reverse Prince Albert piercing
{{Short description|Type of male genital piercing}}
{{Infobox Piercing
| name = Reverse Prince Albert
| nicknames = RPA
| image = BCR Reverse PrinceAlbert.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| image_capt = Reverse Prince Albert piercing
| location = Urethra
| jewelry = CBR
| healing time = 3 months
}}
The Reverse Prince Albert piercing (RPA) is a form of male genital piercing.
Characteristics
The reverse Prince Albert piercing enters through the urethra and exits through a hole pierced in the top of the glans.{{cite book|author-link1=Roger Kirby|author1= Roger S. Kirby|author-link2=Culley C. Carson III |author2=Culley C. Carson |author3=Michael G. Kirby |author4=Alan White|title= Men's Health |edition= Third|publisher=Taylor & Francis |year= 2009|page=292 |title-link=Men's Health }} Because it passes through this thicker glans tissue rather than the comparatively thinner membrane between the urethra and the underside of the penis, healing time is substantially longer than the standard Prince Albert piercing.{{cite web|title=What Is a Prince Albert?|url=http://info.painfulpleasures.com/blogs/what-prince-albert-piercing-how-does-it-work|website=painfulpleasures.com|date=8 November 2014|access-date=2015-11-03}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite journal|author1=W.R. Anderson |author2= D.J. Summerton|author3= D.M. Sharma|author4=S.A. Holmes|title= The urologist's guide to genital piercing |journal= BJU International|volume= 91|issue= 3|pages= 245–251|date= 4 February 2003 |doi= 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04049.x|pmid= 12581013|s2cid= 756744|doi-access= }}
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