A woman went viral on TikTok for having her eyelid pierced. Professional piercers don't recommend getting the area pierced.

• A woman has gone viral in a TikTok video that shows her pierced eyelid.
• Two professional piercers said she could be putting her vision at risk.

More than 5,500 people have commented on a now-viral TikTok video of a woman proudly showing off her pierced eyelid.

The unidentified woman — who has the username @merdurh — has been bombarded with questions about her eyelid jewelry and has said she'd gained 8,000 followers since posting the video.

She puts her face close to the camera and tugs on her eyelid with her fingers to display the gold ring that goes through the sensitive area's upper rim.

The piercing has shocked followers who want her to answer questions like, "Did it hurt? Do you see it when you glance in that direction?" and "Does it feel weird to blink?"

Some people say the piercing "is so pretty," "the cutest" and that the woman looks "amazing." But one says: "Well, I think that she doesn't appreciate her vision."

Another person says, "Keep in mind that no reputable piercer would do this."

"We would never agree to eyelid piercing," Ben Harris, co-owner of the 21-year-old piercing business, Metalmorphosis, in London, England, told Insider. "It wouldn't be ethical," he added.

Meanwhile, his father, Matthew, who founded the company with his pharmacist dad, Ivan, said: "If you're putting a needle that close to your eyeball, it's a risky game."

Professional piercer Matthew Harris said someone who has their eyelid pierced could end up blinded

They speculated that the woman's piercing had been done privately due to strict licensing laws in both the US and UK that cover health and safety in piercing studios like theirs.

"Wherever she did it, the place is unlikely to have had an autoclave," Ben said, explaining that the machine is a strong heated container that uses high pressures and temperatures for steam sterilization.

He said that, in common with doctors and dentists who use the device to kill bacteria and viruses on surgical instruments, professional piercers install the hospital-grade units in their studios.

"A piercing is an open wound until it eventually heals," Matthew said. "This woman could get an eye infection, the piece of metal could scratch her cornea and she won't be able to close her eyes properly."

The 58-year-old, whose studios have been patronized by celebrities such as Kate Moss and Rihanna, added that, in the worst-case scenario, someone who pierces their eyelid "could go blind."

The store Metalmorphosis specializes in regular procedures such as ear, belly button, and nipple piercing, but the Harrises have heard of people having their elbows, toes, and the area between their thumb and forefinger pierced.

"How can you keep the site clean if you're touching things all the time?" Matthew said.

Ben, 33, said that his staff turns away around 25%of people who ask to have their skin pierced. It's mostly an underage issue, he said, but some request extreme procedures.

Piercer Ben Harris said that eyelid piercing came under the category of "body modification"

"They want to go one step further and it's body mod," Ben said, referring to the "obscure" subculture known as "body modification." He said the practice was "illegal in a lot of countries" because of the health risks.

As for the TikToker with the eyelid piercing, the father and son worry that some of the woman's followers might follow her lead and endanger their sight.

"We absolutely wouldn't advise anyone to attempt to have this procedure," Ben said.