Women Share Their Worst Piercing Horror Stories

"Less than 24 hours later I wake up...the piercing is gone!"

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Start taking yourself more seriously
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We cause the most harm to ourselves without realizing it
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Puncture of navel in spa salon.
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Portrait of excited young woman in yellow sweater holding her head
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Industrial warehouse of spare parts. On the shelves are many tires
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A young woman getting her nose pierced
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Garage workshop. 3d rendering
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Piercing neon light sign on a window
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Belly Button Piercing
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2001 MTV Video Music Awards - Show
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Beautician doing ear piercing procedure in beauty salon
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SLOW MOTION CLOSEUP: Hand grabbing and lifting crystal clear water
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[rosaliekouseband]

when she said I bought this piercing kit i SCREAMED

[_julecc]

me: *sees a piercing gun*
me: *hisses*

[abbisnews]

Notice how you never see people with a finger dermal... there’s a reason for that 🤐

[nonoticarly]

Wait, nose ring girl, you're telling me you thought you knew better than a literal piercer? You're way committed... to making bad decisions

[Ms.Sarastadtman]

Plot twists her mom took out her nose piercings when she was sleeping 🤣

[shade]

I can already hear Roly. “LIVE YOUR LIFE, GURL. BUT THAT WAS A CHOICE.”😂

[alopexefitra]

I can't believe they ripped her dermal out?? Couldn't the doctor just do a small incision to get it out cleanly?

[sleepygirl]

"My whole arm was swollen but like... I thought it would just go away"

[maisacruz]

your first mistake was getting a dermal

[izzy]

The dermal is such a stupid peircing my gosh

[annalytisch]

when the first one said she put her hand into the ocean i already felt nauceous...

[WaterLillyxo]

alt title: "women who made bad decisions when getting piercings"

[ClownFreakTown]

these arent "piercings horror stories" these are "bad choices having consequences"

[Skummerz]

Aprentice body piercer here: this should be called “irresponsible piercee stories” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[LeafSoup]

Even though the opening video shows someone getting an ear piercing WITH A GUN, it does not mean that is the correct way to go about it.

[lilleylogan]

Summary: Do your research, DO NOT pierce yourself, and go to a professional

[dreamer-]

You know something’s gonna go wrong when the story starts with “I was 18 and my parents were out of town” 😂😂

[tatertotsnotdish]

Why wouldn’t she just accept the new better quality nose stud???

[Foreveronasidequest]

As a licensed piercer this hurts my soul

[jessicabyard]

Never get dirty water in a new piercing ....