Piercing World

nose piercing

2008-11-27T01:33:00.001-08:00

nose piercing

nose piercing

Lip piercing

2008-11-27T01:30:00.000-08:00

Body piercing is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn
Lip piercing

Piercing girl with Dragon Tattoos

2008-09-18T22:53:00.000-07:00

Yep,sexy girl with Dragon-Tattoos

Sexy back piercing girl

2008-09-18T22:50:00.000-07:00

According to the BBC, the study, conducted by the British Medical Journal found that one in 10 people - and nearly half of all younger women - have a body piercing other than on the earlobe.

piercing girl

2008-09-18T22:48:00.000-07:00

Girl with several facial piercings (Madonna, Septum and Labret)

Piercing Aftercare

2008-08-21T09:17:00.000-07:00

Information was found on The Association of Professional Piercers' website: www.safepiercing.org

Also, sweetdreadlover has contributed some basic information as well.

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Cleaning Solutions
Use either one or both of the following solutions for body piercing:

- Packaged sterile saline solution (.9% sterile isotonic solution of "normal saline" or prepared saline) with no additives (read the label!) or non-iodized sea salt mixture: Dissolve 1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized (iodine free) sea salt into one cup (8 oz) of warm distilled or bottled water. A stronger mixture is not better! Saline solution that is too strong can irritate the piercing.
- Liquid anti-microbial or germicidal soap (Provon, Satin, or other fragrance free mild anti-microbial soap).

Cleaning Instructions

1) WASH your hands thoroughly prior to cleaning, or touching on or near your piercing for any reason.
2) SALINE soak at least two to three times daily. Simply invert a cup of warm saline solution over.
the area to form a vacuum for a few minutes. The longer you soak, the better. For certain placements it may be easier to apply using fresh gauze or a cotton ball saturated with saline solution. A brief rinse will remove any residue.
3) SOAP no more than once or twice a day. While showering, lather up a pearl size drop of the soap to clean the jewelry and the piercing. Leave the cleanser on the piercing no more than thirty seconds, then rinse thoroughly to remove all traces of the soap from the piercing.
4) DRY with disposable paper products such as gauze or tissues, because cloth towels can harbor bacteria and catch on new piercings causing injury. Pat gently to avoid trauma.

What To Do:

- Wash your hands prior to touching the piercing; leave it alone except when cleaning. It is not necessary to rotate the jewelry while healing except possibly during cleaning.
- Make sure your bedding is kept clean and changed regularly. Wear clean, comfortable breathable clothing that protects your piercing while sleeping.
- Showering is safer than taking a bath, because bathtubs tend to harbor bacteria. If you would like to take a bath, clean the tub well before each use.

What Not To Do:

- Avoid undue trauma such as friction from clothing, excessive motion of the area, playing with the jewelry and vigorous cleaning. These activities can cause the formation of unsightly and uncomfortable scar tissue, migration, prolonged healing, and other complications.
- Avoid the use of alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, Betadine, Hibiclens or ointment on piercing.
- Avoid over cleaning. This can delay your healing and irritate your piercing.
- Avoid all oral contact, rough play, and contact with others’ bodily fluids on or near your piercing during healing.
- Avoid stress and recreational drug use including excessive caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol.
- Avoid submerging the piercing in bodies of water such as lakes, pools, jacuzzis, etc. Or protect your piercing using a special waterproof bandage* such as Tegaderm, which is available at drugstores.
- Avoid all beauty and personal care products on or around the piercing including cosmetics, lotions, and sprays, etc.
- Don’t hang charms or any object from your jewelry until the piercing is fully healed.

What is Normal?

