Hot Body Modifications: Piercings That Can Improve Your Sex Life

We humans do love tinker, don't we? New recipes, technology, new buildings. We even modify our bodies. When it comes to body modification, the motivations for doing it are as varied as our universal tinkering urges but one of the biggest motivators has to do with pleasure: better sex.

So here is a look at some of the ways we have used, and still use, one particular form of body modification to enhance erotic enjoyment: piercings.Why People Pierce for Pleasure

One of the main reasons for getting pierced, aside from looking cool, is the way piercings can alter how the body feels. Exactly how much this changes depends a lot on where the piercing is done, the gauge of the needle used, the jewelry that's applied and the individual physiology.

Taking about the last first, our bodies are absolutely our own, meaning that this piercing more often than not feels very different for that person. Here, in other words, might be a slight increase in sensitivity while there … not so much. While you can sometimes get a taste of what a piercing might be like, such as using play piercings or certain kinds of breast or genital play, the reality is that nine times out of 10, the only way to find out is to just get pierced.

As for needle thickness and jewelry, it depends on the person. Usually, a thin piercing will have a sharper feeling as opposed to the weight and tug, for lack of a better word, with a thicker gauge.

Finally, consider the kind of play that might be done with a piercing. You should always start out gently and slowly work your way up the intensity scale so that you can keep an eye on how your body is reacting over time.

Some people also find that piercings will become less and less sensitive over time. Sensitivity may only be gained back by increasing the amount and style of play or the thickness of the jewelry being used. Again, this is something that varies from person to person.

What’s especially cool about penis piercings is that they can be a double whammy (in a good way): offering intense sensations for the person with the piercing as well as delivering unique sensations for anyone on the receiving end during penetrative sex.

There tons of other places on the penis that can be pierced, including through the skin of the testicles (for those that have them) and along the shaft, but I think you have the basic idea.Piercings for Pleasure

Even though they have been used for thousands of years, it's important to understand the risks involved in getting yourself pierced, especially when it might involve fun bits like nipples or genitalia.

The first of these risks is pretty obvious: infection caused by improperly sterilized equipment or not keeping whatever you’ve pierced clean. To avoid the first, it’s recommended to only go to a respected and thoroughly experienced piercer to get your work done. This doesn’t necessarily mean a professional. There are many who do what they do out of love and not money. However, you should seek out someone who has a sterling, and not just silver, reputation.

You also should make sure you understand how to maintain your piercing. Know how to keep the area clean, what to clean it with, what to watch out for, and what to do if you get an infection.

While your piercer should give you this information, as well as check up on you, by no means should you stop your education there. As with anything involving sex and BDSM, learn, learn, and learn some more before you proceed with the actual doing.

One thing that many people, unfortunately, forget to consider is not just the risk of infection, but also the possibility of an allergic reaction to the jewelry. This can be a pre-existing sensitivity to whatever is being used for the piercing or it may develop over time. And note that an irritation is even more, well, irritating, when it happens on a sensitive part of the body.

Again, the way to avoid this is to stay constantly aware of what’s going on with your piercing and have resources available in case things start to get red, inflamed, sore, or ugly.

If something does go wrong with a piercing, swapping it out for a different material or removing it altogether should always be an option. If you don't, the hole left behind could become a new feature of your body. Or not, depending on the quirks of your physiology.

In short, know the bad as well as the good, and approach getting pierced with your eyes wide open.Play Safe and Play Smart

As with so many things about sex, approach piercings with caution, realistic expectations and an acceptance of the risks involved. When piercings work, the rewards can be amazing. Not only can they be strikingly beautiful, but they can also act like a dial cranked up to 11 when it comes to erotic intensity by taking something already sensitive and pushing it to the ultimate limit or giving something that is otherwise rather numb a tremendous boost in pleasure.

Like I said, we humans do like to tinker, especially with ourselves. With breast and genital piercings, you can have a blast taking your body into all kinds of new - and possibly wildly intense - places. Have fun experimenting!