A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

VCH Gone Wrong!

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!

Comments

186 responses to “VCH Gone Wrong!”

  1. Corky Avatar

    Haha, oops is right!

  2. Corky Avatar

    Haha, oops is right!

  3. jamjam Avatar
    jamjam

    Why didnt she take it out? Also, does this increase or decrease sexual pleasure? I think it looks pretty neat, but painful.

  4. jamjam Avatar
    jamjam

    Why didnt she take it out? Also, does this increase or decrease sexual pleasure? I think it looks pretty neat, but painful.

  5. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    Hopefully all is well with the wearer of this piercing–what a horrific mistake! I know I would be fuming if I had gone in for one piercing and ended up with one so much deeper…especially in that location!!

  6. Venusimpelz Avatar
    Venusimpelz

    Hopefully all is well with the wearer of this piercing–what a horrific mistake! I know I would be fuming if I had gone in for one piercing and ended up with one so much deeper…especially in that location!!

  7. infernalmachine Avatar
    infernalmachine

    i’m pretty sure i’d find a way to sue… this is not just sloppiness but quite dangerous incompetence.

    i’d at least make sure whoever did it never worked in the body art industry again. there are screw-ups and there are “i was too drunk to get the needle in the right place” incidents, of which this is the LATTER.

  8. infernalmachine Avatar
    infernalmachine

    i’m pretty sure i’d find a way to sue… this is not just sloppiness but quite dangerous incompetence.

    i’d at least make sure whoever did it never worked in the body art industry again. there are screw-ups and there are “i was too drunk to get the needle in the right place” incidents, of which this is the LATTER.

  9. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Wow. The level of incompetence here is astounding.

    Also, am I mistaken in thinking an isabella starts *below* the clitoris? Piercing the shaft / head is an actual “clit piercing,” I thought. Also, I certainly hope all or most of her nerves in that area are still functional.

    I’ve wanted a VCH for a long, long time, but this is one of those things that scares me away!

  10. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    Wow. The level of incompetence here is astounding.

    Also, am I mistaken in thinking an isabella starts *below* the clitoris? Piercing the shaft / head is an actual “clit piercing,” I thought. Also, I certainly hope all or most of her nerves in that area are still functional.

    I’ve wanted a VCH for a long, long time, but this is one of those things that scares me away!

  11. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    P.S. And wouldn’t a recieving tube under the hood have prevented this?

  12. Melissa Avatar
    Melissa

    P.S. And wouldn’t a recieving tube under the hood have prevented this?

  13. uuu Avatar
    uuu

    any good piercer can sucessfully perform a VCH… to mess up like that, the piercer was really dumb
    having the hood and the clit pierced together must pinch all the time 🙁

  14. uuu Avatar
    uuu

    any good piercer can sucessfully perform a VCH… to mess up like that, the piercer was really dumb
    having the hood and the clit pierced together must pinch all the time 🙁

  15. SnaiLuv Avatar

    *nauseous*

    the idea of a needle passing through my actual clitoris…..

    *shudder*

  16. SnaiLuv Avatar

    *nauseous*

    the idea of a needle passing through my actual clitoris…..

    *shudder*

  17. voodoo_rose Avatar
    voodoo_rose

    In response to number 8. she has removed the piercing.

  18. voodoo_rose Avatar
    voodoo_rose

    In response to number 8. she has removed the piercing.

  19. Narcissus Avatar
    Narcissus

    Holy shit. I hope she’s okay after that. This is causing me to have second thoughts about getting a VCH too.

  20. Narcissus Avatar
    Narcissus

    Holy shit. I hope she’s okay after that. This is causing me to have second thoughts about getting a VCH too.

  21. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Holy shit, I can’t imagine how much that must of hurt!!!

  22. VOMIT Avatar
    VOMIT

    Holy shit, I can’t imagine how much that must of hurt!!!

  23. jOELTRON Avatar

    Whoa…. that’s pretty crazy.

    Looks like maybe they clamped it and/or were totally unaware of proper anatomy. Also, why is that navel bar upside down? o_O

    8g receiving tube all the way people. Clamps and VCH do not mix.

  24. jOELTRON Avatar

    Whoa…. that’s pretty crazy.

    Looks like maybe they clamped it and/or were totally unaware of proper anatomy. Also, why is that navel bar upside down? o_O

    8g receiving tube all the way people. Clamps and VCH do not mix.

  25. modtang Avatar
    modtang

    DAMN it looks fabulous.

  26. modtang Avatar
    modtang

    DAMN it looks fabulous.

  27. t.thomas Avatar
    t.thomas

    it looks like they usedanavelcurve aswell. and honestly thats unacceptable in and of its self. and yes a recieving tube properly placed would of prevented that mess.

  28. t.thomas Avatar
    t.thomas

    it looks like they usedanavelcurve aswell. and honestly thats unacceptable in and of its self. and yes a recieving tube properly placed would of prevented that mess.

