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In the News (Sun 8 Nov 09)

  
  Piercings, Body Piercing
Piercing may be considered cool, but there are things you need to know before you get that piercing done.
Piercing are susceptible to infection during the healing period.
Piercing heals by the formation epithelial cells along the inside of the piercing to protect the body from the foreign object.
www.coolnurse.com /piercing.htm   (2232 words)

  
 Body Piercing
Facial piercings are common on the eyebrows, nose, lips, cheeks and the chin.
Body piercing is performed without anesthesia and is a rather quick procedure.
Piercings should be done only in a salon that follows proper sterilization procedures, where the equipment used is sterilized in autoclaves (270 degrees Fahrenheit under high-pressure steam for at least ten minutes).
www.unm.edu /~shc1/body-pierce.html   (719 words)

  
 Body Piercing
Body art has become so popular in the past few years that it's hard to walk down the street, go to the mall, or watch TV without seeing someone with a piercing or a tattoo.
A body piercing is exactly that — a piercing or puncture made in your body by a needle.
The area you've chosen to be pierced (except for the tongue) is cleaned with a germicidal soap (a soap that kills disease-causing bacteria and microorganisms).
www.kidshealth.org /teen/your_body/skin_stuff/body_piercing_safe.html   (1080 words)

  
  Body Piercing | AHealthyMe.com
Piercing is, in fact, an ancient tradition dating back to the Egyptian pharaohs who pierced their navels and Roman soldiers who spiked their nipples.
You don't have to pierce your body to belong.
Piercings in the navel and nipple are a concern because the area is covered with clothes, shielded from the light and air, and may take longer to heal because of body moisture and irritation from tight clothing.
www.ahealthyme.com /topic/piercing   (2805 words)

  
  Body piercing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mummified bodies with piercings have been discovered, including the oldest mummified body discovered to date, that of Ötzi the Iceman, which was found in an Italian glacier.
Permanent body piercings (as opposed to play piercings) are performed by creating an opening in the body using a sharp object through the area to be pierced.
Piercings that penetrate cartilage are often pierced one or two gauges larger than the jewelry, to reduce pressure on the healing piercing, allowing for a fistula to properly form.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Body_piercing   (3282 words)

  
 Body Piercing - Crystalinks
Body piercing is one of the oldest and most interesting forms of adornment and/or body modification, yet the reasons for piercing the body are as diverse as the cultures they come from.
Nose piercing was practiced among the nomadic Berber and Beja tribes of Africa, and the Bedouins of the Middle East, the size of the ring denotes the wealth of the family.
This piercing is usually performed with the aid of a needle receiving tube inserted into the urethra; the piercing is made from the outside and pushed into the tube far enough that the tip of the needle is outside of the urethra when the tube is removed.
www.crystalinks.com /bodypiercing.html   (3851 words)

  
 Risks of body piercing
While body piercing is the most popular form of body modification and countless numbers of people are having it done everyday, the fact that body piercing is deliberately putting a wound in your body should raise some questions about the risks of body piercing.
From facial piercings to nipple and other types of piercings, the interest in body piercing has grown but the concern for possible risks of body piercing doesn't seem to be as prominent.
Body piercing is the intended infliction of a puncture wound on a person's body and that fact alone should raise concerns about the risks of body piercing.
www.body-jewelry-n-piercings.com /risks-of-body-piercing.html   (314 words)

  
 Body Piercing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Body piercing is fashion it should be and not cause harm.
Piercing is done by many cultures since the begin of the human race for different reason.
By Body piercing part of the human body are pierced to fix body piercing jewelry and or a combination with body jewelry.
www.design4you.co.th /body_piercing/about.html   (344 words)

