Anatomy of a Piercing: the Awesome Transformation of Human Skin

Published: October 28, 2025
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Most of us know that when we get a body piercing, the piercer is using a hollow needle, but what you might not actually realize is just how awesome that. . .
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Most of us know that when we get a body piercing, the piercer is using a hollow needle, but what you might not actually realize is just how awesome that process really is. A piercing needle actually removes the skin between one side of a piercing and the other, literally creating a hole.”

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