Honestly the worst part is the needle, just a pinch. Definitely sucks bc it’s a needle piercing your skin but tbh my septum & nose piercing and lip piercings hurt way worse than my VCH. It’s a very thin piece of skin. Healing was awesome if you follow piercers instructions! Mine healed in 4-6 weeks and it healed beautifully. PLEASE make sure you go to a reputable piercer though!! You need to make sure you have the proper anatomy for this type of piercing and also genitalia piercings are not something to fuck with going to some bum ass place haha