I was in the hospital a few months back, and I had to remove all of my ear and facial piercings. They all closed up. Out of all of them, my angel bites were the oldest at 10 years. It’s kinda hard to look in the mirror without them there, and I constantly feel like a part of me is missing. Has anyone else felt this way from either voluntarily or involuntarily removing long term facial piercings? Also, I just got a new job, and lip piercings aren’t allowed. Should I talk to my boss about possibly allowing retainers or skin-colored piercings for my mental health? Advice please. (They allow nose piercings, w/o placing a limit- just that the jewelry be tasteful and small. And I have pretty much been wearing the same, simple pair of labret for years.)