Yeah, I lovvvvvvvvvvve tats, and I've seen them behind the ear and might go for that, where you could keep your hair just long enough to cover it if you needed to, but right on your cheekbone, that's something that people are going to see right away no matter what, I think the piercing would be fine, cuz you can take piercings out when u need to, but tats are forever....