Who's removed or gone down a gauge on a piercing in the last few years?

I had 9 piercings when I was 19 and now, 6 years later, I'm down to 3. I had:
ears
nipples
navel
2nd hole in each ear
tongue
conch

I took the nipples and 2nd ear piercings out only a few months after getting them because I sucked at taking care of them.

I took the tongue out 3 years ago because it was chipping my teeth.

I took my conch out 2 years ago because it still hadn't healed after having it for 4 years.

I tried to take my navel ring out last year but my bellybuttom looks so gross with the big gaping purplish hole and no ring that I put it back in after a few months.

I don't want any more piercings ever.

I think I topped out at 18 holes.
I had 10g nipples, 6g tongue, 6g hood, 2 tragus, 2 conche, belly button, 2 nostril, labret, various ear piercings, and 7/8" gauge ears.

I've since removed all but my 2 tragus, belly button, 2 nostrils. I've had plastic reconstructive surgery on my lobes to have the holes "removed" and I now wear normal earrings in what used to be my "second hole."

Well, I knew I was a slow healer and that conchs are a hard heal, so I kept with it for a while. But when I realized I couldn't sleep on my left side after 4 years I gave up.

I took out the 3 piercings in my lip, just cos I got bored of them, and well I look better without. I still have holes though and it would be so easy to re pierce

I love all my other ones, eventuaklly my tongue stud will come out but thats cos I'm splitting it

I removed all of my piercings for surgery. Clitoral hood, nipples, and tongue grew over in two days. I repierced the nipples, though.

I was kind of relieved to get rid of the tongue barbell. Sometimes it would irritate the roof of my mouth, which probably was an indication of some damage.

I took out some surface piercings that were doing just fine and didn't reject or get infected, because I was just tired of being concious of them, always avoiding clothing getting caught on them, and trying to shave around them.

I used to think that I loved piercings, but now the thought of getting any more than I already have seems like it would be such a hassle afterwards.

I had my nipples pierced but took them out after a year. That was the day after I shot my first set and the holes still haven't fully closed. It is obnoxious.

I took out my industrial for the same reason. Not being able to sleep on one side for the sake of an earing is such silly.

I think the most piercings I ever had was 13 or 14. I'm now down to a few "normal" earlobe piercings and my navel ring. I've had the navel ring in for about 7 years now, and my stomach looks really weird without it (and the hole it leaves is ugly), so I've never let that one go.

Even after a couple of years, I still have holes in my clitoral hood and septum, so I could wear jewelry there if I wanted to. The hood ring was obnoxious and always got caught on my boxers (if I wore underwear) or the seams of my jeans (if I didn't wear underwear). The septum ring was likewise annoying because boogers kept sticking to it; I also had to take it out during work hours, and dealing with a size 8 captive bead ring required the use of pliers and was SUCH a pain in the ass.

I let my gauged ear piercings heal after my eyelets just fell out and fucking disappeared. It was expensive jewelry and I elected not to replace it, so they've shrunken back to a tiny size. My nipple rings never really healed right even after two attempts, and my double tongue rings sometimes hurt the inside of my mouth. I had to let my eyebrow ring and lip ring go after getting a new job. The jewelry in my Christina piercing was outright rejected.

If I ever get anything pierced again, it will be a third attempt to do my nipples. They looked and felt AWESOME.