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Discover all the types of piercings we offer. You'll learn more about their characteristics and the appropriate jewellery. If you like to live life to the fullest, you'll also find information about stretching here.
This is the most popular area for piercing, and it's considered one of the earliest and most common forms of body modification. It's an excellent area to start getting into piercing because it has one of the easiest types of piercings to heal: the earlobe.
Lobe
As the name suggests, this is a piercing done in the earlobe. The earlobe is the lower part of the ear, and the only part that doesn't contain cartilage. For this reason, earlobes heal extremely easily, taking an average of 3-4 months. It's possible to get initial piercings in both earlobes at the same time. A 1.2 mm or 1.6 mm labret is recommended as the initial jewellery. If you want to stretch the lobe, you can start by piercing with a 3 mm needle or larger and use an initial plug.
You can use the following jewellery in the lobe piercing:
Labrets
Barbells
Curved barbells
Circular barbells
Rings
Tunnels and Plugs
Weights
Spirals
After the ears, the face is the most popular area for piercings. It's an area that allows for a lot of creativity and never goes out of style.
Nostril
The nostril piercing is the name given to a piercing done in the nostril. A nostril is each of the two nasal passages, from the point where they divide in the nasal cavities to their external opening. A nostril piercing takes an average of 6-12 months to heal. We advise you to get two nostril piercings at the same time. This way you can achieve a better result in terms of symmetry. As an initial piece of jewellery, a 1.2 mm or 1.6 mm labret is recommended. If you want to stretch the nostril, you can start by piercing with a 3 mm needle or larger and use an initial plug.
You can use the following jewellery in the nostril piercing:
Labrets
Circular barbells
Rings
Tunnels and Plugs
Spirals
The mouth is an area that allows for unconventional piercings. No mouth piercing goes unnoticed. If you want to stand out, there's no better option than a mouth piercing.
Lip
As the name suggests, this is a piercing done in the lip or surrounding area. Lip piercing is quite broad and encompasses all piercings done in the lips. There's no distinction because, regardless of the popular name of the piercing, they are all essentially the same. The different names come from the different piercing locations.
Here at Ornato Piercing, we divide lip piercings into two categories: lip and vertical lip. Lip piercings are piercings where one end of the jewellery is inside the mouth, or a ring. They are usually pierced horizontally. On the other hand, vertical lip piercings are piercings where both ends of the jewellery are outside the mouth. As a rule, they are pierced vertically, hence the name.
Since lip piercings tend to have part of the jewellery inside the mouth, it's important to note that there's always a risk of developing damage to the gums and teeth. For this reason, it is imperative that you downsize the jewellery in a timely manner. Lip piercings typically take 3-4 months to heal. For initial jewellery , a labret or a curved barbell of 1.2 mm or 1.6 mm is recommended. If you want to stretch your lip, you can start by piercing with a 3 mm needle or larger and use an initial plug.
You can use the following jewellery in the lip piercing:
Labrets
Curved barbells
Circular barbells
Rings
Tunnels and Plugs
Spirals
The body is an area that never goes out of style. Times come and go, but body piercings remain as popular as they were in the 70s, when they were modernized.
Nipple
As the name suggests, this is a piercing done in the nipple. The nipple piercing should be done near the base, and should never be done in the areola. On the other hand, piercing near the tip of the nipple can lead to jewellery rejection or complications in healing. Nipple piercings take an average of 6-12 months to heal. For women, because they have thicker nipples, it is recommended to use a 2 mm barbell as an initial piece of jewellery. For men, a 1.6 mm barbell is recommended as an initial piece of jewellery.
You can use the following jewellery in the nipple piercing:
Barbells
Curved barbells
Circular barbells
Rings
Surface and dermal piercings are two special types of piercings that deserve their own category. Both have distinct characteristics compared to more traditional piercings.
Surface
The surface piercing is a type of piercing that is done through flat skin. This means that the entry and exit points are on the same surface, hence the name. For decades, various types of jewellery were used, none truly effective, and after much experimentation, the surface barbell was created in the 1990s. The surface barbell is a variation of the barbell, where the post is flattened and the ends are angled at 90 degrees. This type of jewellery proved to be the most suitable for surface piercings and remains the industry standard to this day.
Surface piercings can be done virtually anywhere on the body. However, the most common areas are the side of the face near the ear, above the eyebrow, below the eye (anti-eyebrow), on the forehead, on the nape of the neck, and on the chest. It's important to note that surface piercings are not considered permanent. Because they are pierced into flat skin, there is a high chance of rejection by the body, even after healing. Surface piercings take an average of 12 months to heal.
Female genital piercings can be done in various areas. Some are more stimulating than others (both for the wearer and their partner), but all contribute to increased self-esteem.
Clitoral Hood
The clitoral hood is the name given to a piercing made in the prepuce of the clitoris. The prepuce of the clitoris is the fold of skin that surrounds and protects the glans of the clitoris, and it can be pierced vertically or horizontally. The clitoral hood is anatomically quite variable, and therefore we advise you to schedule a general consultation to assess what you wish to pierce. The clitoral hood takes an average of 1-2 months to heal. As initial jewellery, a curved barbell is recommended for a vertical clitoral hood or a circular barbell for a horizontal clitoral hood. Both should be 1.6 mm or 2 mm.
You can use the following jewellery in the clitoral hood piercing:
Curved barbells
Circular barbells
Rings
Traditionally relegated to a more extreme category of body modification, male genital piercing is becoming increasingly popular today. It increases stimulation (for both the wearer and their partner), as well as self-esteem.
Prince Albert
Prince albert is the name given to a piercing made in the urethra. Traditionally, the piercing enters the urethra and exits below the glans, near the frenulum. On the other hand, the inverted prince albert exits on the upper part of the glans. The prince albert is anatomically quite variable, and therefore we advise you to schedule a general consultation to assess what you want to pierce. The prince albert takes an average of 1-2 months to heal. As an initial piece of jewellery, a 2.5 mm or 3 mm circular barbell or ring is recommended.
You can use the following jewellery in the prince albert piercing:
Curved barbells
Circular barbells
Rings
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Stretching has been used for hundreds of years as a form of body modification. This art is so ancient that it is intertwined with the very evolution of humankind. Today, stretching remains popular, especially in the earlobes, but we can find stretched piercings in many other areas of the body. Here are some tips and several methods to stretch your piercing in the best way.
If you lack patience and stretch the skin too quickly, a blowout can occur. A blowout happens when the pressure on the stretched skin becomes too great. As a result, an external bulge of skin forms. If a blowout forms, the most important thing is to change to a thinner piece of jewellery and massage the skin. Once the piercing has healed, begin stretching again from the opposite side, "pushing" the excess tissue back inward.