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Pictures of Nape Surface Piercing

July 28th 2010 15:55
Nape piercings are pretty popular, as it seems more people have success healing their neck piercings, at least in regards to other surface piercings. There is still a huge risk of rejection and migration, as the neck piercing is still a surface piercing, but for some reason many seem to be successful healing them.

If you decide to get a nape piercing, do make sure that you take careful precautions in regards to healing and aftercare, as it is very important to make sure that you take care of a new piercing in order to ensure success. It's also important to remember that, surface barbells and TYGON material should be used as the jewelry for a surface piercing in order to increase the risks of success.


In any case, you'll find the horizontal nape piercing is the most popular, followed by vertical, and multiple nape piercings.

Below, you'll find several pictures to give you some ideas as to how others have had their necks pierced. You'll find some people use smaller lengths, whereas some may use longer length barbells. It's all up to preference.










Luis Gracia


Possibly dermal implants


Microdermal Nape Piercings
These microdermal implants have a higher chance of successful healing over a surface nape piercing. But, in general, microdermal implants are be harder to remove, and they still come with their own potential complications.






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Healing a Nape Surface Piercing

July 26th 2010 13:41


A nape piercing is a piercing on the back of the neck. Typically, they are pierced below the hairline. The most common nape piercing is a single, horizontal piercing, but there are many people who will try the vertical nape piercing or multiple piercings.

Nape piercings require special jewelry in order to reduce the risks of rejection as much as possible. It's important that the piercer use a surface barbell, which is in the shape of a staple, or PTFE (tygon) material. If a surface barbell is used, it's ideal to use a stainless steel or a titanium barbell, as the less nickel in the barbell, the less potential irritation.
The most ideal ending is a flat end to reduce snagging, but most piercers use the screw on balls. The balls are fine and most commonly used, but they can easily tangle hair and become an obstacle when brushing hair.

When it comes to proper aftercare of a nape surface piercing, it's important to have an experienced piercer perform the piercing, as the beginning is most important, especially in regards to the jewelry.

But, you also want to make sure that you implement proper cleaning procedures.

You never want to use rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide. It's also not a good idea to use antibacterial creams or ointments, either. And, as for soaps, some piercers recommend it, but you want to make sure that you thoroughly rinse out the piercing after cleaning with soap, as leftover soap can irritate and infect a new piercing.

The ideal aftercare for a surface piercing is either saline solution or a diluted non-iodized sea salt (not table salt). You can mix about 1/4 teaspoon of salt with at least 6-8 ounces of lukewarm water.

Cleaning may be a two people job, as you'll want to make sure that the saline or sea salt solution gets throughout the piercing. It's ideal to try to use a cup of the saline or sea salt solution and tip it over the piercing to soak it for at least 10-15 minutes twice a day.

If that is not doable, you may be able to soak cotton balls in the solution and gently press them against the two ends of the surface piercing. Just be careful not to leave any of the material of the cotton ball around the piercing. You don't want to leave anything that could irritate the piercing.

Careful aftercare may help you heal the nape surface piercing, but in general surface piercings don't have a high permanence rate. Generally, they are considered more temporary piercings.


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Pictures of Hip Surface Piercings

July 12th 2010 19:45
Surface piercings are hard to heal. Plain and simple. Typically, the body treats them as splinters and push them out. If not pierced correctly or with the wrong jewelry, a surface piercing will reject and migrate faster. With proper jewelry- a surface barbell or a tygon barbell, there is more chances of having a permanent piercing, but the odds are still about 99% of rejecting.

Hips are a popular place that girls want to get pierced. Hips can be seen as sexy and attractive. Girls want to accentuate attention here. A tattoo or piercing will do just that.

If you think about it, though. The hips are a very high-contact area. You have pants that can hit the piercing, belt, shirts, and other apparel, which can cause irritation, pressure, and/or trauma to the piercing. You may hold a baby, pet, or books against your waist, which can kick, wiggle, or slip, causing trauma to the piercing.

You hips get a lot of wear and tear. They experience a lot of movement that you don't even realize.

This is bad for a new piercing. These things can increase the risks of rejection and migration.

If you are set on getting your hips pierced, definitely do your research and find an experienced and knowledgeable body piercer.







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Round Contact Lenses Are Not Safe

July 6th 2010 18:37
In order to get that cute, anime look that Lady Gaga had in one of her videos, girls are out ordering cir circle contact lenses off the internet. The difference between the Lady GaGa look and that which these girls are achieving is that Lady GaGa's eyes were computer manipulated. These contacts are not only illegal in the United States, but they can cause eye infections and scratches on the corneas.

