Originally posted by Frrrky i have two micro-dermals under my right eye and i've had one that expeled; tip: force the microdermal down into your skin untill it's deeper, then use a topical corticosteroid and a band-aid to keep pressure on it, keep this on for a week, after so stop forcing the microdermal and keep the band-aid and the corticosteroid, after another week it'll be fine

while the dermal anchor in discussion is no longer in existence, i think that this post needs to be addressed.

this is not good advice. pushing on the dermal anchor will cause even more trauma, as will the pressure from the bandaid. this is most likely going to cause further chance of rejection due to irritation. i also wouldn't suggest putting any type of ointment on the dermal anchor.

a pro will hopefully give a more detailed explanation.

Originally posted by Frrrky Originally posted by evalution Originally posted by Frrrky i have two micro-dermals under my right eye and i've had one that expeled; tip: force the microdermal down into your skin untill it's deeper, then use a topical corticosteroid and a band-aid to keep pressure on it, keep this on for a week, after so stop forcing the microdermal and keep the band-aid and the corticosteroid, after another week it'll be fine while the dermal anchor in discussion is no longer in existence, i think that this post needs to be addressed. this is not good advice. pushing on the dermal anchor will cause even more trauma, as will the pressure from the bandaid. this is most likely going to cause further chance of rejection due to irritation. i also wouldn't suggest putting any type of ointment on the dermal anchor. a pro will hopefully give a more detailed explanation. if the rejection is already happening, this will "revert it", if the body notices it can't expel the foreign object it will give up and heal

Wrong Wrong Wrong!

If it's no longer sitting flush, and to the extreme of what was showed in the OP, putting pressure on it to 'help push it down' will NOT do ANYTHING beneficial for the longevity of the piercing in the least. Either the proper depth wasn't reached, too long of a rise on the post of the anchor, poor quality jewelry, excessive outside trauma, etc are why the jewelry is no longer flush with the skin. Some anchors experience a bit of a slight raise from the skin upon healing, but can still last quite a while. Trying to force something back down that was never properly installed in the first place will do nothing but further the aggravation of the piercing.

Also, putting most any ointment on a fresh/healing wound (see *piercings*) will not assist at all.

I highly suggest before you start giving out advise, that you have (somewhat) of a clue upon the topic you're speaking.


Oh, and I'm back all.   

Originally posted by MrJonz Wrong Wrong Wrong! If it's no longer sitting flush, and to the extreme of what was showed in the OP, putting pressure on it to 'help push it down' will NOT do ANYTHING beneficial for the longevity of the piercing in the least. Either the proper depth wasn't reached, too long of a rise on the post of the anchor, poor quality jewelry, excessive outside trauma, etc are why the jewelry is no longer flush with the skin. Some anchors experience a bit of a slight raise from the skin upon healing, but can still last quite a while. Trying to force something back down that was never properly installed in the first place will do nothing but further the aggravation of the piercing. Also, putting most any ointment on a fresh/healing wound (see *piercings*) will not assist at all. I highly suggest before you start giving out advise, that you have (somewhat) of a clue upon the topic you're speaking. Oh, and I'm back all.

tell that to andré meyer, he was the one that recommended doing so... and i sincerely doubt you have as much experience with piercing as he does, no offense

EDIT: andré meyer = one of the first brazilian body piercers, active since 1992

that and advice such as "never use ointment on piercings" are good advice, but they are not law, many experienced piercers around here (when i say experience i mean 10+ years of piercing, have acted along piercing "superstars" like samppa and haworth, bla bla bla) will recommend ointments and such, specially in cases of skin-deep infection and rejection

don't think i'm talking as if i think i'm a professional, but this advice was given to me by one and it worked; his case is (was) similar to mine and i'm passing on the advice i was given... if you want to stick to basic rules, be my guest, but don't deny that it can possibly work and, since it's already gonna reject anyway, the worse that can happen is a minor infection so why not try it, right?

Edited by Frrrky - February/15/2012 at 9:20pm

Originally posted by Frrrky don't think i'm talking as if i think i'm a professional, but this advice was given to me by one and it worked; his case is (was) similar to mine and i'm passing on the advice i was given... if you want to stick to basic rules, be my guest, but don't deny that it can possibly work and, since it's already gonna reject anyway, the worse that can happen is a minor infection so why not try it, right?

You just described it yourself, that was for a specific instance, and it worked, for YOU. No guarantee it will for most any others.

And being so non-chalant about the possibility of a 'minor infection' if it doesn't work, would not boast loads of confidence from me on the clientele side.

"minor infection"

not my words