Scarlet writes in about her VCH gone wrong — the piercer not only went through the hood, but kept right on going and pierced through the shaft and head of her clitoris, giving her an accidental Isabella piercing! Oooooops!
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186 responses to “VCH Gone Wrong!”
Ouch…
I’m not sure how I feel about using a public forum to shame people but I’m glad I know where the piercing-gone-wrong came from so I can avoid it like the plague.
*cringe*
Ouch…
I’m not sure how I feel about using a public forum to shame people but I’m glad I know where the piercing-gone-wrong came from so I can avoid it like the plague.
*cringe*
The main thing to do is not just stay away from shops like this. If you have health risks obtained from getting work done, you should really be documenting the problem and sending a statement along with the photo’s to your local Health Department asking for proper legislation/regulations on the Body Piercing/Tattooing industries.
If you just let it be and only word of mouth pass on the info, it’ll only keep happening. If the complaints/problems remain silent, then its viewed as nothing bad is going on. But if you make it public and demand the Health Departments/Governments get involved…The more people doing that, the more they’ll have to react and implement changes.
The main thing to do is not just stay away from shops like this. If you have health risks obtained from getting work done, you should really be documenting the problem and sending a statement along with the photo’s to your local Health Department asking for proper legislation/regulations on the Body Piercing/Tattooing industries.
If you just let it be and only word of mouth pass on the info, it’ll only keep happening. If the complaints/problems remain silent, then its viewed as nothing bad is going on. But if you make it public and demand the Health Departments/Governments get involved…The more people doing that, the more they’ll have to react and implement changes.
errrrr why is it I suddenly feel I want to change my name, after seeing the dude has the same name is me….ARGH!
errrrr why is it I suddenly feel I want to change my name, after seeing the dude has the same name is me….ARGH!
I just want to stress that we did do our homework before getting it done and we did get some good references about Asgard (online but…). Again I want to stress that Asgard handled my turning my PA back into an Apadravya and Scarlet’s Nipples with no issue. It was based on the fact that those three piercings were okay that we decided to trust the studio again.
How messed up the piercing was was not evident at the time time of the piercing and only after a week when she had to pull herself apart (as in the pics at the top) did it become obvious what had happened.
Please stop blaming the victim for the crime, it was not her fault. It was the fault of the piercer.
I just want to stress that we did do our homework before getting it done and we did get some good references about Asgard (online but…). Again I want to stress that Asgard handled my turning my PA back into an Apadravya and Scarlet’s Nipples with no issue. It was based on the fact that those three piercings were okay that we decided to trust the studio again.
How messed up the piercing was was not evident at the time time of the piercing and only after a week when she had to pull herself apart (as in the pics at the top) did it become obvious what had happened.
Please stop blaming the victim for the crime, it was not her fault. It was the fault of the piercer.
I am appalled at some of the comments on here. #60 you especially, Scarlett did her research, knew what she wanted and trusted the piercer because she had been successfully pierced there before. I cannot believe however that the piercer was so ignorant of the anatomy of a VCH that she missed completely! How can Scarlett be blamed for this? and lets face it, by the time she got to see the piercing, the damage was done, the only way it could have been prevented is if she had watched the procedure, but no, we have to trust the skill of the people that profess to know what they’re doing because the industry in the UK is insufficiently regulated. less of the bullshit please people, this is not scarletts fault. _=hugs scarlett=-
I am appalled at some of the comments on here. #60 you especially, Scarlett did her research, knew what she wanted and trusted the piercer because she had been successfully pierced there before. I cannot believe however that the piercer was so ignorant of the anatomy of a VCH that she missed completely! How can Scarlett be blamed for this? and lets face it, by the time she got to see the piercing, the damage was done, the only way it could have been prevented is if she had watched the procedure, but no, we have to trust the skill of the people that profess to know what they’re doing because the industry in the UK is insufficiently regulated. less of the bullshit please people, this is not scarletts fault. _=hugs scarlett=-
I feel I have to comment on the recieving tube vs clamps debate. I am a UK piercer and I use a recieving tube and pierce outside in. I still cannot comprehend how anyone could miss the recieving tube unless they weren’t holding the tissue or tube securely enough in which case they sure as hell shouldn’t have got to the stage of actually performing the piercing.
I don’t believe this is an issue of which technique is best. It’s more to do with competancy (or lack of).
