Monroe Risks   Click here to learn about the risks of getting a monroe piercing  click here to learn about the procedure of getting a monroe piercing  click here to learn about how to maintain your monroe piercing
           
  • Infections during piercing and after healing (hepatitis, HIV, tetanus, bacteria, and yeast)
  • Bleeding
  • Damage to nerves
  • Wrong kind of jewellery for the area pierced
    • too small (e.g. a ring too small can actually cut off the blood supply to the tissue, causing swelling and pain)
    • too thin or too heavy
    • allergic to the metal ("tingly feeling", diffuse swelling, persistent irritation despite effective oral hygiene)
  • Keloids (thick scarring at the piercing site)
  • Hyperplastic tissue (excess) around piercing
  • Dental damage/concerns
  • Swelling and infection of tongue
  • Chipped and broken teeth (occurs mostly within two months of acquiring the barbell)
  • Obscuring teeth during x-rays or treatment
This is a picture depicting a Monroe piercing. It consists of a small metal stud pierced through the skin between the lip and nose, just off to the left or right.
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