I find body piercing fascinating, and have noticed more varieties of it as a form of body modification!
I don't know too much about piercings or body modifications! What kind of piercings have you noticed?
Ear and nose mostly -- with a sudden uptick in nose piercings, it seems. I mean they all are grounded in waaaaayyyyy back history, but it's interesting to see current trends!
It's fascinating to see what was once old, be new again! I'd love to get piercings, but I'm afraid it would hurt! Do you know how the piercing is done?
Really, I've only seen the "needle gun" approach for ear piercine. I know there are dedicated studios (thankfully) that likely take different approach -- with nose piercing documented as far back as 1500 BC, I'm sure there's a wide variety of sharp objects that have been used!
Ouch!! Maybe one day I'll be brave and go for it! I wonder what cultures support nose piercings, do you know?
mummified remains ever discovered were sporting earrings, attesting to the existence of the practice more than 5,000 years ago. Nose piercing is documented as far back as 1500 BC. Piercings of these types have been documented globally, while lip and tongue piercings were historically found in African and American tribal cultures. Nipple and genital piercing have also been practiced by various cultures, with nipple piercing dating back at least to Ancient Rome while genital piercing is described in Ancient India c. 320 to 550 CE. The history of navel piercing is less clear
Cartilage piercing
A cartilage piercing can refer to any area of cartilage on the body with a perforation created for the purpose of wearing jewelry. The two most common areas with cartilage piercings are the ear and the nose. Many people outside of the body modification community often informally use the term "cartilage piercing" to refer a helix piercing. The cartilage ear piercing is known to be more sore than the lobe as in the cartilage there is less blood so it takes longer to heal.
Types of Ear Cartilage Piercings.