- Initially: some bleeding, localized swelling, tenderness, or bruising.
- During healing: some discoloration, itching, secretion of a whitish-yellow fluid (not pus) that will form some crust on the jewelry. The tissue may tighten around the jewelry as it heals.
- Once healed: the jewelry may not move freely in the piercing; DO NOT force it. If you fail to include cleaning your piercing as a part of your daily hygiene routine, normal but smelly bodily secretions may accumulate.
- A piercing may seem healed before healing is complete. This is because piercings heal from the outside in, and although it feels healed the tissue remains fragile on the inside. BE PATIENT, and keep cleaning throughout the entire healing period.
- Even healed piercings can shrink or close in minutes after having been there for years! This varies from person to person; if you like your piercing, leave the jewelry in place.

Other Tips for Particular Areas

Navel
- A hard, vented eye patch (sold at pharmacies) can be applied under tight clothing (such as nylon stockings) or secured using a length of ace bandage around the body (to avoid irritation from adhesive). This can protect the area from restrictive clothing, excess irritation, and impact during physical activities such as contact sports.

Ear/Ear Cartilage and Facial
- Use the t-shirt trick: dress your pillow in a large, clean t-shirt and turn it nightly; one clean t-shirt provides four clean surfaces for sleeping.
- Maintain cleanliness of telephones, headphones, eyeglasses, helmets, hats and anything that contacts the pierced area.
- Use caution when styling your hair and advise your stylist of a new or healing piercing.
-On facial piercings (except lip and tongue), use a washcloth soaked in salt water used specifically for cleansing your piercing and let set on your piercing for fifteen minutes to remove any "crusties" and lymph discharge. Also using a bit of tea tree oil will help as it is also a natural healent.
-For tongue and lip piercings, gargle with salt water after every time you drink, eat, or smoke. Make sure not to do it too often as the piercing will dry out and get irritated and possibly infected.

Nipple
- The support of a tight cotton shirt or sports bra may provide protection and feel comfortable, especially for sleeping.

Genital
- In most cases you can engage in sexual activity as soon as you feel ready. Comfort and hygiene are vital.
- During healing all sexual activities must be gentle. To increase comfort and decrease trauma, soak in warm saline solution or plain water to remove any crusty matter, prior to sexual activity.
- Use barriers such as condoms, dental dams, etc. (Tegaderm, CleanSeals, Polyskin or other breathable, non-water permeable wound sealant bandage) to avoid contact with a partner’s bodily fluids, even in long-term relationships.
- Use clean, disposable barriers on sex toys.
- Wash hands before touching on or near the piercing.
- Use a new container of water based lubricant. Do not use your own saliva as a lubricant.
- After sex, an additional saline soak or clean water rinse is suggested.
- Prince Albert and Apadravya piercings can bleed freely for the first few days.
- If using soap, urinate after cleaning any piercing that is near the urethra. Each body is unique and healing times vary considerably. If you have any questions, please contact your piercer.

Approximate Healing Times (www.tribalectic.com)

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Cheek: 2-3 months
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Cartilage: 2 months-1 year
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Earlobe: 6-8 weeks
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Eyebrow: 6-8 weeks
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Genitals: 4 weeks-6 months
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Labret: 6-8 weeks
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Lip: 6-8 weeks
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Navel: 6 months-over 1 year
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Nipple: 2-6 months
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Nostril: 2 months-1 year
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Septum: 6-8 weeks
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Tongue: 4-6 weeks

Piercing girl

2008-07-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

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Body piercing, we need!

2008-07-13T10:23:00.000-07:00

Facial piercings- Imperial Body Art

2008-07-12T22:36:00.000-07:00

Acial piercings
Facial piercings have been very popular throughout the years and throughout history, including both primitive and modern cultures

Body Piercing Prices

2008-07-12T22:26:00.000-07:00

All piercing prices are based on single piercings, if you choose to have two of the same piercings in the one sitting most of them offer the second piercing HALF PRICE.
And here is a list of Body Piercing Prices

earlobe Piercing Prices $20
rim/helix Piercing Prices $30
tragus Piercing Prices $40
rook Piercing Prices $40
daith Piercing Prices $40
conch Piercing Prices $40
industrial Piercing Prices $50
nipple Piercing Prices $50
navel Piercing Prices $45
nostril Piercing Prices $40
septum Piercing Prices $50
lip Piercing Prices $50
labret Piercing Prices $50
beauty spot Piercing Prices $50
tongue Piercing Prices $55
earl/bridge Piercing Prices $50
eyebrow Piercing Prices $45
surface Piercing Prices $55
dermals Piercing Prices P.O.A
genitals Piercing Prices $100
scarification Piercing Prices P.O.A

