Types of piercings: description, classification, features and reviews

There are many more centuries ago, the wild tribes addicted body punctures. But they did not only beauty, but also with a sense.

Consider some examples:

1. In Egypt, only priestesses could pierce the belly button.
2. Some tribes used a piercing rites to a man, suffering pain, he could prove his courage.
3. In India, married women wore earring in his nose.
4. The Indians made for ritual purposes puncture language.

In our time, the piercing is considered to be decoration. He does not carry any meaning.

What is body piercing?

All kinds of piercing punctures are very painful, t. To. This procedure is associated with damage to the skin. Over time, fashion has become not only a decoration ears, but also the entire body.

Popular areas for puncture:

• language;
• belly button;
• lips;
• ears;
• nose;
• genitals;
• sides of the nose;
• eyebrows;
• nipples.

Kinds of piercing and the name

Punctures can be decorated with almost all parts of the body.

1) Ears - adorn women and men. One of the oldest forms of body piercing, where cartilage is pierced or earlobe. Duration of healing with proper care is not more than 2 months. Popular types of piercing ears:

- Industrial. It is horizontal or vertical. It represents several punctures the top of the ear. They are joined one ornament.

- Tunnels. Pierced earlobe and expands. The diameter of more than 10 mm does not grow.

- Tragus (tragus). Puncture is located on the ear canal level. It looks nice earring in the form of a ring or a stud.

- Earlobe. The most painless way. It makes even small children.

- Helix. It is on the helix of the ear cartilage in the area.

2) Navel (popular among the beautiful half). It emphasizes the beauty toned tummy. Consider some types of navel piercing:

- Numerous puncture (Multiple center navel piercings).

- Standard (done vertically). To avoid discomfort, upper bead jewelry should slightly rise above the puncture site.

3) coccyx (very rare and painful type of piercing). Healing takes a long time, it is impossible to sit for about 2 months. Puncture is done horizontally in strictly designated areas, it is recommended to do it professional.

4) Language (extravagant way to stand out). Earring completely hidden in the oral cavity. Puncture wound passes a long period.

5) The nipples. Quite a dangerous kind of puncture. Not recommended for women. Should get mammary glands. Varieties of punctures: horizontal, diagonal, vertical, multipirsing (done several holes in one nipple).

6) Nails (most painless). It is on artificial or natural nails of medium length, to enhance the beauty manicure. Decorate various ear rings (rings with pebbles or beads, clove, with suspension chains).

7) corset (extreme piercing). At a certain distance punctures made in several rows, are inserted into the ring and the tape is pulled. This is a very rare species. It is on the back, arms and legs, hips, neck.

types of piercings on his face

1) The eyebrow. In this procedure, called bleeding. tumor may occur under the eye, will descend after healing.

- Parallel, the most difficult puncture (done by professionals). Use crimp decoration "boom".

- Vertical (perpendicular to the eye). Earring strongly sticks, this type is not popular. - The opposite (in the area under the eye over the cheek bones). Use a straight "boom". The upper part of the decoration is closer to the ear.

- Diagonal (common and more secure).

2) lips. In order to not destroy the enamel decoration, clasp should be comfortable and not to touch the teeth.

- Monroe. It has done on the cheek, piercing like a birthmark. Plug in the decoration should be small.

- Underlip. Earring inserted at the junction of the chin and lips.

- Side portion (puncture amenable upper and lower lip).

3) The nose (septum is punctured or wing). Not recommended for people with narrow nostrils. Let us consider, what are the different types of piercing the nose.

- Puncture the septum (the most painful). It is held perpendicular to the nose. Remarkably looks decoration in the form of a ring or a horseshoe.

- Bridge - piercing (deep). Above the nose below the eyebrows.

- wings of the nose (the most popular). Healing takes place quickly, without causing discomfort owner.

Extreme piercing

- Split the language. Is a forked tongue like a snake, surgically. It heals for about a month.

- Brain-piercing (the most dangerous). With the help of a drill in his skull drilled several fine holes. Decorated with studs, rings, studs.

- Plane. It has done on any flat areas in the form of paintings.

- Corset. Recommended for a short time.

- Eyeball. Platinum plate implanted in the lining.

Piercing Jewelry

Select decoration will be very difficult, as a huge assortment of earrings is simply amazing. They come in different sizes and shapes, with gems and sequins, made of expensive metals in the form of flowers or animals, and so on. D. Are made of different metals, which makes it possible to make the right choice a person prone to allergies. Distinguish the main types of earrings for piercing:

1) The bar - on the edges of the balls, the basis is the rod. Decorate tongue, eyebrows and lips.

2) Horseshoe - like a bar, but there is a difference in the form of bending.

3) Ring - a universal decoration, so it can be used in any part of the body...

