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Cervical Piercing… Wow…

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Shannon Larratt

So I’m thinking to myself, ok, this eyeball tattooing stuff is the craziest stuff I’m going to post in a while. I wasn’t even going to post any more tonight, and then I see this piercing come across our desktops and I’m just blown away…

CERVICAL PIERCING?!?!

Definitely one of the wildest things I’ve seen quite in a while. All I can say right now is, wow, I’m really surprised to see this, and it takes a fair amount to surprise me! This was done, DIY, all by touch, by Ashley Crawford at Custom Art in Norwich, England, using a 2mm x 12mm (ie. 1/2″ 12ga) titanium curved barbell.

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I’m guessing that the body’s pretty resilient to damage to the cervix and this will probably heal fairly quickly — hopefully Ashley will keep us updated on how it goes. Cervix piercing… Just when you think everything that can be pierced has already been pierced!

Edit/Update #1: From the comments, our resident doctor writes, “Technically difficult but fairly low risk. Probably healed crazy fast too. The cervix is remarkably resilient and can take a lot of abuse. Being very mucosa, it’s a fast healer.”

Edit/Update #2: Click here to read more about it on Ashley’s LJ page (here’s her original entry).

Edit/Update #3: Click here for a long interview on the subject of these piercings as well as the post-gender experience! Highly recommended reading.

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355 responses to “Cervical Piercing… Wow…”

  1. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    Ash is absolutely awesome for doing this on himself. Im not brave enough to do anything like it myself but Ive had my cervix dilated and a titanium gauge inserted to keep it open. Its just a temporary body mod and Im waiting to get my cervix pierced this summer. Super stoked and cant wait!

  2. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    Ash is absolutely awesome for doing this on himself. Im not brave enough to do anything like it myself but Ive had my cervix dilated and a titanium gauge inserted to keep it open. Its just a temporary body mod and Im waiting to get my cervix pierced this summer. Super stoked and cant wait!

  3. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    Ash is absolutely awesome for doing this on himself. Im not brave enough to do anything like it myself but Ive had my cervix dilated and a titanium gauge inserted to keep it open. Its just a temporary body mod and Im waiting to get my cervix pierced this summer. Super stoked and cant wait!

  4. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    Ash is absolutely awesome for doing this on himself. Im not brave enough to do anything like it myself but Ive had my cervix dilated and a titanium gauge inserted to keep it open. Its just a temporary body mod and Im waiting to get my cervix pierced this summer. Super stoked and cant wait!

  5. Jane Avatar
    Jane

    Ash is absolutely awesome for doing this on himself. Im not brave enough to do anything like it myself but Ive had my cervix dilated and a titanium gauge inserted to keep it open. Its just a temporary body mod and Im waiting to get my cervix pierced this summer. Super stoked and cant wait!

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