Tongue piercings pictures

2008-07-12T22:12:00.000-07:00

tounge piercings

Gauge Tongue Piercing

Tongue piercing

English: a pierced human tongue

Deutsch: gepiercte menschliche Zunge

English: A multiple tongue piercing in progress. - The piercer uses forceps to hold the tongue while pushing a hollow 12gauge needle through an ink-marked spot. Next, the jewellery will be inserted so that it matches the other side. Long bars are used to accommodate swelling (this tongue swelled to the full length of the bars during the first few days). These will be "changed down" to a smaller length after the swelling has subsided.

Deutsch: Stechen eines mehrfachen Zungenpiercings.

Ear Piercings: Torn Earlobe and DIY stitch repair

2008-07-06T03:32:00.000-07:00

Ear Piercings
Let me start off today with a pictorial story from “a young lady from Chicago-land” and her earlobe tearing misadventures in the Ukraine involving stitching… I’m actually not convinced this needed to be stitched (I think it would have healed on its own, personally), but I’m not about to look a gift horse in the mouth!
This story is in her own words — continue reading to see what happened.
“Adventures in doing laundry: As I hopped down from the chair I was standing on to hang laundry, my rounded horse-shoe piercing (it had one smallish ball and one biggish ball on it) got caught on the wire clothes-line on my Ukrainian balcony. My ear was tearing as the piercing was actually bending (skin is strong!) and then the back ball (luckily, the smaller ball!) exploded through my ear and out came the piercing. The tear was only in the front of the lobe. The ball took a tiny ring of flesh with it, but otherwise the back was undamaged.”
Inset: “What the ring looked like before it bent on the wire, and after… I can’t believe how strong human flesh is! Oh, and don’t mind the little bit of my flesh.”

“Don’t buy crap”

2008-07-05T01:31:00.000-07:00

Lexci pulled this mangled and tarnished nostril jewelry out of a customer, who’d worn it for six months before giving up on it… I don’t think the picture quite captures how unpleasant it looked.

What did you think would happen?

2008-07-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

Xeni demonstrates how not to stretch your lobes as she tries to force her lobes from 1/2″ to 5/8″ before they were ready… Ouch :P

Salt water is all you need -swollen eyebrow

2008-07-02T09:28:00.001-07:00

If I’m understanding Ashy’s email, she made the mistake of putting some sort of aggressive antiseptic onto her fresh eyebrow piercing (done by Sean at Creative Tattoos and Piercings in Byron Bay) causing it to get irritated and ultimately seriously infected and in need of antibiotics to clear it up… Not that it can’t get worse, but this is definitely one of the more unhappy eyebrow piercings I’ve seen!

Asstronautics

2008-07-02T09:07:00.001-07:00

AsstronauticsBummed out about all the arse suspensions yet? Tough, you started it!*

Personally my favourite photo is the last one, read on to see if he lost any nuts during reentry..

* - Actually, the people to blame for this set our Alice, Benoit (Constant Elevation) and Mark (The Asstronaut).

Hand web piercing

2008-07-02T01:27:00.000-07:00

A hand web piercing is a piercing through the loose skin between two digits, such as between the fore-finger and middle-finger or fore-finger and thumb. This piercing is considered a surface piercing and, as such, has a high rate of rejection. Typical body jewelry used is a barbell or a captive bead ring.

Hand web piercing

Hand web piercing

Hand web piercing

Navel piercing

2008-07-01T01:23:00.000-07:00

Navel piercing

Navel piercing (also referred to as belly button piercing) is a type of body piercing. It may heal quickly and with few problems, like an ear piercing, or may heal more like a surface piercing with the associated rejection risks and extended healing time. Healing of this piercing can also be complicated by irritation and damage caused by clothing, especially waistlines or tight clothing, or the position of the navel relative to the bend of the waist.

