Editing Lip piercing (section)

==Types==
[[File:Types of bites.jpg|thumb|Some piercings are called ''bites'':{{ordered list
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 | Angel bites
 | Cyber bites
 | Spider bites
 | Snake bites
 | Vampire bites
 | Canine bites
}}]]
Lip piercings can be placed anywhere around the mouth, but the surface of the lip is not typically pierced itself, except for horizontal lip piercings and canine bites. Piercings in specific positions have certain names. [[Monroe piercing]]s, for example, are labret studs worn on the upper lip where [[Marilyn Monroe]] had her famous beauty mark. [[Medusa piercing]]s go through the center of the upper lip (the [[philtrum]]), perpendicular to the tissue. [[Labret piercing]]s are pierced with a labret stud and can pierced in the center or off-center. A variation of this is the lowbret, a lower labret. Vertical labret piercings go through the center of the bottom lip, parallel to the tissue. The variation is called the vertical lowbret, which starts inside the mouth between the lower lip and the teeth and travels straight down, exiting on the lower edge of the jawline. Horizontal lip piercings are very rare, and include a horizontal bar on the lower lip that goes through the lip surface. Another variation of the labret is known as the dahlia piercing. The piercings, placed at or very near the corners of the mouth, are named in reference to the murder of [[Black Dahlia]], in which the victim's mouth was cut along the same horizontal line along which these piercings are placed. (See [[Glasgow smile]].)