Lip Piercing Needs Serious Thoughts

Many ancient tribes practice lip piercing with their own good reasons. For example the Dogon tribe of central plateau of Mali, practice lip piercing to commemorate their ancestor spirit, Noomi, who gave them the power of speech. Lip Piercing was even practice in the society of the ancient Aztecs and Mayans by men of the higher caste and the lip piercing jewelry was made from gold and jade. But gradually with time such traditional practice grew into a fashion statement. Today, a lot of people, including some celebrities, follow this type of fashion statement to express themselves. Emo people are generally seen to follow this fashion trend because they follow those ideas that portray them bad.

Lip piercing is not a joke but it requires a serious planning and thoughts. Lip piercing is not something that you can just remove after you have grown tired of it. So it is a decision that involves facing risks and consequences that might cause you to regret your actions later. So, if you have decided getting a lip piercing, then you need to take note on some important health factors before going through it.

Beginning with your careful selection of piercing artist you should always pick an artist who is well recommended and holds certificate from the Association of Professional Pierces (APP). Because this organization of piercing artists make safety rules that prevent you from receiving health risks due to piercing. Always visit those piercing salon that is clean and has artists who sanitize their hands before doing a piercing and uses sterilized needles in sealed packages and not a piercing gun as piercing gun cannot be sterilized and so unsafe to use. Parallel to the utilization of safe body piercing equipments the placements of lip ring is also very important because you will be living with it for the rest of your life. While placing lip ring you need to take care of your gums also. Therefore putting a lip ring on your lower lip is very much recommended, as it would do no harm to your gums. A labret stud on the area below your lower lip will enhance your look but it can hurt your gums. So it can be placed on above the upper lip. You can also go for Angelbites and Snakebites to embellish your lip to look hot.

Therefore it can be concluded that lip piercing is not a child play but a decision that needs proper planning and serious evaluation