June 2nd, 2010 by nedmarx
In many places around the world, adornment and decorating one’s body is extremly common. Although this process has been around for thousands of years, not everyone fully understand the names and locations of each body piercing. To better understand each piece of body jewelry, let’s go over some definitions.
Belly Button Ring
One of the most common piercings, a belly button is generally pierced using a 14 GA barbell and two acrylic or metal balls. The body jewelry goes through the skin around the navel, typically directly above, but sometimes below or to the side. This piercing takes about 6 to 12 months to heal and in many states requires a person to be 16 or have parental consent.
Tongue Ring
There are multiple styles of tongue rings available and we will discuss two: the traditional tongue ring and the web tongue ring. …
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May 15th, 2010 by nedmarx
What started out as a religious practice in Aztec and Mayan cultures, tongue rings are gaining popularity all over the world. Although there are a variety of tongue rings and tongue piercings available, the traditional straight barbell piercing continues to be the most popular.
Pre-pierced teens and adults often wonder if this style of tongue ring will be visible when they talk, if it will cause a lot of swelling and if they will experience any trouble while eating after this piercing is done. This articel answers all of those questions in more right here in one place. Answers and ideas come from people who have pierced tongues.
People also often wonder if the tongue piercing process will be especially painful and very common question is “How much will it hurt to get my tongue pierced?” This is difficult to answer because some people report it…
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May 1st, 2010 by nedmarx
Because tongue rings and lip rings are often metal, they have the potential to cause teeth erosion or gum recession. You can find scary stories about the potential damage oral jewelry can cause. However, don’t forget that there are two sides to every story and that if you take proper care and have regular check-ups, your facial piercings can be perfectly safe.
The first thing you should consider when getting a tongue piercing or lip piercing is using plastic or Bioplast jewelry. It will cause much fewer problems with your dental health because it is made from a new, synthetic material. It is softer and more flexible and reportedly the “best material for body jewelry.”
Bioplast jewelry comes in a huge variety of colors and designs and costs about the same as steel or titanium jewelry of similar styles. Some report that the balls on Bioplast…
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December 14th, 2009 by nedmarx
Tongue piercing is most popularly done with straight barbell. 14 Ga is the most general gauge used. In order to give room for swelling, the
initial length of the pierced barbell should be at least 3/4″. When the tongue piercing is completely healed, you can change the tongue to a more common length of 9/16”. It’s is highly recommended to switch the longer tongue ring for a shorter one, as a shorter tongue ring will not move as much in your tongue.
Straight barbell tongue ring style piercing body jewlry is made of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads are un-screwable for removal and/or replacing of the beads. Often one of the beads is united, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead is used to fix or remove the body jewlery. Straight barbell tongue ring…
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