Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A frenum piercing is a type of body piercing located on the underside of the shaft of the penis. [1] A series of parallel frenum piercings is known as a frenum ladder . A frenum ladder may be extended to include lorum piercings, hafada piercings and guiche piercings .
'little bridle') or frenum, is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside of the glans and the neck of the human penis. In men who are not circumcised , it also connects the foreskin to the glans and the ventral mucosa.
In males, chastity piercing can be performed in several ways. Through infibulation (piercing the foreskin closed), a Prince Albert or frenulum piercing using a smaller gauge locking mechanism (preventing intercourse), or chaining a Prince Albert piercing to a guiche piercing (thus preventing an erection).
Anatomy of the human mouth, including the frenulum of the tongue. A frenulum / ˈ f r ɛ n j ʊ l əm / or frenum / ˈ f r iː n əm / (pl.: frenula or frena, from the Latin frēnulum, "little bridle", the diminutive of frēnum [1]) is a small fold of tissue that secures the motion of a mobile organ in the body.
Done mostly for orthodontic purposes, a frenectomy is either performed inside the middle of the upper lip, which is called labial frenectomy, or under the tongue, called lingual frenectomy. Frenectomy is a very common dental procedure that is performed on infants, children, and adults.
A lip frenulum piercing is a body piercing through the frenulum of either the upper or lower lip.A piercing through the upper lip frenulum (frenulum labii superioris) is sometimes called a "smiley", [1] because it is usually only seen when smiling, [3] or a "scrumper". [1]
Guiche piercings are much more common in men than in women. Although a guiche normally runs perpendicular to the direction of the penis, lateral placements are possible. A series of guiche piercings in parallel to the direction of the penis is called a guiche ladder, [1] and might commonly be seen as an extension of a frenum ladder.
Messner et al. [6] studied ankyloglossia and infant feeding. Thirty-six infants with ankyloglossia were compared to a control group without ankyloglossia. The two groups were followed for six months to assess possible breastfeeding difficulties; defined as nipple pain lasting more than six weeks, or infant difficulty latching onto or staying onto the mother's breast.