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I am already very long with piercings. For many years I had always wanted me to leave Pierce, but due to my parents, what body mods reject any kind, I had to wait until I was volljдhrig. But now I could freely about my Kцrper verfьgen and now I am also stripped me and so are no limits.

Since I'm 18 I looked at the tongue, the neck, the nipple, lip and once again the Pierce leave nape. One of my nape piercing is herausgewachsen (rip) and on my lip ring, I have voluntarily waived because he is not with the ring in the lip of my friend has tolerated. I also have also recently introduced a tattoo increased, but still expanding.

That's the time to my body mods history. With each piercing what I zulegte I noticed how the reactions of my environment verдnderten. I just do not live in a world city, so you do not alzu open. For one to two piercings are very positive reactions, with each of the piercing happens, you always more than freak stamped. I find that totally pity. I wait for the day on which our society Body mods dumbells barbells are not equal with vandalism, and a Drogenabhдngigkeit equates Lodderleben.

Login me piercings are an expression of my self. They are a Schцnheitideal. With each piercing fьhle I schцner and perfect. even the pain speaks to me very much. I think incentives Kцrper very happy and try it to its limits to bring. Some time ago, I had the Glьck to find someone who is just like me. With him I can be right sometimes and be in some play sessions piercing my desire to savor pain. He also has several piercings and we talk often darьber what we want to make as nдchstes.

I erzдhlte him that I have been lдngerem a Septumpiercing have mцchte. Nдchsten the day he called me and erzдhlte me that he was on the day both nipples and septum HIS Pierce failed. At the beginning I was subtly sour, it was finally my piercing, but when I saw the first time, I found it bezaubernt. Well, I was totally on the taste came. Already on nдchsten day I dragged him into my studio master. We still had to wait half an hour and my friend made a SpaЯ to me how painful it erzдhlen done hдtte and Trдnen him to come wдren. Nervцs something then I went with my Piercerin into the room. We are looking for a Circular with 2.3 mm stдrke out of titanium. It was important to me that I need to zurьckklappen piercing and could hide.

To the procedure and disinfected with Mark, I was now accustomed even slowly. my Piercerin was, as always routiniertund sure, a property which I very schдtze to her and what a lot of experience on schlieЯen lдsst. I had, as always, on a Betдubung, because if I then want to perceive pain intensely. My septum was trapped in a way that the cartilage was not in the way. Then it struck. the needle was used, pricked through ... and I had no pain. A small Trдne ran down my cheek, but rather on the site of piercings stood. Everything ran smoothly from the total. Needle out, piercing into the hose, screw balls, disinfect again, and I was ready. My friend looked at me bewundernt. A look in the mirror and there it was ... perfectly straight and wunderschцn. I knew that was my piercing. It was as wдre it has always been there.

I found myself wunderschцn. The adrenaline putschte to me and I hдnselte my friend that I had no pain. I paid (after deduction of the regular Rabats :-)) and celebrated my new face.

When I now look in the mirror, I see the piercing is no longer so extreme, it is a part of me and I become mцchte never again hergeben. After the treatment was very simple. To be honest, I have it only three times with saltwater disinfected. Are the more I have nothing but made no problems with it. The wьrde but I do not recommend. After a careful treatment is important in order to avoid infections. It is a rather rare Glьck, if you good healing flesh as I have.

That was now my sixth piercing nдchste week and then number 7 and 8, said: tragus and clitoral foreskin. I just add my wide Ohrlцcher. I've accepted that I am now times as I am and I wьrde me wьnschen that others do the same wьrden. It is now really nothing more ungewцhnliches it scrumper piercing. Each of the fear of negative reactions to a piercing refrained missed something. Nдmlich a wonderful experience, when you much about themselves can learn.

I am interested actually login piercings, as long as I can remember. As a small child, I found the earrings and women to Mдdchen uncannily attractive. Spдter came so slowly nose plugs and belly piercings, which fascinated me terribly.

