Medusa / Manson

This is the piercing of the upper lip in the centre below the septum. If placed well, it can look amazing. While this piercing may date back 1000s of years, its modern resurgence took place with the punk movement, with mainly men getting this in combination with other lip piercings. In the early 2000s when jewelled labrets became available, many women found this subtle touch of bling a great piercing to get. There is less variety of jewellery styles available for this facial piercing due to its placement, however in recent years with the development of internally threaded jewellery and more places specialising in fancy body jewellery, many more decorative items have come onto the market. In 2019, it is still popular among women and the piercing enthusiast male generally with multiple lip piercings. This piercing of course can also be stretched to larger gauges.

Medusa facial piercings are generally pierced with a 1.6mm (14ga) labret to begin with, as the thinner 1.2mm (16Ga) can tear the unhealed soft tissue which may cause the piercing to go crooked during the healing time. Once healed, a 1.2mm or (16ga) piece can be inserted safely.