Anal piercing

{{Short description|Body modification}}

{{Infobox piercing

| name = Anal piercing

| nicknames =

| image =Perianal ring piercing in human female.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| location = Anus

| jewelry = Captive bead ring, barbell

| healing time = [https://www.piercing-tragus.com/anal-piercing/ 4 to 6 months]

}}

An anal piercing is a body piercing in the surrounding area of the human anus, usually the perineum.{{cite book|author=Elayne Angel|title=The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=83sjmTPnz48C&pg=PA25|date=16 February 2011|publisher=Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony|isbn=978-0-307-77791-1|pages=25–}}

Despite the name, piercing of the anal sphincter itself is rather rare, because even once the wound canal has healed, piercings through a functioning muscle in as sensitive an area as the anus tend to remain painful and prone to tearing.

Even more-so, a new piercing in this area is exceedingly difficult to keep safe from infection, because of the constant presence of fecal matter.