Over time, I have become a piercing junkie. Upon meeting new people, I’m most likely to hear the phrase “have you seen her piercings?” out of the mouth of whichever of my friends is making the introduction. Over the years, I’ve had thirteen different surface piercings done. (Trying to dig up as many photos as I can.) They are like semi-permanent jewelry. As of now, I have four left… three barbells in the back of my neck, and one microdermal just above my cleavage. Previously, I’ve had a barbell through each wrist, three microdermals on my chest in an inverted triangle, one between my collarbones, one under each of my ears (think Frankenstein bolts) and two in my left hand between my thumb and forefinger. I do miss my neck bolts… they stayed in for a few months but, because the skin there was so taught, they rejected after a while.
The ones on my decolletage did very well… really no interference… but the ones under my collarbones wound up coming out after a while and I suspect it was due to irritation from my seat belt.
If you are unfamiliar with the concept of a microdermal piercing, its kind of like a toggle bolt… the piercer makes a small pocket under the skin with a needle, and then the jewelry is inserted.
This is when I had my hand done. I LOVED it, but it was in a tough spot and lasted only about a month. (Had it done twice.)
I may have my neck bolts re-done. I’m a little hesitant to do much now because it’s become more trendy… I had mine way before they were “cool,” but I still have people who stare at my chest, wide-eyed, and exclaim “is that a PIERCING?”
And no, before you ask, I have no tattoos. 
Click on photos to see full-sized versions… that’ll give you a better idea of what they look like.
(That pink color is from beads that we wore at a bachelorette party. It rubbed off!)
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