Lip frenulum piercing
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A lip frenulum piercing is a body piercing through either the upper (known as a smiley piercing) or lower (known as a web piercing) lip frenulums. These piercings are relatively simple piercings, and heal quickly, although they do have a high tendency to reject over time. Depending on the anatomy of the individual, either of these piercing placements may not be feasible. One person known to have a smiley piercing is Jade Puget, guitarist for the band AFI.
Aftercare for lip frenulum piercings is more complicated than most other piercings, as the healing piercing will come into contact with anything that enters the mouth, including food and smoke. For these reasons, many certified piercers suggest as after care guidelines, not to engage in oral sex, not to smoke, and regular rinsing after eating or drinking with either an appropriate mouthwash or saline fluid.
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[edit] Health Issues
Jewelry worn in lip frenulum piercings comes into contact with both teeth and gums. This contact is not known to damage the tooth enamel or the gum tissue.
[edit] Jewelry
Both ring and barbell style jewelry can be worn in these piercings. Usually the jewelry worn in these piercings is low gauge, as there is not much tissue to pierce or stretch, and larger gauge jewelry may be more likely to damage the teeth and gums.
[edit] History and culture
Both variations on this piercing are of contemporary origin. Although they are known to have existed prior, first documented photograph of an upper lip frenulum piercing was an image of body modification practitioner Steve Haworth in a German magazine in the mid 90's. These piercings are known by a variety of names, most commonly scrumper, coined by Caitlin Theobald, upon receiving an upper lip frenulum piercing from Tom Brazda, after seeing the image of Steve Haworth. Upper lip frenulums piercings are also known as smileys, a term coined by Tel Aviv piercer Sarai Bismuth, while the pun frowny is occasionally used to describe lower lip frenulum piercings.
[edit] External links
- Body Modification E-zine entry on upper lip frenulum piercings
- Body Modification E-zine entry on scrumper piercings
- Body Modification E-zine entry on smiley piercings
- Body Modification E-zine entry on frowny piercings
| Types of body piercing | |
|---|---|
| Ear piercings | |
| Earlobes and helix | Stretching (body piercing) | Tragus | Antitragus | Daith | Conch | Rook | Industrial | |
| Facial and oral piercings | |
| Bridge | Cheek | Eyebrow | Anti-eyebrow | Lip | Labret | Vertical labret | Lip frenulum | Nose | Tongue | Tongue frenulum | Uvula | Monroe | Medusa | |
| Body piercings | |
| Corset | Hand web | Madison | Navel | Nipple | Nape | Surface | |
| Male genital piercings | |
| Ampallang | Apadravya | Hafada | Foreskin | Deep shaft | Dolphin | Dydoe | Frenum | Frenum ladder | Guiche | Lorum | Prince Albert | Reverse Prince Albert | Pubic | Transscrotal | |
| Female genital piercings | |
| Christina | Clitoris | Clitoral hood | Triangle | Fourchette | Isabella | Labia | Nefertiti | Princess Albertina | |
