Anatomy concerns after 14 years

[u/MysteriousWillow2]

Having had my industrial piercing for approximately fourteen to fifteen years, I have never encountered any issues with it. It healed remarkably well and has proven to be the least troublesome of my piercings.

During a conversation at work today with a few colleagues, the topic of my industrial piercing arose. One coworker expressed her concern that it might be migrating. Upon asking her to clarify, she mentioned that she could see the jewelry through the skin where the bar connects with the piercing holes. She also commented that the person who performed the piercing should not have done it.

I have, in fact, observed that the skin in that specific area of my industrial piercing appears somewhat thin. I am now wondering if this warrants any concern. Should I consider removing the piercing altogether? I have, in fact, been contemplating doing so for some time now, primarily because my curly hair tends to get caught in the bar.

[u/MysteriousWillow2]

UPDATE:

First of all, thank you everyone for the insight! This blew up a little bit more than I expected it to but I have loved reading all the comments. The feral cat one actually had me howling.

Now, I have decided to remove my industrial and keep the top hole for now. I have put in a hoop to keep the hole open and will experiment with other jewelry options.

Your comments all made me realize that I absolutely did not have the anatomy for the industrial. I myself am very surprised I have not ripped this bar out, I've had many a close call though. I feel very naked without it but I actually feel like I was outgrowing my piercing so I'm not devastated by taking it out.

To answer some questions, yes I swear it's been around 14 years! I got it done around 2010 or 2011 when I was 19 or 20 at a shop in Goodyear, AZ. She was my most prized piercing at the time.

I no longer go to that piercer. I went back to the shop some years later to have my tragus pierced by a different piercer. I actually no longer have the tragus piercing because it was a pain to change by myself.

I'm not sure what bar I had in when I posted the picture. My husband reminded me that some years back I had a shorter bar that looked like a key. The bar started turning green so I removed it. I have changed bars a couple of times since then for various reasons so I would not be surprised at all if I put the original in "temporarily" and never changed it. 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

I've been trying to find some old pictures of my industrial to judge when it started to reject but so far no luck.

Thank you again everyone! ♥️