Eyebrow Piercings, Third Eye Piercings, Anti-Eyebrow Piercings, And Eyelid Piercings

Your eyes are usually the most expressive areas on your body, and your eyes are wholly unique. Naturally, a terrific way to emphasize your eyes is with body piercings! While facial piercings generally speaking are becoming ever more popular and acceptable, piercings in the eye area are really pioneering new styles and methods in your body piercing and body modification world.

While I don't want to discourage you from getting a piercing in the eye area (in fact, I think eye area piercings are a beautiful way to enhance features), I do want you to be fully informed. I shall first explain eyebrow piercings, which are rather common now, and then I will dive into the rarer - and RISKIER- piercings which can be done near the eyes.

Eyebrow Piercings are common piercings in our culture. The eyebrow piercing may be used anywhere on the eyebrow, although only a very skilled piercer should consider piercing near the inner corners (closest to the nose) of the eyebrow, for three major nerves are located in this region (that is why, this isn't a popular placement). Most piercings are pierced at a forty degree angle, to be able to minimize risks of tearing the jewelry out. Most initial jewelry consists of either curved barbells or captive rings, depending on your facial structure. Some people get multiple eyebrow piercings on either eyebrows - your creativity is often the limit.

Once pierced, these piercings take anywhere from three to five weeks to heal, but irritations such as makeup or sweat can irritate the piercing and prolong healing. While the eyebrow is among the least infected piercings, the risk is indeed there - so make sure you soak using warm saline solution, don't touch the jewelry with dirty hands, and follow all aftercare instructions given to you by your professional piercer.

Speaking of professional piercers, some people

may try and explain how you can pierce your own eyebrow with a safety pin (or something of that sort) with no difficulty. It's not wholly true. Though it may be not difficult to push sharp objects through the eyebrow (there isn't lots of tissue or muscle underneath, as compared with other piercing locations), the odds of your body rejecting the jewelry is much higher when you're doing so yourself. Nevertheless there is not many tissue to hold the jewelry in place, sometimes it can "migrate" (a nice term for pushing itself from your skin - not fun). Besides, heating a sharp metal object over a flame does NOT constitute as disinfecting! Many bacteria are only destroyed at temperatures far higher than what a flame can provide! Tempting though it could be - don't pierce your own eyebrow; it will probably become infected, it may become rejected, and if your placement is wrong it will look awkward. Spending a couple bucks for a licensed professional to achieve it is well worth your money.

A very unique and uncommon piercing is the Third Eye Piercings. Akin to a bridge piercing (see my nose piercing article for more info), the Third Eye Piercings are pierced using surface bars or curved barbells. These piercings are located between your eyebrows (maybe about it at all higher that between the eyebrows, depending on face shape) and are technically considered a surface piercing. Therefore Third Eye Piercings can migrate or become rejected if not cared for properly. Although these piercings look amazing, these piercings are given to reoccurring infections in case you stringently adhere to the correct aftercare. Sweat, makeup, face wash, are all irritants; this part of the face is very expressive (just imagine frowning, acting surprised, squinting, etc) so the skin around this piercing will move frequently and delaying the healing time. Not everyone can keep this piercing, but if you love how it looks, it just may be worth a try. Talk to your piercer and decide what's good for you!

The Anti-Eyebrow is still very rare but when healed properly can look very intriguing. Usually pierced below the eye, on the orbital bone/upper cheek area, the Anti-Eyebrow is also called a "teardrop piercing". This is the surface piercing, so the chance of migration and rejection is possible, although with the skin, tissue, and muscle density in this region, this piercing can last for some time if maintained properly. The potential risk of infection is pretty low should you not sweat, touch the jewelry, or wear makeup. Be sure you clean the area thoroughly and cautiously during the healing period (approximately six weeks).

And finally, the last piercing in the eye area is not one I can actually recommend to anyone, but free of cost . out there, I feel compelled to discuss it. The eyelid piercing is just about the rarest piercing on the planet - and even for good reason. To my knowledge, only a small number of people have this piercing, and not everyone eyelids are conducive to the piercing. The eyelid is a thin layer of skin is built to protect, nourish, and moisturize the eyes and corneas. Piercing the eyelid is very dangerous, and 99.99% of all professional piercers will refuse to get this done procedure. Blindness can happen if the piercing goes awry. It is extremely tricky from the piercer's standpoint to successfully complete this procedure, for arranging the forceps and needle to miss the eyeball is no easy feat. Ophthalmology surgeons spend the better part of a decade learning specifically how to get this done and get paid very handsomely to miss eyeballs, just to put it in perspective.

Although you may somehow convince a piercer to risk their reputation and pierce your eyelid for you, cleaning the eyelid is difficult. Captive rings are used, and the eyelid will swell, you will have crust and puss, and in order to you can hope to keep the piercing clean is with your personal tears and saline solution (which closely matches your tears). If you wear contacts, a misplaced piercing will scratch them; heck, a misplaced eye piercing will scratch your corneas - which may be excruciating. These types of piercings do not last long as there are way too many irritants in our world to prevent a complete and infection-free healing.

While final pictures of the few brave folks who suffer from this procedure look totally awesome, it can irreversible and serious damage. I can't recommend this to anyone, although I am completely for pushing the boundaries of self expression, but I would feel awful if someone attempted this piercing and failed. If considering an eyelid piercing - find a piercer who has performed it before (who will not be willing to make it happen anyway), be fully aware and prepared for the worst, good luck, and send me a picture!

