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Horizontal collarbone piercings

Written by

Shannon Larratt

A pair (and note the removed and repierced one on her left side) of horizontal surface piercings by Andres Gomez at Tattoo 4 Life in Santiago, Chile. Fingers crossed for attempt number two!

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17 responses to “Horizontal collarbone piercings”

  1. Miss Kat Avatar
    Miss Kat

    The one on the right looks like it has some signficant raised scarring as well.

  2. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    I want collarbone surface piercings, but my piercer said that she doubts I’d be able to heal them. Sure are pretty though.

  3. Iam: Rice and Bread Avatar
    Iam: Rice and Bread

    i’d really like to see a pair of these heal. I had a set of four that ultimately rejected after a couple months, and i’ve noticed a couple others have the same problem. One of these day’s i’ll get mine redone, but all props and best of luck to her.

  4. Masticate Avatar
    Masticate

    Ah!! i wish her the best of luck!!! if she got em done again is because really liked em…. i tried twice funny enough i had the scar on the left side to, it didnt work out :-(… we are gonna have to think of somehting else

  5. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    hehe, does look pretty

  6. L1ZZARD Avatar
    L1ZZARD

    good luck!

  7. "HOOT" Avatar
    “HOOT”

    I have those as well, never seen em before, thought i was the only one! i have had mine for about 9 months or more, no issues yet. few peircers said they have never seen them heal so well.

    Jim

  8. "HOOT" Avatar
    “HOOT”

    I have had mine for around 9 months, and no issues yet. A few peircers have told me they have never seen them heal as well as mine, guess I am the lucky one.

    Jim

  9. dolly Avatar
    dolly

    pretty. i miss mine 🙁

  10. Krynn Avatar
    Krynn

    Some get lucky, others don’t…I hope she’ll get lucky but I don’t think she will, seeing how her body already rejected this kind of stuff once.

  11. Rice and Bread Avatar
    Rice and Bread

    “HOOT”, did you use a regular needle procedure or a punch and taper. I’m wondering if that has anything to do with it’s outcome.

  12. cameo Avatar
    cameo

    seen them once, love them.
    but someone once told me you have to
    get them surgically removed;;true?
    wondering, bc im considering.

  13. Rice and Bread Avatar
    Rice and Bread

    no, you wouldn’t have to get them surgically removed unless there were some major complications. They’re surface bars and not anchors, so it’s just a matter of pulling the bars out.

  14. ashley Avatar
    ashley

    i want mine
    pierced
    and im just trying to get
    information on them
    (:

  15. Brit. Avatar
    Brit.

    What does this feel like? It’s totally hott.

  16. julie Avatar
    julie

    sweet
    i just got mine
    and theyre kinda uneven ):
    blep

  17. Paige Avatar
    Paige

    How much do these cost?

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