Piercings and Cancer?

This message came to my profile at the Tribalectic website: hello elayne , my girlfriend has had three labia piercings , shortly after the first one she developed cervical cancer . the second one it… Read More

Cheek Piercings

Updated 2024 I received an email from a piercer who wanted to know about the safety of performing "dimple" or cheek piercings: I have heard horror stories that piercing someone cheeks can hit a wrong… Read More

Research on Male Genital Piercings

If you have male genital piercings and wish to participate in a research study about them, go to this URL and click on the text "Survey for men who have genital piercing." My esteemed colleague, Dr.… Read More

Lip Sewing (not a service I offer...)

I got some more information from the gal who wanted info on sewing her lips together: It would just be for a photoshoot. my boyfriend would be there for support and to make sure nothing goes wrong,… Read More

Interesting Email Question

I got an email today that was more unique than my average piercing question--and I'll admit: this one isn't covered in my book. : dear elayne: i'm really interested in sewing my lips shut (ok i admit… Read More

Female Genital Piercings: The Blind Leading the Blind

I heard the "author" gets paid per view and she doesn't deserve a penny for what she wrote! I found this piece (of sh*t) online that was supposed to be an informative article about genital piercings… Read More