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1057:, an international publication, found that 62% of people who have had piercings have done so in an effort "to express their individuality." People also pierce to commemorate landmark events or to overcome traumatic ones. According to the assistant director of the Frankfurt University Teaching Hospital for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, some sexual abuse survivors choose body piercing as a means of "reclaiming body parts from memories of abuse". Piercing can also be chosen for simple aesthetic value, to highlight particular areas of the body, as a navel piercing may reflect a woman's satisfaction with the shape and condition of her stomach. Some people pierce, permanently or temporarily, to enhance sexual pleasure. Genital and nipple piercings may increase sexual satisfaction. Some people participate in a form of body play known as 756: 1694:
areas must, as it is prescribed by law). Quite frequently, these gloves will be changed multiple times, often one pair for each step of setup to avoid cross contamination. For example, after a piercer wearing gloves has cleaned the area to be pierced on a client, the piercer may change gloves to avoid recontaminating the area. Wearing sterile gloves is required by law for professional piercing procedures in some areas, such as the states of Florida and South Carolina. Tools and jewellery should be sterilized in autoclaves, and non-autoclavable surfaces should be cleaned with disinfectant agents on a regular basis and between clients.
1135:. Prince Albert (PA) piercing may be done for different reasons. Some men go for it for aesthetic reasons, whereas some may try it as an adventure. Men with PA piercing report an increased sense of sexual gratification. This piercing works by stimulating the urethral area (the passage through which urine and semen pass) during sex. The jewelry may provide greater sexual pleasure while masturbating or during oral, anal, or vaginal sex. PA piercing also increases the sexual pleasure of the partner. It can stimulate the nerves in the mouth and genital areas of the partner during sex. 949: 1463:, or clamps, may be used to hold and stabilize the tissue to be pierced. Most piercings that are stabilized with forceps use the triangular-headed "Pennington" forcep, while tongues are usually stabilized with an oval-headed forcep. Most forceps have large enough openings in their jaws to permit the needle and jewellery to pass directly through, though some slotted forceps are designed with a removable segment instead for removal after the piercing. Forceps are not used in the freehand method, in which the piercer supports the tissue by hand. 1544: 1092: 249: 1498: 1256: 1424:), a hollow plastic tube placed at the end of the needle. In some countries, the piercing needle favoured in the United States is regarded as a medical device and is illegal for body piercers. The procedure is similar to the piercing needle method, but the initial jewellery is inserted into the back of the cannula and the cannula and the jewellery are then pulled through the piercing. More bleeding may follow, as the piercing is larger than the jewellery. 1524: 444: 1718: 5806: 989: 980: 1026:
the nose and ear (other than lobe) following at 19% and 13%. The tongue and nipple tied at 9%. The eyebrow, lip and genitals were 8%, 4% and 2%, respectively. Preference among women followed closely on that ranking, though eyebrow piercings were more common than nipple piercings. Among male responders, the order was significantly different, descending in popularity from nipple, eyebrow, ear, tongue, nose, lip and genitals.
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or dermal piercing, which combines piercing and implantation to create a single point of opening in the body (whereas pocketing creates two) to permit one end of the jewellery to show above the surface of the skin. While this technique can be performed almost anywhere on the body, as of 2007 it was popularly done between the eyes, on the chest, or on the finger, to simulate a ring.