Ungefдhr four years before I came with my (now ex) girlfriend together. They had two earrings in each ear and I put in some time found that they had piercings just how fascinated I was. One month after we were together lieЯ they are the belly and my tongue Pierce. spдter about three months, we turned it (the tongue and I use the belly).

around half a year spдter appealed to me again and I told her that I have three more belly plug wanted to bite. In the studio they arrived confessed to me that they have also been lдngerem them trдumte and so we lieЯen both the belly three times Pierce

Eventually she said to me then that it truly classless fдnde when I plug my nose to make wьrde. We lieЯen us both at the same time schieЯen nose plugs scrumper (I weiЯ schieЯen is not a good idea, but it has none of us something entzьndet).

Some months I Spдter the nose plugs login a job away. When I put it back into the hole stuck wanted, he no longer inside.

Half a year ago attracted me but the idea again to wear nose plugs. I stцberte here on BME side around and saw some very schцn gepiercte women. Among other things, I found a picture with a Mдdchen that in each Nasenflьgel wore a plug and the lower lip has three gepierct (in the middle, left and right). I found this combination to schцn piercings so that I necessarily wanted to have.

So I went into the studio from around me to let Pierce. The Piercerin was very ьberrascht about my desire, because so many facial piercings never has been stung at once, but said that there was no problem. They disinfected my nose and my lip and did the authorities to piercenden an ointment to Betдubung. The ointment then had about one quarter hours. Then came the anzeichnen what has already lasted some time, since my plugs are all schцn should be symmetrical. She asked me in the lip, if I lip plugs or wanted to wear rings, because the rings mьssen nдher on the lip can be used. I told her that I only wear lip plugs mцchte, because I just find this much schцner (even when women do I find much more attractive lip plugs). Well, I had to lay on the couch and it went off with Pierce. First was my right Nasenflьgel gepierct and the connector used. Despite the previous Betдubung I could spьren exactly how the needle and the jewelry went through my nose (a very pleasant Gefьhl - I like it to be gepierct). Then came the left hand turn. Once we have the nose (initially) had finished, it went out, my lip to Pierce. The Piercerin began with the connector in the middle, because they said it wдre easier then the last two plugs symmetrical to bite. I had my mouth цffnen, they took a pair of pliers and stuck my lips firmly. then pricked it easy round. The pain was only very briefly, but the use of jewelry was clearly spьren. AnschlieЯend was the same procedure on the right and the left side of my lip repeatedly. When I finally look in the mirror was, I was thrilled by the outcome. I had zar expects to be super wьrde look, but was somewhat skeptical, because the picture on the side of BME a woman with these piercings showed. I can only say that my ex girlfriend was right with their claim: You have a nose piercing lip labret. Un "\ d ГwЂл I will find two nose plugs are still better.

The piercings are now all well healed. I think once again about new piercings after. The program will probably zunдchst two Madonna, a Medusa, in each Nasenflьgel two more nose plugs (so that three nose plugs each triangle) and some Oberflдchenpiercings and tattoos. I lift the network has some superb Entwьrfe by Dieter Huhn found, the Oberflдchenpiercings combined with tattoos. I mцchte in nдchsten me two years to such a project can be achieved with the project at my belly and cover the entire Rьchen aims. Some of these artworks are www.skinfactory.de to see. It is worthwhile to visit this page (to include a few suggestions to win). Spдter then maybe another two Cheeks added, sometimes crave.

I can only recommend everyone to Pierce to leave because piercings can see from class and the brief pain gehцrt simply.

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Report here ungefдhr one years have written, because I was still ьberzeugt for example, that my septum is not to me gefдllt and have - as though I've lived as I wanted - a lot of my reactions to the environment are respected, what hurt me very doing manchesmal has.

About 8 months ago began login me what I had for so long towards - it was finally ermцglicht me, my I to develop and unfold, so long slumber only in secret and I could be some nasty hours brought. I wrote last, I was not a typical boy and can now say that I do with every day less of a Boy and am no longer gдnzlich soon will be. But that should not issue.

What it does is much more my septum, which I really never wanted to leave Pierce - for whatever reason. Today, I can not emrh wegdenken me and I wдre very sad when I no longer wear kцnnte.

When I a few weeks ago when unisex saЯ me to cut my spikes and to make new Strдhnen to saЯ beside me a young woman, next to a Labret and a Madonna also a septum with a curved Barbell gepierct had and it looked easy from wunderschцn .

