Talk:Lip piercing

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Under types of Lip Piercings.

It will not be any harm to if you wash your mouth out with 1/8 tsp. sea salt to 1 cup of warm water and everything should be fine it will heal in a couple days.

It takes much longer than that to heal a lip Piercing. On average it takes anywhere between 2-3 months. And it's an inital 21 days before you can even downsize to the smaller jewelery.

As well most people submerge the entire peircing into the cup of saline solution instead of using cotton balls. It's much more effective, and it will sooth the piercing too. Hot water is better than luke warm or warm water. Some piercers say as hot as you can possibly withstand. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.185.1.75 (talk) 07:21, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

Eating

Is it a pain to eat with?

Yeah it really can be. It just depends on what you eat though. I didn't eat anything solid for about the first week after my snakebites were done, but many people do. I stuck to things that could be consumed with a straw, not bumping either ring was a hassle while they were still quite tender. If you can cut it in half or small peices do that. Finger foods are wonderful. Things like french fries, small carrot sticks and pop corn are easy to eat. As opposed to things like whole apples, sandwiches, etc. Everyone is different though.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.64.94.104 (talk) 19:35, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Lip plates

I don't think any amazonian tribes have lip plates. I know some African tribes such as the suri do that, but I have no knowledge of Amazonian tribes doing it. I am going to change it from Amazonian Indian tribes to African tribes. If anyone knows for sure about Amazonians, you can add that back too, but for now it will only say African. Actually, any more info on this topic would be cool. If anyone knows more about this practice, add it.

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so if you have a job interview, take it with you and pop it back in afterwards.

A bit NPOV, perhaps? DryGrain 19:12, 18 Mar 2004 (UTC)

Full Quote: An unstretched piercing closes up very quickly - in a matter of hours - so if you have a job interview, take the jewellery with you and pop it back in afterwards. Alternatively, clear jewellery is available so as to keep the piercing open without the notice ability of a stud or ring. These are known as 'retainers'.

It should be noted that retainers are not suitable to be worn during the initial healing process.

Not only POV but also BS. Lip piercings don't close up that quickly, I've had mine out for hours before (but mine are streched), and I have friends who've had their's out for days before. So I'm going to remove the statement. millerc 05:00, 18 May 2004 (UTC)

i agree with the previous, i've had mine out for weeks at a time, several times, and not had a problem with closing or infections when wearing jewelry again.

This article vs. Labret

I noticed that there's a separate (short) article called labret. I wasn't quite sure from this article: is labret only one type of lip piercing, or can it be any lip piercing? If any lip piercing can be called a labret, I could move the material from labret over to here, and make labret into a redirect. Otherwise, it looks like some of the labret-specific material should be moved from this article. -- Creidieki 17:56, 11 Feb 2005 (UTC)

As far as I know labret refers to a type of lip piercing, done below the bottom lip and usually refers to a piercing that is in the center, directly above the chin. Other lip piercings include off-center (lower) lip piercings, madonnas/monroes, and medusas (the last two are located above the top lip). --Meredith 02:11, Mar 6, 2005 (UTC)

The term "labret" refers to the actual jewellery worn on the lip. This can be anything from a ring to a bar, and doesn't even have to go through the lip to qualify as a labret. It is therefore incorrect to state that "labret" is "one type of lip piercing". Labret does not refer to upper, lower, or any kind of specific individual lip piercing, or any kind of piercing at all, it only refers to, like I said, the jewellery. However that jewellery is only a labret if it is worn on the lip - it ceases to be a labret if for instance you were to remove it and place it in an ear piercing. --Badharlick 20:05, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

You are actually incorrect. Check out this link BME-labret. The term "labret" is supposed to refer to bottom lip piercings pierced with a labret stud, which is a particular type of jewlery. Labret studs on the upper lip are called monroe (off-centre) or medusa (centre). Rocketqueen 16:48, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

i have always been one to ponder this issue. i have a lower lip piercing in which sometimes i wear a ring and other times a stud. does this make the piercing different? no. i'm surprised these two options not more closely linked in this site because they're quite interchangable.

