I really love my segment ring now that I'm used to putting it in all of the time. It's alot easier to do with short nails, in front of a mirror. Circular barbells are the easiest to remove and put back yourself IMO, but I didn't like mine because it would always end up sitting kinda funny and look weird. Captive bead rings are the hardest for me to do, and I always had the feeling that the single ball looked like a lonely silver booger if I didn't hide it. If you get another segment ring, have your piercer open it up a bit with some ring openers, and make sure its not so tight that you cant get the little piece back in.