to get one of them out, because im in agony.
mine didn’t hurt when i got them pierced, they’re not meant to hurt (:
11 lauren // Sep 18, 2009 at 8:37 am
I really want my hips pierced , but I don’t really know much about the piercings and I think it will hurt :( lol
12 Kiera // Oct 1, 2009 at 5:08 pm
I’ve had my hips pierced for the past few months. I have the bars, and they’re healing really well. I love them, so for anyone who thinks that they hurt, i think my monroe hurt worse. So go for it :) you won’t regret it.
13 Cheska // Oct 14, 2009 at 9:11 pm
i got my hip pierced almost two months ago.
i had a dermal done and it healed great. it was only $50 with jewelry, but that was just one. i’m gettin the other side done for xmas. if i had gotten em done at the same time my piercer said it’d only be $90. dermals have wayyyy less of a rejection rate because they’re titanium.
14 Kayla // Oct 23, 2009 at 7:12 pm
i have my hips pierced nd have for a month now. im only sixteen, but i didnt think my hips hurt one bit. id rather repierce my hips nd my lip twice befor my nose again. i have the barbells nd i lik them. so ne one who wants them but is afraid, it doesnt hurt. hah
15 Lauren Shaw // Oct 30, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I really wanna get one of my hips pierced , but I think it mite hurt and I don’t know if I should get microdermals or barbell ..
16 jamie jamie // Dec 17, 2009 at 9:00 am
ive had my hips pierced for a couple of months and theyre looking really good i dont think it hurt when i got them donee but dont let your jeans rub against them haha
17 MissLexMonster // Dec 27, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I got three dermals on my left hip about a month ago. The healing process is going great, and they look amazing. It cost me $150 for three. They don’t hurt! if you hit them after when they’re sore it might sting but it does NOT hurt.
I highly recommend dermals over surface piercings they look more clean and once they heal they are anchored in.
I don’t recommend getting anything done on your hip if you are concerned about the scars, cause if they do reject it looks really bad.
Keep in mind you should do your on research before deciding, but I feel I went with the best route on this one=). I’ll be getting the other side to match once these ones heal.
18 Timberley // Jan 24, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I’m planning on getting my hips pierced on my 18th birthday in march. Spring break is like 21 days after I plan to be getting them done, would it be okay to swim/be in a hot tub at this time or not? and wouldn’t ocean water be okay for it? and should I only get one done first to see how I like it then go and get the other one?
19 Eryn Elyzabeth // Jan 29, 2010 at 10:46 am
I’ve had my hips pierced for a few days actually, aha. xD
I kept freaking out before I got them, then when I actually got it done, I thought the person who did it just clamped the skin. So I was like “Hurry up & do it already!”
she laughed and said “one side’s already done.”
therefore, it didn’t hurt at all.
my double belly rings hurt more than it, so did my angelbites.
and I’m only 15 too!
20 MisslexMonster // Feb 4, 2010 at 11:57 pm
Timberley your piercer will tell you not to soak the dermals don’t get them unless you KNOW you want them cause if you decide you don’t after you get it the scar will be nasty. you need to give it AT LEAST a month and a half before hot tubing and swimming
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