Madonna / Beauty Spot

This piercing is one of the more modern piercings. Tribes may have done it as part of their adornments with bone, wood and gold jewellery. In Australia in 2001, this piercing became hugely popular and was known as the Sara-Marie after a popular contestant on the television show Big Brother had this piercing. Since then, it has fluctuated in popularity, and as the fast trained staff in body piercing franchises popped up performing piercings with incorrectly sized jewellery and not placed well, the problems of this piercing rubbing on the gums and teeth became more common.

This piercing, like all piercings in the soft tissue of the mouth, should be done with a 1.6mm (14ga) labret of at least 10mm length to start with. This will allow for swelling and prevent the piercing from tearing during healing. Of course, placement is not something that can be learned from a blog. At Body Pleasure Piercing, we have studied the correct placement for these piercings to minimise gum damage. Placement varies for each individual and care should be taken when placing this piercing.

In 2019, this is not a hugely popular piercing, however with the new fancy labrets that are now available, I can see this piercing making a comeback in the near future.