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When it comes to piercings, we all have at least one or two, or we know someone who has at least their ears pierced. For girls, having their lobes pierced is pretty common for people from all walks of life and sometimes boys will get just one ear pierced, although it is never clear which one is the best to get pierced!
Whether you made the decision yourself or someone else chose for you when you were very young, piercings eventually become a part of who you are. They help you to arrange outfits, compliment dresses or provide an insight into who you are or who your parents are. However as you get older you either decide you don’t really like them and you take them out or you decide to keep them in, just for the sake of it. Then you get the friends and acquaintances who really like to push the boat out with their weird and whacky piercings.
We’ll have a look at the top ten crazy body piercings (in a completely safe for work article!) in no particular order. Whether they look impractical or painful or just plain crazy, even if you’ve never seen one up close and personal, you can be sure that you’ve certainly encountered at least one person throughout your life that has had at least one of these hidden on their person!
- Corset Piercings
You know the beautiful criss-crossed ribbon you see on the backs of traditional boned corsets? That is basically what a corset piercing is…just on your skin. In reality this can’t really count as a single piercing because people who go in for corset piercings can choose as little as six piercings to as many piercings as they want (albeit an even number). More commonly found on the back, you can also find corset piercings on the throat, the arms and the backs of the legs.
- Stretchers (Mouth)
You’ll see a lot of punk rock bands with stretched ears, but what about mouth stretchers? Are you familiar with those? They are basically a lip or a cheek piercing that has been stretched in a similar way to an ear stretching. However they have the eerie side effect of looking into the mouth and in some cases if you don’t plug the piercing, they can get a bit drooly!
- Achilles Heel
The first question that comes to mind is…why? And how? But somehow an Achilles heel piercing is completely possible, although it looks like a pretty raw wound when the piercing is taken out! It makes for a cool way to add miniature wings to your ankles to look like Hermes though!
- Eyelid
Yep, you read that. Although a risky operation, people can get their eyelids pierced. It works very much like a lip piercing and doesn’t tend to hurt much because the skin is so thin. I can’t imagine it would be very comfortable for your eye though, especially in the cold winter!
- Wolverine Piercings (Knuckles)
Some boys would love to be like Wolverine from the Marvel comics, so it is no surprise that you can get pierced between the knuckles with long, Wolverine-like metal spears. It might become a little more difficult to scratch your nose with those piercings however.
- Facial Piercings to the Max (20 or more implant piercings)
While not in itself an odd piercing, you’d have to have some balls of steel to get over 20 facial piercings. It is seen quite a lot in native tribes and in piercing fanatics, some lords and ladies will choose to have an excess of facial piercings, focusing on the contours of the brow, the lips and even the cheekbones!
- Uvula
You know that little dangly thing at the back of your throat? Yep, you can get that pierced. It takes a little bit of effort initially but it is a great way of getting a piercing that you can hide from your conservative parents or strict employer. Be your own rebel!
- Smiley (upper lip fraenulum)
Another piercing in a strange place, the smiley piercing is basically piercing that little bit of skin in between your gums and your upper lip. Surprisingly enough this piercing is not permanent, and will work its way down the lip as time passes to eventually fall out.
- Fingers
What a way to show your true, eternal love, with a finger pierced ring. Or you can get something a little more subtle with a dermal; making it look like a gem is just rising up and out of your finger.
- Nape
Another potentially dangerous piercing; if you’re planning on getting the nape of your neck pierced, it is always good to ask an experienced body piercer as the nape of the neck is very close to the spine and you could damage some fairly crucial nerve endings if it is done incorrectly.
Taking a look back, there are certainly some unique piercings in there amongst the more common ones. Body modifications are getting bigger and better all the time, so we’re probably not too far away from finding a few even crazier body piercings!