A painful practice of body modification is a corset piercing. It can be temporary or permanent, and temporary ones are encourages since permanent corset piercings are dangerous. Infection, skin irritation, or contamination may happen since these piercings are open wounds. The piercings will heal though after some time and scarring may happen.
A corset piercing is a skin surface piercing that imitates the appearance of a lace-up corset. It is usually done in series at the back of a person. Men and women may both have a corset piercings, but women are usually the common customer. A ribbon or a lace is connected through long rows of piercings on both sides of the back. Rope or chain may also be used as lace for a medieval look.
A real corset does not have to be worn by those who have corset piercings, Both sides of the back are pierced and are similarly arranged in order to make it work like a corset. Some have piercings arranged on the entire length of their backs, while some opt to just have four piercings. Corset piercings are also a form of eroticism as at the sight of a corset piercing, some people get sexually aroused. It can be a fetish costume. Corset piercings are related to domination, submission and bondage so many use them for sexual role playing. Certain women do have themselves pierced because it is their way of beautifying themselves. Many photos have been taken having people with corset piercings as a subject.
Ring fasteners made of beads are used for corset piercings. Injection needles are used if the corset piercings are only going to be put on for a few hours, like in the case of modeling. A corset piercing when temporary, must never be worn for more than a week. When body piercing was revived in the 1990s, it also brought about the concept of corset piercing. Today it is performed on the sides of a person’s torso, a person’s back or at the frontal part of the body including the breasts and nipples of the person.