There are many websites that sell these contacts for about $20 a box, which doesn't sound that bad, but when you experience complications, that $20 box will end up costing a lot more.

These lenses carry the same risks as regular corrective contacts, but the difference is that because they are illegal to purchase, the websites who are selling them, do not fit them to an individual's eyes. Because everyone's corneas and eyes are shaped different, manufacturers just can't mass produce a one-size-fits-all contact lens. Generally, the lens are resized and re-shaped to fit different eyes. These aren't.

Buying contacts online is one thing, as reputable sellers will ask for the fit, but these are contraband contacts that can really mess up your eyes, and potentially cause sight loss. They may seem cool because you get that childish, anime look with very little whites in the eyes, but is the trend really worth it?

If you opt for these or any other decorative contacts, you want to be very careful. Try purchasing the fancy contact lenses from a local eye doctor, as he will be able to order them specifically for you. Unfortunately, you won't be able to find the circle contacts any time soon at the eye doctor.




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Pictures of Wrist Surface Piercings

June 17th 2010 23:10
Surface piercings are the "new," "unique" piercing that has become very popular in the modification crowd, buyt they're hard to heal and hard to get properly pierced. First off, many piercers use curved, banana barbells or captive bead rings, which won't heal properly in a surface piercing; proper jewlery is either a surface barbell or tygon (PTFE). Next, healing is a pain and nearly impossible with a 99% rejection rate.

As for wrist piercings, they are popular and hard to heal. The wrist is a high contact area that is highly mobile and very much in the way of everything that people do. The odds of hitting your wrist is higher than you realize, so getting a piercing here can increase the risks.

Bandaids are popular choices of coverup, but they halt breathing and air exchange, so using bandaids to protect the piercing won't really work. Plus, if you hit a bandaid, there isn't that much protection there.

It's not necessarily impossible to heal a wrist piercing, but it's hard.

Below, are several pictures of wrist surface piercings.













The typical ending for a wrist piercing.. A scar.




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Piercings ae Spontaneous, Tattoos are Planned

June 8th 2010 13:39
Body art is very popular in today's society. Some is more temporary, like piercings, but tattoos are more permanent. Working in a tattoo shop, you'll find that more people plan their tattoos, but those who come in for piercings are more spontaneous.

Because piercings can be removed, people tend to be more relaxed about getting one done. If you don't like it in the future, it can easily be removed and the hole will close up. Tattoos just aren't that way, which is why more people tend to plan out their tattoos


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Xpressions Piercing Aftercare

May 25th 2010 13:36
There are many different methods piercers will recommend to healing a new piercing. Some claim using soap is a good idea, whereas others will say soap can irritate a new piercing. Some piercers claim sea salt is the best piercing aftercare, but others claim it can dry out a new piercing. Neosporine, peroxide, and alcohol is seldom recommended, but you may find a few piercers who still recommend the products for piercing care. Saline is typcally highly recommended, and leaving it alone in general is sometimes recommended.

Now, you'll find modern body piercers who will recommend commercial piercing aftercare products


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Healix Gold - Tattoo Aftercare Product

May 18th 2010 16:01
Healix Gold is a tattoo aftercare product that is made by the same company who manufactures Tattoo Goo, so you know that the product is good, as Tattoo Goo has been in tattoo shops for some time now and is trusted by many tattoo artists and their customers.

Healix Gold uses olive oil and Vitamins A, D, and E to nourish the skin for optimal healing. Olive oil contains fatty acids that nourish the skin and slows down the aging process, as it is a great antioxidant. These features of olive oil will help protect your tattoo, whether it is an old or a new tattoo


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Tat Wax - Tattoo Aftercare Product

May 10th 2010 13:21
There are many different tattoo aftercare products, which can make it hard to choose which one you want to use. Will H20cean, Ink Fixx, Tattoo Goo, Tat Wax, or any other product actually work? Will they cause irritation? Will they really protect your new tattoo? Or will they fade it faster?

The results vary per person, so the only thing that you can do is test out the different products. Just make sure that you use natural products. The fewer chemicals that are in the tattoo aftercare cream or lotion, the better you off your tattoo will be


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Ink Fix - Tattoo Aftercare

May 3rd 2010 13:32
There are many different tattoo aftercare products that you can purchase to help heal a new tattoo. Personally, I'd stick with A & D ointment or cream, but if you want to purchase a specific commercial product, one of the options is Ink Fixx.

Ink Fixx comes in an ointment and a lotion. The ointment is more for the first few days and the initial healing of the tattoo. The Ink Fixx lotion is for the remainder of the healing process


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