Explore : Body Piercing Styles

Body piercing is a practice of puncturing the body part so a piece of jewel can be inserted there. With the growing trend of tattoos, the trend of piercing is also increasing day by day. Piercing is also a cultural practice as it ground its root in the past centuries. Ears and nostrils are the most popular parts of the body for piercing; belly button is also a part which can be modified by piercing. In case of females body piercing is not restricted to ears, nostrils and belly button. To get pierced has now become a common activity. Now there is loads of latest pierced area on a human body which give a witty look and delectable too. Safety measures should be kept because piercing can may produce some infection if the environment is not clean. One must use sterilized needle for cutting (puncturing) and the part of body must be cleaned with infection killing soap except tongue. Earlobes, cartilage, helix, tragus, eyebrow, nostril, septum, lip, vertical lip, tongue, nipples, navel, surface and dermal anchors etc are the types of piercings. Genital piercings are also very famous among females. Malloy and Ward are two famous names in modern piercing. There are different centers of piercing in United States and it has become a business for masses. Ear stretching jeweler, helix jeweler, tragus jeweler, nipple jeweler, tongue bars, threaded accessories, tunnels and plugs, septum jeweler, nose studs, labret studs, body spirals, barbells and circular barbells are famous types of piercing jeweler. Piercing tools are also modified with time and this trend has set fire in this world of fashion. Among youngster piercing has given hype and new types of piercing have been introduced. It is a painful practice but still it is done with joy and admired by the people.