The Axiom Body
Piercing Studioinside the Skin
Kitchen / 2724 Douglas Ave / Des Moines, Ia 50310 / 515-255-4430 / cel
515-991-8180
Lip
Piercing
History: the Labret are
piercings done by many tribes in South America, Africa and the Inuit and
Pacific Northwestern Indian Tribes . One case is the women of the Sara tribe of
Central Africa use saucer-shaped plugs to spread or stretch the lip after
slitting.- ADVANTAGES: Other then
adornment the piercings really have no other advantage or use.
- DISADVANTAGES & CONCERNS: Due to the location of the piercings they are
prone to causing damage to teeth and gums..
- MAIN HASSLES:The
piercing must be cleaned twice daily during healing which is on an average 2-3
months. For the first 2-4 weeks the Aftercare for Oral Piercings must be
followed. Also a change of diet is called for up to 2 weeks. The worst part of
the lip piercing is the swelling in the first 1-2 days which can eating and
speech difficult. a change in diet Is need to reduce swelling. We suggest
cutting down on your intake of Alcohol, tobacco, spicy foods and ingesting
other harass items. Also cross contamination prevention is needed(such as no
deep mouth kissing for 8 weeks).
- Healing Time is 8-12 weeks. Oral aftercare must
be followed for first 2-4 weeks & Above the Neck aftercare for the first
8-12 weeks.
- Common Jewelry 14g to 10g 5/16 to 3/8 inch
ring.
- Axiom base with 14g surgical steel ring-
DaVo=$45.00.
- Pain level on a scale of 1-10 is between
2-3
Click to enlarge.
Aftercare Instructions for Above the Neck
Piercings
Aftercare Instructions for Oral
Piercings
if you have any questions on the info inside
this site feel free toe-mail me at
davo@axiompiercing.com or you can contact me by phone at 515-255-4430 or
cel 515-991-8180 or go to the contact page for more
complete information
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The Axiom, INC/David "DaVo" Wilkins
