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What types of piercings are there?

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There are now a variety of shapes, names and terms for piercings, as over time new parts of the body have been and continue to be identified as 'piercable'. In this blog post we offer you an overview of the most well-known types of piercings. In our Piercing shop you will find the right jewelry for all these parts of the body.

Ear piercings:

Piercings in the mouth area:

Nose piercings:

Eyebrow piercings:

  • Teardrop piercing: Usually on the outer area of ​​the eyebrow and placed so that the upper exit of the puncture canal is further inside the facial area than the other one.

Intimate piercings for men:

  • Frenulum piercing: Piercing in the foreskin frenum (the underside of the glans)
  • Hafada: Piercing on the scrotum or the foreskin of the man
  • Pubic: Piercing on the pubic bone
  • Guiche: The Guiche piercing is done in the perineal area, between the scrotum and the anus.
  • Oetang: Piercing at the edge of the foreskin. It is sometimes pierced in a double version, whereby the foreskin can be closed with rings or bands through the opposite piercings.
  • Dydoe: Rod on the edge of the glans
  • Ampallang: Horizontal piercing of the glans, erectile tissue and urethra
  • Apadravya: Vertical piercing of the erectile tissue, the nerve cords and the urethra.
  • Prince Albert: Ring that is passed through the frenum of the foreskin into the glans and out again through the urethral opening. 

Intimate piercings for women: 

  • Clitoral hood piercing: Vertical piercing of the clitoral hood 
  • The Christina piercing: The piercing is pierced at the upper edge of the vagina and comes out again at the upper mons pubis, where the labia come apart.
  • Clitoris piercing: Clitoris piercing is pierced vertically or horizontally through the clitoris. 
  • Labia piercing: Here the piercing is done either through the inner or outer labia.
  • Fourchette piercing: piercing the skin beneath the woman's two labia minora.

 We hope that we were able to give you a good overview of the common piercings. If you have just gotten one of these piercings and would like to know when you can change it, Please take a look at this blog post. 

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