Barbell Builder
One Bar. Endless Looks.
You want a new look, not a new bar. Build your own barbell: threaded or threadless. Your call.
Available for labrets & all barbell types!
Barbell Builder
One Bar. Endless Looks.
Use our barbell builder to mix and match barbells and tops to create endless possibilities.
Medusa piercing jewellery for the philtrum, the groove between the nose and the top lip. A medusa takes a single labret stud with a flat back resting against the gum, so the whole look comes down to the top you choose.
Medusa studs
Medusa studs are flat back labret bars with a threaded or threadless top. A single gem or a small ball is the classic medusa; opals, hearts, discs and tiny clusters suit the spot just as well because it sits centred on the face. Fresh medusa piercings are fitted with a 10mm bar for swelling and downsize to 8mm, then often 6mm, once healed. A bar that is too long rubs the teeth, so downsizing matters more here than on the ear.
Philtrum piercing jewellery
Philtrum is the anatomical name for the same placement, so philtrum studs and medusa studs are the same thing. Flexible bioplast labrets are an option for anyone worried about wear on the gums.
Sizing and materials
A medusa sits in the philtrum, so the stud needs a flat disc on the inside that will not catch the gum: 1.2mm (16g), 6mm to 8mm post, with a 2.5mm to 4mm gem or ball on show. Medusa piercing jewellery is implant grade ASTM F-136 titanium, the right metal to wear against the gum and teeth every day, with no nickel and no plating to wear through. Gold PVD and solid gold tops that fit the same posts are in the threaded tops range.