Piercing

The last several decades bodyart promptly develop, and piercing – one of the most fashionable trends in decoration of the person and body.

The word "piercing" came from the English word "pierce" – to drill, puncture. Actually, piercing is understood as piercing by means of a needle of certain body parts and threading in these openings of jewelry. Art it is very older. In ancient times piercing was more widespread among a strong half of mankind and signaled about belonging to a certain rank or the tribe, and also served for demonstration of the power and courage. Now piercing carries out exclusively esthetic role and serves for ornament.

Types of piercing

Types of piercing there is great variety. The most widespread places for a puncture are ears, eyebrows, a navel, language, nipples, nose wings, generative organs, lips.

Piercing of ears – classical piercing which begins to live about two weeks-months. Recently the increasing popularity is gained by punctures of ear cartilages. They begin to live longer, than lobes, from about 2 to 3 months. In a separate kind of extreme piercing it is possible to allocate making of tunnels in lobes of ears.

Piercing of a navel is done preferential by women. The puncture in a navel about 3-4 months for which it is necessary to handle a navel most carefully begins to live. Besides, until the navel heals, it is impossible to do those sports which affect press muscles.

Piercing of a nose or eyebrow meets slightly less often. Piercing of a nose does not enjoy special popularity as often disturbs the owner. And an eyebrow puncture – quite painful procedure. Such punctures begin to live about 1-3 months.

Piercing of lips begins to live on average 1-2 months, and a puncture in language, at respect for sterility of the procedure, can begin to live in 1-2 weeks. However It is necessary to tell that piercing of language or lips gives to the owner certain unpleasant feelings and an inconvenience in the course of healing. Piercing of lips at first after a puncture can cause problems with diction. And the bar in language some time can prevent the owner to eat and communicate normally.

Intimate piercing becomes with the purpose to aggravate sexual feelings. Women, as a rule, do a puncture of a clitoris or a fold over it. Such puncture begins to live about 1,5 months. Men's intimate piercing is much more various than women's. The man can puncture a prepuce, a balanus, testicles, a bridle.

Piercing of nipples is also done with the purpose to strengthen sexual feelings. Besides, after a puncture of pacifiers becomes larger and the problem of "hollowness" disappears if it existed. The puncture of a nipple about 3-5 months begins to live. However if you plan motherhood, the puncture of nipples is not recommended to be done as it can affect a lactation.

How there takes place the procedure of piercing?

The procedure of piercing is quite simple and consists in making of an opening in a certain body part then ornament is passed throughout it. Ornament can be made of ivory, a tree, plastic, metal, etc. It is possible even to pass usual thread or a small core on which gemstones will fasten: amber, diamonds, pearls, etc.

The modern industry of piercing has a set of jewelry of silver, gold, platinum or surgical steel in the arsenal. Forms can be the most various: cores, clips, ringlets, chains, threads, etc.

How to look after piercing?

Irrespective of the fact which you chose a type of piercing, the first two weeks after a puncture it is recommended to avoid visit of the pool, a sauna and bathing in natural reservoirs, especially in the sea. In crowded places the probability to be infected through open wound surfaces is high.

It is worth showing consideration for the place of a puncture very much as the neglect can lead to abscess, developing of local infections and even to blood poisoning. For wiping of punctures it is necessary to use only those means which were recommended by the specialist. Before full healing from a wound it is not recommended to take out ornament as the infection can get to a puncture.

After a puncture of a navel or a nipple for the night it is necessary to put on a pure cotton undershirt or a t-shirt. At intimate piercing sexual contacts before full healing of a puncture are not recommended.

At piercing of lips or piercing of language it is not recommended to take alcoholic beverages or to smoke before full healing of a puncture. And after each meal of companies it is necessary to rinse disinfecting solution.

At piercing of a nose it is necessary to show consideration especially for own health not to catch cold. Cold can significantly complicate healing process.

Possible complications

At emergence of complications it is necessary to address the dermatologist immediately. As well as any surgical intervention, harm of piercing can be essential if to use services of the nonprofessional. Danger of damage of a facial nerve is especially big. And at non-compliance with sanitary conditions infection of a puncture with a viral hepatitis and even HIV is possible. Therefore with special care it is necessary to treat the choice of the experienced specialist. All tools and jewelry for piercing have to be professional and correspond to the European state standard specifications.

Contraindications to piercing

To piercing there is a number of contraindications. So, for example, it is impossible to do it at an exacerbation of any chronic disease (an ulcer, gastritis, otitis, colitis, pancreatitis, rheumatism, antritis, etc.), in the presence of system (lupus erythematosus) and skin diseases (psoriasis).

Piercing can do harm if to do a puncture at the increased body temperature. It is not recommended to do punctures at bad coagulability of blood, a diabetes mellitus, hepatitises C and B as these diseases break process of epithelization and formation of the channel in the place of a puncture.

It is also necessary to specify to the specialist about existence of allergic reactions to drugs of lidokainovy group and metals if they are.

Harm from piercing can be done to women if to do it during periods or during pregnancy. It is not recommended to do punctures at mental disorders and epilepsy as there is a probability of developing of an attack.