Share on Pinterest For a dermal piercing, your piercer will create one small hole so that an “anchor” can be inserted into the middle layer (dermis) of your skin. The base of the anchor is ...

So, what are dermal piercings? "I usually refer to them as 'surface anchors,'" Tom Gottschalk, a piercer at Dorje Adornments in Rochester, NY, tells POPSUGAR. "They can go in most places that have ...

The “ring” is placed with a dermal anchor. Unlike traditional piercings that go in one side and exit the other, to place a dermal stud, piercers must first remove a circle of skin with a ...

For those who are still unclear as to what a dermal piercing is, BootsWebMD describes dermal anchors as, "...a cross between an implant and a piercing. They allow body decoration in areas that ...

Pretty much anywhere an under-the-skin anchor can be safely placed is fair game. Dermal anchors can be a bit on the invasive side, so if you have sensitive skin, it pretty much goes without saying ...

Apparently yes! “Micro dermal anchors are safe and the body will hold them for years, as long as they’re in ideal places and if implant-grade titanium is used,” professional body piercer Bil ...

Apparently, the new trend in romance is to skip jewelry and attach a single gem to your ring finger via dermal anchor. The painful process involves using a dermal punch to remove a small circle ...