Lip piercing, how much dos it hurt? + Risks?

Question

thinking of getting my lip pierced (labret - bottom), and was wondering how much it hurt and cost, also what risks were involved (like infections).

has anyone had it done and can give me a pain scale - in relation to other piercings, or things like ear stretching, so i have some kind of idea.

yeah, so help :)

Answer 1

no one can really answer the pain aspect of your question correctly, as everyone has different levels of pain tolerance, when i got my first one, yes, it hurt, but less than when i got my navel piercing. i am not sure how well you take pain.

risks: like any other piercing, lip piercings are prone to infections, and even more so if you share drinks with people or come in contact orally with another person (during healing time mostly).

when i had a regular lip piercing, i found labrets to be more irritating, as they have a flat back on the inside of the mouth and click against the teeth more than a captive bead ring would, but that is just a personal preference. if you are concerned with that as well, perhaps you should consider a vertical labret (that is whati have now) so that it would not harm your teeth.labrets do often "sink" into the inside of your lip if the bar is too short.

hope that helps! :)