Labret is a type of piercing, it is lower down then standard lip piercings. You cannot actually fit a BCR (ring) into Labret piercings comfortably as the BCR would have to have a large diameter and would most probably scratch your gums.

disputed

This Lip Picture is totally unnessicary and its gross. that why i added the disputed template. 63.164.201.71 06:51, 1 August 2005 (UTC)

Sorry, but you're wrong on all counts. The picture is both necessary and appropriate, despite your feelings on the subject, and your tag has been removed as unwarranted. Exploding Boy 06:55, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

"The Best" method

I had an issue with the wording that a home-made saline solution is "the best" aftercare product, as many piercers and other such authorities disagree, as well as the idea that "the best" of anything is subjective. I reworded it to "a common", but thought it was worth mentioning on the talk page in case anyone else had a comment to make on the subject? -- FaerieInGrey 01:37, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I would suggest this section be retitled Medical Considerations and include all the medical hazards outlined in the references given. (i.e. fractured teeth, Gingival recessions) I would also suggest removal of a specific treatment for wound care that could be taken as medical advice. 75.149.80.46 (talk) 06:59, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

vandalism

where the article says "teeth and gums", it originally said boobs and gums. i changed it as i considered this vandalism. 150.176.50.198 13:52, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Does it hurt?

Yes it does hurt, considering you are getting a needle shoved through your lip. But it only hurts for a second and then the pain is gone. When eating try not to hit the bar because that hurts quite alot.

lips hurt less than other piercings such as tongue and hips from my personal exp, but, it all depends on your pain tolerance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Failureatdeath (talk • contribs)

The pain is very tolerable. The second piercing tends to hurts more than the first because you are both expecting it and your lip is already begging to be sore. The pain does go away quickly. Rings are easier to eat with than studs because its harder to hit a round ring with your teeth than a stud bar. This link has some good information about the rings vs studs. http://www.livestrong.com/article/243171-is-it-better-to-use-a-ring-instead-of-a-stud-for-lip-piercings-while-healing/ Dmorenode (talk) 18:37, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Wikiproject Body Modification

I'm trying to start a Wikiproject on Body Modification, if anyone wants to join go here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Proposals/Body_Modification ScarTissueBloodBlister (talk) 01:52, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

History and Culture

from the already sited first reference, ^ Zadik Yehuda, Becker Tal, Levin Liran (January 2007). "Intra-oral and peri-oral piercing", I propose including "...is a practice that is gaining acceptance in the western world as a sign of individuality, marginality, decoration, or group membership." It seems to better cover motivations of those who are pierced, including the issue of marginality.

The second paragraph should be deleted due to ambiguity. The first example isn't cited and poorly written. The second is too broad in its criteria (i.e. tattoos and other modifications included as percentages) and too small in its sampling for the percentages stated to be included.

Given the lack of citation, to say that "it remains an uncommon, but increasingly apparent cultural activity" might be as far as one can go. And given "Among the participants, 225 (57.8%) were unaware of the dangers of intra-oral piercing it may be wise to add a statement to that effect within the culture section? "the majority of the sampled study were unaware of the health hazards prior to the procedure"?75.149.80.46 (talk) 06:59, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

First sentence

After reading the cited materials, it would seem that lip piercing is a subset of oral piercing in the medical literature. Making this connection may will allow better accumulation of research done by oral surgeons and their ilk? 75.149.80.46 (talk) 06:59, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

Numbered Image of Examples - Key?

In the image that has 6 numbered examples of various lip piercings, is there a key somewhere that mentions what the various locations are generally referred to as? Otherwise...why bother numbering the images? I also think a key would be a nice addition, & helpful to people who are interested in getting various lip piercings. Kailey elise (talk) 18:47, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

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