Proper aftercare is crucial for healing tattoos and belly button rings without complications like keloids. Learn how to drain piercing bumps, understand ear gauging rules, and identify the signs of a rejected body piercing.
Workplace regulations, school dress code rules or the desire for privacy can lead to a tattoo enthusiast covering up a tattoo. Out of respect for others or fear of rejection in an interview, tattoo enthusiasts cover up tattoos temporarily.
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Belly button rings are the jewelry inserted into a navel when it is pierced. Most initial navel piercings are done with a curved barbell, a piece of jewelry consisting of a stainless steel bar with beads that unscrew at both ends. Less commonly, captive bead rings may be used.
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If you find a bump on your nipple piercing, this may be a sign that you have an abscess. A study published in the July 2010 edition of the "Journal of the American College of Surgeons" indicates that nipple piercing is one factor that puts you at risk for recurrent breast abscesses.
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Stretching a piercing to wear larger jewelry is sometimes incorrectly called "gauging." The word "gauge" actually refers to the size of the jewelry, with smaller numbers being larger gauges.
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Because your ear protects the mechanisms by which you hear, any wound or sore can be cause for concern, especially when it does not heal.
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Removing body jewelry from a navel piercing can cause the hole to shrink rapidly, even within seconds, according to the Association of Professional Piercers. This can make changing your belly button ring for the first time a frustrating experience.
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Belly button rings may look cute, but they're a care-intensive piercing. If you're going to get your navel pierced, you'll have to deal with potential chronic infection, long healing times, allergies and medical concerns, as well as clothing restrictions and other daily annoyances.
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Though professional navel piercing is relatively inexpensive, many people prefer the convenience of piercing at home. When piercing your own navel, it is important to have the proper equipment.
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After summoning the courage to receive a body piercing and battle your fear of needles, your next decision will be the location on your body. You will have to take the personal and professional aspects of your life into consideration, as well as your activity level.
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<b>Overview</b> Body piercing can be done almost anywhere and in any style. It varies, with multiple hoops up, around and inside the ear, or studs and rings in the tongue, eyebrow, nostril, belly-button or lips. Here is a brief overview of the most popular kinds of piercings.
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Nipple piercings, once the practice of a small subculture, have become quite commonplace. Professional piercers learn to pierce nipples early in their training. This frequently requested modification can be performed on almost all women and many men, depending on individual anatomy.
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According to the Association of Professional Piercers, the initial jewelry used when piercing your belly button is designed for safety, not style. If you want to put in a new navel ring, wait until your piercing has fully healed in order to prevent any type of infection or skin irritation.
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Not everyone who has a tattoo wants to show off the artwork in public. A tattoo is permanent, and considering that the tattoo may be visible in the future will help you to determine the placement of your tattoo.
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One of the most common complications of ear piercing is infection. According to a college sample of students conducted at Pace University, 17 percent of individuals with piercings experienced medical complications, including bacterial infections, bleeding and trauma to the tissue.
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Improper aftercare or manipulation of a piercing with dirty hands can cause it to become infected. Swelling, redness and sensitivity are normal with a new piercing, and there is a difference between irritation and infection.
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Any time the skin is torn, there is the potential for scarring and other damage. A nose piercing is a significant "tear," going fully through a thick piece of skin, whether it's a nostril piercing or one through the septum. While keloids are most common around ear piercings, they can also form around a nose ring.
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Body piercing has been a form of art for thousands of years, and although the exact history of nipple piercing is disputed, a 2003 article in "The Lancet" notes that it goes back at least as far as Victorian times.
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Showing off a belly button ring can be interpreted in a number of ways, from the straightforward to the psychological. While body piercing and tattoos are ubiquitous in contemporary society, cultures throughout the ages have dabbled in body modification rituals, also known as bod-mod.
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The process of stretching a piercing to accommodate larger jewelry is sometimes incorrectly called "gauging," but the word gauge actually refers to the size of the jewelry. One of the most commonly stretched piercings is the earlobe.
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If your stretched earlobe has torn, your piercing may shrink. Repairing a tear in your earlobe is relatively straightforward if you still want to wear large-gauge earrings.
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