Healing Hip Surface Piercing - Hip Piercing Pictures and Videos
By Whitney05
Hip Surface Piercing
Surface piercings are becoming very popular these days, with many different types of common surface piercings available, but for the most part, surface piercings can be anywhere on a flat plane of the body.
Common surface piercings include:
- Anti-eyebrow piercing- located under or beside the eye
- Corset piercing- series of symmetrical piercings intended to be laced like a corset
- Hip piercing- located on the pelvis near the hip bones
- Nape piercing- located on the back of the neck
- Neck piercing- located on the side of the neck (may be referred to as Vampire Bites)
- Madison piercing- horizontal piercing above the collarbone at the base of the neck
- Sternum piercing- located on the sternum
- Stomach piercing- located anywhere on the stomach, typically near the navel (may be referred to as a reverse belly button piercing)
- Vertical tragus- in front of the ear on the side of the face
- Wrist piercing- located on or near the wrists, generally on the top side
All of these piercings are prone to rejection and/or migration. In many cases, if the jewelry isn't removed at the beginning of the rejection, scarring can develop.
In regards to the hip surface piercings, which are quite common, it's important to understand what you're getting into before you go through the process. Do keep in mind that microdermal implants are a nice alternative to surface piercings, and they are typically much more permanent than surface piercings. Below there are two videos of hip dermal piercings.
Hip Piercing Rejection
Sometimes, no matter how you care for your new surface piercing, it may still reject. That's just what this type of piercing is known for- rejecting and being temporary. In many cases, keeping a surface piercing for 1 to 2 years is a great feat.
The way rejection works, is that the body basically resist healing the foreign object that's inside of it. The body finds it easier to push out the object (in this case, jewelry) than it does to heal the skin around the jewelry.
When the body rejects a piercing, it basically spits it out like a splinter. Surface piercings are prone to piercing rejection, as is belly button piercings and eyebrow piercings.
Depending on the placement of the piercing, the blood flow in that area, or any irritation or abuse to the piercing, the rejection rate will vary, but in regards to surface piercings on the hips, you'll find that the rejection rate is high. The hips are a very high-contact, high-motion area, which easily irritates the new surface piercing.
In order to increase the odds of a permanent surface piercing, follow proper aftercare, as seen below.
Hip Piercing Rejection Pictures
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Healing Hip Piercing
When healing a hip surface piercing, you want to be very cautious, as the area is a high contact and motion area. Your hips and pelvic area sees a lot of bending, clothes friction, and overall activity, which makes the area a high-contact area. Getting a surface piercing on your hips, has a high rejection and migration rate, which is why proper aftercare is a must.
Although, the overall healing tendency and permanence of a surface piercing is very low, and the rejection and migration rate is fairly high, you can increase the potential of keeping the piercing a little longer, as long as you properly care for the piercing.
You'll find that there are many different aftercare tips for piercings. It's a matter of which one you want to follow. Many piercers will recommend using antibacterial soap, such as Dial, but in my experience, Dial soap can irritate a piercing, especially if you don't properly flush out the soap or leave soap around the piercing where it can irritate it.
The easiest way to clean a piercing is to use either saline or a diluted non-iodized sea salt mix. Saline, to me, is the easiest as it is pre-mixed and all you have to do is pour it in the cup. The sea salt mix should me mixed of 8 ounces of warm water and 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized sea salt (not table salt).
- Pour the saline or diluted sea salt into a disposable cup (the small, bathroom dixie cups work great).
- Carefully bend over the cup so that you can flip the cup over onto the piercing.
- Soak the piercing for about 10 to 15 minutes.
You want to clean the piercing at least twice a day for the first few weeks, and then clean it at least once a day until the piercing is healed. Some claim that cleaning a surface piercing daily even after you think that it is healed is beneficial, as this type of piercing can be quite finicky.
You may want to purchase Simply Saline or Wound Wash Saline so that you can spray onto the piercing during the day, if you feel discomfort, but soaking the piercing for your regular cleaning will benefit the new piercing, as you'll be able to clean the outside and the inside of the piercing, as the solution soaks through.
Just make sure to keep a close eye for migration, rejection, and irritation.
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Hip Piercing Jewelry
When getting a hip surface piercing, it's very important that proper jewelry is used. Improper jewelry makes the piercing more temporary with more risks than using proper jewelry.
Proper jewelry includes TYGON and surface (staple) barbells.
Improper jewelry includes CBRs, banana barbells, and straight barbells.
Tygon, or PTFE, is a common choice, as it's thought to have less risks of migration and rejection. Surface staple barbells are another great option. Both surface jewelry option are designed to help reduce migration and rejection by producing less tension and stress on the tissues, which should potentially reduce the risk that the body will try to push out the jewelry.
