Lip piercing continues to be practiced by many people, the most well-known of which are certain African tribes, who wear large decorative lip plates or discs usually in the lower lip.
Ukubhoboza izindebe kuyaqhubeka ukwenziwa ngabantu abaningi, ezaziwa kakhulu zazo zonke izizwe zase-Afrika, ezigqoka amapuleti amakhulu noma ama-disc okuhlobisa izindebe, imvamisa ezindebeni eziphansi.