| Type of piercing |
Location |
Recommended Jewelry |
Recommended Size of Jewelry |
| Lip piercing |
| Monroe piercing |
off-centre in the upper lip |
labret stud |
14 or 16 gauge |
| Medusa piercing |
through the center of the upper lip |
labret stud |
14 or 16 gauge |
| Labret piercing |
through the lower lip |
labret stud, CBR |
14g or 16 gauge |
| Lip frenulum piercing |
through the frenulum of either the upper or lower lip |
captive bead ring, circular barbell |
18ga to 14ga |
| Nose piercing |
| Bridge piercing |
nasal bridge |
straight barbells, curved barbells, surface bars, possible captive bead ring |
14 or 12 gauge |
| Nostril piercing |
left and right nostril |
captive ball ring or a nostril screw |
18ga to 14ga |
| Nasal septum piercing |
through the nasal septum , small gap between the cartilage and the bottom of the nose |
captive bead rings (CBRs), circular barbells, tusk, pinchers, septum retainer
for large gauge septum plug is possible
|
14ga to 10ga |
| Tongue piercing |
centrally and vertically through the body of the tongue, rarely at the tip and deeper into the tongue (horizontal tongue piercing) |
barbells, captured bead rings |
14ga to 10ga |
| Cheek piercing |
through the cheek |
labret stud |
14 gauge |
| Ear Piercing |
| Antitragus |
the extrusive ridge of cartilage inferior and lateral to the ear canal, opposite the tragus |
straight or curved barbells, CBR |
16-12 gauge |
| Conch (Shell piercing) |
that part of the ear forming a funnel leading into the ear canal |
CBR, straight barbells, labret studs |
16-12 gauge |
| Helix and Top Ear |
helix and top ear |
ear studs, labret stud, CBR or barbell |
16-12 gauge |
| Rook and Snug |
antihelix, the ridge above the daith ridge
|
CBR or mini curved barbell |
16-12 gauge |
| Tragus |
the prominence of cartilage in front of the opening of the ear canal |
captured bead rings and bar bells, ring |
16-12 gauge |
| Vertical Lobe |
through cartilage and ear lobe (transverse lobe piercing turned 90°) |
straight barbell |
16-12 gauge |
| Earlobe piercing |
earlobe |
as earrings can be used captive bead rings, Barbells, Plugs, Flesh tunnels, Ear Stud |
for a start 16-12 gauge |
| Eyebrow piercing |
anywhere along the eyebrow |
rings , captive bead rings, curved barbells |
18ga to 12ga |
| Nipple piercing |
centrally at the base of the nipple |
captive bead rings, straight and circular barbells, Nipple Shields, Nipple Rings |
14 gauge or larger for men, and 16ga or larger for women |
| Navel piercing (belly button piercing) |
through the upper rim of the navel |
Belly Button Rings, barbells, CBR |
14 gauge or heavier |
| Female Genital Piercings |
| Vertical clitoral hood piercing (VCH) |
through the hood tissue just above the clitoris |
curved barbell or captive bead ring |
10, 12, or 14 gauge |
| Horizontal clitoral hood piercing |
through the pronounced vertical ridge of hood tissue |
captive bead ring or circular barbell |
12 or 14 gauge |
| Glans Clitoris Piercing |
through the glans |
captured bead rings, curved or straight barbells |
14gauge |
| Triangle Piercing |
below the clitoral hood behind the clitoris itself |
circular barbell or captive bead ring |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Christina piercing |
where the outer labia meet, below the pubic mound |
curved barbell |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Inner Labia |
through the labia minora |
captive bead ring |
14 to 10 gauge |
| Outer Labia |
through the Labia majora |
captive bead ring |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Isabella piercing |
starts below the clitoris and just above the urethra, and then goes up through the clitoral shaft and exits at the top of the hood |
barbells |
16 to 14 gauge |
| Fourchette |
through no more than 3/8" of
surface tissue, from the bottom wall of the vagina over the
perineum
|
captive bead rings, straight and curved barbells |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Outer Labia |
through the Labia majora |
captive bead ring |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Male Genital Piercings |
| Ampallang |
horizontally through the entire glans of the penis |
straight barbell |
14, 12, or 10 gauge |
| Apadravya |
vertically through the glans, in front of the
corona (ridge of the glans) |
straight barbell |
14, 12, or 10 gauge |
| Dydoe |
through the ridge of the glans on the head of the penis |
curved barbell |
16 to 14 gauge |
| Foreskin |
through the foreskin of an uncircumcised male |
captive bead ring or circular barbell |
12 gauge |
| Frenum |
straight barbell, curved barbell or captive bead ring |
captive bead ring or circular barbell |
12 to 10 gauge |
| Guiche (Perineum) |
horizontally at the base of the scrotum, through the perineum |
captive bead ring |
12 - 10 gauge |
| Scrotum (Hafada) |
anywhere on the scrotum |
captive bead ring |
14 - 12 gauge |
| Prince Albert or PA |
from the outside of the frenulum and into the urethra |
captive bead ring or circular barbell |
10 gauge |
