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the youtube video for the lip plate removal is [] and the youtube video of the woman drinking is []. some research i found was ..... A **lip plate**, also known as a **lip plug** or **lip disc**, is a form of [|body modification]. Increasingly larger discs (usually circular, and made from clay or wood) are inserted into a [|pierced hole] in either the upper or lower [|lip], or both, thereby [|stretching] it. The term [|labret] (pronounced LAY-bret) denotes all kinds of pierced-lip ornaments, including plates and plugs. In Africa, a lower lip plate is usually combined with the excision of the two lower front teeth, sometimes all four. Among the [|Sara people], ([|Lobi]) a plate is also inserted into the upper lip. Other tribes, such as the [|Makonde], wear a plate in the upper lip only. In many older sources it is reported that the plate's size is a sign of social or economical importance in some tribes. However, because of natural mechanical attributes of human skin, it seems that the plate's size often just depends on the stage of stretching of the lip.

i got this from wikipedia and here is the webstie if you want to check it out. []