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Upper Lip Frenulum Piercing

The upper lip frenulum piercing passes through the webbing underneath the centre of the upper lip. The piercing heals very quickly and is relatively painless. It looks best on someone whose lips retract when they smile — showing off the piercing as well as teeth and drawing attention to the smile.

This piercing is prone to rejection and many people find that they just "fall out" after about a year. This process is relatively harmless.

This piercing is usually performed using an 18ga to 14ga captive bead ring (or sometimes a circular barbell), sized so that the bead rests just below the gumline, between the front teeth. It can of course be performed using other jewelry or sizes that don't show.

This piercing can cause gum erosion and lead to tooth decay due to abrading the enamel.

As a point of trivia, the first known documented one was done by Steve Haworth in the mid-1990s, being published in a German tattoo magazine — although this was certainly not the first instance of the piercing being done.

Alternative Names

Smiley: by Sarai Bismuth, a piercer at Psycho Tattoo in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The name was of course chosen because it only shows on people who have a nice smile that shows off their teeth.
Scrumper: created by Caitlin Theobald in Toronto who received the piercing by Tom Brazda after seeing it on Steve Haworth in a German tattoo magazine. The name was chosen as a term that roughly means "cute little thing."
Scrumpter: a very common mispronunciation that has become a local term
Glicker: used in parts of British Columbia, Canada.
Rooster Piercing: used in parts of New Jersey.
Scrumpy Piercing

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+[[File:Upper_Lip_Frenulum_Piercing-5.jpg|thumb|Upper Lip Frenulum Piercing]]
-If [[Nipple Piercing]] rings are too small in diameter, the placement will be problematic and [[Migration|migration]] or [[Rejection|rejection]] can follow. It is essential, especially in female nipple piercings, to avoid a '''small nipple ring''', and that the jewelry be large enough to allow the ring to both sit comfortably and move freely. A ring that is too small will put uneven pressure on the piercing, increasing the chances of migration and rejection. In addition, the jewelry will sit low and be quite difficult to move.
+The '''upper lip frenulum piercing''' passes through the webbing underneath the centre of the upper lip. The piercing heals very quickly and is relatively painless. It looks best on someone whose lips retract when they smile — showing off the piercing as well as teeth and drawing attention to the smile.
-One reader describes their experience with migration after such a piercing,
+This piercing is prone to [[Rejection|rejection]] and many people find that they just "fall out" after about a year. This process is relatively harmless.
-:"I have rather large breasts and nipples. When I had my nipples pierced horizontally the piercer used large rings, but not large enough to account for nipple enlargement as my nipples enlarged about 20-30% after piercing. Nearly two years later I didn't even know they had migrated due to pressure from the rings being too small.
+This piercing is usually performed using an 18[[Gauge|ga]] to 14ga [[Captive Bead Ring|captive bead ring]] (or sometimes a [[Circular Barbell|circular barbell]]), sized so that the bead rests just below the gumline, between the front teeth. It can of course be performed using other jewelry or sizes that don't show.
-:I was having a lot of issues (soreness, bleeding) so I went to another piercer who showed me they had migrated and stopped. He suggested barbells would stop these problems. So I had them changed. After the barbells were in I could see how much they had migrated — they were both crooked and I was upset I might have to take them out. I have since had them pierced vertically with barbells.
+This piercing can cause [[Gum Recession|gum erosion]] and lead to [[Tooth Decay|tooth decay]] due to abrading the enamel.
-:Thanks to my wonderful piercer and his great piercing ability you almost cannot tell the horizontal piercings are crooked. My advice to everyone: If you have the gut feeling that you don't like the person to whom is going to pierce you, walk out and find someone who makes you feel comfortable, who is honest, and who has a great piercing ability."
+As a point of trivia, the first known documented one was done by [[Steve Haworth|Steve Haworth]] in the mid-1990s, being published in a German tattoo magazine — although this was certainly not the first instance of the piercing being done.
-If the jewelry is placed at a proper depth, the jewelry will move easily, like an old-fashioned door knocker. However, if so much of the ring is buried that there is no longer an effective "hinge", any movement of the jewelry will cause irritation and internal stresses (as you can see in the last picture).
+== Alternative Names ==
+; Smiley
+: by Sarai Bismuth, a piercer at Psycho Tattoo in Tel-Aviv, Israel. The name was of course chosen because it only shows on people who have a nice smile that shows off their teeth.
+; Scrumper
+: created by Caitlin Theobald in Toronto who received the piercing by [[Tom Brazda|Tom Brazda]] after seeing it on Steve Haworth in a German tattoo magazine. The name was chosen as a term that roughly means "cute little thing."
+; Scrumpter
+: a very common mispronunciation that has become a [[local term]]
+; Glicker
+: used in parts of British Columbia, Canada.
+; Rooster Piercing
+: used in parts of New Jersey.
+; Scrumpy Piercing
-A piercer in Toronto wanted to point out that this is can also occur in men, writing,
+== See Also ==
+* [[Frowney]]
+* [[Tongue Web]]
-:"This is also an issue with male nipple piercings. Just yesterday one of my clients — a young man — came to me for a follow-up appointment. He'd been pierced with a 3/8" 14 ga barbell. He decided to switch to a 3/8" [[CBR|CBR]] on his own. Due to the curve of the jewelry, that diameter did not fit properly and the piercing started to migrate.
+More pictures of upper lip frenulum piercing can be found on BME in the [http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/05-lips/scrump001.html Smiley Piercings gallery]
-:It is important to avoid terms like 'especially female' as, in my experience, the public will ignore the 'especially' part. Present it like it is — a problem regardless of gender."
+== Related Risks ==
+* [[Airbag]]
-Finally, improper jewelry really doesn't look very good. No experienced reputable piercer should be making this mistake. If you visit a studio and see pictures like this in the studio, avoid it.
+* [[Cigarettes]]
+* [[Embedded Labret]]
-== Related Articles ==
+* [[Gum Recession]]
-*[[Short Nipple Barbell]]
+* [[Jaw Bone Erosion]]
+* [[Swollen Lip]]
-== Entries related to this risk ==
+* [[Tooth Abrasion]]
-*[[Nipple Piercing]]
+* [[Tooth Drift]]

Small nipple rings and Smiley piercing: Difference between pages

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