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PubMed2001

Body piercing: lifestyle indicator or fashion accessory?

A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of body piercing (BP) in women attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic, and any associated demographic, socioeconomic and sexual indicators. One hundred and fifty-two new female patients attending the Southampton clinic were the subjects of the study; of these 52 (32%) had BP, the most common site being the navel (25%). BP was more common in women who had their ears pierced more than once (35:71, 49%). It was less common in women who were non-smokers, being present in 17:77 (22%), and in older women, only one of 18 (6%) women aged 35 or older having had BP done. The presence of BP was not associated with socioeconomic class, method of contraception, multiple partners, or the presence of any genital infection. The study supports the suggestion that most BP is done for fashion reasons.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

Body piercing: issues for A&E nurses.

There has been a significant increase in the incidence of body piercing in the Western world over the last decade. Although some A&E nurses have piercings of one type or another themselves, many have no experience of it. When confronted with a patient who has a problem associated with a piercing, there can be difficulties. However, even more anxiety seems to arise in emergency situations, when speed is crucial and health care professionals are unsure about how or when to remove jewelery. This piece reviews literature and takes advice from a professional piercer, regarding issues facing A&E nurses and how they can best be approached. Handling trauma, infection and embedded jewelery is described. Specific detail about piercing of the ear, nose, tongue, nipple, navel and genitals is included. Finally the role of the A&E nurse is identified in: when and how to remove jewelery, aspects of health education and raising awareness among staff.

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PubMed2005

Body piercing.

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PubMed2006

Fibrous Histiocytoma-like Spindle-Cell Proliferation in the Nipple After Body-Piercing.

We report the case of a 19-year-old pregnant woman who presented with a nipple tumor. The lesion consisted in a spindle-cell proliferation with histologic features similar to those of fibrous histiocytoma, with a highly vascularized stroma. Although it showed low mitotic activity, scattered marked atypical cells with prominent nucleoli were identified, thus raising concern about the benign nature of the tumor. Immunohistochemical evaluation revealed that the spindle cells were diffusely positive for vimentin, focally positive for CD68, and negative for all the other tested antibodies. The patient had a total excision of the lesion and she is free of disease after 30 months. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of a lesion of this type in the nipple after body-piercing.

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PubMed2001

Body piercing and tattooing perspectives.

This descriptive, correlational study surveyed 79 pierced and/or tattooed participants to determine reasons why people pierce and tattoo their bodies and to assess participants' knowledge of health risks involved in body alteration procedures. Participants queried represented a wide age range-between 19 and 55. Results showed that participants perceived few health risks involving piercing and tattooing and desired additional piercings and/or tattoos. Individual expression was an important body alteration motivation for both piercing and tattooing. These findings underscore the importance of health care professionals' maintaining nonjudgmental attitudes about those who alter their bodies, there by facilitating important health education concerning related health risks. Suggestions for nursing applications are discussed.

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PubMed2001

Mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus after body piercing.

We describe a patient with granulomatous mastitis due to Mycobacterium abscessus that presented as a mass lesion and was associated with a pierced nipple. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mastitis due to M. abscessus and the first association of this organism with body piercing.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2006

Perichondritis--a complication of high ear piercing.

Body piercing has become a fashionable trend in western culture. High ear piercing is common among the adolescent population and complications from this procedure although uncommon can be permanently disfiguring. We describe a case of perichondritis after high ear piercing in an adolescent male. A review of the history of body piercing, complications, risk factors, and treatment is presented.

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PubMed2006

[Tatoos, piercing: body art? Body damage? Debasement of the body or return to a primitive way of life?].

Tatoos and piercing, though they might appear as something like a trend, if not a craze, remain for a majority minority and even fringe practices. For the adolescent, questing for his identity (no more a child, not yet an adult), the tegmental sign is a way of engraving in the flesh dramatic events of his existence. The body mark is a search for independence, a symbolic attainment of self-reliance, a way of severing the umbilical cord and of asserting oneself. In face of a life no longer under control, the body is an object at hand, on which self-will is almost unbridled... These body modifications testify to change.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2005

Are tattooing and body piercing indicators of risk-taking behaviours among high school students?

PURPOSE: To date, studies pertaining to possible links between body modification and risk-taking behaviours have been conducted mainly among targeted groups. The objective of this study is to examine the influence of a number of risk-taking behaviours on the probability of being pierced or tattooed among a general adolescent population. METHODS: Data come from a cross-sectional study conducted among a sample of 2180 students aged 12-18. Data were collected directly from students through a self-report survey. RESULTS: Findings confirm the "risky" nature of these practices even though the tattooed and pierced subjects of this study were from a general adolescent population. Factors that contribute significantly to the likelihood of teenagers being tattooed or pierced, for both genders, are associated with "externalized risk behaviours" such as multiple drug use, illegal activities, gang affiliation, problem gambling, school truancy and rave attendance. CONCLUSION: Nowadays, tattooing and body piercing are perceived by many as body decoration, increasingly belonging to the realm of generational conformity. Contrary to this view, our results suggest that these practices among adolescents are mostly adopted by those who are involved in various deviant or illegal activities, which are often interrelated.

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PubMed2004

Body piercing affecting laparoscopy: perioperative precautions.

Piercing is an increasingly popular fashion trend mainly among adolescents. Umbilical piercing in particular can cause perioperative problems during laparoscopic procedures. We describe how to deal with this fashion trend in our institutions. First, any piercing needs to be documented during preoperative physical examination. During preoperative informed consent, patients are told that all pierced jewelry needs to be removed, preferably by the patient before the procedure. For the operation, patients may be offered the use of sterile "sleepers," which are substitutes made of plastic to avoid closure of the wound canal perioperatively. Postoperatively, most pierced jewelry can be put back into position after anesthesia has completely worn off. Only jewelry for piercings close to wounds (e. g., navel piercings) should not be reinserted until the skin is closed. Careful observation and increased hygienic effort to prevent local infection is necessary. To date, we have not seen any severe umbilical infection after laparoscopy. However, in several patients the umbilical pierced jewelry was back in the navel on the same day of surgery, sometimes immediately after waking from anesthesia. Hospital staff should know how to remove and substitute piercing jewelry as well as how to optimize hygienic care perioperatively to prevent umbilical wound infections. Time and effort for patient teaching and hygienic care are slightly increased.

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