How to Pierce Snakebites

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Last Updated: January 31, 2021 Approved

Are you eager to give yourself a snakebite piercing? Your best bet is to go to a professional piercer and get it done in a safe, sanitary area, by somebody who knows what they're doing. If, for some reason, you want to pierce them yourself, it helps to use the right supplies, be clean and precise, and take proper care of your piercings during healing.

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This helps prevent infection while carrying out the piercing of your snakebites. You do not have to use gloves if your hands are clean, however if you are performing this piercing on someone else it is highly recommended you use latex gloves to prevent infection.

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You can do this by mouth washing for 60 seconds and also clean the outside of your lower lip with one of the suggested solutions and a cotton ball or bud. Once you have cleaned the area below discard of the cotton ball or bud you have just used to clean the area.
This is easily done by lining a ballpoint pen vertical against the left and right side of your nose. Firstly, line a ballpoint pen vertical against the right side of your nose, this will help you to determine where on your lip the piercing should line, mark this point just below your lip. Do the same with the left side of your nose but also make the mark so that it is also at the same level below your lip as the other marking.
Discard of the packaging once unwrapped. Next, line the piercing needle with your marking and pierce the skin at a direct horizontal angle piercing from the outside of the lip, inwards. It is usually best if you hold the lip either side of the marking in order to create a penetrable surface.
Once you have pierced the lip, unscrew the ball from your sterilised lip bar and place the bar inside the hollow hole at the end of the needle, then remove the needle from the lip which will then pull the lip bar into place. Screw on the ball and repeat with the other side after sterilizing the needle with a cotton ball and cleaning solution.
Once you have pierced your lip, clean the piercing 2-3 times everyday by mouth washing and using cleaning solution. Your piercing should take up to 6 weeks to heal, however in most cases the healing process usually takes longer. If you find that infection occurs you should remove the piercing immediately.

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Could I paralyze half of my face by doing my snake bites?

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Wait a few weeks after you get the piercing done, and make sure you are cleaning it as directed. You must also make sure your new piece of jewelry is sterile and your hands are clean when you change it.

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Piercings usually turn out better if you have a friend or family member to help you line up the positioning of a piercing.

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Do not fiddle with your piercing as this can delay the healing process.

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Warnings

Do not use a sewing needle to complete a lip piercing as the needles are much more blunt than a piercing needle. Using the incorrect needle can result in your piercing being more painful and can also lead to infection. Sewing needles are also not the correct width to then fit a lip bar in once pierced.

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Do not remove or change your piercings until the 6 weeks healing process is complete.

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Do not fiddle with your piercings as this can delay the healing process.

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Do not use a needle that has been used before or used by someone else.

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Things You'll Need

Hand Wash
Latex Gloves
Cleaning Solution suitable for piercings such as Caflon Natural Solution, Savlon Antiseptic Wound wash or Saline Solution (sea salt & water)
Non alcohol mouthwash.
Cotton Balls or Buds
Two 1.6 Stainless Steel Lip Bars or Anti Allergenic Lip Bars (most lip bars sold in stores are stainless steel and are safe to be used for a new piercing)
Piercing Needle (available online or at stores that sell body jewellery, usually alternative stores)
A Ballpoint Pen