get my sternum pierced

I have 11 pricings already but I’ve been wanting this done for quite some time now, about 2 years. I just moved up from Portland, which now sucks because all the piercers in Seattle are saying I’d probably have to go back down there to get it done! No fair. I like surface piercings and plan on taking care of it very well, like my Nape, so I can keep it as long as I want. But hopefully by this summer I’ll have enough for the road trip and the piercings. can’t wait!

I had to take my sternum piercing out in November. It lasted me 9 months so I feel like I got a good chunk of time out of it before it rejected. Taking it out was quite depressing though. It had been growing out for like 2 weeks before I finally gave in and took it out. I miss it so much and constantly am running my ringers over where it used to be. I’m planning on getting it redone sometime within the next 2 weeks (I’ve given it almost a year to heal) so we’ll see how much it hurts the second time around—since they’ll be piercing scar tissue now.

i am going to newyork for 2 weeks in a few days but when i get back i am going to get it done. i have always wanted this. my friend has one. it will be my first “real” piercing. i am so pumped.

I booked in with my regular piercer, she recently pierced her clavicle, so i know she’s confident with it, which makes me a bit more confindent in her. At first i was really iffy about who gave me a surface piercing due to all the risks, but after doing a bit of research, i think it’s time i finally did it.

Any surface piercing has the possibility of growning out. The sternum is a tricky place because it moves so much with your body so it has a high chance of growing out. Places such as the back of your neck or the clavical have lower rejection rates because they experience less movement. Surface piercings can reject at random times. There is no way to predict or stop it. Your body wants to reject the jewelry because it’s a foreign object, so if it decides it wants it out, the jewelry is going to start to grow out of your skin. The odds of your body allowing the jewelry to permanantly stay in your body, are very low so yes, more than likely it is temporary piercing. However, once it starts to grow out and your piercer removes the jewelry for it to heal up, you can later get it repierced. My piercer told me that the sternum generally lasts about 6 months, but it all depends on how your body responds to the piercing.

If you still are unsure about anything or don’t wanna trust what I have to say, your best bet is to visit a piercing parlor and get the facts from the piercer him/her-self. I’m just stating what my piercer told me and what I have learned in anatomy class. Hope it helps! =)

i want this, but what’s this i hear about it being temporary?

i looked it up on wikipedia and it said it can grow out. it also said that it can be prevented with correct jewlery and if the piercer knows the correct placement. anyone know the facts?

I got it done yesterday on my 18th birthday and I am so happy with it. It looks so good and it’s just amazing. A bit painful (duh) but the pain is worth it. Just make sure you get someone really good to do it. Surface piercings are tricky and my piercer said the sternum WILL grow out eventually (probably after 6 months). So if you want a permanant piercing, don’t get it.