Piercings

People have been piercing their ears for thousands of years.

When you get your ears pierced you want to make sure you go to a professional who has certain qualifications. When you get your piercing make sure you look out for the person washing their hands, using hand sanitiser or using gloves before handling equipment. The person will clean your ear with sterilising soap. Make sure you have a parent or guardians permission.

Piercings in other areas other than the ear are not recommended for children because other areas are prone to carrying more bacteria.

You may be allergic to certain types of metal so when getting your first piercing use a gold earring because this will limit the chances of swelling and infection.

If the piercing is not done properly then there might be a chance of nerve damage near the pieced areas. Therefore you should do your piercing from an professional. Sometimes piercing in unsafe area of the body can also lead to nerve damage.
Cross-Contamination is getting any infection or virus through dirty needles. So be very cautious when you go for a piercing. Check if your piercer is using sterilized needles and equipment.
Allergies and infections are both of the major side effects of piercing. If your skin is sensitive you may get allergies or any kind of irritation in your skin. If you don’t take proper aftercare of the pierced areas then you tend get infection. So take proper care and daily clean your pierced area by using some sort of anti-biotic or alcoholic spray.

Piercings do hurt, so if a person can’t bear pain then it is advisable that she or he should not go for certain piercing like tongue piercing and nipple piercing. Many may think that if they are fine with their ear piercing then they will be fine with naval piecing too. but they are wrong! Naval piercing is much more painful than ear piercing.
After getting a piercing you are not able to donate blood for a year after.