I decided to write about my experience of getting my outer labias pierced with 6ga needles. I have researched and talked with many women about their outer labia piercings for many years. This is something I've wanted for many years, so I finally decided what the heck got for it pnp! I will also include information about the critical first days of healing process. I have notice people writing about the piercing experience but not many write about the healing. So if you bore easy I am forewarning that this experience will be longer than usual. The healing information in here is what works best for me through trail and error. Every piercing is different and every person is different. The healing information here may not be best for you so please consult with your piercer about any healing procedures.
At A Glance Author piercednpainted Contact piercednpainted@bme.anon IAM piercednpainted When A week ago Artist Leon Studio Artkore Location Normal, Illinois There are many reasons that I wanted these piercings. I've always loved my labias being played with during sex and I love the feel of the weight of jewelry of my horizontal hood piercing, so I thought it would be a wonder feeling to jingle a bit more. I have heard that many girls get the labia piercings to take back control of their bodies after abuse. I always wondered why they felt this way, now I know. And through this experience I've found another reason, it has to do with menopause and feeling like a woman again. I knew that I have had some issues I had to work through but did not truly realize it until I got these piercings.
I met a wonderful piercer named Leon through the IAM community. His IAM name is Abyss Piercer. He works at Abyss and Artkore shops in Illinois. He has 8 years of experience and I am very comfortable in his presence. He has a great aura. If I am getting modifications, I must feel comfortable with the artist that is performing this professional service. Modifications to me are not just something physical it is also spiritual. He is one of the sweetest, most professional piercers I've come across in the 20+ years that I have been into the modification community.
I went in and talked to Leon about the outer labia piercings and decided I would go for it. I dropped off some 6ga rings for him to autoclave on Wednesday and told him I would be in on Friday or Saturday of that week. I was very nervous and excited. You could even say I was scared which is weird because I've have had over 25 piercings in my life so far. Friday I was a wreak, all worried and nervous since I had no idea how it would be getting pierced at 6ga on the labias. My hubby and I went in on Friday and he hadn't autoclaved the jewelry yet. So here I was nervous for no reason all day long. I decided I am just going to relax and enjoy rest of Friday night. Saturday I tried very hard not to think about it because I was so nervous on Friday. I kept telling myself well let's not get all so psyched up.
So when Saturday night came around I was a bit more relaxed but not totally. My hubby and I went into the shop Saturday night and it was packed. There were at least 20 people in there. I kept thinking to myself, if all these people are in here, what they are going to think if I scream out in pain. I hate to scream or cry when I get mods. It feels like I have not lived up to the goal I set for myself. I want to accept the pain that comes with my mods in meditative silence. Leon came out and said that he would pierce me last! I was so glad Leon waited till the end of the night to pierce me.
Everyone had been cleared out and it was my turn next. After waiting all that time I was so nervous I was sick to my tummy. I took one last pee and got a cup of water. Thank the goddess my hubby was with me because he is my rock and has always been very supportive in my goal to modify my body. So Leon came out and called my name, I stood and with a deep relaxing breath, went back into the room. Felt like I was seeing "Dr." Leon! So we get in the room and it is nice and clean. All the implements of the trade lay sparkling clean on the tray in their clear blue packages. Nervous and scared as I stood in the corner of the piercing room, I took another deep relaxing breath when Leon said assume "the position. I dropped my pants and crawled up on the table and assumed "the position". As I was doing this, Leon was getting on his gloves and mask, preparing the packages making sure they were all open and ready to go. I loved the way every single thing had been autoclaved and packaged, even the marking pen. Which is how it should be if you are going to a professional. He asked if I wanted the pen when he was done, I said sure. My hubby calls this "my pussy pen". So here was "Dr." Leon all in gloves and a mask with his little marking pen and calibers in hand. So he asked high or low on the labia piercings, I said low. He marked and checked and marked and checked. He handed me the mirror and asked how they looked. I said ok, and then being a woman, I changed my mind wondering if they should be marked higher. He marked a high spot. I said oh I like that, but you are going to kill me because it took so long to mark the lower spot. See it was very hard because I have two different shaped and sized labias. I looked again and thought no I liked the lower ones and told him lets go for the lower marks. I can always add more rings since I have room to add! So I'm laying there freezing my butt off as he looks at the marks and sets the hemostats on the first side. I was so nervous I could feel my body trembl "\Ãw"ë e as I tried to get my mind into the meditative state I needed, to accomplish my goal of not screaming or feeling the pain. I close my eyes and clinch my hands together tightly and put my mind into my happy space. He called me honey bun and spoke calmly which relaxed me a bit. Then it was time for the breathing process, breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in and wham the needle entered my left labia, it was a bit rough on the entrance and the middle. But exiting was hell. It really hurt, I will not lie. The first labia started to immediately swell and bleed. I didn't even imagine it would bleed and really didn't come prepared. I should have brought a couple pads or something. I guess I thought this because I had gotten my conchs done at 6ga it there was no blood. But I didn't even think that this is soft tissue with a lot of blood flow. As my labia swelled and bleed I was thinking do I really want to do the second one. I didn't scream out on this first labia piercing but I wanted too!! I think a soft little whimper slipped out. So yes I was thinking maybe I'll just wait and get the other one done later. That is how bad it hurt. Leon was very attentive and kept asking if I was ok. Yes I told him I am ok but am scared of getting the second labia pierced.
