i have this done. i live in scotland and its rare here. i met an american guy who was over and he gave me pixie ears. it was brutal. itchy and bled for days. i didnt get a wee white plaster to hold them together but they healed perfectly. and i love them and the second glances and whispers that come with them. check out lunacobra.net. mine are the ones tagged pixie, it is not a fake procedure. but im not sure id go as far as to say it improved my experience of listening to music. haha.