what bad things would happen if i got two spikes in the area between my chin and lower lip?

Question

as in, piercings

Answer 1

You should probably talk to your doctor and ask if it would cause any problems, but i can't imagine it would. And also talk to the piercer about proper care. I know lip rings can get infected easily, so i assume this type of piercing can too. I know a few people with only one spike there, and they haven't had any problems. Good Luck with your piercing.

Who cares what people think. If you like it, i think you should do it. The only problem i can see is if you are going to a job interview any time soon. Some employers don't like facial piercings. My old manager used to have to take his out while he was at work. But sometimes he just put a bandaide over it, and the owners didn't care. But you only live once, if you really want the piercing, Get It!

Answer 2

I sure the earth would shake or turn upside down, but your life might. Remember people in general react to what they see, way before they even know what a person is or what they are all about. Are you willing to endure what others may or may not think of you? And it brings this type of thoughts to those around you as well. You may be the best person on earth but others will not see that. Just make sure before you do it!!

Answer 3

Possibly nerve damage or infection. Do not get your chin pierced.

Answer 4

Infection is possible, if it's done wrong or you don't take care of it properly.
Nerve damage is also possible if it's done wrong.

Answer 5

You might want to read the article cited below before you do this. In this study, the authors evaluated sevent oral and facial piercings (17 in the tongue, 13 in the lower lip, 18 in the nostril, 7 in the eyebrow, and 15 in the ear). A specifically designed protocol was used to assess possible complications (inflammatory reactions, pain, dental alterations).

Here is what the authors of the study find out:

"One of the consequences of piercing is pain, because insertion is performed without anesthesia. Forty percent of the patients reported no discomfort, while 60% experienced some discomfort. In most cases (67%), the pain lasted for up to 1 week, while 12% noticed pain for more than 1 week, and 6% for up to 1 month. The mean pain intensity score based on a 0–10-point visual analog scale (VAS) was 4. When questioned about possible local or systemic inflammatory reactions, 65.7% reported no, while 34.3% reported local inflammatory reactions processes. The duration of ornament wearing was 0–3 months in 21% of cases, 3 months to one year in 54%, and more than one year in 25% of patients. The correlating of such duration to inflammatory reactions complications proved nonsignificant (χ2 = 2.491; P = 0.28). In turn, the hygienic measures adopted were significantly correlated to the inflammatory reactions recorded (χ2 = 6.214; P = 0.013). There was no bleeding in most cases (76%), with slight bleeding after placement in 24% of cases. Likewise, no healing anomalies were noted in 94% of cases, while granulation tissue appeared around the piercing site in 6%.

Of the 30 intraoral piercings, 22 (73.2%) showed no gingival inflammation, versus 8 cases (26.8%) in which gingival swelling was reported. Dental fractures or fissures/cracks were reported in 20% of cases. Regarding piercing size, the ornaments were divided into those smaller or larger than 1.5 cm in size, with the purpose of determining whether ornament size influenced dental damage and gingival inflammation (χ2 = 1.5; P = 0.221).

No changes in salivation as a result of piercing insertion were reported by 80% of the patients, while 20% reported increased salivation. Regarding the existence of halitosis, 86.7% reported no changes, while 13.3% reported an increase in bad breath. No taste modifications were noted in 83.3% of cases, while 16.8% described a slight metallic taste in the mouth.

Finally, as regards the incidents occurring after insertion of the oral ornament, no piercing modifications were required in 20 cases (66.8%), while in seven cases the ornament had to be removed. In two cases the item was swallowed (6.8%), while one individual reported piercing rupture (3.3%)."

As well, the authors reviewed a lot of the medical literature on piercings and summarized the results thusly:

"Despite finding several studies on the clinical complications of piercings, many of those studies are either revisions or detail individual cases or are small series on the adverse effects of piercings. The larger studies correspond to the evaluation of the sociological aspects related to the reason for obtaining the piercing. The present study evaluates the clinical effects of piercing in the oral and facial regions.

In 1999, Greif conducted a study9 involving 391 students with piercings, with 73% of the subjects in the 18–22-year age range. Thirty percent had suffered no complications, while 70% reported problems mainly in the form of skin infection and irritation. In the study published by Mayers et al. in 2002,10 medical complications were recorded in 17% of cases and included bleeding, trauma, and bacterial inflammatory reactions. Eighteen percent of the ornaments had to be removed. None of this study's subjects required hospitalization due to complications associated with piercing, though the literature reports many cases in which hospital treatment is necessary. Thus, Shacham et al. in 200314 reported three cases of adverse effects of oral piercing that required hospital care. Krause et al.4 in turn studied 273 subjects with piercings, and recorded nine patients who required hospital treatment because of complications. García-Callejo et al.12 in a hospital study, documented 21 consultations due to piercing. The main reason for consultation was pain (52%), followed by inflammation and bleeding (19%).

The rate of acute complications resulting from piercing is determined by piercing site, material, practitioner experience, hygiene, and aftercare. Common dental problems include chips, cracks, and fractures of the teeth. Trauma to the lingual anterior gingiva is the most common gingival problem. The serious adverse effects of piercing included prolonged bleeding, airway obstruction, trauma, interference with normal oral function, and infection (Ludwig's angina). In this situation, the patient must be referred to oral medicine.

Granulomatous reactions may also be observed, forming around the ornament, which the body's defenses identify as a foreign body. Hypertrophic scarring or keloids may develop, and in some cases, the ornament can become embedded within the tongue,14 therefore requiring surgical intervention. The soft tissues can in turn suffer trauma or tearing as a result of friction with the ornament. No healing anomalies were noted in 94% of our cases, while granulation tissue appeared around the piercing site in 6%.

Damage to the cartilage of the ear has been reported, with perichondritis and deformity.12,23 No such situations were recorded in our series, however.

Piercing contact within the oral cavity can produce dental fissures, cracks, or fractures, as well as gingival damage at periodontal level.38 Boardman and Smith15 found tongue piercing to cause dental damage in 25.4% of cases, with the need for dental treatment in 3.9%. In turn, gingival damage was recorded in 7.8% of cases, and increased saliva flow in 15.7%, possibly as a result of the tendency of the subject to nibble and play with the ornament. In our series, hypersalivation was observed in 20% of cases, halitosis in 13.3%, gingival damage in 26.7%, and 20% presented dental fissures or fractures. Gonzalez et al.18 recorded oral alterations in all cases, with dental mobility in 22%, enamel fracture in 64%, fissures in 62%, periodontal bleeding in 2–12%, pain in 34–38%, and s, t, p, f, and v pronunciation problems in 67%.

The inserted ornaments are in contact with the skin and mucosal membranes, and many of them contain nickel, a metal with a strong allergenic potential. An additional consideration is the presence of abundant saliva in the environment of the ornament, and the frequent consumption of liquids; both these factors should condition the choice of materials in order to prevent possible corrosion.31,32 No case of piercing corrosion was recorded in our study.

Regarding the measures of hygiene adopted during insertion of the ornament, a significant correlation to the incidence of inflammatory reactions complications was observed in our study (χ2 = 6.214; P = 0.013). Many problems could be avoided if effective measures were adopted, such as the use of discardable materials for perforation, asepsis, knowledge of the anatomy of the insertion zone, and the possibility of removing the ornament if necessary."

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