Introduction to Body Piercing Jewelry

As a body decorating item, body jewelry has become very popular today than any other times in history. Wearing body jewelry becomes a trend to the youngsters. Even the adults wear body jewelry to take a cool and captivated look.

Body jewelry is available in - Piercing and Non-piercing jewelries. To wear piercing jewelry, one has to pierce his/her body. But non-piercing jewelries don’t require any kind of piercing to wear them.

What is Body Piercing?
Body piercing has been practiced almost in every age and culture for various reasons including religion, spirituality, fashion and eroticism. It is an art of creating an opening to wear jewelry in someone’s body. In recent times it is usually done for ornamental purposes. Persons who want to draw other people’s eyes to their physical attributes wear such kind of jewelries.

Standard needle method, Dermal punching, Scalpelling, Cannula method, Piercing guns are the available piercing methods. Piercing the part of body, the intended jewelry and time requiring healing after piercing are the basis for selecting a method. But standard needle method is the simplest and widely used one.

Body Piercing Jewelries
Jewelries are used for several parts of the body like - nose, ear lobes, lip, eyebrow, naval, nipple and some other gentile parts. An introduction of these jewelries is given here.

Nose Piercing Jewelry:Nose jewelries may be the first recorded body piercing jewelry. It is more famous in India and Middle East than any other part of the world. Three types of nose piercings are available as nostril piercing, nasal septum piercing and bridge piercing. 14K or 18K gold, surgical steel, niobium or titanium nose rings are best at the beginning. Sterling silver jewelry is advisable after the piercing has healed.

Ear Piercing Jewelry:It is common and famous among people of every culture and religion. It is also the mostly used form of jewelry by both men and women. There are several types of piercing – vertical, industrial, helix, orbital and anti orbital.

Tongue Piercing Jewelry: This form of jewelry was available among tribal people of some specific geographic region. But in recent times it becomes a trend among stylish young generation. Several types of tongue piercing are offered but not for everyone. As the mouth is full of bacteria, it is strongly advice able to take special care after a tongue piercing.

Eyebrow Piercing Jewelry: Eyes are the most noticeable and dramatic area for piercing among all other parts of the body. Young generation adorn it to get a chic outlook. A wide variety of designs and metals are available. But the choice of jewelry will depend on the type of piercing someone opts for.

Lip Piercing Jewelry: Lip piercing is another form of jewelry that has been popular both in ancient and modern times. Location of the lip piercing can vary from person to person. Lower lip piercing can be done anywhere from the center to the length of the lower lip. Upper lip piercing is supposed to be a mark of beauty. Studs, rings, tusks or spikes are the most common form of jewelry for lower lip and a small barbell or a stud for the upper. Jewelries that are made out of titanium, niobium, surgical steel or 18 carat gold are the best choice.

Navel Piercing: Naval piercing has also been practiced from ancient times both for ritual and artistic purposes. Though it takes some times and cautions to heal but still it is the most popular body part to be pierced more by women than men.

Nipple and other gentile piercing jewelry: Nipple and other gentile piercing jewelries are current trends of jewelry fashion. It is mainly done by the young people for enhancing sexual motivation. Many types of piercing method and jewelries are available for this type of piercing. But these are the most sophisticated places of one’s body. So, select it with great care.

Risks of body piercing
Body piercing jewelries enhance the beauty of our body. There are risks to body piercing, a few of which are very serious. It needs a lot of care. One can conceivably acquire bacterial infection from contaminated needles and piercing tools. Some may experience dental damage, keloids, excessive bleeding, nerve damage, and allergic reactions. Worst of all, one could contract HIV if the piercing tools used are not properly sanitized.

To avoid the risks of body jewelry take the service only from the most reputable body piercing professionals.