The actual navel is not pierced when a navel piercing is performed. The most common form of navel piercing is through the upper rim of the navel. A true navel piercing requires the person being pierced to have an "outie" navel to some degree, and is extremely rare. Although there is an urban legend that an infection in a true navel piercing can travel inward to the liver or peritoneum, there are no known cases of this occurring.

Navel piercing

lip frenum (smiley), nostril, monroe -Lip frenulum piercing

2008-06-30T01:15:00.000-07:00

Lip frenulum piercing

A lip frenulum piercing is a body piercing through the frenulum of either the upper or lower lip. A piercing through the upper lip frenulum is sometimes called a scrumper, or a smily, because it can be visible when the wearer smiles. Opposingly, the piercing through the lower lip frenulum is sometimes referred to as a frowny.

Such piercings, anatomy permitting, are relatively simple procedures. Healing time is typically six to eight weeks.[1] Rinsing with an antibacterial mouthwash three or four times a day helps with the healing process; those with new piercings should also avoid smoking, alcohol, and spicy foods until the piercing site is fully healed.[2]

Lip frenulum piercing

Tongue Piercing Not That Risky, But Things Can Go Wrong

2008-06-29T01:10:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that certain things ever became popular.
Pet rocks, for example.
Shag carpeting.
Sticking a needle through your tongue.
But oral piercing, if not now mainstream, has at least become more common in recent years. According to one survey, 16% of the females and 4% of the males at a New York university had pierced tongues.
The practice doesn't appear to be any more risky than getting an ear pierced. However, if you're going for a hole in your tongue, you might want to be aware of what can go wrong.
The most common problems from oral piercing include excessive bleeding, infection and injuries to the mouth and teeth. Others include swelling, scarring, nerve damage and periodontal disease.
In the survey of New York college students, 6% of those with an oral piercing had some type of problem afterward. This was lower than the problem rates the study found for ear piercing (12%), nipple piercing (21%) or navel piercing (24%).
"Although it is uncommon, a few patients have required a hospital admission and intravenous antibiotics to treat infections of the tongue and the floor of the mouth," says Sidney B. Eisig, professor and director of oral and maxillofacial surgery at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in New York.
Also, Dr. Eisig says, "A scar is left in the tongue once the post is removed."
There have been several cases of people cracking or chipping teeth with their piercings. One study found that nearly half of people who wore long barbells (about 1.6 centimeters or longer) in their piercings and kept them in for at least four years had some chipping of their back teeth.
Recent studies have demonstrated that the gums inside the front of the mouth are more likely to recede if the tongue is pierced. This is caused by repeatedly pushing the piercing against the front teeth. When gums recede, the bone underneath is reabsorbed by the body. This can loosen the teeth and ultimately cause them to fall out.
Dentists also suggest that some types of restorations — such as crowns made of porcelain or porcelain and metal — could be fractured by a piercing. Some recommend acrylic balls or barbells, rather than metal ones.
Jessica Clendenon, 26, first had her tongue pierced when she was 21. Since then, she's removed the barbell twice, allowing her tongue to heal, only to re-pierce it both times. Now, she says, "The third time's the charm. I have no intention of taking this [piercing] out."
Jessica, an associate account executive for a Baltimore communications firm, says she's never had an infection from any of her piercings. But then, she followed the after-care directions to the letter.
"For two weeks, I had to rinse with Listerine every time I ate or drank anything. I took a travel-size bottle with me everywhere," she says. "I think it's likely that most people that get infections probably don't take care of themselves afterward."

