Body Piercing Jewellery

Posted on June 30, 2007 in Uncategorized

The use of body piercing jewellery has gained in popularity in contemporary culture and the influences of different past civilizations have merged to furnish the present users of body piercing jewellery with a wide array of body piercing jewellery to choose from. The past customs have also made available a wide variety of body piercing jewellery material and even the parts in the body chosen for the purpose.

Presently body piercing jewellery of varied kinds are obtainable in the form of earrings, lip piercing, tongue rings, eyebrow embellishments and navel rings, and specific body piercing jewellery used in the private parts of males and females . Body piercing jewellery is worn in the male and female genitals which a number of individuals prefer.

There are a number of things that have to be taken into consideration while opting for the sort of body piercing jewellery you would like to wear. One should also decide on it size which generally is based on the part of the body that has been pierced. The substance from which the body piercing jewellery is to be crafted should also be given due thought. Though gold and silver body piercing jewellery are extremely popular, body piercing jewellery made from other substances like glass, plastic, bone or wood are favoured by many. At times materials that are light are often preferred such as titanium which is lighter than many metals that are used for ornamental purposes.

Belly rings are popular body piercing jewellery and are extremely well liked in recent times, and those who use belly rings should be cautious regarding the materials that should be appropriate particularly for fresh piercing.

Technique

• For the purpose of body piercing jewellery piercings that are undertaken by experts involve the use of an exceedingly pointed hollow surgical needle similar to the ones employed for giving drips or blood.

Risks

Infection: In the absence of adequate care, infection can result in scarring and even blood poisoning.

Allergic Reaction: Some people are allergic to particular metals and only realize this during piercing and have a serious reaction to the jewellery.
The inflammation, coupled with problems in breathing can result in hospitalization.

Nerve Damage: If a piercing isn’t positioned cautiously, it can penetrate a nerve, detaching it and making the adjoining area devoid of any sensation.

Aftercare

• The use of sterile cotton, cotton gauze or other disinfected material should be used for cleaning from the second night onwards.
• You should exercise caution while removing any trickle from the skin in the vicinity of the pierced area.
• If the piercing has become loose and can be twisted with relative ease, clean the different sections at a time, while rotating it through the pierced area.
• This has to be done to ensure that the entire surface of the piercing has been properly cleaned.

Healing

• The curing of an ordinary wound and the healing of body piercing is significantly dissimilar.
• For a normal wound the body simply has to restore and rejoin the injured tissue, but with body piercing, this process is made difficult by the presence of an unfamiliar substance which is the jewellery.

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One Response to “Body Piercing Jewellery”

1. Majorjon Kaylor Says:
   February 27th, 2008 at 6:54 pm

   I have about 20 piercings , and i did them all myself. their all healed, and i love them. piercings are badass.

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