| Body piercing is the piercing or puncturing done in | | | | measures mentioned above. It is essential to ask |
| your body with the use of a needle. Jewelry then | | | | a professional body piercer to perform the |
| is inserted to the punctured wound. The most | | | | piercing. Never pierce your own skin. Doing your |
| popular pierced body parts are the ears, nostrils, | | | | own piercing without knowing the procedure and |
| and belly buttons or navels. | | | | the risks will greatly increase your chances of |
| The person that is performing the piercing should | | | | getting infectious disease. |
| provide a clean and safe environment. The | | | | If everything goes well, you should be okay after |
| following are what you should expect from a | | | | a body piercing. A little pain and swelling in the |
| professional body piercer: | | | | pierced area is a normal reaction of a fresh |
| *The body part you have chosen to be pierced | | | | piercing. However, when your body piercing gets |
| (apart from the tongue) should be cleanedwith | | | | infected, you are in trouble. You may develop |
| germicidal soap to eliminate bacteria and other | | | | infections or other health risks. The health risks of |
| microorganisms that may causediseases. | | | | body piercing are as follows: |
| *The needle that will be used for piercing should | | | | *Scarring |
| be clean and sterilized. | | | | *Tetanus |
| *The jewelry that will be placed in the pierced | | | | *Chronic infection |
| area should also be cleaned and sterilized. | | | | *Inflammation or nerve damage |
| *Used needles should be disposed of properly, to | | | | *Prolonged bleeding |
| avoid any unfortunate accidents. | | | | *Hepatitis B and C |
| *The pierced area should be cleaned after the | | | | *Allergic reactions to the jewelry used |
| procedure is done. | | | | *Abscesses or boils at the piercing site |
| *The jewelry should be checked and adjusted by | | | | Depending on the location of the piercing and the |
| the person who performed the piercing. | | | | conditions, the healing time may vary from a few |
| *The person who performed the piercing will then | | | | weeks to more than a year. There is no sure |
| give you instructions on aftercare. | | | | way to avoid the health risks that comes with |
| Before you get a body piercing, you have to | | | | body piercing. However, by practicing good |
| make sure that the person who is going to | | | | hygiene and living in a clean environment, you can |
| perform the piercing practices all those safety | | | | lessen the chances of getting infectious diseases. |