Along those same lines, she says, "Some people play with [the barbell] or chew on it. It seems to me that's why their teeth crack."
Initially, Jessica did have some swelling, but she says the area was completely healed after about two weeks. After her second piercing, she noticed sores on the gums near her bottom teeth, which led her to remove the barbell. Today, she says, "If my dentist thought [the piercing] was posing a serious problem to my gums and teeth, I would take it out."
Piercings also can interfere with eating and speech. Jessica says she had to "learn to talk all over again, especially Ss and Ts." Now, she says, "Mostly no one can tell I have my tongue pierced. I consider the barbell like any other piece of jewelry, like earrings or a bracelet. "
And what does her dentist think?
"I've had two dentists since I've had [oral piercings] and they aren't thrilled about it," she says. "My last dentist said, 'I guess you don't need me to tell you that I don't like the idea.'"

Tongue piercing

Lip piercing

2008-06-28T01:06:00.000-07:00

Lip piercing

Lip piercing
Lip piercing
Lip piercings can be placed anywhere around the mouth, but the surface of the lip is not typically pierced itself, except for horizontal lip piercings and canine bites. Piercings in specific positions have certain names:
Monroe piercings are labret studs worn on the upper lip where Marilyn Monroe had her famous mole. This piercing is also known as the Madonna piercing in some circles.
Medusa piercings go through the center of the upper lip (the philtrum), perpendicular to the tissue.
Labrets are pierced with a labret stud. A flat disc sits between the back of the lip and the gums and a bead sits on the outside of the lip. Labrets can pierced in the center or off-center. A variation of this is the lowbret, a lower labret.
Vertical labrets go through the center of the bottom lip, parallel to the tissue. The variation is called the vertical lowbret, which starts inside the mouth between the lower lip and the teeth (not behind the teeth as with a mandible piercing) and travels straight down, exiting on the lower edge of the jawline.
Horizontal lip piercings are a horizontal bars on the lower lip that go through the lip surface. This is a very rare piercing

Microdermals ftw

2008-06-27T01:40:00.000-07:00

Three weeks ago I head in to get two surface piercings on my chest. The counter woman asks what I have in mind, which I tell her. She explains how she's absolutely loves the look of what I wanted, but also says to discuss it with the piercer as with things of that nature, the piercer is best to sit you with something. I wait about 45 minutes and now it's my turn to figure out what's going down, what jewelery will be used, ect. Georg asks what I want, and I explain it as I did for the woman earlier. He then mentions microdermals(I asked about surface bars), and apparently he became very intrigued with what I wanted, and offers to do five microdermals, instead of three points. Then he asks, "How much do you plan on spending?". I mention about $150 or so. He says for the five dermals, it would be $175 just for the jewlery(not even including the sitting fee or being pierced). We settle on $165 that I would in total pay as he says he was becoming intrigued with what I had in mind. I'm asked what colors, ect I want. I settle on two opals, and three blacks in the shape of a v on my chest.
The procedure itself was less painful than expected. He sat me down, cleaned the area, marked me once, then looked at it for a bit to make sure it sat right. He pondered it for a bit, then asked me to look at it to make sure it's what I had in mind. I said yes, he looked at it a bit more, and then took me out to have the counter woman's point of view on the accuracy of the marks and to make sure that it was level, sat with my chest correctly, ect. She asked what the other people in the shop thought(by this time, I had five eyes looking at my chest Haha!). It was suggested to move one side up just a bit, but then it would be good.
I was taken back into the room, and layed down. I asked him many questions about the jewelry, how it was going in, why it was shaped how it was, how it worked, ect as he was preparing his table of goodies and sterile equipment. The method used was simply a dermal punch and the foot of the microdermal jewelery pushing with clamps to make a pocket under the skin. I was surprised at how less painful it was than expected. It's more pressure than anything. He kept asking if I was feeling okay, which I was. shortly after he finished one(with jewlery in)and was getting ready for the next punch, it suddenly bled down my neck. I love bleeding I had found out at that moment. Haha. He finished the rest, with my sternum being the most painful.
Also, the aftercare was relatively easy. They were a bit bloody for three days, though. I used sea salt soaks once a day, and then H2Ocean about three times with you're average, daily shower. It really comes in handy when you're at work. I used 'spot' bandaids for three days, day/night. I continued using them only every night at bedtime thereafter until I hit two weeks to keep them in place and to avoid knocking them. All was well, until one night about five days ago I woke up(still with bandaids on) and realized one of my Microdermals became a bit angry at me and tender. Sleeping on it wrong was what I felt was the problem as it was clean, only one, and was covered through the night. I've been doing one warm sea salt soak a day, using H20 about three times a day as I was before the problem, and stopped using bandaids and it seems to be dying down thankfully.
My skin hates that bandaide adhesive. That seems to be getting better as well. Make sure you take off your bandaids after a warm shoewr because it's easier on your skin, and that's the absolute best time to soak them.
I'm heading in to my piercer's shop tommorrow to have my bridge downsized a bit, and have a look at my microdermals. Georg from HPP wanted me to come in at three weeks to get a photo as he was pleased with his work, but unfortunately they are not photo worthy yet. Lame! Haha.
It was worth everything to get these little things. I've had several girls ask about them, and admire them. And that common question, "How do those stay in?!" or I get that cringe face. Haha. That's awesome.
I love them. Make sure to ask every question you have about them. Remember, these are more permanent than typical piercings. Be 100% sure, go to a reputable artist, and use common sense. You'll most likely love them. I know I do.
E-mail me with questions, comments, or whatever. Check out Georg Birns or Jim at High Priestess Piercing if you're ever in Eugene, Oregon! They have both done work on me, and thus far, I've never had any serious problems and it's made sure I get exactly what I intend on and are friendly.

