So, I love piercings. Just like everyone else on this site does too. I have got the normal ones, naval, nipples and ears. Nothing too exciting, then lately I have been getting my courage up to get something a little more intricate piercing. I've really been wanting my madison done, but the fact that I work in a veterinary hospital sort of sent that idea down the drain. So I went on BME and checked out surface piercings, and fell in love with the cleavage piercing. Now the fact that I don't have cleavage stood in my way for a while, just because that increases the chance of rejection, but what the hell, I went with it anyway.
At A Glance Author SkaMamma Contact ska__mamma@hotmail.com When It just happened Artist Curtis Studio Lucky Devil Location Barrie, Ontario So I ask my friends if anyone is up for getting a piercing, a friend of mine says he wants his tongue done. So we set it up for Friday we'll go downtown and get pierced. First we went to a little shop where we knew the piercer, asked him how much for the tongue piercing. Then we went to Lucky Devil, asked about the price and such for my cleavage piercing, the piercer warned me that it will most likely reject, and gave me the down low. I said I was going to think about it, and that I might be back. We walked to another piercing shop, asked the piercer there what her thoughts were, but she didn't sound too educated on it. Seeing as the first shop that we went to was cheaper there than anywhere else, my friend decided he wanted to go there to get his tongue done. That gave me more time to decide if I wanted to spend the money for a piercing that may not last past a month. After his tongue was pierced, I was so excited to get pierced myself that I decided that I would go for it.
So we went back to Lucky Devil, sat for a while, (Friday nights are mighty busy there). Then Curtis came out, I asked again about the rejection rate, his answer was the same "It varies from person to person." I knew that, but had to ask again. So I said I was going to go for it. He took me back and explained the whole procedure. He was using a 14-gauge barbell ... which he curved to lessen rejection. Then, he told me that two weeks from now, to come back in, and he was going to put in a plastic PDF or something like that, in place of the jewellery, to help lessen the chance of rejection even more. I felt that he knew what he was doing, and that my safety etc. was in his best interest.
He asked me to take off my shirt, then he marked me, asked me to look in the mirror and ok the markings. It looked good to me, but then after close examination him and I both agreed that it was a bit off. So we agreed on piercing it just beside the bottom dot. So I lay down on the bed type thing, and watched as he set up all of the stuff. He changed his gloves multiple times, and finally we were set, he cleaned the area, and got the clamp ready.
He warned me that placing the clamp may take a few tries, just because the area he was working with didn't have much skin. But he got it on the first try, checked to make sure that it was going to work. Then he told me to breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, and the needle went in. It felt like it took forever and there was a lot of pressure. I had my eyes closed, so I wasn't watching what was going on. I felt all the movements stop, so I figured the needle was through, and I prepared myself for the jewellery. I felt it slide through, then I felt a whole tone of pain and pressure for a while. Then it all stopped. I was afraid to open my eyes, and I asked, "Is it done?"
Turns out, that when he was placing the jewellery, I took too deep of a breath, and the end of the jewellery separated from the end of the needle, so he had to take it all out. I was so shocked to hear this, I asked him numerous times if he was joking. Finally I opened my eyes and looked at my chest, I could see the entrance and exit holes ... but no jewellery, I was upset, but not going to quit.
I asked him to give me a few minutes.
Then I told him I was ready to go for it again, I asked a bunch of stupid questions, I was really worried about it happening again, so he told me to try and breathe through my stomach instead of my chest. So I did a few times and he said that it was good. So I said I was ready, and he clamped me again. I had one last question, is this going to take as long, he said yes, and it will probably hurt more than the first time too. I thought to myself "oh great", but I was determined to be pierced. I gave him the go-ahead, closed my eyes, clenched my fists, and did my best to take the slightest breaths so as not to have a re-occurrence of the last time.
It hurt, but not too much, and when I thought that he had just got the needle through, the whole procedure was actually over. I sat there so amazed that I was finally pierced and looked down at my beautiful new piercing. I was so happy with it. He gave me the LollyPop that I asked him for after he pierced me the first time. I felt that I deserved one.
I thanked him multiple times, and he asked me to promise him that I would come back in two weeks to get it changed. I promised him, and off I went.
I was expecting it to be really painful, but it didn't hurt one bit, that night, sleeping was a breeze, I even lay on my stomach and it didn't hurt.
If you are thinking of getting this piercing done, I would totally recommend it, it looks amazing and surprisingly isn't that much pain.
If you have any questions about this piercing, e-mail me: ska__mamma@hotmail.com I would love to answer your questions. And once again, if you have ever thought of getting your cleavage pierced, go for it, it's awesome.