Labret Studs

The labret stud is a common form of body jewellery and has one end that sits flat against the skin, not requiring a ball or any fastening. This makes this jewellery ideal for lip piercings, cartilage piercings and anything else that you don’t want catching or irritating the skin. It’s particularly known for being used in a labret piercing, which obviously also has the same name. Frequently mispronounced, Labret studs don’t take their name from the French, so you do pronounce the ‘t’ at the end. Made of a variety of materials, you can also get a range of sizes and lengths depending on what kind of body modification you wish to wear your body jewellery in. When the lip is pierced, it’s worth getting information on the correct body jewellery as these piercings will swell a great deal. If the labret stud isn’t long enough to take this into account then the piercing will sink into your skin and may need to be removed by a doctor. Labrets can also interact with the gums, causing them to recede in extreme cases. If you notice any change to your gums or any discomfort with your labret stud then you should return to your piercer.

You can get labret studs in the following materials:

Titanium
Coloured Titanium
Stainless Steel
Plastic Retainers

Because labret studs come with a flat back, they are suitable for a range of piercings. The body jewellery is sealed with a ball fitting at the end, which can be replaced with a series of add-ons to create an entirely new look. This allows for a lot more customisation than with other items of body jewellery, ranging from spikes to coloured gem stones as well as many others. Lightweight and comfortable to wear, labrets are also used a great deal in ear cartilage piercings, particularly the conch though many can be worn with a labret stud. Their flat back decreases the likelihood of the body jewellery being caught in hair or clothing, so it can be a great choice for a new piercing that’s still healing as well as a choice for those who have many kinds of body modification. Some piercers offer fishtail labret studs, which feature a similar design to a nostril stud rather than a flat back. This curved design is to reduce gum irritation but many find this version uncomfortable to wear, continuing the prominence of the traditional labret stud.

Though the design of a labret stud may seem similar to surface or micro dermal piercings, they actually utilize a completely different system and the two never cross over. Some skin piercings such as hand webbing can use labrets to reduce the chances of the body jewellery catching during everyday use but barbells and BCR’s and generally more typical. Labret studs can also be used to stretch a piercing by slowly increasing the gauge, though this is not advised with cartilage piercings.

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