Nipple piercing

2008-06-27T01:18:00.001-07:00

Female Nipple piercing
Female Nipple piercing

male Nipple piercing
Nipple piercing
Nipple piercing
Female Nipple piercing
A nipple piercing is a piercing, centered usually at the base of the nipple. It can be pierced at any angle but is usually done horizontally or, less often, vertically. It is also possible to place multiple piercings on top of one another. A nipple piercing typically takes 3-6 months to fully heal. Some people have noted that they can take up to a year and a half to fully heal. It's recommended that if stretching a nipple piercing, the piercee waits at least the healing time of their piercings between stretches.

Tragus piercing The saga of the tragus piercing: final chapter

2008-06-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

Tragus piercing
I think this should be the last mention of this troublesome piercing.
I got to a point where I decided the lump wasn't really visible anyway and gave up and just accepted it. Then it flared up again and a lump started forming on the front!

So I'd tried sea salt soaks, I'd tried the provided treatment stuff from the piercer, I'd tried chamomile tea bag compresses, I'd switched the jewelry to something that would let it drain better, I'd been on antibiotics, I tried steaming it, I tried yelling at it and threatening to kill its family, so I decided to try the last home remedy I'd found mentioned online Tea Tree Oil.
I know its good stuff, I also know its strong and had read it could make it worse as bacteria can adhere to oils and that it may burn the surrounding skin and a few other horror stories. But I was at the end of my tether, next step was plastic surgery.
So I started to apply it every morning and night, and for the first week it would sting like fuck every time. At the end of that week I noticed that the main lump at the back seemed to have dried out a bit, and formed a hard cap, which fell off. The remaining lump was tender underneath, but also noticeably smaller. "A-HA!!!!"
So then I upped the schedule to applications morning and night and whenever else I thought of it. Ive been going for 5 weeks now and both lump are nearly gone.
Its a normal looking piercing and I am thrilled. Theres relief that I don't have a possibly never ending battle with scar tissue. With proper jewelry in there and it all healed up, I can see the cute little piercing I'd wanted I finally the effect I'd wanted all along.

The tragus piercing is a perforation of the tragus for the purpose of inserting and wearing a piece of jewelry. The tragus projects immediately in front of the ear canal. The piercing itself is usually made with a small gauge hollow piercing needle, and typical jewelry would be a small diameter captive bead ring or small gauge post style piercing jewelry. A related piercing is known as the Antitragus piercing.

