Lip piercing is a procedure that is increasingly being resorted to not only by young people, but also by men and women of almost all ages. Today, using jewelry on the lips and in the area around them is a popular way to emphasize individuality and create a fresh and unusual look. Usually it is used by people of liberal professions who are not required to have a dress code. Lip piercings are mainly decorative. West End masters will demonstrate a portfolio with examples of work and help you choose an option that suits the client’s type of appearance, lifestyle, and style of dressing.
Types of lip piercings
There are several main types of lip piercing: Monroe - the piercing is performed above the upper lip on the left
Madonna - the piercing is also located above the upper lip, but on the right side
Vertical labret - the lip is pierced through and strictly vertically
Medusa - piercing is located in the hollow above the upper lip
There are also various variations and combinations of these piercings, known as Jestrum, Horizontal Lip, Dahlia, Angel Bites, Cyber Bites, Canine Bites, Dolphin Bites, Spider Bites, Shark Bites, Snake Bites (there are other names for lip piercings, invented by lovers of exotic combinations)
Jestrum - similar to a vertical labret, but the upper lip is pierced
Horizontal Lip - the puncture is located on the lower lip, strictly horizontal (as a rule, such a puncture bleeds heavily and does not heal well)
Dahlia - two piercings on the corners of the lips (sometimes this piercing is called a Dahlia bite)
Angel Bites - connection of two piercings Madonna and Monroe
Cyber Bites - a variant of the placement of Medusa and a central puncture under the lower lip
Dolphin Bites - two punctures are located in the central part under the lower lip
Spider Bites - double piercing of the lower lip, located in the corner on one side
Shark Bites - a similar puncture, but the punctures are performed symmetrically on both sides
Snake Bites - a similar piercing, but in this version only one puncture is made on each side
How to care for a piercing
If you become the owner of a vertical labret, you should remember that the wound requires special care. After all, the oral cavity is the place where numerous bacteria and food debris accumulate. So experts recommend paying special attention to mouth rinses using special antiseptic and regenerating compounds.
Don't forget about other care rules.
- To speed up the healing process, be sure to treat the mucous membrane with Stomatitis, Miramistin or other antiseptic medical solutions. This should be done in the mornings, evenings and after every meal.
- Jewelry can accumulate ichor, dirt, blood and grease. That is why during the first few weeks you should systematically clean the earring using a cotton swab generously soaked in Chlorhexidine.
- On the first day after the procedure, it is necessary to avoid contact with running water. Then, for a few more days, it is advisable to lubricate the wound with a rich cream or ointment, for example, “Rescuer,” to prevent contamination.
- It is strictly forbidden to paint the injured area of skin or apply cosmetics to it.
- The area near the wound may remain swollen and red for the first few days - this is normal. To eliminate the swelling that appears, you can use compresses with Miramistin.
Lip piercing jewelry
measuring 1.6x10/12 mm are suitable for the initial healing of lip piercings
Jewelry for lip piercing must have a margin of length for swelling after the piercing , and in no case should it press or be butted. Rings or circular rings can be inserted into the puncture after at least 3 months. We recommend using PTFE material for a vertical labret puncture ; it is softer than titanium, and healing is much better with it. You can replace it with a titanium banana after 1-3 months. We strongly advise against placing jewelry made of gold, silver or surgical (medical) steel ; they contain nickel, which, while in the body, begins to oxidize, which causes a lot of unpleasant moments, so choose jewelry made of titanium , it is one of the most hypoallergenic metals. If you are just thinking about this piercing, but have not yet decided, there is a lip piercing, this is a good option to try on the jewelry and see whether you like this piercing option or not.
Contraindications
Vertical labret is a piercing that is a minimally invasive procedure. It has a number of limitations for use in people with certain pathologies and characteristics. The main prohibition applies to those who suffer from skin diseases and herpes on the lips. Such surgical interventions cannot be performed during exacerbations of colds, infectious and viral diseases.
In what cases is it prohibited to perform a vertical labret, as well as other punctures:
- Defects of blood vessels. Due to problems with blood, healing of the injury takes quite a long time and is often accompanied by various complications.
- Pregnancy period. The contraindication is not categorical, but such an intervention is undesirable for the body of a woman carrying a child.
- Weakened immunity. In this case, rejection of the earring is possible.
- Insulin-dependent form of diabetes mellitus.
- Stomatitis, caries, periodontal disease and other pathologies of the oral cavity.
- Malignant tumors in the body.
- Chronic defects that lead to deviations in the functioning of internal organs.
- Psychological disorders, epileptic seizures and traumatic brain injuries.
Objectively assess the state of your health and do not try to hide existing problems from the specialist. After all, the procedure, the duration of healing of the resulting wound, and the development of all kinds of complications, for example, inflammation or rejection of jewelry, largely depend on this.
