What is Lip Piercing?
Lip piercing is getting very popular these days. Young boys and girls are getting their lips pierced in different ways to look more attractive and sexy.
Lip piercing is a type of facial piercing that penetrates the lips from one side to the other. Lip piercing also involves piercing the area surrounding the lips in different ways.
Lip Piercing Different Styles and Positions
Lip piercing can be done anywhere around the mouth. Piercing done at specific positions around the mouth has certain names.
Monroe Piercing
Other names:
Madonna, Crawford.
Monroe Piercing
Monroe Piercing Jewelry
A labret stud 14, 16 or 18 gauge is used for this kind of piercing.
Advantage
-It heals faster than any other body piercing.
Healing Duration
6-12 weeks
Risks
Lack of proper oral hygiene invites infection.
Medusa Piercing
Medusa Piercing
Medusa Piercing Jewelry
Healing duration
Risks
Labret Piercing
Labret Piercing
Labret Piercing Jewelry
Healing Duration
4 -12 weeks
Risks
Vertical Lip / Labret Piercing
The piercing is done through the center of the bottom lip, parallel to the tissue, reaching the bottom. The jewelry is pulled through and is visible on both sides of the lip, top and bottom.
Jewelry
Healing Duration:
4 -12 weeks
Bites in Lip Piercing
1) Angelbites
A double-version of Monroe piercing with piercings worn on both sides of the upper lip.
Angelbites Piercing
Jewelry for Angelbites Piercing
2) Cyberbites
A combination of medusa and labret piercing.
Cyberbites Piercing
Jewelry for Cyberbites Piercing
3) Snakebites
A mirror-image of angelbites with two piercings, placed on each side of the lower lip.
Jewelry for Snakebites Piercing
4) Spiderbites
Two piercings placed together on one side of the lower lip, left or right. Jewelry used in this case is captive bead rings.
Jewelry for Spiderbites Piercing
– A labret stud as well as Captive bead rings, both can also be used.5) Viperbites:
5) Viperbites
A variation of spiderbites with two piercings placed together at some distance (more than in spiderbite) on one side of the lower lip.
Jewelry for Viperbites Piercing
– A labret stud as well as Captive bead rings, both can also be used.
6) Caninebites
Snakebites and Angelbites together.
Jewelry for Caninebites Piercing
– A labret stud as well as Captive bead rings, both can also be used.
How is Lip Piercing Done?
Depending on the position where the piercing is desired around the mouth, the piercing process varies slightly. We will take an example of Labret piercing and tell you how a labret piercing is done.
- The piercer needs to wear gloves before he starts the piercing process.
- The area inside the mouth, between the lower jaw and the lower lip is cleaned and whipped with tissue paper.
- The piercer will then make a small mark on both, out and in sides of the lip, to place the jewelry in the right spot. The inside and outside markings should match exactly.
- He then measures the lip thickness using a little tool. The measurement helps in choosing the jewelry of right length, which can help accommodate the initial swelling.
- The piercer pulls your lip from your face without it slipping accidentally and holds it tightly with the help of forceps and clamp. It helps in aligning the needle properly on the mark.
- The piercer lines up the needle in the right angle and pushes the needle through.
- The piercer will put the jewelry by the help of the cannula attached to the needle which is also pulled through the piercing.
- You are done with the lip piercing.
Lip Piercing Aftercare
- Avoid eating or drinking and smoking for the first 3 hours of your lip piercing.
- You may observe some redness, pain and swelling around the lip area, that is absolutely natural as the body is healing the wound. Therefore, you don’t need to panic.
- Clean the piercing with a saline solution at-least 4-6 times a day. Use a soft cotton ball or a tissue to remove any crusting that has formed around the jewelry. Normally, oral piercings heal faster than any other body piercing since the mouth has the natural ability to fight bacteria.
- You can eat ice-cream, drink cold juice etc to reduce the swelling.
- Keep the jewelry clean: It is very important to keep the jewelry clean as it can cause the food particles to settle on it causing plaque. Brush your teeth 2-3 times a day. Use a mouthwash to gargle every time you eat something.
Looking stylish at the cost of health is a bad idea. Whichever piercing you choose to go with, ensure that you have made yourself fully aware of its side effects. Evaluate the risks associated with it and then take a decision, so that you don’t regret it later. Lip piercing isn’t and usually infection accompanies it. During the healing period that pierced part needs attention and care.
Check out for some lip piercing pictures below:
Lip Piercing
Lip Piercing
Lip Piercing
Lip Piercing