Hafada piercing

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Hafada piercing
Nicknames	Scrotal piercing
Location	Scrotum
Jewelry	Scrotal ladder consisting of six barbells, shown; Captive bead rings or BCRs
Healing	6 to 13 weeks

A hafada piercing is a surface piercing anywhere on the skin of the scrotum.^[1] Piercings on the scrotal raphe or "seam" of the scrotum are common. This piercing does not penetrate deep into the scrotum, and due to the looseness and flexibility of the skin in that area, does not migrate or reject as much as many other surface piercings. The main motives are beautification and individualization. A piercing that passes through the scrotum, from front-to-back, or from side-to-side, is known as a transscrotal piercing. Multiple hafada piercings are not uncommon, often as an extension of a frenum ladder or Jacob's Ladder, which is a series of piercings from the frenulum to the scrotum.