Surface piercing
Surface piercings are piercings that are found on flat parts of the body, giving a double-pierced look that sits flat against the skin. A surface bar follows the plane of skin, while a standard piercing is pierced through the plane. Standard piercings have an entrance hole with an exit hole that is usually directly behind the entrance hole, whereas with a surface piercing the entrance and exit holes are next to each other on the skin surface.
Types
Some examples of surface piercings:- Corset piercing: a series of bilaterally symmetrical piercings, normally done on the back, intended to be laced like a corset.
- Christina piercing: located at the mons pubis.
- Madison piercing: a horizontal piercing located just above the collarbone, at the base of the neck.
- Nape piercing: located on the back of the neck.
- Neck piercing: located on the side of the neck. It is also called "Vampire Bites".
- Hip piercing: located on or beside the hips.
- Wrist piercing: located on or near the wrist, generally on the upper side.
- Anti-eyebrow: located under or beside the eye.
- Bridge piercing: located horizontally at the bridge of the nose.
- Pubic piercing: located in the area/ pubic bone for both men and women.
- Belly button piercing: located around or through a part of the navel
- Eyebrow piercing: this goes through the eyebrow or through the skin around the eyebrow.