At A Glance Author Katie Contact Katie@bme.anon IAM blueeyedvixen8 When A week ago Artist Russ Foxx Studio Foxx Works Inc. Location Alliston, Ontario Why would you want to do that to yourself? A question heard by many of us intertwined in the body modification world. For some it is spiritual, for others it is aesthetic. For me, it is a bit of both.
While sitting in a hotel room with some friends, I listened to a conversation about a person who only had himself tattooed and pierced where it was visible to the public. Underneath his clothes he had nothing but his original skin. To the outside world, he would be labelled as someone who is heavily involved in body modification.
I took a look at myself. To the outside world, I am pretty ordinary looking. But underneath it all, I am a girl who has 11 piercings (3 in genitals), all unexposed except for five in my ears. I realised that I had a totally different view on body modification than others may. I suppose I like how people react when they do find out what I have pierced as it can be a bit surprising and unexpected. For some it is a disappointment, and for others I become a novelty. Ultimately, I do this for myself and I love sharing my experiences with those interested in joining this community or who are merely adding new additions.
As Shannon Larratt says, "This is a community of friends". While sometimes, the community can seem like the more modifications you have, the more elite you are, the true people who love body modification for themselves and not to impress others can be the nicest people you will ever meet. This is not a contest. Modify yourself for yourself.
This experience is about the first week of my 2 outer labia rings. I remember when I was researching about labia piercings in general, I wanted to know all the details and I hope this will provide someone who is contemplating piercing their labia's with all the information they are looking for about the before and after.
I already had my vertical clitoral hood pierced but definitely was interested in more genital piercings. I had decided against a christina because of the high migration rate, and soon after decided on my labia's. The next decision was would I pierce my inner or outer labia's? After consulting with piercers, friends, and the general public, the unanimous vote was for my inner labia's. I took a look at my own anatomy and had my doubts about them working.
A couple of my friends are professional piercers, so I made my choice for Russ Foxx, from Foxx Works Inc., in Alliston, Ontario (about 40 minutes away). I talked to Russ about prices and whatnot online but we decided that the big decisions would have to be made at the shop (such as placement and he would have to look at my genitals to see if inner would work or not). I made an appointment for Saturday January 17th, at 4pm.
I drove through a snowstorm to get there, but I arrived at Foxx Works at 4pm and at about 4:30pm I was up in the room with my legs spread being examined. We decided on 12ga CBR's and after checking my anatomy Russ told me that my inner labia's were not going to work, so we quickly decided on the outer labia's. Placement was the next piece of business to take care of, and Russ suggested that I did them high up so they would not get irritated during sex, and that they may also provide some stimulation to my clit. He also suggested that if I wanted to add more down the road that this would provide lots of space for future decisions. I agreed and he marked me, clamped me, and checked for blood vessels. Everyone kept stressing that I do breathing exercises, so I kept that in mind and Russ did not let me forget that either as he did not want me passing out. After a few deep breaths, the first needle went through and the jewellery was placed in. It hurt, but it was not excru ciating and it went numb quite fast. The second was a lot worse. It seemed to sting a lot, and it felt about two times worse than the first one. Once Russ was done he took a picture for his portfolio and then I lay there for a bit as I was shaking a lot. Eventually I got up, got dressed and made my way down the stairs.
The healing begins:
Saturday night: lots of bleeding, very painful to walk, lots of pain.
Sunday: a bit more bleeding, very painful to walk, lots of pain (can't cross legs or put legs together), and the beginning of a whitish secretion.
Monday: bleeding had stopped, very painful to walk, lots of whitish secretions.
Tuesday: painful to walk, whitish secretions.
Wednesday: a major improvement. Still uncomfortable to walk, whitish secretions, but less painful, itchy.
Thursday: slightly uncomfortable to walk but much better, itchy, secretions becoming less apparent (sealed off).
Friday: slightly uncomfortable to walk, minor pain.
Saturday: walking was pretty much back to normal, and pain was minimal, could almost comfortably cross legs and put legs tightly together.
Sunday: walking did not irritate at all, pain was minimal.
I cannot stress enough, PROPER aftercare! Everyday I did 2 sea salt soaks, making sure to rinse thoroughly with running water after each soak and shower. I also did some rinses to clean off the whitish secretions a couple times a day as well. It is now 9 days after I was pierced and I am still doing the sea salt soaks twice a day and will continue until I feel as though I am properly healed. A healthy diet and vitamins also insure that your body will be in great shape to help heal more quickly. Although genital piercings tend to have a fast healing rate, proper aftercare is vital in the healthy healing of ANY piercing.
This is the way my body healed my piercings and everyone will have different techniques and healing times. Sleeping was very uncomfortable for about a week, as putting my legs together (sleeping on your side) hurt a lot. Everyday when I woke up I noticed a huge improvement and after each cleaning I felt an improvement as well.
I strongly recommend this piercing. They look beautiful, and the healing was not too bad. Genital piercings are not for everyone, so be sure to research the pros and cons of every piercing.
The list of my current modifications are: 4 lobes, 1 cartlidge, tongue, nipples, vertical hood, 2 outer labias. If you have any questions about any of these, please feel free to contact me.
Thank you so much to Russ Foxx of Foxx Works Inc. for aiding me in the process of 2 beautiful additions to my genitals. I love them so much!
Happy piercing.