We came into Gesprдch evening and went to third with my girlfriend - even ьbrigens has no piercings - together in the city and I have ever lдnger installations me all the more I wanted to have it.

So I made an appointment in my studio master and could not wait until it finally was.

When the day arrived, I was somewhat nervцs. I made myself on the way to Serious piercing. On the way there - I was clearly frьh - I went a little new clothes shopping. When my time finally came, I went with my Piercerin into the room. I was looking for me a Circular Barbell with 1.6 mm Stдrke made of titanium and with 5mm and 10mm diameter balls from.

After I had ьblichen paperwork ausgefьllt and Bettina had aufgeklдrt me how the procedure and what ablдuft in the aftercare to be aware of it went off. To the procedure with the marking and disinfection, I was now also been slow gewцhnt. Bettina was, as always, routinely and safely, a property which I very much to their schдtze. My septum was pinched with a pair of pliers in a way that the cartilage was not in the way. Then it struck. The needle was used, pricked through ... and I had no pain.

A few small Trдnen ran down my cheek, but - as Bettina assured me - more to the point of the piercing was. Nevertheless, it smudges me a little bit my mascara. Everything ran smoothly from the total. Needle out, piercing into the hose, screw balls, disinfect again, and I was ready.

When I looked in the mirror because it was ... perfectly straight and wunderschцn. I could hardly believe it. I thanked Bettina ьberglьcklich and had another small Trдne of joy wegwischen.

That was my whole seven "real" piercing - I had my right side meanwhile Labret sting  4 plugs body - and it will not be my last stay.
When I went I still have a login the Taper stretching my praise on 4mmm and matching Eyelets showing and Bettina then ever on my visit nдchsten prepared in a few weeks, when I look at my nipples - my Brьste finally taking shape slowly - let Pierce. I can not expect more.

My girlfriend looked at me very surprised evening at how well my new piercing stands. I knew that was my piercing. It was as wдre it has always been there and I wonder why I've always rejected frьher. If it is vollstдndig abgeheilt I will probably stretch to 2mm, as the small diameter of the Circular Barbell dьnnerscheint a bit.

When I now look in the mirror, I see the piercing is no longer so extreme, it is a part of me and I become mцchte never again hergeben. After the treatment was very simple nipple shield. After a careful treatment is important in order to avoid infections.

I myself have recognized who I am and I have learned that it's not bad to be who you are. Importantly, with itself to be in equilibrium.

If you want a piercing, then let it bite you. Who likes you, will you still mцgen thereafter.

The desire had quite a long while mature, and as a last test I have a few days before one of these terminal in the nose rings worn. These things are not particularly pleasant, they drьcken on the nasal septum and thereby spьrt it permanently. The optics lдsst thus quite well anticipate - but there is no real natьrlich piercing. Today I then finally a "real" septum should be employed. An impressive experience. But to anticipate it: It was by far not as bad as I had expected.

After Mittagesssen (prefer the first cycle gestдrkt) should it happen. I was showing me the studio "Night Liner" in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, of which I read some encouraging reports had. I was not enttдuscht: The service was very pleasant, fast and above all very professional. I am here in good Hдnden gefьhlt. I recommend the studio happy to be here (hope that is allowed in these reports).

The Gefьhl before entering the studio (a little listless in the stomach) and the one after leaving (soft knee) was in some way I visit there by her Dentist know. The studio made a aufgerдumten impression, however, seemed to specialize tattoos to be and therefore seemed to me something martial music. Not quite my case, but I was not here to make me a tattoo to leave. From the back room hцrte you hum, probably the Arbeitsgerдusch a Tдtowiermaschine. The store itself was, however, at this afternoon frьhen empty, and I immediately came to the series.

On receiving дuЯerte So I bravely my desire for a septum 8 plugs body. Pierce called the Micha mustered out with me prьfendem view and grinned slightly. I was aufgeklдrt that I login a first piercing a fairly strong showing hдtte action. We go to a ausfьhrlichen counseling and "fitting" of different rings to the rear in the treatment room left. A decent small 1.2 mm high and 10mm wide ring I liked schlieЯlich spontaneously in the mirror so good to me that there were no more Back. Exactly * of * it was and had now * * purely because ...