547: 89:). Although the history of body piercing is obscured by popular misinformation and by a lack of scholarly reference, ample evidence exists to document that it has been practiced in various forms by both sexes since ancient times throughout the world. Body piercing can be performed on people of all ages, although most minors are only permitted to have earlobe piercings. 1096: 1094: 1080:. During the Crow ceremony, men who wished to obtain visions were pierced in the shoulders or chest by men who had undergone the ceremony in the past and then suspended by these piercings from poles in or outside of the Sun Dance Lodge. Some contemporary Southeast Asian rituals also practice body piercing, as a form of spiritual 207:, who have been hampered in studying body piercing by a scarcity of primary sources. Early records rarely discussed the use of piercings or their meaning, and while jewellery is common among grave goods, the deterioration of the flesh that it once adorned makes it difficult to discern how the jewellery may have been used. 1095: 1158:
prohibits piercing private areas of minors, including genitals and nipples, on penalty of fine and imprisonment for the piercer. Many states in the U.S. also require parental consent to pierce minors, with some also requiring the physical presence of the parents during the act. The state of Idaho has
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can form around the end or ends of the jewellery or the implanted tube into which the jewellery is placed. When a bar is used, pocketing looks quite similar to flesh stapling. The latter technique is frequently done in the form of a ladder. Modern body piercing practices also include dermal anchoring
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practitioners in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Wearing the handkerchief on the left indicates the top, dominant, or active partner; right the bottom, submissive, or passive partner. However, negotiation with a prospective partner remains important because, as Townsend noted, people
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Bridging the gap between self-expressive piercing and spiritual piercing, modern indigenous people may use piercing and other forms of body modification as a way of ritually reconnecting with themselves and society, which according to Musafar once used piercing as a culturally binding ritual. But at
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A 2005 survey of 10,503 people in England over the age of 16 found that approximately 10% (1,049) had body piercings in sites other than the earlobe, with a heavy representation of women aged 16–24 (46.2% piercing in that demographic). Among the most common body sites, the navel was top at 33%, with
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The reasons for piercing or not piercing are varied. Some people pierce for religious or spiritual reasons, while others pierce for self-expression, for aesthetic value, for sexual pleasure, to conform to their culture or to rebel against it. Some forms of piercing remain controversial, particularly
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A hollow tube made of metal, shatter-resistant glass or plastic, needle receiving tubes, like forceps, are used to support the tissue at the piercing site and are common in septum and some cartilage piercings. Not only are these tubes intended to support the tissue, but they also receive the needle
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piercings) as the initial jewellery to be worn, with higher gauges indicating thinner needles. The needle is inserted into the body part being pierced, frequently by hand but sometimes with the aid of a needle holder or pusher. While the needle is still in the body, the initial jewellery to be worn
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The standard method in the United States involves making an opening using a beveled-tip hollow medical needle, which is available in different lengths, gauges and even shapes. While straight needles are useful for many body parts, curved needles are manufactured for areas where straight needles are
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were not permitted to display piercings at all. However, also in 2006, amid a series of employment discrimination cases in the United States, it became clear that the legality of these dress codes depended upon broader social acceptance of body piercing. As early as 2011, some management literature
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and unanticipated physical injuries, but such precautions as sanitary piercing procedures and careful aftercare are emphasized to minimize the likelihood of encountering serious problems. The healing time required for a body piercing may vary widely according to placement, from as little as a month
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Nipple piercing may have been a sign of masculinity for the soldiers of Rome. Nipple piercing has also been connected to rites of passage for both British and American sailors who had traveled beyond a significant latitude and longitude. It is widely reported that in the 1890s, nipple rings called
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In Europe, earrings for women fell from fashion generally between the 4th and 16th centuries, as styles in clothing and hair tended to obscure the ears, but they gradually thereafter came back into vogue in Italy, Spain, England and France—spreading as well to North America—until after World War I
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set the World Record for most body piercings in one session (700 piercings with 18g surgical needles in 1 session of 7 hours, using play piercing where the skin is pierced and sometimes jewellery is inserted, which is worn temporarily). In December of the same year, Moffat had 900 piercings in 4½
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Contemporary body piercing studios generally take numerous precautions to protect the health of the person being pierced and the piercer. Piercers are expected to sanitize the location to be pierced as well as their hands, even though they will often wear gloves during the procedure (and in some
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acknowledged that workplace prohibitions on body modification could negatively impact human resources development; one author compared the practice to older prohibitions on long hair. As of 2020, employment discrimination based on personal appearance including body piercings may be illegal in
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Mesoamerica and South America as well as among some of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest and Africa. In some parts of Malawi, it was quite common for women to adorn their lips with a lip disc called a "pelele" that by means of gradual enlargement from childhood could reach several inches of
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tissue and dental fracture and wear. Recession of gingival tissue affects 19% to 68% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments. In some cases, the alveolar tooth-bearing bone is also involved, jeopardizing the stability and durability of the teeth in place and requiring a periodontal
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on 17 November 1978. The establishment of this business – considered the first of its type in the United States – was the beginning of the body piercing industry. As word of body piercing spread to the wider community, Ward began to publish the first publication dedicated to the subject,
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Body modification in general became more popular in the United States in the 1990s, as piercing also became more widespread, with growing availability and access to piercings of the navel, nose, eyebrows, lips, tongue, nipples, and genitals. In 1993, a navel piercing was depicted in
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Ear piercing has been practiced all over the world since ancient times, and there is considerable written and archaeological evidence of the practice. Mummified bodies with pierced ears have been discovered, including the oldest mummified body discovered to date, the 5,300-year-old
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Body piercing is an invasive procedure with risks. In a 2005 survey of 10,503 persons over the age of 16 in England, complications were reported in 31% of piercings, with professional help being necessary in 15.2%. 0.9% had complications serious enough to require hospitalization.
