<P> Initial jewelry is usually a labret stud or a captive bead ring, manufactured from high - grade surgical stainless steel, implant - grade titanium, or similar lightweight and inert metal . No matter which type of jewelry is used, the jewelry's diameter and length will be intentionally oversized to allow room for initial swelling . After healing, the jewelry can be replaced with a closer - fitting piece . A home - made saline solution made from non-iodized sea salt and hot distilled or filtered water is a common way to heal a lip piercing and avoid infection . This solution can be used to rinse out the mouth after eating (or the mouth can be rinsed with non-alcoholic, non-antimicrobial mouth wash) and to soak the outside of the piercing . Anything with alcohol, peroxide, iodine, or any strong soaps should be avoided because they may irritate the fresh piercing, and cause additional swelling and trauma during the healing process . Using peroxide, iodine, teatree oil, conventional antibacterial soap, or dish soap can damage or kill the skin in and around the piercing, extending the healing process . The use of Hydrogen peroxide can damage the piercing site more, resulting in irritation of the piercing . The ornament should be periodically cleansed to prevent bacterial plaque accumulation . </P> <Ol> <Li> Angel bites </Li> <Li> Cyber bites </Li> <Li> Spider bites </Li> <Li> Snake bites </Li> <Li> Vampire bites </Li> <Li> Canine bites </Li> </Ol> <P> Lip piercings can be placed anywhere around the mouth, but the surface of the lip is not typically pierced itself, except for horizontal lip piercings and canine bites . Piercings in specific positions have certain names . Monroe piercings, for example, are labret studs worn on the upper lip where Marilyn Monroe had her famous beauty mark . Medusa piercings go through the center of the upper lip (the philtrum), perpendicular to the tissue . Labret piercings are pierced with a labret stud and can pierced in the center or off - center . A variation of this is the lowbret, a lower labret . Vertical labret piercings go through the center of the bottom lip, parallel to the tissue . The variation is called the vertical lowbret, which starts inside the mouth between the lower lip and the teeth and travels straight down, exiting on the lower edge of the jawline . Horizontal lip piercings are very rare, and include a horizontal bar on the lower lip that goes through the lip surface . Another variation of the labret is known as the dahlia piercing . The piercings, placed at or very near the corners of the mouth, are named in reference to the murder of Black Dahlia, in which the victim's mouth was cut along the same horizontal line along which these piercings are placed . (See Glasgow smile) </P> <P> Precolumbian cultures of South America historically used lip piercing called Tembetá . Lip piercing continues to be practiced by many people, the most well - known of which are certain African tribes, who wear large decorative lip plates or discs, usually in the lower lip . </P>

What is the piercing on the lip called