Play piercing
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'''Play piercing''', '''needle play''', or '''recreational acupuncture''' is [[body piercing]] done for the purpose of enjoying the experience rather than producing a permanent body decoration. Needles, sharpened bones, or other tools used in play piercing are usually removed from the body when the episode is complete, allowing holes to heal over. Those who engage in play piercing may do so for self-expression, as a part of a [[ritual]] imitating mock tribal cultures, for the purpose of [[new age|spiritual]] self-discovery, for sexual pleasure, for simple entertainment, raising awareness or relieving [[boredom]].
Play piercing as part of a [[BDSM]] [[scene (BDSM)|scene]] can produce an intense natural endorphin high which can last for hours and can induce orgasm in many of the people who experience it. The experience of multiple piercings in an erotically or spiritually charged context is qualitatively very different from the experience most people have had with [[phlebotomist]]s in medical settings, in part because the needle is placed 'through' the skin at a [[tangent]] so that both ends are accessible, rather than 'into' the skin.
Play piercing should always be carried out using new [[sterilization (microbiology)|sterile]] [[hypodermic needles]] or [[acupuncture]] needles, and preferably on skin which has been cleaned with an antiseptic such as alcohol or povidone iodine (which is a potential allergen), by people who have been properly trained. Improper technique can result in the transmission of [[bloodborne disease]]s (due to [[needlestick injury|needlestick injuries]], for example) or puncture wounds, but if done correctly there is far less danger of injury or infection than from being scratched by a cat due to the depth of insertion being controlled and the use of a sterilized needle.
Needles may be arranged in aesthetically pleasing configurations such as a [[smiley face]], may be laced together like a [[corset]], or may be used to sew on temporary decorations such as bells using sterile thread. Twisting of the needle(s) or pulling them away from the skin will also result a different type of sensation.
A more extreme form of play piercing is [[flesh hook suspension]] where a person is suspended vertically or horizontally by two or more hooks through their flesh. This practice is done in some cultures as a [[rite of passage]] or as part of a BDSM performance. There are also dance rituals in which flesh hooks attached to multiple people are attached together.
==References==
*Neil Buhrich "The association of erotic piercing with homosexuality, sadomasochism, bondage, fetishism, and tattoos" [[Archives of Sexual Behavior]] Volume 12, Number 2 / April, 1983. p. 167-171 DOI 10.1007/BF01541560 [http://www.springerlink.com/content/uhk61m0063463807/] Abstract
==See also==
*[[Modern primitive]]
*[[Body modification]]
*[[Pain play]]
*[[Safe, sane and consensual|SSC]]: Safe, Sane, and Consensual
*[[RACK]]: Risk Aware Consensual Kink
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