Piercing, a fashion with risks

Piercing, a fashion with risks
Piercing comprises of a fashion that can like more or less, but the important thing is that when the person shows preference for this type of “body art”, it considers certain measured to avoid possible risks that put in danger their health.

1. What is piercing?
2. Risks of putting piercing
3. Types of piercing according to the zone
3.1. Face Piercing (ear, nose and eyebrow)
3.2. Oral Piercing (language and lip)
3.3. Corporal Piercing (navel and nipple)
3.4. Genital Piercing
4. Precautions
4.1. The premises
4.2. Personnel
4.3. Utensils
4.4. Material of piercing

1. What is piercing?

Risks. The nose is a zone that can become infected easily by the humidity which it is put under.

Piercing is the perforation done in a part different from the lobe of the ear to insert slopes, hoops or other ornaments. The reasons can be diverse, but the objective always is the same to decorate or to adorn the body. In the western society, piercing popularized the movement punk in years 70 and since then it has not stopped being fashionable.

Any person (man and woman), to any age, can be decided to become piercing, but it is essential that she knows the risks which sets out and the way to prevent them to avoid that it becomes a health question.

The main problem in the perforations usually is the lack and age interested of information on the suitable risks which they face but they exist half-full of hygiene of the centers in which they become and on the part of the people realize who them. The allergies by the material of the slope and the infections by a deficit care after the perforation, also suppose complications, although less serious.

The majority of the adolescent people who become piercing responds to a profile, more of feminine sex, among 14 and 17 years that do not know the preventive measures that must follow to avoid the complications that can arise.

Also the little control that it is put under the centers that realize piercing and tattoos in order that they meet basic the conditions hygienic, aggravate the situation. Therefore, it is helpful that the people who want to become piercing are kind to the hygiene of the center, as well as into the professional realizes that it and they inform into the careful that they are to follow after the perforation.

2. Risks of putting piercing

In normal conditions, the person after a perforation does not have why to feel bad, can only be had some fleeting symptoms like a little pain, swelling in the perforated zone. But there are cases in which she leaves bad.

Piercing presents/displays complications until in a 10% of the cases. Infections, allergies, scars, inflammation and hemorrhages are most habitual.

- Cutaneous Infections and inflammations for want of hygiene in the accomplishment of the perforation and the later cares. The local infections appear in a 10-20% of the cases.

- Allergies by sensitization to the nickel. There are many skins that react in contact with this material that is present in slopes, even in some utensils to realize piercing. It is the dermatitis more current than it has, because the metallic materials that are used to always fasten with rings us are pure and, in many occasions, has some percentage, although he is small of nickel.

- Transmission of diseases like hepatitis B or C, and even HIV.

- Scars. There are skins directed toward healing outside growing towards, forming denominated scars queloides. In this type of people he is not recommendable to become piercing. If the person does not know this susceptibility and observes that a scar of this type forms to him, very frequent in the navel, for example, must choose to take off piercing and consult its doctor.

- Hemorrhages. Some organs as the penis or the language is characterized by a sanguineous circulation proliferate that accusing when can present/display bleeding more is perforated.

3. Types of piercing according to the zone

The specialistic doctors and the professionals of piercing agree in which a zone more complicated does not exist one more than another one to the hour to realize a perforation, but knows that all the zones do not react in the same way.

The language, the nose and the genitals are the parts of the body most susceptible to present/display complications, the language and the penis those that present/display major risk of edema and hemorrhage, and the navel and the nipple the areas that take more in healing.

3.1. Face Piercing (ear, nose and eyebrow)

Eyebrow. In the eyebrow the lateral perforation is only recommended.
- Ear. The lobe of the ear is the traditional zone of perforation and is the part of the body where pinsin is less aggressive. If it is realized in the cartilage, the result changes. Recent studies assure especially that the perforation in the cartilage is more dangerous by the greater tendency to become infected, if takes control of pistol.

- Nose. It is a zone that can become infected easily by the humidity which it is put under. In addition it can bring about problems in the cartilage.

- Eyebrow. In the eyebrow the lateral perforation is only recommended because in center there are nerves and blood vessels that can be damaged and be harmed the lachrymal conduit. In the same way, it can bring about an inflammation that affects the pilar follicle and makes fall the hair of the zone.

