A fun piercing gem that is sure to draw attention to your lip, the labret piercing. The labret piercing is so well known that enthusiasts also call the lip studs "labret" studs. But what exactly is a labret piercing?
What is a labret piercing?
A labret piercing is a facial piercing that can be placed below your lower lip. But that's not the only place a labret piercing can be placed; you have several different types. The designation "labret" is not only used for a lip piercing but can also involve the ear. In this blog post, we will discuss labret lip piercings.
What are the types of labret lip piercings?
Labret piercing
A labret piercing is centered, under your lower lip. With the regular labret, you can wear different gems: hoops, circular barbells and flat-back lip studs. We begin by placing a larger rod. A lip piercing can be downsized quickly though, swapping to a shorter rod, usually after only 2 to 3 weeks. The healing period itself will be about 6-8 weeks.
Side labret piercing
This is a piercing under the lower lip but not centered. Rather, it is then between the center and the corner of the mouth.
Vertical labret
A vertical labret is a vertical piercing, which uses a curved rod (curved barbell or banana) that goes through the center of your lower lip and exits through the labret, below the lower lip.
Does a labret piercing hurt?
Each person's pain threshold is different. Surprising or not, a lip piercing doesn't actually hurt much. We can say, however, that upper lip piercing will hurt more than lower lip.
8 tips for caring for a labret piercing
- Wash your hands before touching the piercing
- Rinse 1-2x a day with running water to wash away scabs
- Use our daily aftercare or sterile saline solution
- Stubbern crusts can be removed gently with a wet cotten swab. remove
- don't fiddle or turn to the jewel
- come back in time before you downsize after 2-3 weeks
- On the day itself: consume as few soft drinks, coffee, spicy food as possible but if you cannot resist temptation, or have smoked, it would be best to rinse your mouth with water.
- Rinse your mouth once a day with alcohol-free mouthwash. We sell these at Inksane Piercings for 5 euros
Fancy buying or getting a labret piercing?
Retrieved from our webshop you can find all kinds of quality piercings. By the way, these are nickel-free, which means they are safe for sensitive ears and piercing lovers with nickel allergies.
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