Body piercing -Pierced people

2008-06-24T00:48:00.000-07:00

Woman in Thailand

Woman in Italia

Woman in Ethiopia

Woman in India

Rikbaktsa man, ethnic groups in Brazil

Eye piercing -JewelEye - Innovative Body Piercing

2008-02-24T00:45:00.000-08:00

Eye piercing

Piercing the eye seems extreme; what about tattooing the eye? Actually, corneal tattooing has been done for more than 2,000 years. It was a frequently performed procedure in the late 19th century to correct defects such as corneal scarring and leucomas, which usually resulted in blindness. However, this was not done for decoration; people who had these unsightly corneal defects had tattoos applied to give their blind eye a more normal appearance. Contact lenses do the same job today, so the procedure is seldom performed. Find out more (including pictures) at Eyeball Tattooing.

Eyebrow piercing

2008-01-24T00:38:00.000-08:00

Eyebrow piercing

Eyebrow piercing

new eyebrow piercing

new eyebrow piercing

Right Eyebrow Piercing done

Exotic Ear Piercings

2007-12-24T00:25:00.000-08:00

Ear Piercings
Exotic Ear Piercings

Ear Piercings

Ears can be pierced just about anywhere from the lower lobes to the thin rim that runs around the entire shell of the ear. Modern piercing techniques allow for easy piercing and more successful healing, especially for cartilage piercings. In order to distinguish one type of ear cartilage piercing from another, a wide array of new piercing names were born. The ear is the part of the body that is the most accepting of the "if it protrudes, pierce it" school of piercing. Many individual parts of the ear can be pierced and healed successfully. In the picture shown here, the red letters indicate the location of a wide variety of ear piercing variations.

Cheek piercing

2007-11-24T00:20:00.000-08:00

Cheek piercing is facial body piercing through the cheek. The most common variation of the cheek piercing penetrates the facial tissue into the oral cavity. The usual placement is symmetrical on either side of the face, either penetrating or imitating dimples. The piercing can cause the wearer slight nerve damage resulting in "man-made dimples". Another way to go is getting Microdermals placed where you want the dimple to be placed. Some people prefer this method because full on cheek piercings have the tendency to leak or secrete lymph fluid. Which has a saliva like texture and can smell. Lymph fluid contains dead white blood cells that fight infection. Though microdermals do have a slightly larger chance to leave a scar than a piercing, but it will heal eventually and be almost unnoticable. The rate of infection is also lower and more comfy in the long run, also since it does not penetrate the cheek completely, there is no chance of tooth or gum damage. Microdermals are like a 'one hole' piercing, where the 'foot' of the jewelry sits below the skin and the decorative jewel or flat disc is above the skin.

Ear Piercings

2007-11-02T00:34:00.000-07:00

Bridge piercing-nose piercing

2007-10-24T00:17:00.000-07:00

Bridge piercing

A bridge piercing is a body piercing through the skin on the bridge of the nose, usually directly between the eyes of the wearer. The bridge piercing is also known as an "Erl" or "Earl" piercing, after its first recipient, Erl van Aken. A variation on this piercing, the vertical bridge piercing is a surface piercing, with all of the risks or potential complications related to surface piercings.

The risk of rejection is quite high for this piercing, as it is a surface piercing. There is also a high risk of scarring when the jewellery is removed

Nose piercing -Bridge

2007-09-24T00:12:00.000-07:00

Nose piercing
Nose piercing is the piercing of the skin or cartilage which forms any part of the nose, normally for the purpose of wearing jewelry; among the different varieties of nose piercings, the nostril piercing is the most common. Nose piercing is one of the most common varieties of piercing after earlobe piercing.

