Nowadays, piercings are very common, if you want to get a piercing and you don't know its name, below you will find the names of the piercings according to the body area where they are located.
We analyse the most common types of piercings today and throughout the history of mankind. Discover some curiosities about them.
Female genital piercing
1 Labia majora and labia minora
They are usually placed in pairs and are usually fitted with rings or curved bars. One on each side. The most popular is the one on the lower lip, it heals very well. In the past, both lips were pierced and a padlock was put in place to prevent women from having sexual intercourse.
2 Clitoral Cap
Piercing the thin skin covering the upper part of the clitoris (female foreskin) can be horizontal or vertical. It heals in a relatively short period of time and causes direct arousal of the clitoris during sexual intercourse.
3 Clitoris
Clitoral piercing is not highly recommended, it is uncomfortable because it takes a long time to heal, but although it is very delicate, it is an attraction and increases the pleasure a lot.
4 Piercing Cristina
Superficial - Mount of Venus, semi-genital piercing, attractive and playful but not so stimulating.
5 Piercing fourchette
The piercing fourchette is quite unusual and is often worn by women from the vagina to the perineum (the area between the vagina and the anus). The fourchette piercing is usually done vertically.
Male genital piercing
1 Prince Albert
It is one of the most requested jobs in which the urethra is pierced at the base of the glans and then a ring is inserted into the hole made. It has the peculiarity of healing quickly, beautifies and increases sexual satisfaction. The name comes from Prince Albert of England, who made it fashionable to collect his penis so that it would not show when he was wearing tights and so that the queen would not be bothered. It is said to stimulate the male orgasm up to four times more.
2 Frenum
Piercing in the skin at the base of the glans penis, the ring surrounds the head of the penis. It is a very simple piercing but just as effective as the previous one when it comes to sexual intercourse.
3 Apadravya
It is very flexible. It is mentioned in the kamasutra as a vaginal stimulator. The healing process is long and delicate. It goes through the tip of the penis vertically protruding the lower end of the penis base.
4 Ampallang
Used by the tribes of Borneo. It passes horizontally through the tip of the penis and may or may not pass through the urethral canal. It takes 6 months to heal perfectly. It is delicate but functional.
5 Guigue
It is a horizontal piercing located in the strip of skin between the scrotum and the anus, in the reference point of the erector muscle, stimulating it. It is very difficult to perform and very uncomfortable if you sit for a long time.
6 Dydoes
They are 2 steel rods with 2 balls at the ends located at the edge of the glans.
7 Hafada
A relatively shallow orifice located next to the scrotum, between the testicle and the root of the penis, which is painless and quick.
8 Foreskin
It is performed on the foreskin and requires a period of 2 to 3 months to heal.
Other types of piercings
1 Nipple
The Romans pierced their nipples as a symbol of virility. In the Victorian era some ladies were already highlighting their nipples with this piercing. The scarring is delicate and they can be pierced in various ways, providing an important stimulation of pleasure and sensitivity.
2 Septum
Common in the punk counterculture. It is performed on the very thin skin under the nasal cartilage, joining the two U-shaped nostrils.
3 Cheek
It was also common among punks in the 1970s. It is a provocative piercing, but it is certainly an easy piercing to do and easy to heal.
4 Monroe
Perforation of the upper lip on either side. Emulates the mole Marylin Monroe and is named in honour of her. It is a very suggestive, feminine and sensual piercing.
5 Navel
This navel piercing is one of the most popular piercings, it can be Regular or Inverted.
6 Surface
Multiple and varied superficial perforations. Healing depends on the area where it is performed: face, neck, arms, cleavage...
7 Bridge
Parallel perforation between the two eyebrows. Good healing.
8 Nostril
It is the "common" nose piercing, it is a bit painful and the eye on the side where it is pierced usually cries, it is a reflex action. It is also complicated to take care of, you have to be careful not to get it caught in your clothes, hair or towel.
9 Eyebrow
The common eyebrow piercing can also be horizontal. It does not hurt much.
10 Anti Eyebrow
Also called Anti Eyebrow. It is located above the cheek bone or below the eyebrow. It can be horizontal or vertical.
11 Medusa
It is located in the centre, above the upper lip.
12 Snake Bites
There are two piercings on the lower lip, one on the left side and one on the right.
13 Dolphin Bites
They are located in the centre of the lower lip. Sometimes a little below the lip.
14 Spider Bites
They are located on the side of the lower lip.
15 Labret
It is located in the centre of the lower lip, it can also be on the left or right side.
16 Cyber Bites
The combination of the labret in the centre and the medusa.
17 Vertical Lip
Vertical Labret on the lower lip, similar to the Ahsley but without touching the inner side of the lip. Very playful piercing.
18 Smiley
It is the piercing that goes in the frenulum of the upper lip. This piercing is not painful at all.
19 Tongue Piercing
Tongue piercing requires care for good healing and is not very painful to perform. It is quite uncomfortable for the first few days, as there is a significant swelling of the tongue, with the discomfort that this entails.
20 Venom
There are two tongue piercings that appear to be one horizontal piercing.
21 Marly
This is the piercing that goes through the frenulum that joins the tongue to the lower jaw. It is quite uncomfortable, as is the healing process.
22 Snake Eye
Snake eyes, located horizontally on the tip of the tongue.
Ear Piercing
1 Expansions or Dilations
They are quite common nowadays. Although they have been done for many years, it is only in the last few years that they have become more popular. There are several ways of doing the expansions, but one of the most commonly used is to slowly force a dilator bar in.
This produces a sensation of warmth when pressure is applied to the area. The earlobe is one of the areas that takes the least time to enlarge, but the cartilage, navel, nose, nipple, tongue, lip and genitals take the longest.
2 Daith
This is the name given to the piercing that is placed in the cartilage of the ear, just above the entrance to the ear. It is very famous for its association with headaches and is an acupuncture point for migraines.
3 Rook or Tower
Rook is the piercing that goes inside (at the top) of the concha of the ear.
4 Helix
Piercing at the edge of the ear, above the earlobe.
5 Trasgus
Trasgus is a part of our ear that is located at the opening of the ear and is formed from a rather thick part of the ear cartilage.
6 Piercing Anti - trasgus
The perforation is located in front of the trasgus. It is a kind of ridge that protrudes outwards and is placed laterally to the canal. It is a painful piercing that needs a lot of care and takes a long time to heal.
7 Ear piercing Conch: Concha: Shell
Piercing Conch has been gaining rapid popularity in recent years.
8 Industrial ear piercing
Double piercing, with a bar that joins the two parts of the ear crease. This type of piercing has shown increasing popularity lately.
9 Anti-helix ear piercing
The anti-helix ear piercing is also known as "Snug piercing". Snug piercing is performed on the cartilage inside the crease of the ear, closer to the face. Very stylish piercing that is very fashionable.
10 The earlobe ear piercing
Earlobe ear piercing is the simplest and most popular form of ear piercing where the lobe at the bottom of the ear is pierced.
It can be done normally, or horizotal, as is the case here.
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