40+ Horrific Piercing Stories That Make Us Say “Nope”

Piercings are one way people show off their personalities! But, if they heard some of the stories out there about botched piercings or events that remove those piercings from people’s bodies, we have a feeling they may reconsider. Don’t believe us? Here are some horrific piercing stories that’ll make you rethink that next piercing.

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When you’re in college, you’re definitely due for some pretty silly misadventures. After all, it’s the first time you’re away from home and able to make those decisions on your own.

Letting someone near your body who has no experience seems like a calculated risk. This young lady learned that the hard way.

Too Tight

Lots of little girls and boys pester their parents to get piercings at an early age. Most parents cave in eventually, and it tends to be around the same age for the kids. This little girl had a traumatic experience that ended her dreams of having a piercing.

The person that does your piercing needs to be careful. One wrong move and you’re in the ER getting your ear lobe sliced open! Uh, ouch!

It Can’t Hurt That Bad

No matter how much experience your piercer has, there’s room for issues to arise with the equipment. This young woman just happened to be unlucky enough to have a technical malfunction during her piercing.

The big issue for us is that even after all this trauma, the piercer still charged her for the piercing. At the very least, she should have gotten some sort of discount.

You Have Something on Your Face

It’s no secret that cartilage piercings are very popular. Typically, when you get this done, you will discuss a few things before the actual process. But, this person got what they paid for.

Not only did she have to deal with the jewelry that was chosen for her without a say, but this OP also dealt with more blood than she thought she would.