First, the instruments were prepared, a few minutes what took advantage of it. Then it went off, for Glьck without tension through long arc Bickering with inhalation-exhalation Etcetera. My piercing Ьberraschung should sit in crisp, not lying. The nose has been on both sides with a Jodtinktur which then continued Micha pliers with two short of Rцhrchen. Zunдchst I had expected that the pliers "bite" wьrde, but they saЯ very relaxed and served for positioning. I now had a violent stabbing and even borderline mцglicherweise pain expects me was also not sure whether I am still hold kцnnte ... The penetration of the needle into the nasal septum fьhlte but very differently, more than Druckgefьhl than a trick, and her degree of comfort rather like at the dentist. I think that is auszuhalten, because I think it is not so groЯes theater drum making. The perception may however from person to person and from man to woman differently, perhaps it also has something wrong with the anatomy of the nose to do (I have a relatively groЯe nose, not as an institution is very delicate nature), and - okay - I 'm the Teen Age now also significantly grow ... :-) But you have noted that the needle in a septum seems fairly arduous path must motorways. I had the impression that there is almost something cracks dumbbells barbells. The anschlieЯende onset of the ring then took a moment. Because of the relatively small ring diameter Einfдdeln was probably not so simple. To correct this, but I have not noticed, because I had his eyes closed. The eyes trдnten something in the procedure, especially at the onset of the ring.

Then it struck: The look in the mirror. Oh dear! I found the ring too small and too far from the nose heraushдngend. Not really chic. We guckten both of us, and apparently the same moment between us was clear: Again! So again from scratch, now with a 1mm grцЯeren ring and little hцher used. That may login now you albtraummдЯig sound, but relaxes you, this is not dramatic. Dear new again, as a permanent kompromisshaften ring wear, which is not really well fьhlt.

Hцhere by the placement of the needle had now through the cartilage, and this seemed to me a very schцner effort to be. Micha has, in spite of the now quite a bit delicate situation, very souverдn done. Then again look in the mirror, and - HEY, WOW! * * Exactly as I wanted to have! I was totally out and away from the new look!

Lesson learned: When it comes septum millimeters, and in a small ring placement is absolutely critical mission!

Hey, I'm Rona, and I like big lobes. Funnily enough. Anyway, here is my wee contribution to this site, seeing as I have been using it for valuable information for the past half a year I think it is now.

I got my ears gunned when I was 9 in Claire's, my Mum is a trained nurse and knows what would be good health care for my ears, so I left with gold studs in my ears and let them heal for 6 weeks, and I didn't get an infection or anything. Though, now I wouldn't go and get a gun piercing, as they are nasty.

Zip forward to age 14 last October, before finding out about BME, and my friend, who is slightly 'impulsive', comes into school with a little 2mm plug in her ear. I had seen bigger plugs before, and I thought I could shove it though my ear. Obviously, I couldn't and failed dismally, only left to ask her:

'How the hell did you manage that?!'

She had just started putting earrings in her ears, and then two belly bars, and then went into Glasgow to buy this plug, and rammed it into her ear. I decided...I wanted that, but didn't want my parents to see, so I decided I'd be subtle about it.

The next month, I went into town and saw a black acrylic 6mm (2ga) spiral, and decided, it was small at one end and big at the other, it'll stretch my ear, and it won't look like a bigger hole either! So I bought that, and in KFC my friend proceed to ram the bloody thing in my ear.

DO NOT EVER PUT A 6mm TAPER IN YOUR 1mm EAR!

I was in so much pain, but figured it was normal, and left the thing put. In the shower later, I noticed my ear was bleeding, so cleaned the spiral and rammed it back though my ear. Waking up the next morning, the spiral was on my bed, and I grudgingly got up, shoved it through my ear and went to school.

I saw my friend again and she pulled out my spiral to have a look. Well, out it came, with blood and apparently there was this little yellow thing hanging out my ear. So what do we do, WE PULL THE 'PURE WEE YELLOW THINGIE' -Proper West of Scotland sentences there- OUT MY EAR!

Yes folks, we ripped my ex-fistula out my poor, poor ear.

I went home, put in an earring and amazingly it healed. Since then I have stretched that ear to a 3mm after making it bleed again, and then decided to take it out, so now my right ear is scarred, and only has enough space for earrings.

