lip piercings
Oral facial studs
Lip piercings are body piercings through or around the lip, including the labret (below the lower lip), Monroe (upper lip, off-center), and medusa (center of the upper lip).
Like other facial piercings, they may signal subcultural affiliation or serve purely as adornment: She got matching lip piercings on either side.
Lower lip piercing jewelry
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- septumInternal anatomical partition
- snakebitesFang-inflicted wounds
- dahliaTuberous flowering genus
stud · hoop · ring · barbell · horseshoe · gauge · jewelry · titanium
Conveying one's inner world
- individualityUnique personal character
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- uniquenessQuality of being singular
transformation · self-image · persona · autonomy · punk · goth · alternative · emo
Pointed implement for sewing
- clampDevice for holding tight
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
- markingIndicating with symbols
placement · aftercare · saline · healing · swelling · tenderness · soreness · redness
Rejection of prevailing norms
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
- edgyTense and irritable
provocative · taboo · unconventional · bold · daring · transgressive · dress-code · discrimination
labret
Lower lip piercing jewelry
- medusaFree-swimming cnidarian form
- septumInternal anatomical partition
- snakebitesFang-inflicted wounds
dahlia · stud · hoop · ring · barbell · horseshoe · gauge · jewelry · titanium · gold
self-expression
Conveying one's inner world
- individualityUnique personal character
- subcultureGroup with alternative norms
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
uniqueness · transformation · self-image · persona · autonomy · punk · goth · alternative · emo · scene
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
- clampDevice for holding tight
- sterilizationComplete elimination of microbes
- antisepticMicrobe-killing substance
marking · placement · aftercare · saline · healing · swelling · tenderness · soreness · redness · inflammation
nonconformity
Rejection of prevailing norms
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- antiestablishmentOpposed to dominant institutions
edgy · provocative · taboo · unconventional · bold · daring · transgressive · dress-code · discrimination · judgment