Now that I know the pain of getting your outer labias done at 6ga, I was not looking forward to the second one. Hubby and Leon talked to me about the second one and I decided to go forward and get the next one done without waiting. Because you and I both know I would not get the second one done if I waited. So now that I know the pain from the first piercing, I am very fearful, my legs are starting to shake from the adrenaline rush and the cold. Leon asked if I was ready for the second one and I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and said yes. He placed the hemostats again on the marked spot on my outer right labia and we did the breathing sequence again. Breath in, breath out, breath in, breath out, breath in and wham, the needle entered the right labia, the entrance and middle was slightly rough just like the first labia piercing. Leon tells me he loves me as he is trying to get the freaking needle to exit on the second labia. The exit on the right outer labia was sheer hell! I am so glad Leon works out and is very strong because it took all his muscle to get that damn needle to exit through the right outer labia. Hence the name in this title, Labias of Steel! I know you all thought it was because of the new shiny 6ga jewelry but it was not, it was because the exit was so freaking hard! I was laying there and I know I screamed out ~ Loud, very loud! I was very disappointed with myself that I didn't make it through this second piercing without screaming. I wanted so bad to slam close my legs but I forced myself to keep my legs open. Leon says Pnp please keep your legs open. I must have started closing them by instinct and didn't even realize it. I was guessing the exit was so rough because I am older and my skin is streachier. Plus I've never worn undies my whole life and have shaved down there at least 30 years. So yes I am laying there thinking damn old Labias of Steel! (After talking with Leon the next day, he informed me it was not because I have old skin it was because 6ga needles are "\Ãw"ë harder to get through than say dinky 14ga.) I take a shuddering relaxing breath as the second ring is slipped in. Leon asks if I'm all right because my legs were shaking so bad. I answered hell yes now that it's over! The second labia for some reason were bleeding even more than the first. We packed it with gauze and I put my undies and pants back on. Leon asked me how I was going to take care of them and I told him sea salt soaks 2-3 times a day and he nodded in acceptance of this. I am a firm believer that your body is going to heal no matter what you do, just give it a chance, keep it clean, leave it alone, in other words don't aggravate it by cleaning too much, touching and twisting etc. And he reminded us that there will be no sex for 3 months, until the labias are healed. Looks like hubby is going to get a lot of bj's! So I gave Leon a hug and told him I would be in touch. He said yes make sure to call him and let him know how I am in the next couple days. He is such a wonderful person; he is kind and sincere, and very knowledgeable in the profession of body piercing. I will never go to another piercer except Leon; He Rocks ~ Love You Leon!
So we leave the shop. I find myself wobbling down the sidewalk because I now have two 6ga rings in between my legs and you walk a bit different. It really didn't hurt at this point just odd feeling because of the bleeding and swelling. I was very hungry after this and my hubby and I decided to go get something to eat. Never even thinking of the blood that is pouring from my body, we run to get some dinner through the drive through close to home. I am sitting there thinking, what an odd feeling, and just what was that odd feeling? It was the blood bubbling up thru my legs as we sit at that drive through! We hurried home and I got out of the car and peered between my legs. The whole seat of me is dripping with blood. I am thinking oh my gawd, my leather seats! I run to the car to look and thank the goddess, it did not bleed through to the brand new leather seats of my car! Whew! So I get in the house and run to the bathroom. I am totally soaked with blood. My bathroom looked like I had slaughtered someone the bleeding was so bad. I rinsed out my clothes that were dirty not even thinking again of the blood dripping. I look down and there is a small pool of blood by feet. So I grab pad and put it on and took a towel and clean up all this blood. I went and made a change into clean clothes and proceeded to eat my dinner. I never gave it a thought after that because blood just doesn't bother me much. Heck yes blood play!