Septum piercing

Christina piercing

2007-09-23T23:59:00.000-07:00

A Christina piercing is a female genital piercing. It is located where the outer labia meet, below the pubic mound. Unless the recipient has an extremely sympathetic anatomy, Christinas are usually considered surface piercings and have a high rejection rate. Due to anatomical variation, it is not possible with every woman. The piercing does not facilitate sexual stimulation and can be found uncomfortable when pressure is applied, for example when wearing tight trousers.
Location Where labium meet below mons pubis
Jewelry Surface bar, captive bead ring, Circular barbell
Healing 3 to 4 months

The piercing usually heals in 3 to 4 months. Because it involves a surface piercing, it can lead to complications during the healing phase. Further difficulties develop due to the relatively long piercing canal and constant movement and friction. In addition to infection, the Christina piercing also is inclined to wash out. As soon as it is completely healed, the jewelry should be taken out before shaving the intimate vulva or mons pubis areas.

Monroe piercing

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A Monroe piercing is a piercing placed off-centre in the upper lip, meant to resemble a beauty mark; it is also known as a 'Madonna' or 'Crawford'. The three variations of the name for the piercing bear their names from famous female icons: Marilyn Monroe, Madonna, and Cindy Crawford. The piercings bear the same name no matter which side of the lip is pierced; some sources incorrectly state that a left piercing is a Monroe and a right is a Madonna.
Nicknames Madonna, Crawford
Location Off-center on upper lip
Jewelry Labret stud

This piercing is usually done with a 14g labret (chin) or 16g labret (chin), which is then shortened after healing. The labrets used often have a metal ball or a jewel. It's a piercing that has a more recent history, unlike others that were popularized in the late 70s and 80s. Seen in the mid/late 90s on the bassist of the band Coal Chamber, Rayna. Celebrities with the Monroe piercing include Travis McCoy, of Gym Class Heroes, Amy Winehouse, Ashley Massaro, Christine Dolce aka ForBiddeN, Mutya Buena of former Sugababes fame, and Trace Cyrus, of Metro Station. In the past decade, the Monroe piercing has become associated with the mainstream, due to acts such as Amy Winehouse.

Clitoris piercing

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A clitoris piercing is a piercing through the clitoris itself. It is a relatively uncommon piercing and is often confused with the more common clitoral hood piercing, which pierces only the hood of the clitoris. Depending on the anatomy of the individual, they can be oriented either vertically or horizontally. This piercing, like male genital piercings which penetrate the glans penis, can be extremely sexually stimulating. This piercing requires that the piercee have a large enough clitoris to make the piercing viable.

Clitoris piercing

What is Body piercing

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Body piercing is the practice of puncturing any part of the body for the addition of jewelry or ornamentation. Body piercing is a practice that is governed and regulated by various state and county agencies, most frequently health departments. A body piercer must meet specific requirements and have specific training before he or she is lawfully permitted to perform body piercing on the public.

It may surprise many people to learn that before a person can offer body piercing to the public in a lawful environment, he or she is required to have health related training. A basic study of both anatomy and physiology, along with a course in preventing transmittable diseases and blood borne pathogens, is required in most locales. Other courses may be necessary to obtain a license and registration for body piercing as governed by each state or county.

Many people mistakenly believe that body piercing is unsanitary and a high health risk. It’s true that infections can occur, even in a sterile environment with a properly trained piercer, but in actuality, there are many body piercing studios that provide a more sterile service than the mall jeweler shooting a piercing gun all day. In fact, several experts recommend not piercing ears with a piercing gun, because the machine can not be properly sanitized and because it creates unnecessary blunt force to the skin and tissue, not to mention that the person wielding the gun is probably not licensed or trained in any way. A body piercing by a licensed and registered piercer will be accompanied by thorough instructions regarding caring for the fresh piercing and preventing infection during healing. All body piercing done by a licensed piercer uses sterile needles, which are disposed of after single use, and any body piercing equipment that is reusable is capable of being thoroughly sanitized.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to follow expert advice and skip the mall piercing gun when young girls want their ears pierced, because some licensed piercers will not pierce children under a certain age, sometimes as old as 16, even with parental consent. It’s also important to realize that no one under 18 should be able to receive a body piercing without parental consent. Check with licensed professionals in your area if you are interested in an ear or body piercing. A professional will offer to consult with you regarding risks and procedures to help you decide what you would like to do.