Do you know it is estimated that 72% of the pierced population are women? If you look back to the 1990s, this form of body modification wasn’t a common as it is today. These days it is quite easy to find different and crazy body arts emerging out. Among them, one is about corsetry.

Though it has been in practice for ages, yet the corset piercing turned out to be a prominent practice with the development of piercing industry in the late 1990’s. Without any doubt, this form of piercing has become a promising choice and is widely linked with aesthetics. It is the major reason that the most wearers of corset piercings are ladies.

Yes, women wear corsets which are temporary in nature and highly alluring. However, not everyone is aware of the same. If you fall in the same category, here is something to follow to have a better understanding of this body art before you decide to

Corset Piercing- what is it?

Referred to as a series of paired horizontal pierces which are then laced with ribbons is corset piercing. While it looks like a fastened corset, the corset laces up with the help of rings, loops, or grommets. In some cases, the designs are spherically applied and in other these are in a spider-web pattern. There can be chain, lace or ribbon used for threading purpose. Here it is worth noticing that corset piercings can be carried out on the large surface area. Therefore, these are usually being done on the back, legs, neck, arms, and sides of the torso. Once the piercings have been made, these are tied and tightened with help of straps. Basically, it is the creativity with corset piercing which appeals the individuals. To have a better understanding, you must know about the different types of corset piercings.

Two Major Types of Corset Piercing!

It is due to the risks and difficulties involved, the corset piercings can be divided into temporary and permanent category.

Temporary Corset Piercing: Usually, such kind of temporary piercing is done for a photo shoot. It can be for some fetish events or just for promoting a business of piercers. In this case, women adapt temporary corsets, followed by lacing the same with rope, ribbon or chain. Here people choose bell closure rings to wear temporary corset piercing. But even in this case, the piercer will make use of hypodermic needles instead of jewelry and these are removed as soon as the event is over. As the name states, temporary corsets last for a short period, might be one week or two weeks.

Permanent Corset Piercing: Next comes the permanent corset piercing which is certainly more painful. As there are many risks and difficulty linked with healing surface, it is the major reason why temporary corset piercings are preferred.

If you are planning to go for this type of piercing, the rule of thumb is to avoid using CBR jewelry. Actually, this category can create pressure over the skin due to pulling and moving of the ribbons. The healing phase can be bit longer in this case. And as far as pan is concerned, you can consider application of a numbing cream prior to the process. You can go for NumbSkin cream which is a topical anesthetic which comes with 5% lidocaine. This cream can numb your skin for three to four hours. Hence, you can get the piercings done without any discomfort. Even if later during healing phase you feel discomfort, you can consider application of same.

Lastly, for a successful permanent corset piercings, it is ideal to go for surface bars. Also make sure to not apply laces until the initial healing phase is over. Using the same immediately can damage the skin due to the tension created. And don’t forget to follow you piercer’s advice.