<h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.5; font-size: 2.4em; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; color: var(--iq-title-text); letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">What is a Body Piercing?</h1>
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Originally, the word pierce meant to pass through or enter something. It is also associated with needles and thin, sharp objects. It can also mean a path through something, or a tunnel.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">A body piercing is a process of creating an opening in the body, typically to make room for jewelry. This is done by puncturing the skin with a needle or piercing gun. The piercing can be permanent or temporary. The procedure can be performed for religious, sexual, or aesthetic reasons. In some countries, such as the United States, it is illegal for a person to be a body piercer. In these countries, a piercing needle is considered a medical device, and the piercer must wear gloves.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Today, the practice of body piercing has gained popularity in Western culture. Many people choose to have their ears, tongue, or mouth pierced. This practice can result in chipped teeth or cracks in the underlying tooth, or it can cause breathing problems. If you are considering getting a piercing, consult your dentist before having the piercing. You should always wash your hands after touching the area to avoid infection.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Generally, the time it takes for the body piercing to heal depends on the part of the body that was pierced. It may take months, or even years, for the piercing to completely heal. During this period, the piercing site may be prone to infections, such as cartilage infections. It is important to keep the piercing clean, and to avoid hydrogen peroxide and alcohol. It is also best to use antibacterial mouthwash.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">In addition to oral piercings, there are also permanent piercings that are performed through the skin. These involve using a needle with a cannula to create an opening in the skin. The cannula is a hollow plastic tube at the end of the needle. During the procedure, a piercer may place jewellery into the cannula. The cannula will pull the jewellery and the piercing through the skin.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Body piercing has also gained in popularity since World War II. It is practiced for cultural reasons, such as rebellion against cultural norms. There have been some controversial forms of body piercing, such as boomerangs. Some schools have banned body piercings. Some individuals have practiced extreme forms of body piercing, such at the height of the hippie movement in the 1970s.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">Usually, the piercer will sterilize the piercing with an antiseptic solution and will wear gloves during the procedure. In some cases, the piercer will wear several pairs of gloves for each step of the setup. The piercer should also make sure to remove all equipment from sterile containers before the procedure.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">When the pierced hole is large enough to allow jewellery to be worn, it is common for more bleeding to occur. However, the healing period is usually shorter than when a piercing is smaller.</p>
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; color: #585858; font-family: Poppins, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; background-color: #ffffff;">In addition to a body piercing, there are other forms of body adornment, such as pocketing. Pocketing is done by inserting jewellery or a bar into the pierced hole.</p>