Tattoos are more expensive, and I'm gonna have to wait until I can (a) save up the four digits it'll take to get my back piece done, and (b) find a tattoo artist that can deal with the unusual nature of my skin. Plus I'm allergic to some dyes/colorings, so I may need to have a few trial runs just to see how I react to the inks. I don't want to spend a few grand on an elaborate back piece only to have a horrible allergic reaction to it!

My lobes are pierced 3 times each but I'm not into stretching so they're all 18-20g. My heaviest piercing is 12g. Still, I've got 11 piercings total, had another one but it rejected.

I'm hoping the microdermal won't reject. It took too long and was way too painful for me to deal with it running away.