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over a 10-year period, including acts of body piercing. The courts declared that decorative body piercing was not illegal, but that erotic body piercing was. Subsequently, the group Countdown on Spanner formed in 1992 in protest. The group appealed the decision before the
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The aftercare process for body piercing has evolved gradually through practice, and many myths and harmful recommendations persist. A reputable piercing studio should provide clients with written and verbal aftercare instructions, as is in some areas mandated by law.
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and delay healing. The risks can be minimized by wearing properly sized jewellery and not changing it unnecessarily, by not touching the piercing more than required for aftercare, and by being conscious of environmental factors (such as clothing) that may impact the
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has taken an official position against most piercings unless for medical reasons, although they accept piercings for women as long as there is only one set of piercings in the lower lobe of the ears and no other place on the body. Wearing of very large nose rings on
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for most permanent piercings, first setting this record in 2000 upon verification by Guinness judges of 462 body piercings, with 192 at the time being around her head and face. As of 8 June 2006, her Guinness-certified piercings numbered 4,225. In February 2009,
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Alongside traditional piercing techniques, modern body adornment includes variant techniques such as pocketing and flesh stapling, although as of 2007 these were still not widely made available by piercers. In the first of these, a scalpel opens the skin or
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healing in as little as a month, though some may take longer. Navel piercings can be the slowest to heal, with one source reporting a range of six months to two full years. The prolonged healing of navel piercings may be connected to clothing friction.
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Reports at the 16th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in 2006 indicated that bacterial infections are seldom serious, but that ten to twenty percent of piercings result in local benign bacterial infection. The
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A dermal punch is used to remove a circular area of tissue, into which jewellery is placed, and may be useful for larger cartilage piercings. They are popular for use in ears, though not legal for use by nonmedical personnel in some
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Permanent body piercings are performed by creating an opening in the body using a sharp object through the area to be pierced. This can either be done by puncturing an opening using a needle (usually a hollow medical needle) or
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and Mayan cultures as a ritual symbol. Wall paintings highlight a ritual of the Mayans during which nobility would pierce their tongues with thorns. The blood would be collected on bark, which would be burned in honor of the
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when applied to youth. The display or placement of piercings have been restricted by schools, employers and religious groups. In spite of the controversy, some people have practiced extreme forms of body piercing, with
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permission for minors to receive body piercings. Scotland requires parental consent for youths below 16, while in 2011 Wales began considering a similar law. In addition to imposing parental consent requirements,
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AWG gauging system is used, which assigns lower numbers to thicker middles. 00 gauge is 9.246 millimetres (0.3640 in), while 20 gauge is 0.813 millimetres (0.0320 in). For discussion of gauges, see:
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in the piercing is pushed through the opening, following the back of the needle. Jewellery is often inserted into the hollow end of a needle, so that as the needle pulls through the jewellery is left behind.
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editorializing the court's decision as "illiberal nonsense" in 1993. In 1996 Countdown on Spanner received the Large Nonprofit Organization of the Year award as part of the Pantheon of Leather Awards.
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The practice of body piercing is subject to trends and fashions. Belly button and eyebrow piercings were popular during the 1990s when the piercing trend entered the mainstream. In 2015, the
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By the early part of the 20th century, piercing of any body part other than the ear lobe had become uncommon in the West. After World War II, it began increasing in popularity among the
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were primarily the preferred fashion in the 1920s; however, the physical piercing of lobes began growing in popularity from the 1960s. In the 1970s, piercing began to expand, as the
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is the chastity belt of the vagina that they would make for their daughters. They would pierce the walls of the vagina like they would pierce the ears. They would insert it
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such as this one are standard equipment in professional piercing studios, helping to prevent infection. This type uses a vacuum pump to remove air from the chamber before
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of Egypt (1550–1292 BCE), generally taking the form of a dangling, gold hoop. Gem-studded, golden earrings shaped like asps seem to have been reserved for nobility. The
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in piercings of any age. An additional risk for allergic reaction may arise when the stud or clasp of jewellery is made from a different metal than the primary piece.
