Hey I want to get some surface piercings but I've heard that over time they will get pushed out. I don't want to get any odd scars from that , but its only something that I've heard. So a bit of insight would be sweet.

thanks

If you have it done properly, it could last a long time.
Unfortunately, surface piercings tend to reject.
Some people can heal them though, with a lot of TLC and luck.. I had one in my sternum, done with a rather shitty, piercer-bent surface bar, for over 2 years.
I'd recommend getting it done with a flat Anatometal surface bar with disks as ends.
Or microdermals, they seem to last longer, but the success rate isn't 100% and they're harder to get out.

Here's 13 pages worth of information on surface piercings....
(this question may have been asked a time or two before.. =P Try your search button, it holds a wealth of knowledge)
http://www.bodymod.org/forum/forum_posts~TID~3050~KW~Surface+Piercings.htm

If your surface piercings are done correctly they should outlast dermals anchors by years. I know people who have had surface piercings for 10yrs. Dermal anchors wont last past a year or two. They are essentially a a pocket that collects build up and dead cells which will cause them to push out after a while. Dermal anchors are not permanent. Surface piercings can be very permanent. Anchors do initially heal alot faster then a surface piercing though. If you chose to go with anchors, I just reccommend getting them for what they are and that is temporary. They will scar quite a bit less than an incorrectly done surface piercing that rejects.

Edited by BrandonV - October/11/2008 at 6:33pm