T Piercing Glossary

Temporary Tattoos are short-term pieces of body art that can be stencilled, drawn or stuck onto the body for a short period of time. They appear much like real tattoos, but are removable and can be easily applied.

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Terroreyes are contact lenses without dioptres. Used for cosmetic purposes, they provide a visual effect by covering the iris of the eye with different patterns and art.

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The Third Eye is the skin just above the bridge, central on the face and either level with, of just above the eyebrows.

This piercing is highly prone to migration and rejection.

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Titanium Body Spirals are barbells twisted into a spiral shape, with two removable balls on either end. Usually used for navel or ear piercings, although spirals can be used in any piercing that fits comfortably.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Titanium Circular Barbells are a type of jewellery shaped like a horseshoe, with two removable balls on either end.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Titanium Clip-in Accessories are a collection of jewellery items which simply clip into ball closure rings and come in many different shapes, colours, sizes and designs.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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A Flesh Tunnel is also known as an earlet, flesh tube, flesh plug or eyelet. These are designed to fit stretched piercings at larger gauges. They have a hollow design that allows you to see right through the stretched flesh.

Flesh tunnels have one removable end, commonly referred to as a 'lip', which screws off and allows for the jewellery to be fitted and secured in place.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Titanium is a very strong metal, stronger than stainless steel and almost twice as light.

Titanium does not react with the body, so most people; even those with metal-sensitivities can wear Titanium. We use grade 23, which is implant grade; the same material the medical industry uses for joint replacements as well as pins and rods. No higher qualification exists.

Titanium can be coloured using a process called anodizing. Anodizing is a fast and simple electrical process that grows very thin transparent oxides on the surface of the reactive metals. There are no pigments or dyes, the Titanium surface makeup is altered therefore this colour cannot 'chip' or 'wear away'. It takes high voltage to produce the colours; different voltages give you different colours.

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A Labret Stud is a piece of jewellery designed like a barbell with a flat base and one removable ball.

Labret studs can be used for labret, lip or ear piercings alike.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Nipple Jewellery includes all jewellery and accessories that are used to adorn nipple piercings.

This can include ball closure rings, circular barbells, nipple shields, nipple sparklers, barbells, nipple rounders, nipple stirrups and nipple chains.

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A Nostril Stud is a piece of jewellery worn in a nosepiercing, anywhere on the surface of the nose. There are different designs of nostril studs, which include 'hook' studs, straight micro studs and nose rings.

A hole is pierced through the skin and cartilage of the nostril. A nose stud or ring is inserted through the hole.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Septum Keepers are retainers used to keep the septum piercing open when the septum jewellery is unworn. They are also used to hide the piercing, as they cannot be seen up the nose.

Septum keepers come in various designs, such as a straight bar or a horseshoe shape, which flips up and inside the nose.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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Threaded Accessories are different types of attachments to body piercing stems, such as threaded and captive balls, spikes, jewels and other shapes and designs. They are normally used to replace balls and to customize piercing jewellery with different colours and designs.

Titanium is a light, strong, lustrous, corrosion-resistant transition metal with a white-silvery-metallic colour.

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A Tongue piercing usually refers to a piercing of the tongue from the underside, vertically through to exit from the surface of the tongue.

A piercer should check the tongue thoroughly before the piercing. There are three arterial veins that run from near the tip of the tongue right back along the length of the tongue.

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Tongue Atoms are a type of Tongue Tickler.

Tongue Ticklers are soft, silicone rubber accessories that fit onto 6mm threaded balls. They are also UV (Ultra-Violet) light reactive, glowing bright under blacklight (perfect for a funky night out clubbing!).

Most commonly worn on tongue bars, although they look fantastic on ear and navel piercings too!

You can put them onto any 6mm ball, mix and match the colours and styles to really stand out from the crowd with the funkiest piercing accessories around!

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Tongue Retainers are acrylic pieces, normally used for hiding tongue piercings. Other uses include replacing metal jewellery for medical purposes e.g. X-rays.

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Tongue bifurcation, or Tongue Splitting is a type of body modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip, part of the way towards its base, forking at the end. Most who have had the procedure report that it enhances the pleasure of kissing. With a bit of practice, one learns to move the forks of the tongue independently.

Tongue bifurcation is, however, not necessarily a surgical procedure. Self modifiers often choose to achieve a split by gradually tightening nylon bindings inserted through an existing tongue piercing over a long period of time.

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The funkiest piercing accessories around!

UV Tongue Ticklers are soft, silicone rubber accessories that fit onto 6mm threaded balls. They are also UV (Ultra-Violet) light reactive, glowing bright under blacklight (perfect for a funky night out clubbing!).

Most commonly worn on tongue bars, although they look fantastic on ear and navel piercings too! You can put them onto any 6mm ball, mix and match the colours and styles to really stand out from the crowd!

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Tools are pieces of equipment used in the piercing industry to aid any processes associated with piercings and body modification.

Piercing tools may include measuring calipers, pliers, clamps, healing and adtercare products and stretching tools.

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The tragus is the tough fold of cartilage that sticks out, away from the ear, at the entrance to the ear canal.

The tragus can vary in size and thickness from person to person.

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A Transverse Lobe piercing is an earlobe piercing turned 90 degrees such that the length of the piercing is parallel to the sagittal plane of the earlobe. Most often, it runs as close to horizontally as the ear will permit.

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A Triangle piercing is one of several forms of female genital piercing. The piercing passes from side to side, through the base of the clitoral hood tissue where it meets the inner labia and under the clitoris.

In addition to serving as adornment, it increases the intensity of sexual stimulation, particularly during sexual intercourse. The name is derived from the tissue where the labia meet the clitoral hood, which looks like a triangle when pinched. This is the only genital piercing that can stimulate the clitoris from behind it. It is said to be one of the more painful genital piercings due to it passing though so much tissue and nerves.

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Twists are elaborate glass pieces of jewellery used in larger gauge stretched ear piercings.

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