<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> 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>
what is the piercing on the lip called
what is the piercing on the lip called
Labret
Labret