HISTORY: The Cheek piercing are done by many tribes in South America, Africa and the Inuit and Pacific Northwestern Indian Tribes . The Beauty Mark is for the most part a modern invention that has gained a great deal of interest in the last few years.
ADVANTAGES: Other then adornment the piercings really have no other advantage or use.
DISADVANTAGES & CONCERNS: Due to the location of the piercings they are prone to causing damage to teeth and gums.
MAIN HASSLES:The piercing must be cleaned twice daily during healing which is on an average 2-3 months. For the first 2-4 weeks the Aftercare for Oral Piercings must be followed. The worst part of the piercing is the swelling in the first 1-5 days which can eating and speech difficult. A change in diet is need to reduce swelling. We suggest cutting down on your intake of Alcohol, tobacco, spicy foods and ingesting other harass items. Also cross contamination prevention is needed(such as no deep mouth kissing for 8 weeks). Do to swelling the piercing is preformed with longer jewelry and needs to be reduced asap.
Healing Time is 8-12 weeks. Oral aftercare must be followed for first 2-4 weeks & Above the Neck aftercare for the first 8-12 weeks.
Common Jewelry 14g to 10g 3/8 to 1/2 inch Labret stud .
Axiom base with 14g surgical steel Labret stud-$65.00.
Pain level on a scale of 1-10 is between 2-4
Aftercare Instructions for Above the Neck Piercings
Aftercare Instruction for Oral Piercings
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