Have you heard the old grey-headed man with a scar on his faces, standing firm on the ground in an army suite posing with bulky muscle toned body and addressing to a room full of cadets saying, "GENTLEMEN, THINK FOR THE BEST AND PREPARE FOR THE WORST"? A million dollar line and can be phrased to any situation as its better to be prepared than to cry over a spilled milk.

Already a painful process and things can go wrong in many ways like getting an allergy, or infection and even chances of getting Hepatitis. A research reviewed by  Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Planning to get a piercing on your body, and on the verge of a decision on which one to say yes and which would pain how much. Here the lists of piercing from least to most painful:

1. Ear Lobe Piercing:

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One of the most popular piercings around the world. It's common to have almost every female counterpart to have it in their lower earlobes. Infants from the age of 5 usually start getting one of those as it is said that it feels like a bee stunk nothing more than that.

2. Navel Piercing: 

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This is known to be one of the most elegant piercings. The jewelry to be worn on this piercings is usually found in abundance and in one of the most elegant designs. Most of the customers have said that its equivalent to a hard pinch.

Lip piercings are again not that painful but can cause swelling and soreness but usually heal quickly. It won't take more than a fortnight to stop soreness and 6-8 weeks to heal totally.

3. Snake Bite Piercing:

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Two piercings are done on either side of lower lips, it resembles snake fangs.

4. Lip Piercing-Spider Bites:

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Also known as a ‘double lip piercing’, spider bites can be done on the lower or upper lip.

5. Lip Piercing-Vertical Labret:

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A widely popular piercing, this labret piercing is done in the middle bottom lip which goes through the lip without entering the mouth.

The Part where it Pains:

We can't ignore the fact that puncturing the cartilage is not a simple thing. There are steps to carry the piercing totally painless:

• Never step into the shops where they claim to give you a free piercing. They are often not trained and a piercing gun is used where they will put the part where you want the piercing to be done and shoot. No hygiene is promised which is a very important part of the process as to avoid any kind of contamination you need to consult an expert body piercing artist who might get heavy on your pocket but it is worth than having a free piercing and then spending money on medications to heal the piercing.

• Since it is a cartilage piercing, the tissues are thicker to pierce through and take much longer time than the other skin piercings. It takes additional time as instead of one there are two measure piercings to be made making the ear go sore. The healing process takes about 6 to 8 months but the worst pain goes away by one month.

For a painless piercing experience, you can opt for numbing creams like  NumbSkin Topical Anesthetic Cream. It sedates on the application and gives you 2-3 hours of no itching and no pain. Using topical product is way better than a painkiller as it does not mess with your gastrointestinal process and thus gives you relief in 20-30 seconds.

It is easily available to your nearest medical shop and can be bought without a doctor's prescription or you can also place an  order online. You must use it during the process because its antibacterial properties prevent unexpected rashes or contaminations in the affected area.