From BME Encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Microdermal
piercing by Keylan Levine.  A microdermal or surface anchor has
evolved from the techniques used in pocketing, dermal anchoring
and transdermal implants. "The idea is to give the aesthetic
look of a transdermal implant but with the simplicity and safety
of a piercing" (Brian Decker - Pure Body Arts). The simplest way
to describe the jewellery is that of a miniaturised transdermal
implant, i.e. a flat plate which sits beneath the skin with a
single exit for a barbell post giving the visual effect of
jewellery (a bead, spike, etc.) that appears to be screwed right
into the body.    A general microdermal jewellery design.  There
are a number of similar microdermal jewellery designs currently
being made by several manufacturers but they all share some
basic design elements. Following the ideas proposed by
transdermal implants, the portion of the jewellery which sits
beneath the skin has a number of holes to allow tissue to grow
through, anchoring the j