Piercings.

bloodredruby69:

I intend on getting my lip, eyebrow, lobes and tongue done in the next year, along with the tattoos I've been waiting for.

Eventually, I want a double corset piercing, which looks like this.


When I am happy with the way my body looks.

I also want to sew my lips shut at least once, just for the experience.

i like those types of piercings [the corset] i would never get one myself, but tthats cuz im probably never gonna like my body, but when you get it, are you going to post pic[s]?

bloodredruby69:

It'll be a while yet.

Not only are they expensive, but I intend to get my ink and other piercings first.
I'll attempt to, if and when it happens.

ok.

bloodredruby69:

Eventually, I want a double corset piercing, which looks like this.


When I am happy with the way my body looks.
I also want to sew my lips shut at least once, just for the experience.

I'd totally kill for a corset piercing, but it just seems that every time I start to get happy enough with my body to show it off, I start getting fat/pregant/untoned, or just plain broke.
That photo shows it quite well, but make sure that when you do it, if you intend it to last more than a few hours, you use the proper jewellery - slave bars rather than rings. The rings are designed for places such as lips and ears, where there's no tugging at flesh over time.
Slave bars are a straight bar that sits under the skin, with a ring attached to one end so you can thread ribbon through it -

These bars enable you to keep your piercings for a much longer period of time than with rings - rings will migrate, sometimes within a few hours, and you'll end up with nasty scarring.

But you sound like you're doing your homework, so I just thought I'd post that in case you weren't aware (not many piercers I know are even aware of this fact, they'll pierce corsets with regular rings and just shrug and say 'surface piercings never last'), or for anybody else who isn't terribly knowledgable, but interested in corset piercings.
I'd love to invest in one someday, probably a cleavage corset rather than on my back - I just don't have the confidence to get around in backless tops in order to show it off.

bloodredruby69:

brookaaay. the end:

How much would a lip piercing cost?

Depends on where you go. I don't know your city or area, so I can't give you an estimate.
Do some research on the shops around you, and you'll find out.

Oh okay
Thanks anyway

i want a corset piercing, but it is totally outta the question. i am afraid of needles.

i got my nose donw last septmember,
it didnt hurt
it just made my eyes water a whole lot lol

im getting my tounge done in 6 months

bloodredruby69:

I have been doing some research, but I was unaware of the slave rings.
Thanks for bringing it up, I'll save the pic and take it with me if / when I go for it.

No problems. The studio may have to order them in specially for you though, as they're not very widely-used, and most piercers don't even know how to do a corset piercing the proper way - if done with rings they're considered a 'play' piercing, and meant to be taken out within a few hours. See how, in that picture, the skin around the rings is pulled extremely tight? That's always a bad sign.
There's nothing I hate more than seeing badly-done body mods (tattoos, brandings and scarifications included), so if there's any information I can share to help make sure you get yours done right the first time, I'm glad to help out.

Actually, I might even just throw down a few points that I've learned in my time and share them with you all so that you can make some better-informed decisions when considering a new piercing:

- I'll start with those yucky piercing guns. Now, I can accept that they can, in most cases, be safely used for piercing earlobes, but if going to a studio/salon for a nose piercing or ear cartilage piercing, and they bring out the gun, RUN A MILE. Guns are the worst piercing equipment I've ever come across, and really only suitable for babies and small children because they're quick and easy on a squirming kid rather than playing around with needles. Like I said, earlobes are fine to be pierced with a gun (although they don't have a 100% success rate), but for any other piercing, insist on a needle. 18g is the same thickness as standard earrings so ask for that if you just want a little piercing (eg nose).

- Generally with body mods, you get what you pay for. The place at the mall offering $15 body piercings may sound great compared to going to a tattoo studio where the fee can be up to $60 (or more), but in a lot of cases it isn't worth the trouble you get during or afterwards. Places that don't charge much are usually guilty of using cheap jewellery that can cause infection, allergic reactions or break or fall out; and they are usually a franchise that has a high staff turnover (so you can't really tell how much experience the piercer has) or they don't have stringent training methods, just a basic 'insert needle here, make sure you wash your hands' course that means the piercer may not have the knowledge that's required for certain piercing procedures because they haven't had to study very hard. For instance, a lot of piercers don't know the proper guidelines for delicate piercings such as surfaces, because a lot of training schools only really teach ears, nose and lips.

- bmezine.com is your best friend as far as research goes. Use it, love it, memorise it. The FAQ's, Risks, and Stories sections are especially helpful for novices, and the picture sections are great for finding out the names of piercings you never even knew existed. They're great for tattoos as well, so if you're interested in finding out about body mods, bookmark it.

