Correct Body Piercing Techniques

When somebody has a piercing that was done properly, it looks great. A pierced navel is a seductive attribute. Pierced tongues and lips are a symbol of open rebellion and piercing in other areas have their own significance. However this is only when a piercing is done properly, done improperly, a piercing can have devastating effects.

Pursuing a body piercing can be a fairly involved procedure. This is because there is an endless array of ways to do it and places to have it done as well as people who will do it for you. No longer is it only a girl who will go out and get her ears pierced. And even then they were limited to how to do it by either a lack of imagination or the simple of social pressure of the times.. Presently, all sorts of people are pursuing piercing. People of all ages, social backgrounds and status. For a myriad of reasons ranging from tribal primitive to artistic chic to simple self expression.

When you are spoken to by the piercing gods and you then realize that the time has come for a piercing, you need to go speak with a professional instead of allowing an acquaintance do it for you or even worse, doing it yourself.. Many piercing, when completed by a professional, is perfectly safe. Many parts of the body, however, need special attention of they're to be pierced because they can become badly damaged if pierced incorrectly. For this reason, it is important to often speak with a professional body artist when considering getting a body piercing.

Body art takes on many forms and in the coming articles I'll talk about not only the various technique of this ancient art form but also the rich history these forms have and the stature displayed that these forms displayed in their own cultures. You will find that history often repeats itself and the tribal customs that were used to bond a community together will always reemerge through the ages and now is no different. As we become better able to communicate with any other culture anywhere else on this planet, our sense of a global community becomes more pronounced. By the same token, as we become more globally aware, we are also identifying more closely with our local cultures and what makes us inherently different. One way this manifests is through our body art, and this is manifestation of self expression is a timeless quality that bonds us through time as well as through geography.

Why Do People Pierce Their Bodies?

The practice of body piercing is as old as humanity itself and is making a comeback along with the popularity of tribal tattoos; one need only look closely at the players in professional sports such as basketball and football to see this phenomenon.

Body piercing has practiced by cultures all over the planet for thousands of years including the ancient Egyptian pharaohs and the soldiers of ancient Rome. The pharaohs pierced their navels and the Roman soldiers pierced their nipples as a display of manhood.

In North America indigenous tribes had customs of piercing including the brutal Sun Dance practiced by the Plains Indians where one would be hung from bones pierced through the chest. This was vividly portrayed in the movie, "A Man Called Horse."

These days piercings of other parts of the body are becoming nearly as commonplace as the piercing of the ear with people piercing tongues, nipples, navels, and eyebrows as well as women piercing their clitoris and labia and men piercing their penis, ouch!

One caveat here for women who are intending on becoming pregnant and breastfeeding; it has been said that piercing the nipple can result in difficulties nursing due to the fact that the nipple contains many milk ducts.

Healing time varies depending upon the area that is pierced and can be as short as six weeks for an eyebrow piercing to as long as one year for some people with a navel piercing. So that is definitely something you want to take into consideration before you do it. Is this something that you really have the patience to deal with? It isn't a matter of just putting a hole in your body, it is a wound and your body treats it as such so you must take care of it as not to allow the piercing to become infected.

So, why do people pierce their bodies in modern times? The reason varies amongst different people and different sexes. For most, it is more a statement that they are free and independent of restrictions society tries to place on them, for some it may be trying to honor the culture of their ancestors. Whatever the reason, you have to admit that seeing someone with a piercing definitely gets your attention.