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A lip piercing is any piercing done on the lips or around the mouth and adorned with jewelry. Various cultures in Africa, the Americas, and the Pacific have traditionally done lip piercings. You can get a lip piercing at a professional piercing studio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The piercer will hold your lip with a surgical clamp and pass a hollow needle through it, replacing the needle with the jewelry of choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in lip piercings? Then, this article is for you. We cover everything you need to know about lip piercings, whether to get them, what to expect, and how to heal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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History of Lip Piercings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We can trace the culture of lip piercing to cultures in Africa, the Americas, and Papua New Guinea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dogon people<\/a> of Mali and the Nuba people<\/a> of the Nile Valley wore lip rings as part of their culture. Women in parts of Malawi and the Mursi<\/a> tribe wore lip plates as adornment, the plates increasing in size as they got older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Mesoamerica, Aztecs and Mayans practiced lip piercings for ritual purposes. The piercings served as a status symbol representing a man\u2019s accomplishment in war. Men pierced their lips when they were younger and stretched the piercings as they brought more prisoners back to the tribe in conquest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the purpose of lip piercings?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the past, lip piercings used to serve various purposes. These piercings served as a status symbol in Mesoamerican cultures and among the Haida tribe. African tribes like the Mursi tribe still wear lip plates as a form of adornment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nowadays, most people get lip piercings because they like the look. Some people might have other personal, symbolic reasons for getting them, but most do it for the aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9 Types of Lip Piercings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are multiple types of lip piercings<\/a>. Here are nine different kinds of lip piercings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medusa<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The medusa piercing<\/a> is done through the lip philtrum, the little groove above the upper lip. It\u2019s adorned with a labret stud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Labret<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Labrets <\/a>are piercings located below the bottom lip. They\u2019re adorned with seamless rings, labret studs, and curved barbells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madonna<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Madonna piercings are placed on the right side of the face, above the lip. It\u2019s named after the superstar Madonna and placed in the position of her beauty mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monroe<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Monroe piercings<\/a> are named after the actress Marilyn Monroe. They\u2019re placed in the position of her beauty mark above the lip on the left side of the face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley piercings go directly through the center of the bottom lip, coming out through the back of the lip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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