After that I DIY pierced my seconds, because my friend was also piercing her seconds and also pierced her own lip. I don't have any idea what she was thinking. By this point, I have found BME, and therefore did the research and my ears didn't infect. Anyway;

After asking my mother for plugs, and talking about them for months, I finally decided to just buy some anyway. I showed them to my parents, they were un-amused, but as long as I don't go huge then I should be okay. According to my Dad I'll look like a pure freak with massive holes in my ears and I'll look a right prat when I'm 30. I said I am a freak, and a prat, so it just adds to my personality.

I had a 3mm taper, and slowly pushed that though after keeping 3 to 4 earrings in my left ear at the same time, so I figured it would be stretched enough.

I put the taper in halfway through, and it seemed happy enough. However yesterday, when I bought the 3mm SS flesh tunnel, 4mm taper and 4mm SS flesh tunnel (No acrylics for me thankyouverymuch), I just couldn't wait to put my little plug in, so pushed the 3 mm taper in to the end, ouch it stung, went to bed and hoped it would be more stretched. It wasn't.

But, no worries, I thought ' I'll go for a shower, give my ear a sea salt soak then after pushing the taper though I'll put my plug in immediately after.'

A stupid idea, don't try it. Go buy smaller tapers to begin with :|

And, it worked! It hurt quite a bit, but I gave it another long soak after inserting the plug, haven't touched it all day, and when I got in I gave it another soak, and its slightly swollen, but not sore at all. I'm debating weather to have a look at it, but, for now, I'll leave it. maybe next week i'll try spinning it too see if it's any looser.

I'm going to leave it 3-4 weeks to heal and then, onto my 4mm taper and beyond.
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I had my lobes pierced when I was around 8 or 9 and then had a second set of holes pierced on my 16th birthday. I really loved my lobe piercings but after a few years four holes began to feel like too few! At first I planned to get a third set of holes in my lobes. Despite my parents not being overly pleased about that I was really determined to get them done. However, I was really put off when someone I disliked a lot got a third set of holes in their ears and so I began to consider getting something different.

Two of my close friends had cartilage piercings and recommended that I get mine done too as theirs had been relatively hassle free. I came round to the idea pretty quickly but then spent months changing my mind about whether to go ahead with it or not.

I began to look into cartilage piercings and quickly discovered that it would be best to have it done with a needle as opposed to a gun. A friend of mine then told me about a local tattoo studio called Mantra II who used needles and who had a good reputation. My friend's sister had had her tattoos done there and one of her friends had got a couple of piercings done – and both had been happy with the results, which I took to be a good sign.

After lots of ummming and ahhhing over it I decided to have the piercing done as a treat after I'd finished my exams. I went to Mantra II a few days before I planned to get the piercing just to check the place out and find out the cost. The place was very clean and bright (as opposed to some places I've seen that are very dark and claustrophobic), and the man I spoke to was very friendly and helpful which made me feel confident about going back there to actually do the deed.

Two days later I got up early, made sure to have breakfast, picked up my friend and drove us to Mantra II. I almost lost my bottle before going in but my nerve came back eventually and we went in. I asked for a cartilage piercing and was asked to fill in a form and choose my earring, before I handed over my money.

I was taken into a small room that had a dentist-type chair in it by a man called Kevin. My friend came in with me, and although I was too nervous to pay much attention to the room she told me afterwards that it had all looked very clean. I really dislike needles so I was beginning to get quite nervous by this point!

However, I sat in the chair and commented about how it felt like the dentist. Kevin was friendly and cracked a couple of jokes which put me at ease. He marked the dot on my left ear and asked me whether I was happy with the positioning (I was). I tried not to pay attention to what he was doing whilst he was unwrapping the needles and such so as not to make myself too nervous, but I knew my friend was watching closely to make sure everything looked hygienic and she gave me a reassuring look.

I was surprised at how quickly it was all over. The needle didn't hurt as much as I expected when it first went into my ear but it was left in there whilst Kevin changed his gloves again, and that's when it began to sting! I was worried about passing out but I didn't feel light-headed at any point and by the time the needle was out and my gorgeous blue earring had been put in, the adrenaline was pumping and I felt great.