So after dinner, I'm sitting and thinking about the outer labia piercings, the feelings that is rushing through my body and mind. It was really odd because I felt like I was on my period sitting there as my life blood is dripping and bubbling out of my body. I hadn't had a period in almost 10 years due to my hysterectomy. You see when I had that surgery I felt like I was no longer a woman. My body has changed so much over the years of the forced menopause. As the blood bubbled and welled up through my legs it made me think of this. It made me feel like a woman again even though it was from my outer labia piercings and not my uterus. Then I decided I had to pee and I go into the bathroom and sit down on the toliet. I look down and I am dripping blood like a freaking sieve 2 hrs later. So I change the pad (by this time this is my 3rd maxi pad) I go and sit down thinking how the blood is pouring from my coochie and how it is making me feel psychologically. I felt that the bleeding was cleansing me of all the negativity and abuse I felt in my life. It brought a peace within me that I had never attained as of yet in my life in regard to the abuse. So yes, now I know what the girls mean when they say this piercing has helped them take back control of their bodies. And I must also admit that for about 30 seconds that night I thought, I am going to bleed to death while I sleep? Is this ever going to stop? That is how bad I was bleeding! So I grabbed a bath towel and crammed it between my legs applying pressure to try and get it to stop. Needless to say within 15 minutes the bleeding had leveled off to a very light spotting.
The next morning I woke up with just a bit of blood, the biggest damned blood clot I ever seen (size of a walnut) hanging on the right piercing, a little bruising of the labias and a bit of a sting. So I did my sea salt soak and cleaned off the icky. It was Sunday so I didn't really do anything but relax and eat. Monday is the third day and now all I am left with is a bit of swelling/bruising, spots of blood, and a bit of a sting. I am doing my salt soaks as I am supposed to. I had started up zinc and eating better the week before to help promote healing. I also heard from a couple girls that undies are what are needed during healing. So I went out and bought a few pairs of stupid undies. I was keeping my undies on with a thin pad. But I think it is irritating, it's rubbing against the jewelry and causes more pressure than is needed or wanted. I also purchased a small bottle so I can use with distilled water to rinse. You see no matter how careful I am it seems that the pee gets on the rings. So when I pee I use this small water bottle to rinse it nice and clean and then pat dry.
Now it is the 3rd day, I decided that I am not going to wear undies and just wear a skirt. It felt just okay, but of the placement which is low, the rubbing of my chunky thighs is also irritating it and making it sting very much. You don't realize how much jiggling is done when walking or sitting. I am also having a problem with the rings turning. I noticed the rings are turning so that the hole is trying to heal around where the captive ball is held. This is not a good thing because it would make one of the holes very small, possibly even close up. So I have to keep checking them and making sure that they are sitting right. But you have to be really careful because you just don't want to turn them because you can tear up what is healing inside. You must make sure they are nice and clean before adjusting them. So what I do is jump into the tub for a quick soak to make sure all the gook is off before I correct the position. I also must say that sitting down is a chore as I must adjust down there to sit with some sort of comfort. I have been trying to be as lazy as heck and not walk around too much. It seems when you walk around it makes the jewelry move and irritate the healing process of the piercings. I would suggest getting this piercing during a time that you don't have to walk around too much. When I walk around I have noticed I walk very weird with my legs spread wide trying not to irritate the piercings. I bet that looks really funny in the office, hopefully no one has noticed.
In the mornings it is not too bad after sleeping all night with less motion and my morning sea salt soak. By noon I am stinging very bad and look forward to my noonish sea salt soaks! By evening it just out right hurts from all the movement you do during the day. I just want to soak and lay with nothing on and my legs spread wide. I bet I am a sight if anyone walked into the house in the evenings. I just think it is something I will have to live with until it heals completely in 3 months. I think I shall enjoy my rings immensely once the healing is complete.
The 4th day I am wearing a skirt but am also wearing snug undies to help stabilize the labias. This seemed to help with the irritation of walking (I run back and forth through my office a lot during the day) and also helps with holding the position of the rings. No pain no gain they say. It also seems for me personally on any piercing, that between the days 3-5, it really does hurt so bad that I actually think damn I am taking this shit out. I never do take the piercings out but it does cross my mind. Usually by day 6-7 I am well on the road to healing.
My Labias of Steel look beautiful now with my new 6ga rings. It has not even been a week and already I am thinking of adding a set of 8ga on the high marks soon. I have had a great journey in my mind going through a lot of things in my lifetime that has accumulated. I have put a lot of issues hopefully to rest with of the experience of these labia piercings. I now feel like a woman again, I have cleansed my body and mind of the negativity and abuse I had over the years. I have wonderful shiny rings for the hubby to play with during sex. Yes my modified life is good. And most important, I want to say "Thank you Leon for making this all possible and giving me great professional piercing experience!" Jingle Jingles!