I feel I have to comment on the recieving tube vs clamps debate. I am a UK piercer and I use a recieving tube and pierce outside in. I still cannot comprehend how anyone could miss the recieving tube unless they weren’t holding the tissue or tube securely enough in which case they sure as hell shouldn’t have got to the stage of actually performing the piercing.
I don’t believe this is an issue of which technique is best. It’s more to do with competancy (or lack of).
all i can say is make sure you see work that the person has done and just because your piercer is great at navels and other basic piercings dose not mean that there good at genital piercings, i know alot of piercers that are great at the basics but dont know anything about genital piercings, so i would always search your area for a piercer that has done alot of them since there are tons of people getting them all the time. if there is no one in your area then traveling to get it pierced is worth it
all i can say is make sure you see work that the person has done and just because your piercer is great at navels and other basic piercings dose not mean that there good at genital piercings, i know alot of piercers that are great at the basics but dont know anything about genital piercings, so i would always search your area for a piercer that has done alot of them since there are tons of people getting them all the time. if there is no one in your area then traveling to get it pierced is worth it
@ #40…
hey Symbolic… i’m pretty sure i know exactly what happened with your piercing. the way i see it is : you ended up with the piercing being through the hood and then through the clit, but shallowly (i really don’t know if what i say is clear… it’s hard to describe and English is not my first language)
so it hurt all the time because it was always pulling and the piercing was trying to reject. when it started to bleed, that’s because the “shallow clitoral piercing” had finally rejected completely, which resulted in tearing (that is what caused the bleeding), so then what can be described as a “hood and clitoris orbital” (because the jewellery went through both)became a just a regular VCH. your clitoris was now free so it stopped hurting and things went back to normal.
what i said makes sense, right? anyways, i hope i helped 🙂
@ #40…
hey Symbolic… i’m pretty sure i know exactly what happened with your piercing. the way i see it is : you ended up with the piercing being through the hood and then through the clit, but shallowly (i really don’t know if what i say is clear… it’s hard to describe and English is not my first language)
so it hurt all the time because it was always pulling and the piercing was trying to reject. when it started to bleed, that’s because the “shallow clitoral piercing” had finally rejected completely, which resulted in tearing (that is what caused the bleeding), so then what can be described as a “hood and clitoris orbital” (because the jewellery went through both)became a just a regular VCH. your clitoris was now free so it stopped hurting and things went back to normal.
what i said makes sense, right? anyways, i hope i helped 🙂
Agreed #82 Kivaka….I won’t put the blame on Scarlett…But I will say just because they dealt with other piercings perfectly ok, doesn’t mean they were experienced/capable of doing genital work.
NEVER base a Piercers skills on the shop they work at or what they might have done for you in the past. Ear lobes aren’t Tongues aren’t Nipples,etc.
For some reason I thought I remember reading somewhere that the piercer that botched this one up, wasn’t the one who converted the PA into a APA, nor were they the ones that fixed the nipple piercings…I might be wrong, but I could have swore that was said before…But for the life of me can’t find it now.
Regardless it sucks that this has happened…It could have also be A LOT worse…All this is, is a lesson…Always research the mods…Then research the studios THEN research the artists that work within the studios before getting work.
And like I said if you get a botched job like the image posted, make it public and bring it to the health department…Demanding they put more regulations on our industry.
Agreed #82 Kivaka….I won’t put the blame on Scarlett…But I will say just because they dealt with other piercings perfectly ok, doesn’t mean they were experienced/capable of doing genital work.
NEVER base a Piercers skills on the shop they work at or what they might have done for you in the past. Ear lobes aren’t Tongues aren’t Nipples,etc.
For some reason I thought I remember reading somewhere that the piercer that botched this one up, wasn’t the one who converted the PA into a APA, nor were they the ones that fixed the nipple piercings…I might be wrong, but I could have swore that was said before…But for the life of me can’t find it now.
Regardless it sucks that this has happened…It could have also be A LOT worse…All this is, is a lesson…Always research the mods…Then research the studios THEN research the artists that work within the studios before getting work.
