Ampallang

Infobox Piercing
name = Ampallang
nicknames =


image_size = 200px
location = Glans
jewelry = Straight barbell
healing time = 4 to 6 months

The ampallang is a form of male genital body piercing that penetrates horizontally through the entire glans of the penis. The piercing may be "transurethral" (passing through the urethra). A variant on this piercing is the shaft ampallang, which penetrates the shaft of his penis horizontally at any point along its length. A vertical piercing through the entire glans of the penis is known as an apadravya, and is a completely different piercing. The combination of an ampallang and an apadravya is sometimes referred to as the magic cross.

This is an advanced piercing, and the procedure can be extremely painful. Full healing usually takes between four and six months, but it should be noted that some have taken well over a year.

This piercing, once healed, is often extremely pleasurable to the bearer because it stimulates the internal penis tissues [ [http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/?article=odX2 UCSB's SexInfo ] ] . It can be sexually stimulating to the receiving partner during sexual intercourse, usually due to stimulation of the G spotFact|date=August 2008.

Health issues

The primary health issues related to this piercing are during the procedure itself and during the healing process. Depending on the placement, there can be a significant amount of blood loss, both during the procedure and during the initial healing process, although this is unusual. The measurement for the piercing is typically done by the receiver in private on his engorged penis, with a tad extra to ensure the bar is not too short during healing, while the actual piercing is done on his flaccid penis. The long healing process requires that the bearer abstain from sexual intercourse for a lengthy period of time, on the order of six months. It is also possible for this piercing to injure or damage the teeth and soft palate of the giving party during oral sex. If this piercing is transurethral, it can divert the flow of urine, forcing the bearer to sit down or take other measures during urination. The piercing will leave a tube of scar tissue, which will remain even if the jewelry is removed and the piercing allowed to heal.

Jewelery

Straight barbells are almost exclusively worn in ampallangs, both initially and after they are healed. Jewelry must be long enough to accommodate the expansion of the penis during erection, otherwise the bearer could be in extreme discomfort.

History and culture

This piercing originated by Bjorn Burke amongst the Dayak people. In some cultures, having an ampallang may be seen as a pre-requisite for marriage. In contemporary society, it became popularized along with the many genital piercings practiced amongst the gay BDSM community prior to the establishment of the body piercing industry in the '80s and '90s. Due to its legitimate primitive origins, this piercing is closely associated with the modern primitive movement.

According to urban legend, should this piercing penetrate the corpus cavernosum penis, the recipient could bleed to death. This is not true, although should the piercing penetrate the corpus cavernosum, it may bleed even more heavily, both initially and during the healing process, than it normally would.

References

External links

* [http://www.pierceit.co.uk/piercings/bios/bio-amp.php3?rd=24&vo=24 More information on the ampallang]
* [http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/sexinfo/?article=odX2]