  29. Sunday Avatar

    is this the same girl who wrote in to QOD about it? i’d hate to hear that it happened again.

  30. Sunday Avatar

    is this the same girl who wrote in to QOD about it? i’d hate to hear that it happened again.

  31. Toothpaste Avatar

    jesus. now i am more afraid of vag piercings..

  32. Toothpaste Avatar

    jesus. now i am more afraid of vag piercings..

  33. kuroneko711 Avatar

    My god. That cant feel to great, and number 17, its one of the reasons I stay away from them. I would have raised hell over this.

  34. kuroneko711 Avatar

    My god. That cant feel to great, and number 17, its one of the reasons I stay away from them. I would have raised hell over this.

  35. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I see all this awesome stuff at this site,and it makes
    me feel like I’m missing out! I live in very boring Dayton,Ohio – Where are the wild chicks with piercings,and
    Tats around here? I wanna meet some! E-Mail me!!!

    My E-Mail: [email protected]

  36. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    I see all this awesome stuff at this site,and it makes
    me feel like I’m missing out! I live in very boring Dayton,Ohio – Where are the wild chicks with piercings,and
    Tats around here? I wanna meet some! E-Mail me!!!

    My E-Mail: [email protected]

  37. InKubus Avatar
    InKubus

    lol gotta love trolls. You sir deserve to be attacked by Anonymous

  38. InKubus Avatar
    InKubus

    lol gotta love trolls. You sir deserve to be attacked by Anonymous

  39. crystallinectar Avatar

    thank god my piercer used a receiving tube…

    and well, thank god he’s not a fucking idiot.

  40. crystallinectar Avatar

    thank god my piercer used a receiving tube…

    and well, thank god he’s not a fucking idiot.

  41. Anselm Avatar

    On a different note- Thank you, Shannon, for posting images of mistakes and glitches right along with photos of wonderfully perfect mods. For someone who is so focused on promoting body modification, you are amazingly careful to present all sites of it. For that, sir, I salute you.

  42. Anselm Avatar

    On a different note- Thank you, Shannon, for posting images of mistakes and glitches right along with photos of wonderfully perfect mods. For someone who is so focused on promoting body modification, you are amazingly careful to present all sites of it. For that, sir, I salute you.

  43. Lori Avatar

    Christ on a bike, what kind of idiot fuckstick screws up a VCH? People, RESEARCH YOUR ARTISTS *BEFORE* GETTING WORK DONE BY THEM.

  44. Lori Avatar

    Christ on a bike, what kind of idiot fuckstick screws up a VCH? People, RESEARCH YOUR ARTISTS *BEFORE* GETTING WORK DONE BY THEM.

  45. esmeray Avatar

    I agree with 23. But also, there’s no reason to be afraid of female genital piercings. I mean, really, of ALL the VCH piercings that are done, the amount that are misdone, like this, is so small. Plus, most likely, a bit of research into the piercer’s abilities (or pictures of successful piercings of the like he/she has done) would have prevented this.

  46. esmeray Avatar

    I agree with 23. But also, there’s no reason to be afraid of female genital piercings. I mean, really, of ALL the VCH piercings that are done, the amount that are misdone, like this, is so small. Plus, most likely, a bit of research into the piercer’s abilities (or pictures of successful piercings of the like he/she has done) would have prevented this.

  47. Warren Avatar

    hahahaha Lori idiot fucksticks apparently screw up VCH’s.

    #24: I’d be inclined to say that you cannot make a statement like “the amount that are misdone, like this, is so small” unless you can back that up with proof.

    Factor in how many QUALIFIED/SKILLED body piercers there are and how many sub-standard piercers/shops there are. The sub-standard currently severely outweighs the qualified/skilled artists.

    Because of this I’d be inclined to say they are botched a lot more than people think. And either the client keeps them not knowing it was botched, or they remove them. But not many people that get them done, are vocal publically online,etc about what happened.

    Since not many people are all that big about talking about their genitals to the average public joe/jane schmoe.

    I’m just still baffled because by doing it either with a RT and blade needle or using a Catheter needle there’s really no way that you could POSSIBLY fuck this up, if you had even the basic understanding of what’s going on.

  48. Warren Avatar

    hahahaha Lori idiot fucksticks apparently screw up VCH’s.

    #24: I’d be inclined to say that you cannot make a statement like “the amount that are misdone, like this, is so small” unless you can back that up with proof.

    Factor in how many QUALIFIED/SKILLED body piercers there are and how many sub-standard piercers/shops there are. The sub-standard currently severely outweighs the qualified/skilled artists.

    Because of this I’d be inclined to say they are botched a lot more than people think. And either the client keeps them not knowing it was botched, or they remove them. But not many people that get them done, are vocal publically online,etc about what happened.

    Since not many people are all that big about talking about their genitals to the average public joe/jane schmoe.

    I’m just still baffled because by doing it either with a RT and blade needle or using a Catheter needle there’s really no way that you could POSSIBLY fuck this up, if you had even the basic understanding of what’s going on.

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