Kevin explained the aftercare to me and gave me an information sheet about looking after my piercing before telling me to come back if I had any problems. I couldn't wait to get back to my car to ogle my new piercing in the mirrors! I was so pleased I had gone through with it and that it had been a more pleasant experience than I previously imagined.

By the time I got back to the car my ear was bright red, but after a couple of hours it began to look more normal and the stinging had subsided. I have followed the aftercare religiously and at first it seemed to heal really well. However, I accidentally slept on my left side a couple of times and it's been slightly crusty since, but I'm keeping up with the aftercare and hope it'll heal nicely.

I'd definitely recommend Mantra II to other people as I had a really positive experience there. In fact, I'm planning to get my tragus pierced soon and will most certainly be going back there myself!

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A labret is one form of body piercing. Taken literally, it is any type of adornment that is attached to the facial lip (labrum). However, the term usually refers to a piercing that is below the bottom lip, above the chin.

Among the ancient Aztecs and Mayans labret piercing was reserved for male members of the higher castes.

A less common name for the labret piercing is the "Mao." It is widely believed that this name originates from Mao Zedong's mole below his lower lip
Pronunciation

The pronunciation of the word "labret" has been heavily debated for years. Many people including industry professionals have often pronounced it as /ləˈbreɪ/.[1] According to dictionary reference, it is pronounced /leɪ.brɛt/. The root word is the Latin labrum, which means lip. The -et suffix, according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, means "something worn on". So, the combination of the Latin labrum (lip) and the suffix -et (something worn on), creates labret - something worn on the lip.[2]

Anthropology

The labret was a traditional piercing among the American Northwest Coast Indians, where it was related to status:
access to labrets. After 3,500 BP, a divergence in labret wear in S and N coasts. In the N from 1.500 - 3,000 BP, more labrets worn by males. After 1,500 BP, labrets worn by females. In the S, between 2,000 - 3,500 BP, worn by males and females, but from 2,000 BP on, labrets generally disappear and are replaced by cranial deformation by free males and females of whatever class (e.g. elite or commoner). SO, for 4,000 years on the NWC, it was important to distinguish certain individuals in a very direct manner; either by cranial deformation or by labret wear. Gender and geographical region may also be identified by these methods. [3]

When a mask was being made to represent someone of high status, naturally enough, that mask had a labret.

Types of labret piercings

There are several different labret variations based on precisely where the piercing is positioned on the lower lip, including a vertical labret through the top of the lower lip rather than in front of the lip tissue, snake bites that are dual piercings close together reminiscent of fangs, and a lowbret, which is placed as low as possible toward the chin. Other variations also include the upper lip as well as other lip tissues, such as the frenulum (the connective tissue between the upper lip and gums)
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it was in march a couple of months ago i went to get my tragus done on my ear but instead i was like wow the eyebrow is really appealing, so i changed my mind and told my mom i wanted eyebrow so she said okay i was up next i was so nervous i sat their holding tight to the chair and i felt a little scratch i asked him " are you done yet? " he said yup just puttin on the ball i was like wow i didnt feel a thing so after all that its good and theres a picture of me wit a black barbell i just change it recently
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I was kinda wanting my eyebrow done earlier today so I took a safety pin, a few alcohol preps, and thats it. I positioned my needle carefully then shoved it thru the first layer of skin... "POP" didn't hurt at all... shoved it thru the second "POP" still didn't hurt. After I was done it stung a bit but I was proud of myself because it looked professional!
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I remember as a young kid seeing piercings on people, and wondering what it would be like to have one of my very own. I considered it a very liberating experience, and I still do. It's about taking your life and your body and appearance into your own hands, and modifying yourself. Some people may not agree with me on this, but this is how I view it.

One of the most liberating experiences, however, is to pierce yourself, and literally take your body and appearance into your own hands. That is why I decided to pierce snakebites in my lips by myself. Don't get me wrong, self-piercing is not for everybody, but personally for me, it was an experience I wouldn't trade. I wouldn't recommend self piercing for everybody, because when the needle is halfway through your skin it can take a fair bit of will to push it all the way through.

Anyway, onto my experience. I had been looking on BME for a few months, and after a month of convincing my mother, she agreed to let me buy some piercing kits off of Ebay ( I know what you're thinking, but these kits were not bodgy, they were completely safe, and I trust the seller, having done business with her before, and reading all of her wonderful feedback.). My mum even agreed to pay for the kits herself!!!