- Please, guys, it's spelled 'T-O-N-G-U-E', not 'tounge'. Nothing irritates me more than seeing one of the most common piercings in today's society misspelled - especially when it's spelled that way in a piercing studio. You would think that if they'd done their research, they'd know how to spell it.

- Parents won't let you get a piercing? Going to a proper, reputable studio is too expensive, or you're underage and therefore it's illegal? Thinking about piercing your bits and pieces at home? For the love of God, put down the safety pin and use a few brain cells! There's a reason body mods are done by qualified artists - the average you or me has no idea of how to properly place a piercing, usually doesn't have access to proper, sterile equipment such as catheter needles and suitable jewellery, and unfortunately for most of us, our bathrooms aren't hospital-sterile. Sure, accomplishing a home-job is totally possible (I've done it a few times myself, to be honest), but you can usually pick somebody's bodgy DIY from a mile off - they're crooked, infected, slightly out of place and just look, well, cheap.
In short, there's a reason that your parents/the law won't let you get piercings. From a parental point of view (which is generally just due to simple old-fashionedness), they don't see a point in stabbing holes in yourself, they are aware that the rest of society tends to look down on us pierced/tattooed people as second-class citizens, and they're probably highly uninformed about the risks of nerve damage, infection etc (my dad wouldn't let me get a cartilage piercing in my ear because he 'knew a girl who got one and it damaged a nerve, got infected, her entire ear turned black, curled up and had to be amputated' - I don't know if he did know anybody who'd had that happen, but the horror stories are out there). They're looking out for your safety and don't want you to get hurt - and trust me, infection doesn't look pretty and can lead to serious complications such as septicaemia (blood poisoning), which can be fatal.
If your parents' reason for not allowing you to go out and get five facial piercings is solely due to the horror stories they've heard, do some research (see bmezine.com) and try to find some info to assuage their fears about one side of your face being paralysed. If their reason consists of 'when you're old enough' or 'not under my roof, you won't', then you pretty much have no choice but wait, unless you're an accomplished nagger like me and can wheedle for months on end until they finally crack and take you down to the tattooist. I managed to find ways to talk my parents around certain piercings - for instance, when begging for an eyebrow piercing, they were reluctant because I was in school and they felt it wasn't appropriate to have a facial piercing at the age of 15. I said, 'I can always grow my fringe long enough to cover it so I don't get in trouble at school,' and two weeks later, I had a shiny new piece of jewellery hanging off the flesh above my eye. Of course, I always had my hair pinned back so you could see it, but I'd negotiated with them and poked a big hole in their reason, so they had no excuse not to let me do it. Same with my tragus - 'it's not really a facial piercing, Mum, it's that little bit of ear attached to my head.' Sold. As long as I sold it as an ear piercing rather than facial (which technically, is true), I could have it.
If, however, your olds can't be talked around, you're pretty well screwed. Just give it a couple of years and try again. Or move out. If it's really that important, which, in the big scheme, it isn't.
The legal hurdle is yet another factor. The simple fact is that most legislation allows minors to get facial piercings with parental consent, so unless you're wanting to get genital piercings, you're okay. And the reason for that, no matter how 'stupid' or 'unfair' you might think it is, you angsty little darlings, is that the intention is to protect you. It's like tattooing - at 14, you might think that design you've picked out is totally radxcore, but at 20, you simply look at it with regret, disgust at your youthful stupidity, and wish you'd never got it done. I'm pleased to say that I've never regretted any of my tattoos, I put far too much thought into my future to go get something done on a whim, and piercings are one of those wonderful things that are, in the long run, temporary - I've taken out my labret piercing due to severe gum damage, and my navel ring due to an infection. I still can't bear to part with my snakebite or tongue rings, despite lots of chips in my teeth, but that's my own stupid fault and one day I'll probably get over them.

- Certain types of jewellery are far better than others for certain piercings. I've done into a little detail with corset piercings, so I'll continue with the surface piercing issue. Now, surface piercings can look amazing, or completely horrific, depending on how they're done and what jewellery is used. Don't EVER get a surface piercing done with a ring, or a straight or curved metal bar - it will migrate before you know it, cause scarring, and may get infected as pressure on blood vessels can lead to infection. If considering a surface piercing, your absolute best bet is to go with a staple:

These are the best, but some studios don't stock them (and that might be a clue that they're not a really reputable place), so if you can't find a place that does carry staples, your second-best bet is a flexible strand of plastic - it can be acrylic, nylon, PTFE, or a substance called Bioplast, which I've heard is the best of all of these. The plastic threads can be cut to any length, threaded onto metal balls so it looks like you have a staple, and because they're flexy, there's less pressure on the skin than with a metal bar. However, they do still migrate to some degree, so make your choice accordingly. I personally have a surface piercing threaded with plastic, and it has migrated very, very slightly in the six or so months I've had it - which is an extremely rare and lucky turn of events (most piercings would have migrated much further or completely out by now). In future, I will definitely be demanding staples for surface piercings, it's my opinion that they're much longer-lasting.

