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labret
📅 Updated:2016-06-16
🕒 Created:2011-06-30
🆔 ID:1723
Description
A labret is one form of body piercing. Taken literally, it is any type of adornment that is attached to the facial lip (labrum). However, the term usually refers to a piercing that is below the bottom lip, above the chin. It is sometimes referred to as a "tongue pillar."
There are several different labret variations based on precisely where the piercing is positioned on the lower lip. These include:
- vertical labret- a piercing through the top of the lower lip rather than in front of the lip tissue
- snake bites- dual piercings close together reminiscent of fangs
- spiderbites- dual piercings very close together on the same side of the face
- lowbret- a piercing placed as low as possible toward the chin.
