Transscrotal piercing
Encyclopedia
A transscrotal piercing is a body piercing
that travels through the scrotum
from front to back, or from side to side.
. Large gauge jewelry is usually then inserted into the incision. If the bond between the front and the back of the piercing holds, healing is very quick and easy. Should a bond fail to form, healing can be lengthy and problematic.
This is a serious, complex piercing, and should an infection
develop, it can develop within the scrotum and becomes dangerous very quickly. This procedure is often considered to be a potentially dangerous surgical procedure, and is not by any means common.
although teflon, tygon or other flexible inert jewelry can also be used. Once healed, transscrotal piercings can be stretched quickly and, given the amount of surrounding tissue, to great size if desired. A variety of jewelry can be used in healed transscrotal piercings, including large captive bead rings and plug
s. Jewelry for transscrotal piercings is often custom made.
s, transdermal implants and tongue splitting. Like other "heavy" genital modifications, it may be performed under less than ideal situations by amateur practitioners as part of CBT
or other BDSM
activities.
It is also sometimes spelled transcrotal piercing or referred to as a "scrunnel" (short for scrotal tunnel).
Body piercing
Body piercing, a form of body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn. The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice...
that travels through the scrotum
Scrotum
In some male mammals the scrotum is a dual-chambered protuberance of skin and muscle containing the testicles and divided by a septum. It is an extension of the perineum, and is located between the penis and anus. In humans and some other mammals, the base of the scrotum becomes covered with curly...
from front to back, or from side to side.
Procedure
This male genital piercing is an extremely advanced procedure, and is not done using a needle. Instead a scalpel or occasionally a dermal punch is used to make an incision, which is then followed by suturing the front to the back in order to create a viable fistulaFistula
In medicine, a fistula is an abnormal connection or passageway between two epithelium-lined organs or vessels that normally do not connect. It is generally a disease condition, but a fistula may be surgically created for therapeutic reasons.-Locations:Fistulas can develop in various parts of the...
. Large gauge jewelry is usually then inserted into the incision. If the bond between the front and the back of the piercing holds, healing is very quick and easy. Should a bond fail to form, healing can be lengthy and problematic.
This is a serious, complex piercing, and should an infection
Infection
An infection is the colonization of a host organism by parasite species. Infecting parasites seek to use the host's resources to reproduce, often resulting in disease...
develop, it can develop within the scrotum and becomes dangerous very quickly. This procedure is often considered to be a potentially dangerous surgical procedure, and is not by any means common.
Jewelry
Transscrotal piercings are usually healed with a barbellBarbell (piercing)
Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrewable for removal and/or changing of the beads. Often one of the beads is fixed, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead is used to install or remove the jewelry...
although teflon, tygon or other flexible inert jewelry can also be used. Once healed, transscrotal piercings can be stretched quickly and, given the amount of surrounding tissue, to great size if desired. A variety of jewelry can be used in healed transscrotal piercings, including large captive bead rings and plug
Plug (jewellery)
A plug , in the context of body modification, is a short, cylindrical piece of jewellery commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings. Because of their size—which is often substantially thicker than a standard wire earring—plugs can be made out of almost any material...
s. Jewelry for transscrotal piercings is often custom made.
History and culture
The transscrotal piercing is of contemporary origin, and has generally only been performed by practitioners of other "extreme" body modifications such as subdermal implantSubdermal implant
A subdermal implant refers to a kind of body jewelry that is placed underneath the skin, therefore allowing the body to heal over the implant and creating a raised design. These kinds of implants fall under the broad category of body modification. Many people who have these implants use them in...
s, transdermal implants and tongue splitting. Like other "heavy" genital modifications, it may be performed under less than ideal situations by amateur practitioners as part of CBT
Cock and ball torture
Cock and ball torture is a sexual activity involving torture of the male genitals. This may involve directly painful activities, such as wax play, genital spanking, squeezing, ball-busting, genital flogging, urethral play, tickle torture, erotic electrostimulation or even kicking.The recipient of...
or other BDSM
BDSM
BDSM is an erotic preference and a form of sexual expression involving the consensual use of restraint, intense sensory stimulation, and fantasy power role-play. The compound acronym BDSM is derived from the terms bondage and discipline , dominance and submission , and sadism and masochism...
activities.
It is also sometimes spelled transcrotal piercing or referred to as a "scrunnel" (short for scrotal tunnel).