What piercings are considered oral?

Oral piercing of the tongue, lip, cheek or other soft tissues is a form of body art and self-expression. Oral piercings are more typically seen in adolescents and young adults, and the tongue is considered the most common site for oral-piercing placement.

Is the nose considered an oral piercing?

Oral piercings may also include the perioral area such as cheeks, nose and eyebrows.

Is septum an oral piercing?

A septum piercing is just what it sounds like—a piercing that's located at your septum, a part of the nose. Your septum is a thin wall of cartilage that runs down the center of your nose, separating your right and left nostrils.

Are tongue piercings for oral?

An oral (mouth) piercing is a small hole in your tongue, lip, cheek, or uvula (the tiny tissue that hangs at the back of your throat) where you can wear jewelry.

Can you get oral piercings?

The guiche (or perineum) piercing is done through the perineum, a small patch of skin between the genitals and anus. This piercing is a little more on the extreme side, so it's not particularly common. It's done by people of all genders, but it tends to be more commonly done by people with penises.

ORAL PIERCING

Is a Belly piercing an oral piercing?

A body piercing is just what it sounds like — a piercing or puncture made in the body by a needle. After that, a piece of jewelry is inserted in the hole. Commonly pierced body parts are the ears, nose, and the belly button. Oral piercings include the lip, cheek, and tongue.

Is a smiley piercing an oral piercing?

A smiley piercing — or lip frenulum piercing — is an oral piercing where jewelry of your choice is inserted into your lip frenulum (labial frenum). The frenulum is the thin flap of skin that connects your lip to your gum. So, the piercing is visible only when you smile — which is why it's called a smiley piercing.

What does tongue piercing symbolize?

The History of The Tongue Piercing

The idea behind getting a tongue ring was to honor the Gods and by inflicting pain, showing one's honor. Tongue piercing began as a religious practice more than an artistic or decorative practice.

Are snake bites an oral piercing?

A snake bites piercing is a double lip piercing that sits near the outer corners of the lower lip's edge.

What is an angel bite piercing?

An angel bite piercing is a double piercing with each one sitting symmetrically just above your upper lip on either side of your philtrum —the grooved space between your nose and lips.

What is the Medusa piercing?

What is a medusa piercing? A medusa or philtrum piercing positions a stud in the center groove above the cupid's-bow of the lip. A piercer usually fits the piercing with a long labret stud. Once the piercing heals, a person can exchange the stud for a shorter stud to avoid causing damage to their teeth and gums.

What is a scoop piercing?

This is a piercing done on the surface of the tongue, across or lengthwise along the tongue. The term scoop piercing is often used for this specific type of horizontal surface piercing of the tongue. It is not performed vertical trough the tongue like a normal tongue piercing or horizontally like a snake eyes piercing.

Can I smoke with a smiley piercing?

Can I smoke with a smiley piercing? We strongly advise against smoking during the healing time for a smiley piercing. Smoking can dry out the mouth and introduce bacteria and chemicals into the mouth.

What is the safest piercing to get?

Safest Piercings

Along with the nostrils and belly button, the earlobes are the safest and most common body part to be pierced. The flesh of the earlobe heals well when the area is cleaned regularly and the piercing is done at the proper angle.

Is a labret an oral piercing?

What is an oral piercing? Oral piercings usually consist of a barbell through the tongue or labret (the space between the lower lip and chin). Other common oral piercing locations include the lips, uvula and cheeks. The jewelry comes in different styles, including labret studs, barbells and rings.

What is the pain of a nose piercing equivalent to?

1. How much does it hurt? Jef Saunders, president of the Association of Professional Piercers (APP), says that piercers often compare the pain to having an eyebrow wax procedure done or a getting a shot. “The pain itself is a combination of mild sharpness and pressure, but it is over extremely quickly,” he explains.

What is a frog eye piercing?

A venom piercing is a double tongue piercing — one on each side of the tongue. Though not quite as tough-sounding, it's sometimes called a frog eye piercing because the balls on the jewelry resemble frog eyes when you open your mouth.

Should a Medusa be pierced straight?

The Medusa Piercing Process

It is imperative that it is pierced straight and in the center. If the piercing is done at a curve or it is moved to the right or left, it's going to look out of place and will be more difficult to heal.

What are viper bites piercing?

Viper bites piercings are usually pierced with a labret bar. Your piercer will pass a cannula needle through the piercing site and then insert the jewellery. Remember, you will be sitting for two piercings in one if you opt for Viper bite piercings. Viper bites piercing can take 2-3 months to fully heal.

Do tongue piercings smell?

Tongue piercings can give you stinky breath.

Plaque builds up on teeth and can lead to pungent breath. Putting a piece of jewelry in your mouth gives plaque another place to build up, and tongue piercings can be hard to clean.

What is a smiley tongue piercing?

What is A Smiley Piercing? Smiley piercing is also known as frenulum piercing. The jewelry, be it a ring or stud, pierces through the flap between the upper lip and upper gum named frenulum. It is a thin piece of connector you can feel with your tongue.

Is snake eyes a good piercing to get?

Most piercers consider the snake eyes piercing to be unsafe. Most reputable piercing shops refuse to do it. There's a high risk of rejection as well as gum rejection, cracking or chipping of the teeth. The health risks alone are enough to put most people off of this piercing.

What is a crawford piercing?

Monroe lip piercing is a perforation above the upper lip. It is usually located on the left side, replicating the nicest Marilyn Monroe's beauty mark. Monroe piercing is also called sometimes “Crawford piercing”. Madonna piercing is a single perforation, located on the right side above the upper lip.

What does a helix piercing mean?

“A helix piercing is any piercing along the upper and outside cartilage ridge of the ear,” says Studs piercer Shannon Freed. “Anatomically, the term helix describes that area of the ear.” However, there are names for different placements along that curve.

What is the actual name for a smiley 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 "smiley",,because it is usually only seen when smiling, or a "scrumper".