And like I said if you get a botched job like the image posted, make it public and bring it to the health department…Demanding they put more regulations on our industry.
i always use a reciving tube for that reason i had another piercer at my shop that insisted that i use forcepts and he was insulted when i told him they wernt the safest for that piercing
always do your research on your piercer and the shop
hope she is ok
i always use a reciving tube for that reason i had another piercer at my shop that insisted that i use forcepts and he was insulted when i told him they wernt the safest for that piercing
always do your research on your piercer and the shop
hope she is ok
Ahh, Scarlett made Mod Blog!
I heard this story right from the beginning, and it still horrifies me now. Any piercer who is obviously not competent to pierce a plain VCH (which come on, isn’t the most difficult) should not be even entertaining the thought of agreeing to perform a genital piercing.
I urged Scarlett to persue a law suit on this case, as it should never, ever have happened.
She’s currently suffering the effects, even after retiring the piercing. My best wishes go out to her and a hope for a speedy recovery x
Ahh, Scarlett made Mod Blog!
I heard this story right from the beginning, and it still horrifies me now. Any piercer who is obviously not competent to pierce a plain VCH (which come on, isn’t the most difficult) should not be even entertaining the thought of agreeing to perform a genital piercing.
I urged Scarlett to persue a law suit on this case, as it should never, ever have happened.
She’s currently suffering the effects, even after retiring the piercing. My best wishes go out to her and a hope for a speedy recovery x
Omg I was thinking of going to that studio cos I live in Southampton! *Runs and hides* I shall spread the word!
Omg I was thinking of going to that studio cos I live in Southampton! *Runs and hides* I shall spread the word!
good looking one at least it is unique
good looking one at least it is unique
I have a Vch and I hired a young artist who was building her portfolio to do it for me in the comfort of my home. I requested that she use a clamp as well. She pierced it from under the hood up, so she didn’t pierce anything that she wasnt supposed to lol. My anatomy is rather small so I use ear- cartilage barbells, or eyebrow rings, and I think the jewelery depends on the anatomy of the woman. Mine was only a quick pinch and It helps me be me. I wonder if having a female piercer helps get the job done correctly?
I have a Vch and I hired a young artist who was building her portfolio to do it for me in the comfort of my home. I requested that she use a clamp as well. She pierced it from under the hood up, so she didn’t pierce anything that she wasnt supposed to lol. My anatomy is rather small so I use ear- cartilage barbells, or eyebrow rings, and I think the jewelery depends on the anatomy of the woman. Mine was only a quick pinch and It helps me be me. I wonder if having a female piercer helps get the job done correctly?
OK I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE GETS SO UPSET ABOUT Piercer USING A CLAMP MINE USED A CLAMP ON MY VCH AND MY FRIENDS AND THEY BOTH TURNED OUT JUST FINE!!!!! I BELIEVE IT ALL DEPENDS HOW MANY YEARS THE ARTISTS BEEN DOING PIERCINGS NOT ON THE EQUIPMENT! SHES BEEN DOING IT FOR 11 YRS AND PIERCED HER OWN KITTY CAT!
OK I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY EVERYONE GETS SO UPSET ABOUT Piercer USING A CLAMP MINE USED A CLAMP ON MY VCH AND MY FRIENDS AND THEY BOTH TURNED OUT JUST FINE!!!!! I BELIEVE IT ALL DEPENDS HOW MANY YEARS THE ARTISTS BEEN DOING PIERCINGS NOT ON THE EQUIPMENT! SHES BEEN DOING IT FOR 11 YRS AND PIERCED HER OWN KITTY CAT!
#91 erm, what? she peirced her cat?? why in the hell would you do that! That’s a bloody horrible thing to do to your animal.
#91 erm, what? she peirced her cat?? why in the hell would you do that! That’s a bloody horrible thing to do to your animal.
#92 Wooow you’re an idiot.
But this happened to a friend of mine. Again done by some idiot who doesn’t know what their doing. I just thought it was a horrible mistake. At least it has a name to it which means some people actually do it on purpose.
#92 Wooow you’re an idiot.
But this happened to a friend of mine. Again done by some idiot who doesn’t know what their doing. I just thought it was a horrible mistake. At least it has a name to it which means some people actually do it on purpose.
Does anyone know what the final outcome of this was? Last I could find, Scarlet still had not regained any sensation and was pursuing legal action against the piercer.
Does anyone know what the final outcome of this was? Last I could find, Scarlet still had not regained any sensation and was pursuing legal action against the piercer.