Body piercing
opening in the body created by an act or practice of body piercing, form of body modification
Body piercing usually refers to the piercing of a part of the human body for the purpose of wearing jewelry in the opening created. It can be made by insertion of a needle followed by inserting a piece of jewelry or by utilizing a specific tool such as a piercing gun which utilizes specially made jewelry to make the piercing opening while simultaneously inserting the jewelry.
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Pierced people
editTraditional body piercing
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Man with septum and ear lobes piercing, Nepal
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Woman with nostril piercing, India
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Woman with septum piercing, Mali
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Woman with streched ear lobes, Thailand
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Mursi woman with stretched labret and ear lobes, Ethiopia
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Woman with septum piercing and stretched ear lobes, India
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Rikbaktsa man with streched ear lobes, Brazil
Modern body piercing
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Woman with septum piercing and stretched ear lobes
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Man with labret piercing and stretched ear lobes
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Woman with septum piercing and stretched ear lobes
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Man with nipple piercing, labret piercing and stretched ear lobes
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Couple with septum piercings and nostril piercing
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Woman with septum piercing and labret piercing
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Man with septum piercing and ear lobes piercings
Piercing process
editPreparation
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Ear lobe piercing
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Labret piercing
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Nostril piercing
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Nipple piercing
Insertion
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Industrial piercing
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Multiple tongue piercing
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Nipple piercing
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Madonna or Monroe piercing
Video of the process
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Tongue piercing
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Neck piercing
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madonna piercing
Piercings by body region
editFacial piercings
editEar piercings
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Anti-helix piercing
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Ear lobe piercing
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Conch piercing
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Helix piercing
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Industrial piercing
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Rook piercing
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Tragus piercing
Oral piercings
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Lip piercing
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Eskimo piercing
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Madonna or Monroe piercing
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Jestrum piercing
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Tongue piercing
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Tongue surface piercing
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Lip frenulum (Smiley) piercing
Nose piercings
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Bridge piercing
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Nostril piercing (ring)
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Nostril piercing (stud)
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Septum piercing (ring)
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Septum piercing (curved barbell)
Other facial piercings
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Cheek piercing
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Vertical eyebrow piercing
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Horizontal eyebrow piercing
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Anti-eyebrow piercing
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Crows feet piercing
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Eyelids piercing
Body torso piercings
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Nape piercing
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Cleavage piercing
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Horizontal nipple piercing (female, with ring)
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Horizontal nipple piercing (female, with barbell)
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Vertical nipple piercing (male, with barbell)
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Navel piercing
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Hips piercing
Male genital piercings
editGlans penis
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Ampallang piercing
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Apadrayva piercing
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Dydoe piercing
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Prince Albert Piercing
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Reverse Prince Albert piercing
Other male genital area
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Pubic piercing
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Foreskin piercing
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Frenum piercing
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Hafada piercing
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Guiche piercing
Female genital piercings
editClitoris and labia
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Horizontal clitoral hood piercing
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Clitoris piercing
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Triangle piercing
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Inner labia piercing
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Outer labia piercing
Other female genital area
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Christina piercing
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Nefertiti piercing
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Fourchette piercing
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Anal piercing
Stretched piercings
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Stretched ear lobe piercing
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Stretched septum piercing
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Stretched nostril piercing
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Stretched labret piercing
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Stretched Prince Albert piercing
Jewelry
editFor standard piercings
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Variety of piecing jewelry
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various
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Barbell
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Ball closure ring
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Labret-Pins
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Septum keepers
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Standard ear studs
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Nipple shields are held in place with a barbell.
For stretched piercings
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Talens on top with clear plugs near the bottom
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Flesh tunnels
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Glass ear spirals
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Palm wood plugs
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Amethyst plugs
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Spiral
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Septum tusks
Instrumentation
editPiercing tools
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A typical ear piercing gun with a plastic non-autoclavable handle.
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Assorted O rings are used to hold on some kinds of jewelry.
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Immediate disposal of used needles into a sharps container is standard procedure.
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An advanced technique is for the piercer to hold the jewelry pieces in the recessive hand as shown, so they can be retrieved immediately without turning from the client.
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A septum clamp close up.
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A dermal punch creates a large initial hole by removing a disk of skin unlike a needle that cuts a crescent shaped hole and pushes the plug to one side within the piercing.
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Proper trajectory is essential for the piercing to be straight, practicing on a sponge with a toothpick improves this skill.
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Plastic forceps are single use disposeable and are sometimes included in "Do-It-Yourself" piercing kits.
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Proper glove size, and jewelry length as well as diameter are important.
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A good set of ball holders can be very helpful in getting the bead or ball in place.
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A close up of 4 prong ball holders, bag and autoclave these same as you would forceps.
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Professional code of ethics displayed in studios around the world.
Stretching tools
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Tapers of different sizes
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Stretching a piercing hole with a taper
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Crescent for a slower stretching process