- A little advice for those considering lip and navel piercings. I know you may want to whack a big fat ring in there straight up to show it off to all and sundry, but there's a little-known fact that I'd like you to consider. Now, putting a ring in when you get it pierced would be cool, but they are guaranteed to heal crooked, and that's not good. It's not terrible, but it's not terribly attractive either. When getting a lip or navel piercing (or anything else of that nature), make sure you get a straight bar, or banana-bell in the case of navel piercings, put it when you get it pierced so that the wound heals in a relatively straight line. After it's healed, feel free to put whatever kind of jewellery you like in the piercing - you may even grow to like the look of a simple straight bar (they're not as 'LOOKITMEEEE!' as rings, but they are cute). I learned this the hard way with my navel piercing (the ring always sat to the left, and when I changed it to a bananabell with decorations hanging off it, it was almost flipped over sideways because the hole had healed so crooked), and it wasn't until I went to get my lip pierced that my piercer explained this simple rule. It's made my life a lot easier - I have a snakebite that is absolutely gorgeous with either rings or straight bars in it, thanks to her advice.

Well, that's about all I can think of boring you with at this point, but please take that advice seriously and make your decisions accordingly. If anybody has any other questions, for instance with regards to the actual procedure of piercings (because there are different techniques, some work better than others), or suitable jewellery for certain piercings, feel free to either post queries here or PM me - I'm always happy to answer any questions in order to help somebody get a piece of body work done that they'll always cherish, rather than regret.

and, they cant use piercing guns on noses, the piercing will go too far and hit you in the middle of the nose (cartiladge(sp?))

dangerous business

Frankie-Oreo:

and, they cant use piercing guns on noses, the piercing will go too far and hit you in the middle of the nose (cartiladge(sp?))

dangerous business

It's not that it will go too far and smack you in the septum - even if it did, the post on a standard earring is far too blunt to cause anything more than (at the absolute worst) a little scratch. Piercing guns can't be used on any cartilage because they're controlled by a spring mechanism which doesn't have the power to punch through cartilage in one clean hit - I've seen piercing guns get caught halfway through an upper-ear piercing and it goes horribly wrong when the person getting pierced either jerks away in pain (and it tears), or the piercer panics and wrenches the gun away (tearing skin and cartilage and leaving a nasty wound).
I'm super disapproving of piercing guns - I believe that anybody over the age of, say, 8 or 9, people who have the self-control and braveness to sit still for more than five seconds, should even get their earlobes pierced with proper needles. I myself have had surgery under general anaesthetic to remove cysts from pierced earlobes that were caused by a piercing gun - your skin consists of several different layers, and with a piercing gun, the hole isn't made clean and fragments of outer skin can get stuck in the hole and wall themselves off over time, causing scar tissue and cysts, which have to be removed surgically.
They're just not safe to use the majority of the time.

Back to your comment on nose piercings, seriously guys, anybody stupid enough to suggest piercing it with a gun is a complete imbecile. If you do get it pierced, expect that the piercer will stick a big metal tube up your nostril first in order to ensure that the needle doesn't cruise straight through and bump your septum. It feels rather awkward, but saves you a bunch of pain.

I have 14 piercings. 9 ear piercings, lip x2 (middle and side), tongue, belly, nose. I had a tragus piercing which I took out, but I am due to have it done again on my other ear.

Dead Disco.:

Cigarettes And Suicide: That's a hella good amount of information you got there xD. I'll read t all when I'm not at school.

As of right now, I'm thinking of getting my lip pierced. I'm just scared that I don't have the right lips/face for it><

No probs, glad to be of service to my fellow INOpians
You could always try what I did when considering a lip ring, which was sorting through all my random body jewellery (or, alternatively, you could go to your local body piercing studio and buy one for a few dollars) and picking out a ball-closure ring (the typical rings you see in eyebrows, lips etc), usually the size that fits your lip is 8 - 10mm, removing the ball and sliding it onto my lip in the desired spot. Keep looking at it in the mirror to get an idea of where you want it placed, keep it there for a few hours or a few hours every day for a week or so to see how you like the sensation of it, and if you're comfy with it and think it looks cute, go for your life. (Of course, take it out for eating and sleeping, you don't want it to slide off and get swallowed/inhaled!)
IMO you can't really go wrong with lip rings, they suit almost everybody - just make sure that if you get it done, you get it pierced with a 7mm (approx) straight bar so the wound heals straight, then you can put a ring in. Some people suit studs (bars) more than rings, others look better with rings, so lip piercings are an easy one to play around with and figure out what looks good on you.