Hip Piercings Pictures
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PTFE Surface Jewelry
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BIO-FLEX SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 14GA PTFE
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14 GA 2" PTFE FLEX SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL
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SURFACE BELLY INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 14GA PTFE 316L STEEL 6
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SURFACE BELLY INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 14GA PTFE 316L STEEL 6
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SURFACE BELLY INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 14GA PTFE 316L STEEL 6
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Surface Piercing PTFE barbell /spike ends 14 GA 1 1/2"
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Surface Barbell
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BIO-FLEX SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 14GA PTFE
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16 Guage 3/4" CZ Sun 316L Surgical / Stainless Steel Surface Barbell / Staple
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14g 1" Surface Piercing Barbell Clavicle Hip Neck 5mm Balls 45 Degree Bend
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FLEXIBLE SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 1.5" 14GA GLOW-IN-DARK INDUSTRIAL
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FLEXIBLE SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL 1.5" 14GA GLOW-IN-DARK INDUSTRIAL
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14 GA 2" PTFE FLEX SURFACE PIERCING INDUSTRIAL BARBELL
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Rejected Hip Piercing Scar
Jewelry is Too Big; Bound to Reject - Hip Piercing
Dermal Implant Hip Piercing
Hip Microdermal Implant
Comments
i have pierced my toungue, belly, clitoris, and surface ones on my hips all by myself. they were perfect but dont with a profeesional kit that was given to me. all were well and no infections. when i pierced my hips i bent industrial bars and put them in. they looked bad but i just thouight about the after when i get a shorter bar. dont pierce them yourself!! I MEAN i wouldnt do it aagain. i went to MudFest andd they got really infected and my skin started to eat my piercing balls. it was terrifying. i have 4 little scars now on my hips :(
I got my hips done about 3 weeks ago and i love them but their a lot of work.and the person who did them told me to use antibacterial soap which only made them redder and scabby.also they made one thinner than the other.i do love them a lot but i went and got a second opinion and was told to use sea salt and that i needed to squeeze them to get the puss out or there will be an infection. Also i have 7 piercings and i thought getting my hips done hurt the worse.but it was totally worth it :) I'd give up all my piercings for just these two.
In my experience I have had the hips done and I have found out if you have keloid skin don't get this done as like one person said the scars when you first get them done are ment to heel if you have keloid skin I suggest you don't get this done as the bruising stays with you mine look vile ATM and I'm close to just taking them out :L there grea. At first but if you have the wrong skin after 4 weeks they look disgusting ;L and produce excess puss
I think it hurt! I have pierced my own eyebrow, cartiladge, ear lobe and nose and i didnt think it hurt but this was killer!! I really hope mine dont reject. can i bandage them while i sleep so they dont move so much?
I've really been wanting my hips peirced and my mom will sign for it. But I'm just scared how much does it hurt... I have my tongue and it didnt hurt at all neither did my belly button... Does it feel just like a belly button peircing??
i really want to get mine done im 14 and getting mine done on my birthday which is in like 2 weeks and i will be 15.. But after reading this im afrid to get it done... i have my snake bites, smiley, and my venom bites, and my tounge... none of those have rejected but im afriaid this one will ahhhhh!im still gonna get them thogh. also people say if your super skinny it hurts more and im super skinny...do you think it will hurt more?
I have a pretty small torso (as in length)and my hips always seem to be right on the tightest part of my jeans, so, if I were to get this piercing, should I ask to get it a little higher than normal or should I just wear super low rise jeans? I'm pretty sure the constant friction would cause it to migrate and/or regect... so what do you think?
i just got my hipss pirced about a week ago amd been takinn really really good caree of them but now im scared their goinn to reject causee i can feel the bar likee bad,,and this artical has me scared too i wanna keep these for about two yeears and takee them out myself instead of them rejectinn..but now im really scared :/
pain is subjective
I really want my hips pierced, i have many pierings and none of them have rejected, im just scared my hip piercings will-_-, & on a scale 1-10 how much to they hurt?
I Got my hips pierced its healed and everything, but the holes are dark. By the time will it get lighter or What? Helpp Please
I got my hips pierced about a day or two ago, and I'm not sure what they are supposed to look like.. But the clamp was really tight, and it bruised my skin. I don't know if that's normal or not, but The place I got it done at said bruising is highly likely, and there's nothing to worry about, so I'm not too worried.
But it bleeds, I don't bump it at all, and I clean it twice a day with this piercing cleaner, especially for piercings. I'm just not sure what it's supposed to look like, but I'll describe it.
It's a little purple around it from the bruising, and it has tiny red circles around each hole. It doesn't ooze or anything, but it bleeds from time to time.. And when I got it done it bled a heap. I just wanna know if it's healing nicely, or if it's going to reject.
Please reply?