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The vast majority of women in the West have their ears pierced with a piercing gun. The safety of piercing guns has been disputed. The Department of Health of
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once it has passed through the tissue, offering protection from the sharp point. Needle receiving tubes are not used in the freehand piercing method.
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and the tribes of New Guinea, who adorned their pierced noses with bones and feathers to symbolize wealth and (among men) virility. The name of the
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women of childbearing age to wear a nose stud, usually in the left nostril, due to the nostril's association with the female reproductive organs in
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In some Pre-Columbian and North American cultures, labrets were seen as a status symbol. They were the oldest form of high status symbol among the
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for a full month for violating school policy by wearing eyebrow, nose, labret and tongue piercings to school. His mother subsequently decided to
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Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: the Complete Guide to Collecting 20th-century Toys, Glassware, Costume Jewelry, Memorabilia, Ceramics & More
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the same time that piercing can be culturally binding, it may also be a means of rebellion, particularly for adolescents in Western cultures.
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has been particularly misrepresented by printed works continuing to repeat myths that were originally promulgated by Malloy in the pamphlet
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of Panama. Nose piercing also remains popular in Pakistan and Bangladesh and is practiced in a number of Middle Eastern and Arab countries.
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of America, earrings were a sign of nobility and wealth, as the placement of each earring on a child had to be purchased at an expensive
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attached their capes to nipple piercings. Some of Malloy's myths were reprinted as fact in subsequently published histories of piercing.
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for some genital piercings to as much as two full years for the navel. Some piercings may be more complicated, leading to rejection.
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recommends that piercing guns not be used for any piercing, requiring members to agree not to use piercing guns in their practice.
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diameter and would eventually alter the occlusion of the jaw. Such lip stretching is still practiced in some places. Women of the
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or injected. In some other places, piercers and other non-medical personnel are not legally permitted to administer anaesthetics.
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can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice. It can also, by
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However, records do exist that refer to practices of nipple and genital piercing in various cultures prior to the 20th century.
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While body piercing has grown more widespread, it remains controversial. Some countries impose age of consent laws requiring
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A cross-cultural study published in 2011 found that individuals with piercings were likely to be involved in other forms of
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15:12–17 dictates ear piercing for a slave who chooses not to be freed. Earrings are also referenced in connection to the
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may wear hankies of any color "only because the idea of the hankie turns them on" or "may not even know what it means".
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of Ancient India, describes genital piercing to permit sexual enhancement by inserting pins and other objects into the
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Zadik, Yehuda; Burnstein, Saar; Derazne, Estella; Sandler, Vadim; Ianculovici, Clariel; Halperin, Tamar (March 2010).
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Body piercing jewellery is measured by thickness and diameter/length. Most countries use millimeters. In the US, the
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The amount of time it typically takes a piercing to heal varies widely according to the placement of the piercing.
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regeneration surgery. Dental fracture and wear affects 14% to 41% of subjects with lip and/or intra-oral ornaments.
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Elzweig, Brian; Peeples, Donna K. (2011). "Tattoos and piercings: Issues of body modification and the workplace".
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19:28, have been interpreted as prohibiting body modification because the body is held to be the property of God.
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were historically found in certain tribal cultures in Africa and the Americas. Pierced adornments of the lip, or
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tribe in the Nile Valley wear lip rings on occasion that may reach 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter.
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to 550 CE. The history of navel piercing is less clear. The practice of body piercing has waxed and waned in
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was derived from the practice, though nose piercing was not common within the tribe. The Aztecs, Mayans and
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shown above are commonly found in professional piercing studios, that use pulsing steam under pressure to
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allowed 900 18-gauge, 0.5 centimetres (0.20 in)-long surgical needles to be inserted into his body.
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Levin, Liran (June 2007). "Alveolar Bone Loss and Gingival Recession Due to Lip and Tongue Piercing".
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Body piercing was also heavily popularized in the United States by a group of Californians, including
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when piercing fell from favor and the newly invented Clip-on earring became fashionable. According to
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is supplied by some piercers, particularly in the United Kingdom and Europe. The anaesthesia may be
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are commonly used metals, with titanium the least likely to cause allergic reaction of the three.