  
 Body piercing
Body piercing refers to the piercing of any part of the body, except the ear lobes.
Piercing guns use the actual jewellery (rather than a needle) to punch a hole through the tissue and so have a higher rate of complications.
Navel piercings are prone to catching or rubbing on clothing or being knocked during physical activities.
www.womhealth.org.au /bodypiercinginfo/bodypiercingprint.htm   (2377 words)

  
 eBay Store - Body Sensations: Piercing Aftercare, insertion kit, piercing needles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Body piercings need to be cleaned once or twice daily, every day, for the entire initial healing time.
Piercings may have a tendency to have a series of "ups and downs" during healing by seeming healed and then regressing.
Avoid submerging your piercings in water such as pools, lakes, jacuzzis, etc. unless you feel confident that the water is clean enough for you and an open wound (which is what your piercing is while it is healing).
stores.ebay.com /Body-Sensations/Piercing-Aftercare.html   (3339 words)

  
 Body Piercing
Body piercing is traditionally done by pushing a hollow needle through a body part, then inserting a piece of jewellery into the hole.
If body art is not done properly you could suffer nerve damage, scarring or infections such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
This pamphlet is written in conjunction the Body Art industry and is designed to advise people about the health and safety precautions associated with tattoos, body piercing, branding, cutting and scarification.
www.healthinsite.gov.au /topics/Body_Piercing   (499 words)

  
 MedlinePlus: Piercing and Tattoos
Piercings and tattoos are body decorations that go back to ancient times.
Body piercing involves making a hole in the skin so that you can insert jewelry.
This is often in the earlobe, but can be in other parts of the body.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/piercingandtattoos.html   (315 words)

  
 Body Piercing Blog: Body Piercing Blog
In fact, it is a sister piercing of surface in which piercing is placed in two columns vertically along the back, imitating the position of the eyelets on a corset and to intensify this illusion a lace or string can be threaded through the jewelry.
Tongue piercing was popular with the elite of Aztec and Maya civilization, though it was carried out as part of a blood ritual and such piercings were not intended to be permanent.
This piercing is gaining popularity and the reason behind this is “sex appeal.” Many individuals think a belly button ring is “sexy.” I remember last year my friend had got her navel pierced and she faced lot of problems for few weeks and she yell in pain when her clothing was entangled with her jewelry.
www.bodypiercingblog.com   (5050 words)

  
 APP: Body Piercing Troubleshooting
The following are facts about body piercing and body jewelry to share with your doctor in order to make certain your physician is apprised of important data that can assist in decision making about your care and course of treatment.
One should be aware when trying to evaluate a troubled piercing, that multiple causes may be affecting it.
Please refer to the APP Aftercare Guidelines sheets (oral or body and facial) for detailed information on the approved and accepted means of optimally caring for healing piercings.
www.safepiercing.org /troubleshooting.html   (1850 words)

  
 Body piercing risks not slowing its popularity   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When it comes to body piercing, the formerly fringe procedure that has moved into the mainstream, medical experts have a message: Don't try this at home.
Other reports in medical journals include a sewing needle that disappeared during a do-it-yourself tongue piercing and had to be extracted by oral surgeons; a variety of serious, drug-resistant bacterial infections; hepatitis and tetanus; fractured teeth and nerve damage from tongue studs; as well as permanent scarring.
Doctors say that while pierced earlobes sometimes become infected, other sites are more often prone to complications because they tend to be subjected to friction or continuous moisture, which can contribute to the growth of bacteria.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/06326/740121-114.stm   (885 words)

  
 Tattoos and piercings: What to know beforehand - MayoClinic.com
During the procedure, a needle that's connected to a small machine with tubes containing dye pierces the skin repeatedly — an action that resembles that of a sewing machine.
Body piercing is the insertion of jewelry into an opening made in the ear, nose, eyebrow, lip, tongue or other area of the body.
Body piercing is traditionally done without anesthesia to dull the pain.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020   (1425 words)

  
 Ear and body piercing - avoiding infections
Make sure that the ear and body piercing shop you plan to use is registered with their local council; this includes chemists who often provide ear piercing.
If the operator is disrupted during piercing (for example, to answer the phone), they must first remove their gloves and wash their hands.
Body piercing shops and services should be registered with their local council.
www.disability.vic.gov.au /dsonline/dsarticles.nsf/pages/Ear_and_body_piercing_avoiding_infections?OpenDocument   (694 words)