Name earrings popular:

1. The navel (pier-banana, cleaned up).
2. Lips (banana-Labret ring).
3. Language (twists).
4. Nose (nostro).
5. Ear (tunnels).
6. For intimate places (Rod, Ring, Horseshoe).

Intimate piercing

Nowadays more and more people resort to this type of puncture. Such a way to show your originality - very painful. And heal the puncture for a long time. Separated by gender:

- Male. Piercing done in the scrotum, penis and foreskin. Used for decorating "Prince Albert ring" or pin made of metal.

- Female (clitoris or labia).

During the healing needs careful care. What are the types of intimate body piercing? Consider some examples.

1) Female.

- Inner Labia. Small and large labia (heals quite quickly). Decoration looks like a ring with a ball.

- Christine (puncture clitoral hood). Dolgozazhivayuschy appearance.

- Ciltoris. The clitoris (center or base).

- Nefertiti. A deep puncture along the nerve of the clitoris.

- Hood. Puncture is made in the skin under the clitoris (very painful).

- Surface (pubic).

2) Man.

- Frenum. The procedure is done at the head base and the ring is inserted.

- Ampallang (horizontal through the head).

- Dypoes (head pierced with two sides).

- Prince Albert (puncture is made through the urethra).

- Apadravya (vertical).

How is the procedure?

Piercing represents puncturing the body with a special needle. Its diameter may be different. How is the procedure to piercing salon?

1) The workplace and tools must be sterile clean, for this pre-master prepares them.

2) Prior to puncture a special antiseptic treated area of ​​the body. And put a mark where the piercings would be.

3) In a special device for the puncturing needle is inserted into the cap, wherein the selected fixed decoration.

4) When the needle is withdrawn, earring remains in the puncture site.

5) After the procedure, all kinds of body piercing processed master.

6) The specialist is obliged to instruct care.

Who should not?

Nowadays, modern methods of puncture is used. But there are some limitations that prohibit this procedure:

- are allergic to pain medicine or materials used;

- respiratory diseases, including fever;

- skin rash, poor blood clotting;

- minors (you must have written permission from their parents);

- pregnancy;

- the weakening of the immune system;

- very serious illness (diabetes, hepatitis, HIV).

How to treat?

Puncture washed special disinfectant solution which can be purchased at any chemist ( "Chlorhexidine" hydrogen peroxide "Miramistin"). All types of piercing processed about 2 weeks (until complete healing) twice a day. Take a cosmetic stick, moistened with a solution and accurate movements clean around the jewelry. Dried blood can be removed with a cotton swab moistened (compress is applied for 10 min.). Experts categorically forbidden to remove the dried crusts. Important to know: you can not stretch or rotate the decoration until the puncture is not completely healed.

The healing period is not recommended visiting solaria, saunas. Also avoid trips to sea.

To take care of the piercing in the mouth, you must purchase rinses ( "Stomatidin", "Perideks"). Antiseptic action of these drugs to minimize the pain and does not allow to develop infections. Caress about 5 times per day. Can not be used: alcoholic drinks, salty and spicy food. The healing period abstain from kissing and oral sex, in order to avoid contamination.

When you can change the decoration?

Each body is unique and healing copes differently. If the puncture is not worried, it does not mean that you can change the decoration. Everything depends on the right care.

Approximate time of healing puncture:

- on the face - about 2 weeks;

- navel - up to 6 months;

- nipples - up to 2 months;

- labia - up to 1 month. Clitoris piercing heals longer (horizontal - about 3 months, the vertical - up to 2 months). Only after complete healing, you can change the earring.

Possible complications

1. First of all, all kinds of body piercings are accompanied by pain, as evidenced by the reviews. But also the possibility of more serious complications.
2. Puncture violates the living tissue, and the wound due to the foreign body is healing slowly. If a procedure or care are respected properly, the inflammation can begin, blood infection, an allergic reaction.
3. Poor quality intimate piercing on clitoris can cause frigidity (loss of ability to feel orgasms).
4. Some of the decorations, while in the body, bringing discomfort.

A few tips

1) Before you decorate your body, you need to think about the place well.

2) We do not recommend doing piercings on an empty stomach.

3) The heat slows down the healing process, so the best time to puncture - the cold season.

4) First, the maximum is selected from an easy earring medical steel, not to load the wound.

5) The procedure is performed only disposable instruments.

6) the master and intelligibility selected parlor.

7) If the increased sensitivity to pain, is offered an anesthetic.

8) The master must tell all the shortcomings, the correct choice of jewelry, the consequences to answer all questions.

9) Proper piercing passes with minimal blood loss.

10) until complete healing is not recommended to remove jewelry. Puncture can quickly overgrown.

Reviews

Opinions about this body jewelry controversial. From the feedback on the forums can be traced to the positive tendency of not only youth puncture, but also older people.

All popular types of piercings are described in this article. But decorating his body or not is a personal choice.