Body Piercings By Sadaijah Andrews Table Of Contents

Body Piercings By Sadaijah Andrews

Table Of Contents • Historical Prospective • Prevalence of body piercing • Pros & Cons • How body piercings are done • Types of body piercings

Historical Prospective • Roman centurions wearing nipple rings in their breast plates to hold their capes in place. It was also a sign of loyalty to their Emperor. • The Mayans pierced their tongues as part of spirituals.

Prevalence of body piercing • According to surveys 25 to 35 percent of High School and College students between the ages of 13 to 25 have body piercings excluding traditional earlobe piercings in males and females. • In a 2007 Pew Research Center report 30 percent of 18 - to 25 -year-olds and 22 percent of 26 - to 40 -year-olds have at least one piercing other than earlobes.

Pros & Cons • The Cons of body piercings are allergic reactions, Keloids(which is a type of scar that forms during a healing process ). Also infections such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Another con is difficulty removing the piercing if you didn’t want it anymore(Plastic surgery may be required). • Many people get body piercings because of religious and cultural traditions , visual aesthetics and also sexual pleasure.

How body piercings are done • First the piercer will clean the area planned to be pierced with antiseptic and cotton balls. • Then they will mark where you want the 14 g needle to go through with the body ink marker. • Then the piercer will use the sterilized clamps to clamp down the area being pierced to make it a little easier for the needle to go through. • The piercer will then push the 14 g needle through the marked area for the piercing.

Types of body piercings Ear piercings • • • Helix/Cartilage Industrial Rook Daith Tragus Snug Conch Anti-tragus Lobe Facial piercings • • • Septum Nostril Earl Labret Medusa Monroe Lip Eye brow Tongue

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Bibliography • www. tat 2 duck. com • www. nlm. nih. gov/medlineplus/piercingandtat toos. html • http: //www. webmd. com/skin-problems-andtreatments/tc/body-piercing-problems-topicoverview