Lip piercings have been done since ancient times. In those days, he was one of the attributes of various rituals and ceremonies.

Today, among the fans of lip piercing, there are mainly avant-garde youth, representatives of subcultures who want to stand out from the crowd and that is why they resort to this type of body modification.

Features of the procedure
The master makes a puncture a little on the side or in the center. There are two types of lip piercing: horizontal and vertical. With a vertical standard, a vertical puncture is considered, which is made strictly in the center of the lip. In this case, labrets look good as decorations, with a rod thickness of 1.5 mm and a length of 6 to 20 mm. The size of the jewelry is selected based on the thickness of the lips. A horizontal lip piercing is a rather spongy piercing that runs parallel to the lip. Depending on the characteristics of the body, the puncture heals from 2 to 4 weeks. With horizontal, the healing time may increase slightly, especially if saliva, which contains a large number of bacteria, enters the puncture site. Piercing jewelry should be made of a hypoallergenic material, most often surgical titanium.

lower lip piercing
Today it is a fairly common occurrence. It is considered one of the safest and simplest, since there are no large blood vessels and complex nerve nodes in the lips.

There are several types of lower lip piercings:

“labret” – standard side piercing;
piercing under the lip (“lower jellyfish”) – the piercing is done under the lower lip clearly in the middle, where there is a small drop between the lower lip and chin;
vertical piercing;
horizontal piercing.
upper lip piercing
It ranks second in popularity among piercings after nose piercings among women. It seems very cute to girls when a pebble sparkles like a fly over the lip.

There are several types of upper lip piercings:

“Monroe” – lip piercing on the side, on the left side (was named after the legendary Marilyn Monroe, as it is done in the same place where her sexy mole was located). Heals over a period of 2 months;
“Madonna” – again, the piercing on the side, but on the right side. Heals also 2 months;
“jellyfish”;
“upper vertical”;
Lip piercing care at home
After the piercing, the first 4 hours it is forbidden to drink alcohol, eat, smoke.
After 4 hours, you can eat dairy products, flour, cereals and fruits, with the exception of citrus fruits.
Forget about kissing and oral sex for a while, because all this can cause injury to the pierced lip or infection.
You will have to give up sweet, salty, hot, spicy, cold.
It is advisable to take vitamins, it promotes healing.
Consequences of lip piercing
If you decide to get a lip piercing, regardless of the piercing site, you need to think carefully about the consequences, weigh the pros and cons and decide whether you need it. After all, piercing can have many negative consequences.
Every fifth piercing ends with an infection or allergy.
Every tenth person who has made a piercing must visit a doctor to clean the non-healing wound. In some cases, the piercing is removed.
With some types of piercings, there is a risk of improper tissue healing.
Sometimes the piercing leads to damage to the nerve endings, which can only be revealed after a few years.
Piercing increases the likelihood of contracting AIDS and viral hepatitis.