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Body piercing
Body piercing is the intentional piercing of ears, lips, noses, and skin of other parts of the body to create a place to attach rings or other jewelry to. Piercing in a risky location can lead to skin infections and cartilage damage.
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Is there any danger with body piercings?
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What body piercing hurts the most?
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Does getting a body piercing hurt long?
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What to do to prevent a body piercing from getting infected?
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How long does it take for a body piercing to completely heal?
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What are the tell-tale signs that your body piercing is infected?
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What can you use to closing up a body piercing with minimal scarring?
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Why do you have to remove body piercings before operations using general anesthetic?
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How can the pain from body piercing compare to having tattoos?
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If I am now allergic to body piercings will i be allergic to tattoos?
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What damages do tattoo's and body piercing cause to the epidermis?
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A 19-year old male asked:
If body piercing and tattoo infection is severe, does the patient need to have a surgery?
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A 22-year old asked:
Can someone with coarctation of the aorta get a body piercing or a tattoo?
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Can a person with aortic coarctation get a body piercing or tattoo?
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A 19-year old male asked:
What are the probable infections that a person gets with tattoos, extreme piercings, and especially body modification?
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A 51-year old female asked:
I've been having occasional sharp piercing pains in different area's of my body. Arms, my sides etc. What could this be...I'm scared?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can i get any other piercings on my body if have a keloid left from getting my ears pierced a few years ago?
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A 17-year old female asked:
I got my ears pierced and got keloids but they went down. Cuts and burns I get on my body dont make keloids. Can I get a navel or nose piercing?
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A 21-year old asked:
What happens when your piercing gets itchy?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is seeing red a sign of infection for piercings?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can tongue piercing hurt?
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Are tongue piercings safe?
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Is my tongue piercing risky?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could new piercings cause pneumonia?
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Can you drink after tongue piercing?
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A 38-year old asked:
Treated of mrsa can I get a piercing?
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Is it bad to get piercing when drunk?
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What is the pain level for a piercing?
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How badly can the tragus piercing hurt?
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Can i use bacitracin on a new piercing?
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