  
 Body Piercing, Division of Environmental Health
Body piercing is an invasive procedure that may present the potential for infection.
Not only can piercing lead to infections of the pierced site (especially if aftercare procedures are not followed), but it also has the potential to transmit bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B, if minimum sanitary and safety standards are not met.
New information that affects the body piercing industry will be provided as it becomes available.
www.doh.state.fl.us /Environment/community/body-piercing/index.html   (482 words)

  
 Piercing - Australian Museum's Body Art   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Body piercing is a more widespread practice than the other forms of body art addressed in the exhibition.
While the process of piercing can be significant in itself sections of the exhibition focus on the outcome of the process, that is, the jewellery associated with piercing and what it means.
Many parts of the body can be pierced and there is a great array of jewellery associated with piercing.
www.austmus.gov.au /bodyart/piercing   (95 words)

  
 Open Directory - Shopping: Jewelry: Body: Piercing   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Body Circle Designs - Handcrafted 316LVM stainless steel and 14K gold body piercing jewelry including barbells, captive bead rings, navel jewelry, labrets, tongue jewelry, bellybutton, and septum jewelry.
Pierce This 2 - Offering a selection of trendy items including: belly button rings, nipple adornments, as well as tongue, eyebrow, and nose items.
Roxy Piercing - Tattoo and piercing equipment as well as a variety of body adornment items including a selection of gold, silver, titanium, acrylic, pyrex, gemset items, jade, bone, and niobium items.
dmoz.org /Shopping/Jewelry/Body/Piercing   (1887 words)

  
 Body Piercing
They very fact that pagans practice body piercing should be a compelling enough argument against Christians being conformed to the world.
Biblically, a pierced ear is a public indication of permanent slavery.
The interesting thing is that while so many Westerners rush into new age religions, body piercing and occultism, many millions in the tribes mentioned in Africa, South America, Asia and the Pacific islands, are being converted to Christ and are abandoning the body piercing practices of their pagan past.
www.frontline.org.za /articles/bodypiercing.htm   (1959 words)

  
 Body Piercing, Tatoos and the Image of God
If body piercing was acceptable to the rabbis of the Talmud, we have no Jewish cause to object.
Piercing of the genitals is also prohibited, both on hygienic grounds and because of the Jewish value of tzniut, modesty.
I reassured the young woman that bodies are not inspected for tattoos prior to interment in Jewish cemeteries.
www.beth-elsa.org /be_s0424.htm   (1113 words)

  
 Body Piercing Problems-Topic Overview
Body piercing is very popular with both men and women.
Piercing other areas of the ear usually involves piercing the cartilage that gives the ear shape.
Piercing ear cartilage creates a wound that is harder to clean, takes longer to heal, and is more likely to become infected than earlobe piercing.
www.webmd.com /skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/Body-Piercing-Problems-Topic-Overview   (647 words)

  
 Body piercing | Piercing | Precautions against body piercing
Piercings can be done in different areas of the body depending on the personal preferences.
In this too, there is the initial healing phase which lasts for a week or so where the body forms a lining to cover the raw area, but it takes the specified amount of time for it to heal completely.
So the best way to have a beautiful body acessory is to be educated about the procedure, knowing what you want, taking care to get it done by qualified professionals, using proper medical grade jewelry and not neglecting any problems that may arise.
living.oneindia.in /health/wellbeing/body-piercing.html   (819 words)

  
 Body Piercing -- familydoctor.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Body piercing is when a hole is made in your skin so you can add a piece of jewelry for decoration.
The person doing your piercing will probably recommend cleaning the area with warm water and soap twice a day, as well as using a liquid medicated cleanser and gently moving the piercing around.
If you are going to have a piercing done, be sure to do research to find a clean, safe piercing shop and choose a professional with a good reputation to perform the piercing.
familydoctor.org /881.xml   (603 words)

  
 Body piercing wholesale body piercing jewelry
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