Corset piercing not meant to be permanent or practical

September 09, 2004
By:  Lori Wilkerson

If you’ve seen a woman displaying the exotic and erotic corset piercing, you’ve probably wondered how she manages to wear these multiple surface piercings under her clothes when she’s not showing them off. The truth is, in most cases a corset piercing is only meant to be temporary. This type of surface piercing, made up of two series of rings up the back placed to resemble the rings or hooks of an old-fashioned corset, are then laced together.

The corset piercing is most popular for performance art and fetish events, and is almost always removed immediately afterward. They usually can’t heal properly because they are a surface piercing in an area prone to rejection and they use a type of jewelry that isn’t really suitable for permanent use in the area. More recently, the term corset piercing has been used to encompass any kind of paired, laddered piercings that can then be laced together.

A corset piercing is not for everyone, and it isn’t recommended for someone who wants a permanent piercing since the likelihood of rejection of all or most of the captive bead rings used is likely. Like any surface piercing (a piercing that goes through only one plane of the skin surface, such as the nape of the neck or the base of the collar bone, called a Madison piercing), your body will attempt to force the rings of a corset piercing up through the skin layers and out of your body.

About the Author:
Lori Wilkerson is a successful freelance writer and publisher of http://www.body-jewelry-useek.com.  Body jewelry, piercing and tattooing information you seek to perfectly adorn your body.

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