Body Piercing Location Information: Lip Piercing
Madonna/Lip/Labret
Many Central African and South American tribes practice labret piercing where large plates made of clay and wood or pins of ivory, bone wood and metal are inserted and in Alaska and Canada Inuits traditionally wear labrets made fom materials such as bone, obsidian, abalone shell and walrus ivory. Labret piercing can, however, be traced back to the Mayans and the Aztecs who wore labrets made fom gold inset with precious stones.
Madonna, Lip and Labret piercings are always pierced with a stud because a ring that is big enough to allow for swelling will not look how you want it to look (trust us on this!) and can be uncomfortable during healing. The stud will allow for a bit of swelling and once the healing process is over may need to be shortened. There is a variety of sizes of studs avaliable to suit each individual's tastes. These piercings are usually pretty quick at healing, 6-8 weeks for most people. Your saliva does a pretty good job of healing the inside but some care needs to be taken whilst cleaning the outside to make sure that all lymph is removed. Most people will experience swelling of some kind during the first week or so. This varies a huge amount from person to person but is usually nothing to worry about. Ibuprofen tablets such as Neurofen and Homeopathic Arnica can help to reduce this swelling and keep it to a minimum. A salt water mouthwash should be used twice a day (in addition to cleaning the outside in the usual way as explained on the aftercare page) to just give the inside a helping hand. Please avoid using any kind of antibacterial mouthwash as we find that these are too strong and can delay healing.
Healing time is on average 6-8 weeks.
Madonna, Lip, Labret, Piercing Prices:| Jewellery Material | Each |
|---|---|
| Plain Titanium Labret Stud (silver coloured) | £27.50 |
| Jewelled Titanium Labret Stud (assorted colours) | £29.50 |
| Plain Zircon Gold/Blackline Labret Stud (PVD coated titanium) | £35.50 |
| Jewelled Zircon Gold/Blackline Labret Stud (PVD coated titanium) | £41.50 |
| Plain Solid 14ct Gold Labret Stud | P.O.A. |
| Jewelled Solid 14ct Gold Labret Stud (set with Cubic Zirconia) | P.O.A. |
| Diamond Solid 14ct Gold Labret Stud (set with two point diamond) | P.O.A. |
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PLEASE NOTE: All our piercings can be fitted with White Gold or Platinum jewellery that can be custom made and set with a variety of precious gems. Please contact us for details. All piercings to be fitted with Gold or Diamond set jewellery are by appointment only. Please contact us to book your preferred appointment time.
