Lip or labret piercing stretching
How do you stretch a labret piercing? Is there a difference when stretching the upper lip or the lower lip? There are muscles in the lip, therefor it’s slightly more difficult to stretch piercings in the lip, it is more…
Piercing retainers
Retainers, that will actually retain your piercing. You know the situation: You work in a restaurant or a bar, your boss complains about your visible piercings. But you don’t want to take them out in fear of losing them, of…
A little know-how about tongue piercings
My tongue looks yellow on the surface… Is that normal? Yes it is. Not only can it happen because of the mouthwash you’re using to care for your new piercing but also this can happen when your tongue is healing….
Other oral piercing pictures
Cheekpiercing, with long PTFE labret Smiley piercing with Circular barbell. I would discourage this type of jewelry but she insisted even after hearing the reasons why and I’m here to please. cheekpiercings Madonna, also known as the Monroe. Off-centre vertical labret,…
Aftercare instruction for oral piercings
A tongue or lippiercing (or other oral piercing) deserves extra attention after eating, drinking, smoking and any other oral contact. Brush your teeth regularly to keep your mouth free of plaque, with, for instance, saline based toothpaste and use saline to…
Lip piercing
Lip piercing a.k.a. Labret and combinations of it
About oral piercings
About oral piercings For tongue piercing, see my other article. Tips for the care of healed oral piercing jewellery. To avoid or remove plaque (yes, the same as what gets on your teeth) from your tongue piercing jewelry, simply brush…
Do I have to twist and move my jewelry during healing or not?
I often hear that people think they must twist or move the jewellery of their freshly pierced earrings or other piercings during cleaning or just 2 times a day so it won’t grow stuck in the flesh. Of course this…
A little know how about cheek piercing
How do I take care of my cheek piercings? You take care of a cheek piercing in the same way you would clean a medusa, monroe, or other lip piercing. With saline on the outside and mouthwash on the inside….
