Body piercing, which is a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry...

parts for body piercing. Daith piercing Vertical helix piercing Earlobe piercing(s) Helix piercing Forward helix piercing Rook Snug Tragus piercing Industrial...

context of body piercing, is the deliberate expansion of a healed piercing for the purpose of wearing certain types of jewelry. Ear piercings are the most...

Genital piercing is a form of body piercing that involves piercing a part of the genitalia, thus creating a suitable place for wearing different types...

Body piercing jewelry is jewelry manufactured specifically for use in body piercing. The jewelry involved in the art of body piercing comes in a wide...

A nipple piercing is a type of body piercing, centered usually at the base of the nipple. It can be pierced at any angle but is usually done horizontally...

figure out how to do the piercing. This piercing was first brought into the public eye in the early 1990s in Fakir Musafar's Body Play, in the same issue...

A frenum piercing is a type of body piercing located on the underside of the shaft of the penis. A series of parallel frenum piercings is known as a frenum...

A Christina piercing, also known as a Venus piercing, is a female genital piercing. It is located where the outer labia meet, below the pubic mound. The...

piercing is one of the most prevalent body piercings today. Pop culture has played a large role in the promotion of this piercing. The navel piercing...

A fourchette piercing is a female genital piercing. It is a piercing done at the rear rim of the vulva, in the area of frenulum of labia minora. Many...

includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (e.g., common ear piercing in many societies), and religious rites of passage (e.g., circumcision...

A guiche piercing is a body piercing through the perineum. Guiche piercings are much more common in men than in women. Although a guiche normally runs...

In modern Western body piercing, a wide variety of materials are used. Some cannot be autoclaved, and others may induce allergic reactions, or harbour...

piercing is a female genital piercing through the clitoral hood surrounding the clitoris. In addition to being an adornment, a clitoral hood piercing...

A Nefertiti piercing is a female genital piercing that is a combination of a vertical clitoral hood piercing and a Christina piercing. Healing can be...

piercing is a surface piercing anywhere on the skin of the scrotum. Piercings on the scrotal raphe or "seam" of the scrotum are common. This piercing...

Play piercing, needle play, or recreational acupuncture is body piercing done for the purpose of enjoying the experience rather than producing a permanent...

lead to stretching of the earlobe and the piercing. Ear piercing is one of the oldest known forms of body modification, with artistic and written references...

A tongue piercing is a body piercing usually done directly through the center of the tongue. Since its decline in popularity around 2011, it has seen...

An anal piercing is a body piercing in the surrounding area of the human anus, usually the perineum. Despite the name, piercing of the anal sphincter...

transurethral piercings. The presence of this piercing can alter or divert the flow of urine from the body and may require extra attention during and after...

the different varieties of nose piercings, the nostril piercing is the most common. Nostril piercing is a body piercing practice which allows the insertion...

Magic cross piercing is a combination of body piercings, consisting of both an ampallang and an apadravya. These two piercings together form a cross through...

clitoris piercing is a genital piercing placed directly through the head (glans) of the clitoris itself. It is a relatively uncommon piercing by choice...

A corset piercing is a body piercing that consists of multiple piercings in rows, usually on the back, with ribbon or string laced through to mimic the...

Chastity piercings are types of genital piercings that can be used to impose chastity in males and females. A ring or other device is used to hold the...

Labia piercings are a type of female genital piercing. This piercing can be placed either through the labia minora or the labia majora. They are one of...

(PA) is a penis piercing which extends from the urethra to the underside of the glans. It is one of the most common male genital piercings. The related reverse...

Christina piercing Clitoris piercing Deep shaft piercing Nefertiti piercing Pitts-Talyor, Victoria (2008). Cultural Encyclopedia of the Body. Greenwood...