Is clear piercing really a piercing?

There is no such type of piercing but there is clear body jewelry, also called retainers. Retainers are always good to use if you don't want a piercing to close up but also not show. When getting a new piercing the piercer cannot put that material in the piercing because its not the right type of material for the piercing to heal around. They will use 316LVM steel jewelry but once the piercing is healed you can put a retainer in. Hope that answers the question.