Most places where I live won't give you dermals under eighteen even with consent. Where could i go to get it done
Does anyone know how long the healing takes? I got my hips done yesterday but just realised I never got told. Also to those of you wanting them under 18, if you are still growing the piercing is meant to be more likely to reject, so you're probably better off waiting :(
I only have my ears peirced but I want to get my belly and hips done too. But my mother is having me wait till im 18 -__- anyways, soo for the hip peircing, if i take out the pericing before it rejects will it still leave a bad scar? i really want the peircing but i dont want the scar afterwords ..
wow. you should never do a surface puercing yourself. you'll never get it straight. nor will the needle go in straight. i got my hips done when i was 15. all you need is your parent to sign the papers saying you can get it done. or you can wait a little bit longer until you are 18. but doing any piercing yourself isn't a very good idea. unless it's your ears. plus, with a surface piercing like your hips, you need a bigger gauged needle than one you'd use for your ears. and if your piercing is still gooing after a few weeks then it's going to reject. you should clean it once a day, i personally think that twice is a overkill because you'll dry it out. just like you shouldn't wash your hair everyday. sometimes too much, isn't good.
I got my hips pierced a week ago and they have been fine until 2 days ago , they started to turn purple & w
red around the balls , also the balls going downard are sinking into my skin , is this normal healing ?
I just got my hips pierced about 2 days ago and I really really want them to last long. I knew that they had a high rejection rate, but I didn't know it was SO rare for them to last more than 1 or 2 years (that's weak!). After reading this, I'm definitely not laying on my stomach anymore, and not going to play with the bars as much. I thought moving them was good for healing, like twisting an earring, but I guess not? I want mine for a long time, so I'm going to clean them twice a day for like ever and be extra careful. (if they do reject and don't leave scars, then I'm just gonna repierce them. Temporary, no thanks.)
do u think its a bad idea to do it urself.
i have all the tools needed and i already bough sea salt
for cleaning, i seen youtube videos of ppl doing it themselves
and it encouraged me
i am 17 so i wont be able to get it done professionally, and i dont want to wait until then
i think it look great and i pierced my ears, nose, cartilage, eyebrow, lip and belly button
and none of those have rejected yet?
tips plz:)
i've been dying to turn 18 to get this done but i've always been one to hate getting piercings. it took me forever just to get my ears re-pierced from when i was a baby lol. i want them sosososo badly though. i'm just scared of the pain. i'm gonna suffer through it and get it done though. just nervous haha
I want them so bad but now u guys got me spooked. Is this telling me that nomatter what it's temporary? I want it for atleast 4 years. And I don't want a scar. Will it scar?
I just got one side of my hips pierced. I really like how it looks, slightly pinchy when I got it done tho.its been a couple days and its difficult to move around without feeling like I'm pulling it, but the uncomfyness of it has gone down. Its blood crusted a little on each hole but I think that's normal. I do not have that dark shadow thing you are talking about tho, but I hope its not a sign of regection. Should I wear a bandaid around it for the healing process?
Just thought I'd share :)
I've had my hip pierced since June and I have the black shadow thing going on too! I think it may be permanent and that scares me. I cleaned it with salt water and it is completely healed, no rejection or anything. So I'm not too sure if the black thing is permanent :(
umm i got my hips pierced about a month ago maybe and im not sure if it rejecting or not, like theres a black shadow around the whole piercing, seems like its fading but puss or gooey stuff is still coming out of it occasionally, when i just got the piercing it was dark it was perfectly fine, but after about 3 days it got dark around the piercing, then one hole was slightly raised and thats gone down now the others raised lol im confused. HELP MEEEEEEEEEEE
This is a great hub! I had dermal anchors in my hips and felt like SUCH a failure when one would just not take and rejected really quickly despite dilligent care. And then once that one finally came out, the other one that I had never had a problem with was rejected without warning. They were fun, but very temporary!
Migration is where the piercing and jewelry moves from the initial location and placement. Rejection is when the jewelry is completely pushed out of the body.
I just happened to see the title of your page and decided I would read it. I don't know anything about piercings, I guess I am old fashioned. I just have the 1980's 4 holes in one ear and 3 in the other. But I only wear earrings in the first holes. This article is fascinating. What does "migration" mean?
I love them !! look so pretty :):)
Would love it done, but my Elvis/Gill piercing is rejecting, and has 'put me off' a little.
Although my nape piercing is doing much better :)
Have to add that neither of my surface piercings hurt at all
Hip piercings just seem like they would be inconvenient to wear, but who am I to judge? I had my tongue and my eyebrow pierced when I was younger and many people thought that was crazy. lol To each their own!
All depends on pain tolerance
Ouch!! Does it hurt?
courtney 2 weeks ago
Well I've had my hips pierced for a month and a half and it doesn't look good for them right now.their really red around the holes and lately they have been bleeding and pussing ever once in a while.this tattooer said to use sea salt but maybe I'm using to much.at first I was using dial soap and they started to itch all the time and would feel super dry and started getting red.so I did sea salt and now they drain a lot of puss and sometimes its got some blood in it.is this normal?I really don't know what they would look like this is my first time.I really love mine and don't want to see them go.the guy said if they don't clear up in 2 weeks I have to take them out.please help me.