In the kit, there were disposable clamps, a 14G catheter needle, jewelry, gloves and alcohol swabs. The day the kits arrived after school, I applied two numbing patches to my lips (one for each side, and they did NOTHING, by the way), and I set off upstairs to clean my bathroom while I waited the hour for the numbing patches to take effect. I got some straight bleach, and cleaned the whole counter twice, and wiped it with some paper towel. Then, with clean hands, I set paper towel on the dry counter, and laid out the piercing kits, still sealed of course. I place a box of tissues on the shelf next to the counter, and then I waited for the numbing to take effect.

When my lips were as numb as they were going to get (which was only the top layer of skin), I washed my hands with antibacterial soap, took the numbing patches off, washed my hands again, opened one of the piercing kits, and donned my gloves before opening an alcohol swab to clean my skin with. I cleaned my lip area, and marked where I wanted the piercings (which turned out slightly off because I was so nervous), and took out the clamps, needle and jewelry, and laid them on the paper towel. I then changed gloves again, before picking up the needle, opening it, and picking up the clamps with my other hand, I clamped my lip, and adjusted the clamp a few times to find the best position.

I lined the needle up with the small blue dot (made with food colouring and marked with a kebab stick), and pressed the needle slowly through my lip. It didn't appear to be going any deeper once I broke through the first layer, but I remembered something I had read on BME about the method of twisting the needle as you push it. So I twisted, and twisted, and by that time, it was quite painful. Not enough pain to stop though, and I still had another hole to pierce on the other side of my lip!

The needle eventually went through with a slight stretch and pop as it passed the thin plastic tube covering the most of the needle, and I was in a sort of shock that I had actually done it. I pulled the needle out, leaving the tube in (as I said I was using a catheter needle) and I threaded the jewelry (a 10mm 14G labret post) through the tube, and pulled the tube back out, bringing the jewelry into the piercing. At first I thought the jewelry had fallen out and not threaded through, but I was surprised to see that it had actually come through. I removed the tube, and screwed the 4mm ball onto the post, before having a bit of a breather. I called my big brother in for some moral support while I pierced the second hole. My mother was downstairs, thinking that I didn't have the guts to actually pierce myself...well I showed her, didn't I?

The numbing on the other side of my lip had already worn off at that point, so I decided to get that side over and done with as well, and I changed gloves before swabbing the other side of my lip with alcohol once again. The marking was still there after the swabbing fortunately. I then lined up the clamps and needle again, complete with the tube as the other needle was, and pushed through, and I strongly advise, that if you are going to self-pierce your lip, that you pierce from the inside to the outside, not outside through to inside like I did, because when the piercing heals and closes over when you take it out, you are left with an ugly knot-shaped scar on your lip.

Anyways, I finished the second piercing, and once again threaded the jewelry through, all the while, my big brother telling me how proud of me he was, even though he's too much of a wuss to go near a needle, let alone pierce himself with one haha. I spent the night sucking on ice and drinking icy cold drinks, and I did regular sea salt soaks, not to mention cleaning with Dettol Antibacterial hand wash and rinsing with watered down Listerine, which I did anyways due to my tongue piercing (which was already healed, I just like to be clean). I ended up taking the piercings out (for a guy, go figure...) but now I intend to self-pierce my vertical labret in about a week or so.

Do what you want, it is, after all, your own body, but believe me, professionals are called professionals for a reason, and with the exception of a few, they do know what they are doing. Just remember, be hygienic, and be safe!! DO NOT pierce yourself or a friend if you are not well-informed and prepared for anything, including rare accidents, and DEFINITELY DO NOT use a SAFETY PIN AND A LIGHTER!!!!!!!!!

The best way for sterilisation, is an autoclave. Fire actually puts more bacteria onto metals. Remember, boiling does not sterilise, burning does not sterilise, antiseptic does not sterilise. The only safe way is an autoclave. Hospitals use it for sterilising surgical equipment, so it is a well known and largely used method.

I don't mean to preach, but I don't think that alot of people know the dangers. It isn't always good to be blissfully ignorant.