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piercing served as a mechanism of both accelerated camaraderie and political communication, while
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of the Nile Valley wore rings. The practice of stretching the lips by piercing them and inserting
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is not a good alternative in a piercing, as it may cause allergies in initial piercings and will
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are also safe alternatives, even in fresh piercings. Initial piercings should never be done with
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in Italy. The mummy had an ear piercing 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in) in diameter. The oldest
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The modern record has been also distorted by the 20th-century inventions of piercing enthusiast
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were historically found in African cultures and many more but is actually from the Middle East.
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does not recommend their use for piercing body parts other than the lobes of ears, and the US
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Levin, Liran; Zadik, Yehuda (October 2007). "Oral Piercing: Complications and Side Effects".
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Cork may be placed on the opposite side of the body part being pierced to receive the needle.
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are both piercings that gained increased popularity in the second decade of the 21st century.
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Body piercing in some religions is held to be destructive to the body. Some passages of the
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have also been practiced by various cultures, with nipple piercing dating back at least to
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England, where earrings (typically worn in one ear only) were sported by such notables as
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in order to diminish the appearance of his large penis in tight trousers, and that Roman
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not ideal. The needle selected is typically the same gauge (or sometimes larger as with
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lost a breast due to an infection from a nipple piercing. Viral infections may include
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limited piercings to two per ear and jewelry to small, matched earrings. Employees of
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him. As of 2022, the school district has maintained its policy against body piercing.
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that featured tattoos and body piercings of teachers and students. That same year, in
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on individuals with hundreds and even thousands of permanent and temporary piercings.
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as a home business in November 1975 and then as a commercial storefront operation in
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wore gold septum rings for adornment, with the practice continued to this day by the
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A significant development in body piercing in England occurred in 1987, when during
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Body adornment has only recently become a subject of serious scholarly research by
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Duff, Anna (5 October 2015). "There's a New 'It' Piercing that Celebrities Love".
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Dermatologic Complications with Body Art: Tattoos, Piercings and Permanent Make-Up
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produce an oily substance meant to protect and moisturize the wound. While these
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formation. While piercings can be removed, they may leave a hole, mark or scar.
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women, though the practice of wearing them died out due to Western influence.
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including tearing, friction or bumping of the piercing site, which may cause
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were considered highly fashionable. Additionally, the practice of ear lobe
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for the opposite reason, to diminish their sexual activity. In the Talmud (
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Modern Primitives: an Investigation of Contemporary Adornment & Ritual
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Certain piercings are done to enhance sexual pleasure. One example is the
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Fox, Michael W (June 2006). "The changing face of discrimination law".
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Allergic reaction to the metal in the piercing jewellery, particularly
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buries the earrings worn by members of his household along with their
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The healing process of piercings is broken down into three stages:
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reported that she had 6,005. The "Most Pierced Man" as of 2009 was
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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movement embraced it, featuring nontraditional adornment such as
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man in a religious procession with a trident piercing his cheeks
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for women. Other interpreters have, however, suggested that the
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deposits may be expected for some time, only a small amount of
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was historically important in the religious ceremonies of some
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region between Russia and China dated between 400 and 300 BCE.
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Contemporary body piercing practices emphasize the use of safe
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The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing
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estimates 30%. Risk of infection is greatest among those with
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or by removing tissue, either with a dermal punch or through
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found in a grave date to 2500 BCE. These were located in the
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The Haida Indians: Cultural Change Mainly between 1876–1970
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Levin, Liran; Zadik, Yehuda; Becker, Tal (December 2005).
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can also strictly limit piercing displays. At that time,
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can be among the quicker to heal, with piercings of the
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wore paste pendant earrings shaped like sacred birds or
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that developed on the lip seven weeks after piercing it
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of any grade, as gold is mixed with other metals, and
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was rather a pendant shaped like a vulva or a girdle.
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hours. On 4 March 2006, the record was overturned by
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a nose ring. Nose piercing has been practiced by the
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in the 16th century. It remains customary for Indian
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Smith, Harold Clifford (1908). Davenport, C. (ed.).
