Transscrotal piercing
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{{Infobox Piercing
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| location = [[Scrotum]]
| jewelry = [[Barbell (piercing)|Barbell]]
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A '''transscrotal piercing''' is a [[body piercing]] that travels through the [[scrotum]] from front to back, or from side to side.
== Procedure ==
This male genital piercing is an extremely advanced procedure, and is not done using a needle. Instead a scalpel or occasionally a [[dermal punch]] is used to make an incision, which is then followed by suturing the front to the back in order to create a viable [[fistula]]. Large gauge jewelry is usually then inserted into the incision. If the bond between the front and the back of the piercing holds, healing is very quick and easy. Should a bond fail to form, healing can be lengthy and problematic.
This is a serious, complex piercing, and should an [[infection]] develop, it can develop within the scrotum and becomes dangerous very quickly. This procedure is often considered to be a potentially dangerous surgical procedure, and is not by any means common.
==Jewelry==
Transscrotal piercings are usually healed with a [[Barbell (piercing)|barbell]] although [[teflon]], [[tygon]] or other flexible inert jewelry can also be used. Once healed, transscrotal piercings can be stretched quickly and, given the amount of surrounding tissue, to great size if desired. A variety of jewelry can be used in healed transscrotal piercings, including large [[captive bead ring]]s and [[Plug (jewellery)|plug]]s. Jewelry for transscrotal piercings is often custom made.
==History and culture==
The transscrotal piercing is of contemporary origin, and has generally only been performed by practitioners of other "extreme" body modifications such as [[subdermal implant]]s, [[transdermal implants]] and [[tongue splitting]]. Like other "heavy" genital modifications, it may be performed under less than ideal situations by amateur practitioners as part of [[cock and ball torture|CBT]] or other [[BDSM]] activities.
It is also sometimes spelled transcrotal piercing or referred to as a "scrunnel" (short for '''scr'''otal t'''unnel''').
==External links==
*[http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/09-male/hafada/ Body Modification Ezine article on Transscrotal piercing]
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[[Category:Genital piercings]]
[[Category:Male genital piercings]]
[[Category:Body modification]]
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