I want snakebites...XD?

Question

I just want general info on snakebites, they are so cute rawr! XD

Do they hurt a lot? I mean I can’t handle pain that well, last time I got a shot I passed out, but I really want them, so do they hurt?

And as far as kissing… how long do you have to wait to kiss someone, and is it weird?

Answer 1

of course it hurts...and your lips get swollen for a few days.

and i would be very careful, you could pinch a nerve and that's dangerous.

Answer 2

omg lul they're needles going into your face, of course they hurt! xD Wait until they're healed to kiss, give head, etc.  No, it's not weird unless you have obnoxiously large rings/studs in, which you most likely will for the healing process. Have fun with that, rawr!!!! xDxD

Answer 3

THE PAIN:

No, lip piercings do not hurt. I've had my lip pierced once. In all honesty, biting your tongue or lip with your teeth hurts more.

If you bite the back of the post by accident within the first couple of days, that will hurt, but if you suck on some ice to help the swelling go down it will make it easier in avoiding biting the bar.

Do not put a ring in it when you first get it done. You should also ask the piercer if they have any plastic bars and use that instead of a metal one as they heal a lot faster because there is no risk of having a reaction to the metal that is now in your lip.



KISSING:

As far as kissing goes, 6-8 weeks or until it is healed completely. The reason for this is the person you kiss has tons of bacteria in their mouth (different then your bacteria) and your piercing until fully healed is an open wound. Breakin g this aftercare rule can result in a horrid infection or worse a new disease if the person you kiss has one that can be transmitted through blood. the reason for that is peoples gums bleed fairly often and they don't even notice it, if their saliva with that blood touches your fresh piercing they can pass that disease to you more easily. So just wait it out even if you know your partner is clean, he/she still has bacteria that is different from yours.

GET IT DONE WITH A NEEDLE:

I talked to a lady (who shall remain nameless) who works in a jewelry boutique at a local mall. She said that she has been doing piercings there now for about 6 months. Her "training" took all of 2 weeks, which consisted of watching others and practicing on a teddy bear. (huh?) Although she claims that in the time she has been piercing she has only gotten one complaint, that does not mean this procedure is entirely safe.

The first concern when it comes to piercing is sterilization. Any kind of procedure which involves contact with blood or bodily fluids requires strict adherence to cross-contamination prevention. Piercing guns are usually made with plastic and cannot be sterilized in an autoclave. Sure, they wipe it with alcohol or antiseptic in between uses, but how sterile is that? It is not unreasonable to guess that in a 2-week training course, these mall piercists are not being taught about infection control and blood-borne pathogens. A quick wipe with a sterile pad is not effective in removing disease-carrying blood.

Some will argue that the piercing gun never comes in contact directly with the customer's skin. This might be true, but the piercers hands do - if they touch the customers skin and then touch the gun, the gun is now contaminated. Period. And when the gun drives the stud through the flesh, if the skin starts to bleed there is no way of knowing whether or not tiny particles of blood could have been dispersed into the air contaminating everything around it.

But Doesn't The Gun Hurt Less?

Sterility is just one of the possible problems with gun piercing. Tissue trauma is another. The gun forces a blunt stud through the skin, causing it to literally rip in order to make room for the jewelry. Then, it pinches the back of the jewelry in place snugly against the skin, allowing no way for the new wound to breathe and heal properly. The customer is then told to turn the jewelry a couple times a day, which only further pushes growing bacteria into the wound, causing infection.

True, many customers get pierced with guns and never have any problems with it. But why put yourself at risk when there is a safer, less painful way to go about it?

Why the Needle is So Much Better

In comparison to the two-week training of the mall piercer, a professional body piercer goes through extensive training that can last as long as two or three years. They learn about the human body and how piercings affect the circulatory system. They learn how to avoid hitting nerves that can cause severe pain to the customer. Most importantly, they learn about cross-contamanation prevention and how to properly sterilize their instruments. Anything that touches the customer that cannot be autoclaved is thrown away immediately. Work stations are fully disinfected before and after every piercing procedure.

The piercing process itself is also much safer and less painful than having a blunt stud forced through your skin. A piercing needle is actually hollow and extremely sharp. It slices through the skin, safely pushing the tissue aside to make room for the jewelry to be inserted. That may not sound too appealing, but it is actually a very quick process and the method is virtually painless for most body parts.

The jewelry that is used in professional piercing shops is also much better for you. Barbells and Captive Beads Rings are specially designed to allow removal of dirt and bacteria effectively during the healing process. Allowing for full movement of the jewelry makes it much easier for you to clean it without counter-productively pushing more bacteria into the pierce. The metals

Answer 4

they definitly hurt and good luck getting a good job with those in

Answer 5

Well I pierced my own lip in the center with a sewing needle and it didn't hurt, so I can't imagine that it would hurt too bad. I find oral piercings hurt less than others. They also heal quicker too.