micro-dermal & Punch Piercings

One of our specialist areas are Micro-Dermals an increasingly popular piercing trend. With 9 years of experience in this area, we know the best techniques and how to find the best spot to place them to ensure they look great and take successfully.

Many people may not be aware of this but Micro-Dermal are done to a very high standard and it is actually more like a mini operation because it is so clinical and precise. 

Our passion for Micro-Dermals has lead us to master this type of piercing and we have had customised tools

made to give the most satisfying results.

“We feel the standard tools doesn’t always give the best result and may not last as long but with his specialist custom tools that is not the case”.

Another interesting fact about Micro-Dermals, sometime they do get rejected by our bodies depending on where they are placed and how well they are being looked after.

There are a lot of piercers out there that know how to perform Micro-Dermal but are unaware on how to remove them! It is a time consuming process and again a very specialist area which some piercers may not have the patience for. Rob at Studio Nine is also trained in the proper removal as well as the insertion to ensure they will last years and not just months! 

Micro-Dermals, can be placed almost anywhere and are a great way to give your tattoo a different, unique look.

The proper name for a piercing punch is a dermal punch. Dermal referencing the dermatological aspect of the process – this occurs to skin – and punch referring the actual act of punching through the dermal layer. 

During this process a dermal punch is used instead of the piercing needle. A dermal punch is a sharp round cookie cutter like implement, that when pressed onto flesh will remove a circular section of it.

Dermal punches are used commonly when a larger gauge is required for a piercing. So, rather than stretching up over a long period of time, when the initial piercing is done, the modified person can jump immediately to that size. This is generally only an option for larger sizes. Like on cartilage areas that are harder to penetrate and should not be stretched too much.

The most common piercing to have done with a dermal punch is a cartilage piercing of a large size. Conch and outer conch piercings are the most popular. Larger punches can actually be healed without jewellery!

Lobe piercings are never a good option for dermal punching as the act of removing tissue from the ear during the punching process could lead to thinned ear lobes.

Depending on the size of your dermal punch, for smaller sizes you can use plugs or eyelets. For larger, piercing jewelry is not necessary for healing but can be a useful tool to impede bleeding using pressure.