Important Tongue Piercing Information

Should you be thinking about getting a tongue piercing, you do what's right by researching the benefits and drawbacks first. Tongue piercings are very popular for plenty of reasons... are it for shock value, appearance, or pleasure enhancement (to name just a few reasons). If you're considering a tongue piercing - included but not limited to piercing of the tongue, tongue web, or uvula - there are numerous important factors you must consider before getting pierced.

Before we delve into the universal risks, each piercing possesses his own set of aftercare and precautions to know. The most frequent oral piercing is of course the tongue piercing, which to a professional piercer is among the easiest piercings to perform. Usually performed directly through the biggest market of the tongue (although the tongue can be pierced in other places - but talk to your piercer first!) and the jewelry of choice is always a barbell. The barbell jewelry is used because tongue piercings will become swollen for a couple days to a week after the initial piercing, and the barbell can accommodate the swelling. Over time of 4-6 weeks, the jewelry can be replaced.

After a tongue piercing, it is STRONGLY advised not to smoke, engage in oral sex, or kiss. Proper cleaning ought to be done frequently, because the mouth is stuffed with bacteria. Although saliva is the body's natural way of combating harmful bacteria, with an open wound say for example a piercing, the odds of infection

do increase. With an open wound for instance a tongue piercing, the chance of diseases being transferred is greater too, including the Hepatitis strains and HIV. Heed the advice given to you by your piercer to prevent serious and unhealthy scenarios!

The tongue web, formerly called the frenetic linguine, is located beneath the tongue. This can be a piercing that's not applicable to everyone - some folks don't have tongue webs pronounced enough to pierce! Many piercer refuse to get this done piercing, not because of any extraordinary risks per say, but because most people don't clean their tongue web piercing frequently enough (which leads to plaque build up) or can't keep their tongue on the top of their mouth during the piercing. If you undertake get this piercing, clean it regularly because it is an open wound in the mouth and therefore prone to infection. If the piercing is not deep enough, the body will "reject" or "push out" the piercing - not particularly harmful, but unpleasant and should be avoided the same.

The final piercing that is wholly located within the mouth is considered an extreme piercing and it's also still very rare (and some may argue, completely impractical even by piercing standards). The Uvula, informally known as the "dangle thing" or "punching bag" located at the back of the throat by the tonsils, can be pierced. Most piercers will not perform this, even though the procedure is simple. Many individuals don't have their gag reflex controlled enough to successfully do the piercing (just imagine the hazards of gagging with a sharp needle in your mouth!), and the uvula is very active pierce of tissue hence the potential for the body rejecting the piercing is very real. Jewelry that is rejected will almost definitely be swallowed, which can pose health risks.

This information is not to put you off getting a piercing of the tongue, tongue web, or uvula, but it's not wise to trapeze into a piercing parlor (and side note: don't even THINK about getting an oral piercing anywhere other than a sterile professional piercing parlor) to get an oral piercing impulsively. To prevent infection or rejection, consider your lifestyle: Do you smoke? This alone will definitely harass your new piercing and prolong the healing process. Are you orally fixated, therefore prone to tinkering and playing with your jewelry? Constant playing with tongue piercings can cause irreversible damage to the gum and teeth. Are you getting surgery soon? Your oral piercing must come out - surgeons insist on it to prevent surgical complications - and once you come out of anesthesia, your piercing will be completely healed. Have you had a tongue pierced before and wish to get it re pierced? Some piercers will refuse on the basis that scar tissue is very difficult to pierce through. Listen to your intuition. If your gut feeling is saying not to get an oral piercing, avoid them! If you undertake get an oral piercing, seriously consider your body. If something is wrong, your body will show you!

All About The Monroe Piercing

Piercing has been an age old tradition. The Queens of the olden times also got their ears pierced. Today, there has been a revolution in piercing. There is piercing of the lips, the nose, the eyebrow etc. This has become the latest trend in the fashion industry. With piercing gaining popularity, many types of piercing have come up. The major one is the Monroe piercing which is also known as the Madonna or Crawford piercing and is named after Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and Cindy Crawford because it is located in the same area as their beauty marks. The Monroe piercing is located above the upper lip. The Monroe piercing is been done with the help of the labret stud. If a black rounded stud is worn at this piercing it would definitely look very unique and extraordinary. If you wear a sparkling gem, then it would just seem that you are having a star on your face.

The basic advantage of the Monroe piercing is that it heals faster than the other piercings. As there are a number of enzymes in your mouth that can easily kill the bacteria so the chances of getting infection are really very less. It is believed that after getting the Monroe piercing you can get some swelling. You can lessen your pain by putting some ice inside your mouth or by even eating an ice-cream, frozen yoghourt etc. For the more severe pain you can even take some Ibuprofen.

Your pierced area may secrete a yellowish fluid consisting of dead cells and blood plasma. Don’t worry it is a common symptom after any sort of wound or piercing that the body suffers. After this fluid has dried, it will leave a crusty substance on the surface of the area that was pierced. Make sure you brush it off using a soft bristle toothbrush. If there is an occurrence of the same layer on the skin above your upper lip then it can be washed off with warm water or ant anti-bacterial soap.

The Monroe piercing can actually act wonders for you if you are careful throughout your healing process. Don’t forget to visit the dentist after getting the Monroe piercing.




By: Shipra kaul