Claire's or piercing shops
It could just be from the way the piercer handled it or the clamps.
First off this is not a piercing you can do your self so forget it right now. Second you need to have the correct knowledge of anatomy and the training to do this piercing correctly. Third you don't use clamps in this piercing. See a professional body piercer for all of your piercing requests. Wikianswers is not a venue to provide how to information that can lead to serious personal injury due to misuse of information.
Is it a new piercing? It might just be bruising. Especially if the piercer used clamps. Otherwise, there really shouldn't be dark skin but it might be scarring. You can use scar cream on it just not directly in the piercing
its just an awesome piercing i got mine a couple of days ago, and i love it. there is really no meaning, unless you give it one. i love my tragus piercing and they don't hurt at all, only when they use the clamps. you should get one [: <- i wrote that, Lizziebby.
One can find cheap cable clamps by going onto Amazon and looking for the best deal on there. However it is possible for one to purchase cheap cable clamps from Home Depot.
Go watch a video of a tongue piercing on youtube. It takes like 2 seconds for the actual piercing but of course, the clamps go on before that which adds a little more time. So, not that long at all.
Toggle clamps are commonly used in various ways. They can be used to hold a piece of wood for a someone who needs a third hand, or they can be used to position parts and help in the performance of mechanical jobs, like piercing sheet metal.
You can find information on a Septum piercing at a local tattoo/piercing shop, or by asking someone who has one. There are also a variety of websites that can provide information.
Any body piercing studio will carry spacers.
You can buy armor piercing rounds for it, if you can find them.
You may find more information on pipe clamps at your local hardware stores such as Lowes. They normally have a wide selection of specialists there to answer any concerns you may have.
You'll be in the room for about 10 minutes overall, but the piercing itself only takes around 15 seconds from when the clamps go on to when the jewelry is through your lip.