I have seven piercings on my ears and used to have my nipple pierced, but I've been wanting to get something a little less "normal" for a while now. At first I was going to get my septum pierced, but got scared off by all the horror stories I read, so decided I liked the symmetrical and feminine style of the Medusa, and decided to go with that. It took me a few days to decide if I actually wanted to go through with it, because while you can conceal other piercings, a shiny metal ball right in the middle of your face can't just be covered up. In the end I decided that because I have a very spiritual outlook on body modifications, I wouldn't want to hide one, and having one so prominent would be a good way of making sure that wherever I was and whatever I was wearing I would still be able to show the people around me what type of a person I am.
At A Glance Author anonymous Contact anonymous@bme.anon When A month ago Studio Yonge St. Tattoos Location Toronto, ON We took the subway all the way downtown to a place we'd seen earlier that looked really good, but when we got there of course their piercer had left already. It was almost eleven at night and we weren't sure if we could get to a place in time, but we ended up at Yonge St. Tattoos, where I'd gotten my tragus done last year. The girl at the counter wasn't very nice, which I always think sucks because people who are just about to get a tattoo or piercing done aren't always feeling very comfortable. I was certainly more nervous than I had been before my other modifications, and even when the piercer lead me to the upstairs studio I wasn't sure I wanted to go through with it. I thought to myself that if she said something wrong or did one thing that made me nervous I would go back downstairs and ask for my money back.
She let me choose which gauge I wanted and made small talk the whole time about how she used to have her medusa pierced and she always liked it, and what a different experience it is having a needle pushed through your lip. It took a good five minutes to position the clamp so the pen mark was centered, but I didn't mind because I would rather take some extra time than walk out with something sticking out of the side of my lip. She told me to take five deep breaths but right in the middle of the second one I felt this sharp pinch as she slid the needle up through my skin. My eyes were squeezed shut and I felt tears rolling down my cheeks and into my ears. It wasn't from the pain, although it hurt a bit, but just from the pinch, like the needle going in when you donate blood (which I won't be doing any time soon, they don't seem to be a big fan of my tattoos :) ). After a pause she pushed it the rest of the way through, and honestly I still think about that sensation, it really is something most people will never feel - I loved it! It felt so smooth and very satisfying. Then she gently rested the needle on the tip of my nose, my mouth still wide open, and in another second the jewelry was in and I was laying there with what felt like a clamp on my lip. It didn't hurt but there was so much pressure that I wasn't used to! After a few seconds I made my way to the mirror on the wall and couldn't get over how different I thought it made my face look!
When I went down to see my friend, I was afraid to smile because I didn't want the piercing to rub against my gum to much. The whole way home we were trying not to laugh because we were both a little nervous of messing up our new piercings, but of course that made everything seem funnier.
Overall, I tried to be good to my new piercing, using the cleaner and mouthwash exactly how many times they suggested we use it, and not smoking (too much), but the very next night we ended up at a party. I knew that drinking hard alcohol isn't too hard on a new oral piercing, but of course all there was was beer, and so of course how could I say no? So I spent a good night drinking beer and smoking, and I probably would've been fine except for the fact that I'd been drinking and ended up with a very cute boy. Long story short, I did even more things you're DEFINITELY not supposed to do with a new oral piercing, and woke up with a very fat upper lip. Everyone there tried to play innocent and tell me they didn't know why it was so swollen and it really wasn't that bad, but I looked like I'd been kicked in the face. I guess the moral of my little story is that the medusa is a beautiful and unusual piercing, I have no regrets about getting it done, but just don't run aroun d with boys the night after you get it done because nothing looks cool about a new piercing if you can barely see it because your skin is so puffy!
Peace.