Female Genital Safety

As with the male genital region, a woman's genitals engorge with blood during sexual stimulation and care must be taken to avoid serious injury or excessive bleeding. Superficial piercing of the outer labia can be done with relative safety. The inner labia engorge with blood and potentially can create a serious situation. Additionally, the clitoris, the clitoral hood and the clitoral frenulum are extremely nerve rich tissues and piercing these areas can cause nerve damage and a may result in the permanent loss of feeling and/or sensation. The tissues covering the inner labia, the clit, and vaginal opens are much thinner and more easily damaged than most skin on the body. Care should be taken when torturing these tissues to prevent accidental damage from the toys you choose. Be sure to check for sharp edges, splinters, etc, so that you don't cause unintentional injury or pain. Injuries to the vulva typically take a little longer to heal and are quite annoying.

Breast Safety

Breast safely seems relatively straightforward but we will mention an item or two here. The primary concerns one would have with breast tissues is in the event of the lactating woman. While a woman is lactating the breasts become much more sensitive and you should have some concern over causing abnormal swelling of tissues and damage to the lactiferous (milk) ducts. With really severe breast bondage you can pinch these ducts enough that you potentially can cause internal infections in the breast tissue. Just behind the nipple itself, each of the ducts comes together to form milk reservoirs. The use of severe clamps on this tissue while a woman is producing milk may cause damage that makes nursing difficult and infection likely.

Male Genital Safety

Care must be taken in ball bondage that will take stress, such as weight, or pulling, so that the testicles cannot slip out of the bondage, and possibly be seriously injured by being forced through a tight space. Only a person with adequate training, and the requisite knowledge to avoid nerve damage should do deep piercing of the cock. Superficial piercing of the skin can be safely performed and used as attachment points for bondage. Be aware that the penis bleeds a lot. It is best to pierce the cock when it is flaccid, and untied. Nevertheless, it may spurt blood. Appropriate protection for the dominant is recommended, including eye and mouth protection. Piercing of the balls must be done only through the scrotum, avoiding the testes themselves, as they can be permanently damaged and sterility can result. Additional care needs to be taken in removing bondage in the area of the scrotum, because it's easy to catch a fold of skin and cause the subject unintended pain. This is especially important when removing rubber bands using scissors. When bound tight, the cock and balls are easily scratched--so extreme care must be exercised with sharp objects such as whartenberg wheels or claws, unless you want to draw blood.