The Austin Bar - a rare sighting.

Today, out of curiosity, I was searching the internet for more 'rare piercings' and came across an "Austin Bar" piercing.

The Austin Bar piercing is named after the first carrier of said piercing. I have never seen one actually being worn out in the public of Bellingham, WA. It's a horizontal piercing that goes through the tip of the nose and has no exposed metal besides the balls of the barbel(it does not pass through the septum nor exposed inside either nostril). If you go to the link below you can see a picture of the piercing.

I'd say with basic piercing cleaning, the Austin Bar would probably heal between two-three months. Of course, each person is different and may take longer to heal. And, same with what my body piercer has always told me, though the outside of a piercing looks healed, be gentle because it's still healing inside.

I would LOVE to see some people start working this piercing more. It's a truly interesting body modification. I do not believe I am one of those awesome people who has the face to pull off this one, haha.

Back to piercing creeping.

Have a great day.
AND! If you're in the great Northwest, enjoy the oh so lovely rain.





Austin Bar - BMEzine Encyclopedia:

Added holes.

Body modifications have been around for centuries. From piercings to tattoos to literally re-shaping your body. In some cultures, certain body modifications represent important stages of life or 'ranks in a social network'.

What about modifications in this modern world?

They're becoming more and more popular with the younger groups of people. Some still hold certain meanings for some but, for most, body mods are a way to express oneself, for sexual gratification and/or 'appearance enhancers'. Or, one of the worst reasons I can actually think of for obtaining a body mod, because everyone else is doing it.

People might now believe this, but haircuts are a type of body modification. Not as extreme as, let's say, a tongue splitting but even just a hair trim counts as a way to modify your body.

This blog is going to be about body mods of all sorts and sizes. More, it's for me to supply information to myself.

In this blog there will be:

Studio reviews.

Piercing Stories/Experiences.

Tattoo Stories/Experiences.

Information on certain piercings.

Histories of some body modifications.

Etc.

I am not a professional anything. I'm just someone who enjoys piercings and tattoos and the like as well as typing stuff out. This blog will contain my opinions and my experiences with piercings/tattoos. If you have serious medical questions about piercings/tattoos/other extreme body modification, I will only be able to give my opinion. If it is a serious enough question, I will advise you to contact a professional.