Puncture procedure
So, how to do a lip piercing? After selecting the jewelry, you need to mark the puncture. In the case of side lip piercings (Monroe and Madonna), the piercing can be done almost along the entire perimeter, the main thing is that you like the place. But the upper lip piercing and the lower lip piercing (Medusa and vertical labret) are performed strictly in the center.
First, the master disinfects the puncture site and makes a point, then holds the skin with a clamp and performs a through puncture, after which he carefully inserts the labret using a taper and screws the screw on. A lip piercing is done fairly quickly, so it is considered a not particularly painful piercing.
How does the procedure work?
Installing a lip piercing consists of the following steps:
- Cotton swabs are placed in the area of the salivary gland ducts to reduce salivation.
- The puncture site is carefully treated with an antiseptic.
- The lip is fixed in a comfortable position using special clamps.
- If the client wishes and there are no contraindications, the lip can be treated with a local anesthetic (lidocaine, less often - slight cooling of the future puncture site).
- The puncture is performed at a right angle using a special needle.
- A temporary labret is placed at the puncture site.
After completing the procedure, external treatment of the puncture with peroxide and rinsing the mouth with Miramistin is mandatory. This will significantly reduce the risk of infection getting into the wound and speed up its healing.
The cost of the procedure is small, depending on the complexity, it ranges from 600 to 2500 rubles.
Lip piercing care
Caring for a lip piercing requires careful care . First of all, you will need antiseptic sprays octenisept or miramistin, treatment 2 times a day.
For 3-4 weeks you will have to exclude baths, saunas and hot baths (after taking a shower, treatment is also necessary).
For the first time, we advise you to exclude hot, salty and spicy foods; this also promotes faster healing.
In case of injury and inflammation, baneocin ointment (apply 2 times a day, maximum 5 days). For good healing, exclude any mechanical injuries, do not use cotton swabs/cotton pads when processing, if dried blood forms, do not pick at it under any circumstances, but simply treat it with an antiseptic, in which case it will wash off on its own over time. Replacing the primary decoration with a shorter one (downsize) after 2-3 weeks .
How to pierce your lip
We fix the skin fold with a windowed clamp so that the marked points for puncture are in the windows of the clamp. We pierce the skin fold with a sterile catheter needle. We remove the needle, leaving the catheter tube. Insert the stem of the jewelry into the catheter and, as it were, push the catheter out of the canal with the stem. The decoration is placed from the inside out. When the threaded part of the jewelry appears from the opposite hole, you need to remove the catheter from the stem and screw on the ball. The skin fold should be held in place. If this is not done, the catheter may slip off the stem.
Care after lip piercing
After the procedure, the mouth should be rinsed again with a solution of hydrogen peroxide, 3% (diluted 1:1 with water). Apply chlorhexidine digluconate to the skin and the outer part of the canal.
Provide the client with instructions on how to care for their lip after a piercing.
- Do not remove the earring for six weeks.
- In the first three days after the puncture, refrain from visiting the pool, bathhouse, or swimming in reservoirs.
- Every day, morning and evening, for six weeks, treat the puncture site on the skin side with a special antiseptic or chlorhexidine digluconate. The product must be applied so that it reaches the needle entry and exit points, as well as into the canal. During processing, it is necessary to scroll the earring and move it in the channel.
- For six weeks, in the morning, in the evening, and after each meal, the mouth should be rinsed with a solution of 3% hydrogen peroxide (1:1 with water), or a solution of furatsilin.
- You cannot treat the puncture site with alcohol - tissue burns may occur.
- After a shower, sports activities, baths and swimming, treat the puncture site additionally.
- For a month, refrain from eating very hot, spicy, salty foods, as well as smoking.
- After 4 weeks, you can remove the earring and exchange it for another piece of jewelry.
- Remember that when visiting the sauna and solarium, you must remove all metal jewelry. Until the canal heals, refrain from visiting the sauna and solarium.
- If there is redness or swelling around the earring, pain or discharge, you should immediately remove the jewelry or contact the specialist who performed the piercing.
- Do not purchase jewelry of which you are not sure of the quality - poor jewelry material can lead to inflammation of the already formed canal.
What material should you choose for your decoration?
- At first, it is recommended to use simple jewelry - labrets or rings without stones or other frills. Materials: surgical implantation titanium, hypoallergenic plastic or Teflon, niobium, 585 or 750 gold.
- Products made from surgical steel, contrary to popular belief, are better not to be used for primary piercings, since the nickel content in it exceeds the norm, which is dangerous if it comes into contact with blood and lymph.
- After the wound has completely healed - in about a month - you can replace the jewelry with one you like, made from any high-quality hypoallergenic material that has good biocompatibility with human tissue. For example, gold, silver, titanium, zirconium, Teflon, acrylic, amber, wood, niobium and much more, including ivory
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