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Reasons for piercing vary greatly. A 2001 survey in
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Lucent Books. p.  3989: 2313: 377:, while the women of ancient Rome wore precious 5759: 5645: 5147:Phillips, Matt; Carillet, Jean-Bernard (2006). 3428: 3392:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1713:The healing process and body piercing aftercare 1219:The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1159:imposed a minimum age for body piercing at 14. 678:. For example, according to Malloy's colleague 4645:Jewelrymaking through History: an Encyclopedia 4548: 3531: 3529: 3333: 2715: 2499: 2497: 2495: 2493: 2491: 2489: 2431:so that the men could not have sex with them." 2015: 6397: 5837: 5674:Zadik, Yehuda; Sandler, Vadim (August 2007). 5452: 4549:Gay, Kathlyn; Whittington, Christine (2002). 4359: 3863: 3850: 3629: 3302: 3286: 3029: 2957: 2944: 2928: 2915: 2894: 2892: 2696: 2339: 5716: 5673: 5603:Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians 5188: 4708: 4625:Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 17 4553:. Women at War. 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(15 November 2005). 4919:Mayo Clinic staff (16 February 2008). 4754:Illustrated Dictionary of Anthropology 4751: 4601: 4130: 3918: 3766: 3575: 3549: 3536: 3520: 3504: 3444: 3442: 3440: 3423: 3421: 3219: 3206: 2990: 2972: 2970: 2968: 2966: 2878: 2876: 2874: 2872: 2870: 2793: 2570: 2510: 2467: 2441: 2365: 2326: 2133: 2122: 2120: 2118: 2104: 2102: 1988: 1982: 1902: 1900: 1898: 759:Person with several facial piercings ( 624:. It was also practiced by the Haida, 6385: 5825: 5618: 5566: 5323: 5314: 5268: 5165: 4896: 4857: 4770: 4641: 4627:. 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In 2006, a diabetic woman in 1305:Contemporary piercing practices 969: 532:Piercings of the lip and tongue 488:24:22, Abraham's servant gives 237: 5573:. Courier Dover Publications. 5505:. Gefen Publishing House Ltd. 5374:. 8 April 2006. Archived from 5271:Essentials of Autopsy Practice 4858:Lough, Kate (7 October 2015). 4440:. Greenwood Publishing Group. 4436:Encyclopedia of Body Adornment 4180:. Jewish Publication Society. 3990:Levin, Zadik & Becker 2005 1964: 1953: 1942: 1929: 1882: 1869: 1659:Excess scar tissue, including 1100:Cheek piercing at a ritual in 917:' "Music Video of the Year", " 751:Growing popularity in the West 504:peoples of Africa, as well as 365:. Earrings were common in the 13: 1: 6411: 5520:Ward, Jim (23 January 2004). 5250:Romanienko, Lisiunia (2011). 4385:Day, Emma (5 November 2018). 4139: 1199:Walt Disney Parks and Resorts 463: 228:piercing that shares his name 194: 131: 5094:. Stellan Consult Ltd. 2007. 2595:The Leatherman's Handbook II 2314:Phillips & Carillet 2006 1558:Some risks of note include: 943:the heavily publicized event 841:The Leatherman's Handbook II 628:and Tlingit, as well as the 107:remains ever discovered had 73:could be inserted. The word 7: 5562:. Sir I. Pitman & Sons. 5501:Wagner, Stanley M. (2006). 5007:Miller, Jean-Chris (2004). 4489:BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 4413:. Springer Books. pp.  4286:10.1136/bmj.39580.497176.25 3492:Guinness World Records 2009 3266:schoolwires.henry.k12.ga.us 1795: 739: 721: 10: 7443: 5767:. Mentor: Teresa Caldiera. 5612:The Natural History of Man 5610:Wood, John George (1874). 5438:. Re/Search Publications. 4602:Graves, Bonnie B. (2000). 4202:. FOX News. 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Archived from 2353:McRae & Davies 2006 2288:Weule & Werner 1909 1789:Prince Albert piercings 1315:Body piercing jewellery 1088:prior to the piercing. 1064:Piercing combined with 261:, which was found in a 185:An earring found in an 162:body piercing materials 6371:List of body piercings 6282:Male genital piercings 5547:"Running the Gauntlet" 5254:. Palgrave Macmillan. 5235:. Workman Publishing. 5174:. Palgrave Macmillan. 5149:Ethiopia & Eritrea 5070:Ooi, Keat Gin (2004). 4663:Kern, Stephen (1975). 4584:Guinness World Records 4532:Guinness World Records 4457:Faces Around the World 4240:. 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