My parents are not at all into body modification. They only allow holes in my ears. But I want more! So my solution? I have to pierce where they won't see. This is where my frownie story begins.
At A Glance Author sam Contact sam@bme.anon IAM roCKnow When A week ago Artist me Studio bathroom Location minnesota I've never really been too into frownie piercings. Not even smileys for that matter. I thought they were sweet but I didn't see it as something I needed going on in my mouth. Like many of you I get the urge to get something pierced and it completely takes over my thoughts till I do. I'll be looking at BME and I'll be like "oh man I need one again". So I started looking for another hidden piercing that wouldn't be too hard to do myself. I thought about a hand web but I decided against it because I heard about a nerve that was in that general area and I didn't want to mess with that so I searched on. I stumbled upon the scrumper. I fell for it. If that's possible...I decided to do it, I just had to choose smiley or frownie and when. I read all of the DIY experiences and several that had been done in a shop and I put the pot on the stove. Luckily I had a couple of brand new barbells so I boiled one of those and a needle and while that was happening I went into the bathroom and took a look at my webs. I decided on a frownie. I don't really know why, I guess it just seemed more me. I went into the bathroom, wiped everything down, general clean up. The boiling was done and I brought it all into the bathroom. I brushed my teeth and swished with Listerine twice.
I decided to not mark the spot cause the skin was so thin that I was pretty confident that I could pierce it straight through. Clamps were kind of out of the question...This whole frownie situation's akward. You have to hold down your lip and shove a needle through a fairly small part of your mouth and you're going to want to make sure it's straight. So I gave it one last thought (to make sure I wanted it) and decided to go for it. I was psyched.
Now I heard that this piercing is one of the less painful ones you can get and the swelling isn't too noticeable to others which is important cause of my parents, for one, and my job, for another (I have to talk a lot there.) pain isn't an issue for me at all, in fact, I was a bit disappointed at how much it didn't hurt. So here I am, moment of truth. I hold down my lip and start to push that little needle through. It was really weird because I could see through the skin. I guess you could say that it tented, it wouldn't go through the other side. Really an odd feeling. So when I was done gawking (haha) I pushed it harder and through it went. There I was, chillin with a big assed needle in my mouth.
Here comes the feeling of "OH MY GOD I DID IT!!" I looked at it and I absolutely loved it. More than I thought I would. And I didn't even have the barbell in yet. I decided that I was going to keep the needle in for a little while, hoping to make the jewelry insertion easier. A friend of mine called and I talked to him for a while, the needle kept me from getting too comfortable, I got off the phone with him and prepared to change the jewelry. (does ANYONE like that part?) I took a deep breath, pulled the needle out and pushed the barbell through. This hurt quite a bit because my barbell was oh so slightly larger than the needle (dumb move, I know.) as usual the ball was tough to get on but what else is new, right? I looked at it again and went to bed.
The next morning was a bit sore but this is by far the least painful piercing I have ever gotten. It's been pretty uncomfortable to eat so I have definitely been eating less. I think the worst thing was probably brushing my teeth...oh and also, when I drop something I make a face that hurts it a lot, weird, I know.
Now it has been like a week and its still a little bit swollen (I'm sure that's partially my fault cause I can't stop playing with the damn thing.) I love it, more than I thought I would. If you're thinking about it you should definitely do it cause it's pretty awesome.
I know that piercing yourself isn't good. I have, however, done 6 piercing that were either done by me or a friend and none of them have had a bad turn out so far. Lucky. When I pierce myself I'm smart about it and I make sure things are as clean as I can get them. And of course, I read up on BME. I'm well informed and I trust myself.
And that's all I got. The piercing is wonderful so if you're seriously thinking about it then I'd say go for it cause it's a lot of fun. Good luck and happy piercing!