The perforations in the lobe of the ear take in healing of 6 to 8 weeks and in the cartilage 4 weeks to a year. For the nasal fin they are necessary of 2 to 4 weeks and for the eyebrow, of 6 to 8 weeks.

During this time, special cares are necessary. It is advised to wash them of 2 or 3 times to the day with anti-bacterial soap and a little lukewarm water and to move them smoothly. To rinse or the soap and to dry with a clean towel or a little paper.

3.2. Oral Piercing (language and lip)

He is one of most aggressive and delicate because in the mouth great number of bacteria is concentrated that can cause infection in the jaw and to all the mouth, alterations of the taste, bleeding during the first week, halitosis or hypersalivation.

In addition it can originate bucodentales problems. Piercing in the language strikes the teeth and can bring about invoice and wearing down of enamel. Also it affects encías. In the worse one of the cases, piercing can be buried and will be necessary to take part surgically.

The time of healing of piercing in the language is of 4 weeks and the one of the lip of 2 to 3 months. When a perforation in this zone becomes, the specialists advise to avoid to take alcohol, to chew the sharp chewing-gum, to smoke, meals, oral sex.

The basic cares consist of washing the teeth well and rinsing the mouth with colutorio disinfectant after each food. Also piercing is due to cepillar smoothly so that food is not accumulated around. In this way infections can be avoided.

3.3. Corporal Piercing (navel and nipple)

As much the navel as the nipple is delicate zones for the application of piercing. The treatment usually lasts between 6 and 8 weeks, during which a hygiene adapted with a neutral gel is due to take to prevent infections. Not to use maquillaje nor creams during the healing and to dress in comfortable clothes not to irritate the wound.

3.4. Genital Piercing

In this zone the main risks are infections, diminution of sensitivity and hemorrhages, in the case of the penis. For his healing they are necessary of 4 to 6 weeks, and some deep ones of 3 to 6 months. One is due to clean piercing 2 either 3 times to the day during his healing with an intimate gel and to be rinsed or.

Piercing must be cleaned before having sexual relations until the treatment finishes, also is advisable to use preventive. Spermicidal and the lubricant ones can cause irritations. The oral contact is due to avoid.

4. Precautions

A series of precautions exists that must consider those people who want to become piercing with total security. At the moment the practice of tattoos and piercing is regulated by the Ministry of Health and the Independent Communities. In the norm (2003) the sanitary conditions take shelter hygienic that must respect the centers dedicated to this service.

4.1. The premises

It must fulfill a series of hygienic conditions between which they are a good regulation, suitable ventilation, daily cleaning, equipment with medicine kit, etc.

4.2. Personnel

It is essential that the person who dedicates itself to this office is trained and prepared for this type of interventions and to advise to its clients on the risks and the later cares. The interested ones in becoming piercing must make sure that it is in good hands.

The norm demands the professional to be vaccinated against By hepatitis the tetanuz to avoid contagions to the patients.

4.3. Utensils

They must be disposable and in his defect, as it happens with the pistols, correctly sterilized not to pass on infections and diseases. The pistol is thought to perforate the lobe of the ear so you do not allow they use that it in no other part of body.

The professional must wash the hands before beginning to work and in addition she must use gloves.

4.4. Material of piercing

The material of piercing also must be chosen on purpose so that allergies do not arise. The nickel is the metal that more problems supposes because it produces allergy in many cases. Also piercing can be of silver, bone or wood, but according to the specialists these materials are not adapted for the first perforation.

In this respect, a norm exists that it establishes that the corporal hoops that will be put when to only make the incision they could be of gold, titanium or of surgical steel, that is metals that the body tolerates very well and they are not degraded. However, he is advisable that the client report on the metal del that is done piercing that wants to put itself.

There are certain cases in which piercing is not recommended like:

- Minor.

- Pregnant Women.

- If the person has a dermatosis infeccionsa activates (herpes, warts.).

- People with problems of psoriasis or acne.

- When tendency to formation of queloides scars appears.

- In case of suffering cardiac congenital diseases, sanguineous alterations or it takes.

- If the person is being dealt with anticoagulants.