Common Body Piercing Designs

Posted on June 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

Some of the most common body piercing designs include barbell, captive bead ring, claw, prince’s wand, spike spiral, stud and flesh tunnel.

Barbell type piercing jewelry consists of a straight bar with a bead on either end. For removing or changing the beads either one or both beads can be loosened.

They are named so since they bear resemblance to the barbells that are associated with weightlifting.

Types of Barbells

Internally Threaded Barbells Smooth ends with receiving threads tapped into the end of the bar are the chief features of this type of barbell. They are unlikely to cause complications and inflammation, particularly when piercing is done. Hence internally threaded jewelry is preferred to externally threaded jewelry and costs more than externally threaded jewelry.

Externally Threaded BarbellsThey are so called since the shaft of the bar contains threads at each ends to permit beads with receiving threads to be appended. Because of the likely injury or inflammation to the piercing when the threads moves through while the jewelry is placed or detached, this kind of barbell has become less widespread , because of the appropriateness of the internally threaded barbell.

A captive bead ring

A captive bead ring is a familiar example of body piercing jewelry.

The captive bead or ball mounts into a tiny aperture in the circle of the ring. The bead is somewhat bigger in comparison to this aperture and has tiny grooves or dents that match the ring’s end-points in order that it may fit comfortably against them, thus concluding the circuit of the ring. Generally in order to permit trouble free fitting a hole is pierced through the bead.

It makes use of the normal tensile or compressive ability of the metal from which the ring is made, generally surgical stainless steel, niobium, or titanium to keep the bead firmly in position. The bead or ball itself may in addition be prepared from colored glass or ceramic, or certain stones that are semi-precious.

Technique

Piercing that are undertaken by experts involve the use of an exceedingly pointed hollow surgical needle similar to the ones employed for giving drips or blood.

Risks

Infection: In the absence of adequate care, infection can result in scarring and even blood poisoning.

Allergic Reaction: Some people are allergic to particular metals and only realize this during piercing and have a serious reaction to the jewellery. The inflammation, coupled with problems in breathing can result in hospitalization.

Nerve Damage: If a piercing isn’t positioned cautiously, it can penetrate a nerve, detaching it and making the adjoining area devoid of any sensation.

Piercing Aftercare

Healing

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