Nipple Piercing

The nipple piercing is one of the nipple or the areola stung Piercing, which can be worn by both men and women. It is usually engraved horizontally or vertically, but can be arranged as desired. In principle, it is also possible to sting multiple piercings on each other, which are then usually orthogonal.

As the main motive for a nipple piercing often called the aesthetic appeal. In addition, the piercing often leads to an increase in sensitivity to increased sexual arousal and is therefore also sometimes associated with the genital piercings.

History

Historical development

The spread of nipple piercings to be found among the men of the Karankawa strain (on the Gulf of Mexico) and for the women of the Kabyle, a Berber tribe in northern Algeria.

The earliest European reports of the piercing of the nipples for attaching jewelry to go to the middle of the 14th Century back. At that time, clothes were very deep cleavage in noble women proliferation, the increasingly bare chest to the nipples. Soon to a fashion, founded by Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria / Isabeau, in the exposed nipples adorned with diamond rings or gold chains were to be created. Several centuries later, during the Victorian era to 1890, arrived in Paris and London, called De Anneux being in fashion - on a fortified breast piercing jewelry. This was usually quite costly and in turn gained its distribution primarily in the upper class. However, there are all these reports are no reliable historical evidence. In the 1970s, the piercing was the Gauntlet in Los Angeles, a studio and stage venue, and the magazine PFIQ known again, but initially only in the piercing scene.

Presence

The current trend is relatively new and has only been a few years. Today's popularity and media exposure was, inter alia, by numerous stars and celebrities such as Lenny Kravitz and Tommy Lee moved that brought in the late 1990s, the first time a general public with the Piercing in contact. A survey of Pierce from Switzerland, according to the nipple piercing has become the belly button piercing as the most popular body piercing abgelöst.Einer study in 2002 found that, five percent of undergraduate students in the U.S., a nipple piercing, with increasing Tendenz.Eine survey in 2005, representative of a sample of the total population in the United Kingdom concluded that nipple piercings are more common than labret or eyebrow piercings, in men it makes even the most frequently stung Piercing dar. In 2008, nipple piercings on many models in the context of fashion shows such as the New York Fashion Week (Abbey Lee for Calvin Klein) and seen in fashion magazines (eg Vogue).

Implementation and healing

As with other piercings is first disinfected by the stabbing of skin. Then A and Ausstichstelle be marked, fixed with a clamp and piercing pierced a special needle.
The healing process takes about one to six months (usually four to six weeks). With a newly engraved Piercing should not tight clothing worn and the ring will not be replaced until complete healing to burden to avoid friction and the tissue not in addition.
Getting enough sleep, healthy diet and avoiding stress can accelerate the healing.

Jewellery

Usually used a barbell or ball closure ring is used. The jewelry should have a thickness of at least 1.6 millimeters, to prevent sprouting. With a ring diameter of less than one centimeter exercise rings from their increased curvature of a stronger mechanical stimulus and thus cause an increased risk of infection.

For added decoration often round, fixed with the piercing ornaments, called Nippleshields be taken. From the French fashion designer Thierry Mugler haute couture dress was designed, the carrier did not go over the shoulders, but were attached to Ball Closure rings.

How many piercings can be stretched and the nipple piercing and jewelry are used with larger diameter.

Risks

When piercing the nipple the same precautions must be taken as in most other piercings as well. If these are met in a professional studio which is usually the case, the risks are relatively low. In unhygienic conditions, it can occur in rare cases of mastitis. In the treatment of bacterial mastitis the piercing is usually removed and antibiotics administered.

Likewise, lack of hygiene during the healing period lead to breast abscess.

If too thin decorative material or not far enough docked branch canal, the piercing of the nipple grow out and it left permanent scars.

Larger jewelry can be worn also by the clothes emerge from why fashion and erotic aspects like tight clothes is to emphasize this effect. To avoid the other hand jewelry is selected with smaller ball strengths.

Nipple piercings breastfeeding

Despite the fears of many women, with a nipple piercing baby no more quiet, can appear to a typically no complications. It is recommended to maintain good and clean the piercing to prevent infection.
In the 19th Century, nipple piercings even recommended by doctors to help women with small or inverted nipples (inverted nipples) to facilitate breastfeeding.

During breastfeeding the jewelry should be removed strictly in order to avoid the ingestion and a possible choking hazard and to facilitate the infant the sucking.

Too often nachgestochene piercings can damage the nipple and cause complications.

Many piercers generally advise the jump off during pregnancy because a piercing an unnecessary stress on the body, which in turn can cause complications during pregnancy.

Nipple piercings for inverted nipples

In general, nipple piercings are also appropriate for inverted nipples. Piercings are also using a unilateral or bilateral correction of inverted nipples to be possible.

Nipple piercings and silicone implants

In a nipple piercing, it is usually not to interfere with the silicone implants. However, it is at a distance of implants - required to remove the piercings before - as in other operations as well.

Celebrities support

* Canoe Slalom World Champion Jennifer Bongardt wore during a photo shoot for the German edition of Playboy men's magazine in each nipple piercing jewelry
* Axl Rose was at an early stage with a nipple piercing in the media.
* Janet Jackson was wearing a nipple shield, as her breast was bared at the Super Bowl in 2004 by Justin Timberlake. The incident was discussed later under the name of controversial Nipplegate scandal. Jackson played a major role in popularizing the use of piercings in the United States.
* The singer Pink made headlines when she was on camera in the presence of her mother pierce nipple piercing.
* The British model Agyness Deyn wearing a nipple piercing.
* The singer, music producer and songwriter Lenny Kravitz with multiple piercings. This includes also two nipple piercings.
* Nicole Richie, actress and daughter of Lionel Richie broke with her nipple piercing at the airport in Reno (Nevada) during a security check of an alarm, which she had to show the security officials in a separate room their piercings
* Britney Spears, himself the bearer of a nipple piercing, persuaded to leave most of their crew as part of a Valentine's Day party stand out a piercing through the nipple.
* Christina Aguilera-known 2005 compared to the press to have removed all of her many piercings other than the nipple piercing.
* Sarah Connor was in a German TV show with a clearly visible nipples piercing.
* Rihanna and Cassie, both well-known singers of the Contemporary R & B genres were, in 2008, just one behind the other Pierce Nipple Piercings
* In its role as Cassidy in the movie The Wrestler with the actress Marisa Tomei a nipple piercing.