I had finally decided on a new Horizontal Eyebrow Piercing, after having debated between the horizontal and a labret piercing. The labret turned me off after hearing stories about gum recession and tooth damage, so the horizontal eyebrow it was! And after deciding I realized I so badly wanted to have it done. So, I did lots of research on the subject, saw many, many pictures and set a date for the First Saturday in April. That day finally came and it was a cloudy day but overall a good one.
At A Glance Author Seven7000Seven Contact Seven7000Seven@bme.anon When A week ago Artist Scott Studio Iron Age Studies Location St. Louis, Missouri The studio, Iron Age Studios, in St. Louis, was very crowded, but I was luck that the wait was for the Tattoos and not for Piercing. The lady behind the counter had me sign a some papers and gave me a care instruction sheet and she called the piercer, Scott, over the loudspeaker so that he could select the jewelry. When Scott showed up he picked out a curved barbell, 16 gauge (can't recall length). While selecting jewelry, Scott asked for a more precise indication of where I wanted the Horizontal Piercing placed, and I pointed to the far end of my right eyebrow. He then went in to set up the piercing room while I waited. I only waited a few minutes before he came and got me and we went back behind a curtained area that was set up somewhat like a dentist's office.
Before he started I asked Scott where there any problems associated with this type of piercing that I should be aware of, and he stated that the only problem is the known problem of rejection. Scott then washed up and put on his gloves and then marked the spots on my face where he thought it should go. He picked up a mirror with a paper towel and handed it to me, and asked that I grab the mirror towards the end, I guess so that I wouldn't tough and contaminate his hands. I nodded my head and said that, that spot was good. He then went and got something to clean the area, I'm not sure what because by that time I was so nervous I wasn't paying attention. Scott leaned the dentist chair I was sitting on back so that I was practically lying down and he put the clamps on, which of course were very uncomfortable, and said "take a deep breath." Upon doing so he put the needle through, and I closed my eyes and tried not to move while it was going through. I still had my eyes closed when he put the jewelry in and he then started talking about aftercare and spoke about after care for a second or two.
I then went over to the mirror and thought it looked great. I showed everyone and some liked it and some didn't but that didn't matter, because I loved it! It was healing okay for the first few days but now I've started to notice what could be the start of the tell-tale rejection puffy-type scarring starting. Even thought it's barley noticeable, I know my face and can tell the difference. I don't have any hard facts or evidence but I'm going to go to a piercer soon and asked the inevitable, is it starting to reject. I'm very scared of what they are going to say so I've held back until now. However, if it is rejection I'll quietly remove the jewelry and probably try again in another 6 months to a year. What I really that could have been better about the experience is that Scott, the piercer, really didn't seem that concerned about getting the piercing just rightly placed so that rejection would be less likely to occur. He seamed more like it was just an everyday thin g to him and it would probably reject anyway. I don't fault him for that per say, but I can tell you one thing, I'm definitely going some where else next time I do my piercing. Somewhere where they take more pride in each individual piercing that they do and somewhere where they realize that someone is going to have to live with that piercing. Don't get me wrong here, because Scott did as good a job as anyone, but I wish I had gotten a little more individual attention.
Also surprising about my experience are the responses I got from people. Some of my family were a little upset about the piercing, even though I'm 28 freaking years old. I also was very surprised that my work really didn't care, and I work in a business office. But that should figure, you never really know people until you start to test their attitudes towards acceptance and prejudice. I certainly do get some double take looks, like people are wondering how she do that?