Prevent Complications In Piercing

Piercings may more frequently than before, but do not break lightly. Do you know the risks and understanding the basic safety and monitoring measures.
From the mouth of navel piercing ears are very popular and readily available. But do not let the ease of obtaining piercings hinder you do your research. Piercings are associated with risks and can lead to complications. The decisions you make today - as where the piercing and how to care for the piercing - can help prevent infection and speed the healing process.

Know the risks

Keloid

A piercing is the insertion of jewelry into an opening in the ear, nose, eyebrows, lips, tongue or body part - usually without anesthesia. While piercing the lobe is generally less risky than other piercings, any type of piercing is a risk of infection and other complications. The specific risks include:

• Allergic reactions. Some piercing jewelry - especially parts nickel - may cause allergic reactions.
• Oral complications. Jewelry worn in tongue piercings are damages chip and crack your teeth and gums. Language pack after a new piercing swelling of the throat and respiratory tract.
• Infections of the skin. Infection of the skin - characterized by redness, swelling, pain and purulent vaginal discharge - In a few days or weeks after a piercing.
• Other skin problems. Increases caused by an overgrowth of scar tissue - piercing can cause scars and keloids.
• Blood-borne diseases. If the device used for the piercing is not contaminated with infected blood, you can get various blood-borne diseases, including hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tetanus and HIV - the virus that causes AIDS.
• Tear or trauma. The jewelry can get caught and torn by accident.These injuries may require stitches or surgical repair.

Medication or other treatment may be necessary if you develop an allergic reaction, infection or other skin problems. In some cases, the piercing must be removed.

Emphasize safety precautionsTo ensure that your piercing is done safely, to answer these questions:

• Who knows the piercings? Go to a reputable piercing parlor that only well-trained employees. Note that the standards of regulation and licensing vary from state to state. Check with your city or county health department for more information about licensing of local authorities and regulations.
• Do piercer wear gloves? Make sure the piercer washes their hands and wear a new pair of gloves for each piercing.
• The piercer use the right equipment? To go through the lobe, borers often use ear piercing gun quickly push an earring through the earlobe. For other piercings, piercers usually push a needle through a body part, then place a piece of jewelry in the hole.Make sure the piercer uses only fresh, sterile syringes.
• If the piercer sterilize non-disposable equipment? Make sure the piercer uses a machine to heat sterilization (autoclaving) to sterilize all nondisposable equipment after each piercing.Instruments and supplies that can not be sterilized in an autoclave - including drawer handles, tables and sinks - must be disinfected with a commercial disinfectant or bleach after each use.
• The piercer use hypo-allergenic jewelry? Search for surgical stainless steel, titanium, niobium or 14 - or 18 carats.

Take care of your piercingThe skin around a new piercing can be a little swollen, red and tender for several days. The site may even bleed slightly. As the piercing heals, white or yellow fluid can drain and form a light crust on the jewelry. To prevent infection and promote healing, take good care of your piercing:

• Clean piercings in the mouth with a mouthwash. If you pierced your tongue, lips or cheeks, with an antibacterial, alcohol-free mouthwash, or a packaged sterile saline for 30 to 60 seconds after each meal and before going to bed to rinse. Do not brush your teeth with a new soft toothbrush to introduce bacteria in the mouth.
• Clean piercing with antibacterial soap. If you pierce your skin, clean the place once or twice a day with antibacterial soap. Be sure to wash your hands before cleaning your piercing. Trim the crusts with a cotton swab. Avoid alcohol and peroxide, can dry the skin. Also avoid ointments that keep oxygen from reaching the piercing.
• Do not play with piercings. Do not touch a new piercing or twist the jewelry if you are cleaning. Also keep the clothes of the perforation. Excessive rubbing or friction can irritate the skin and delay healing.
• Keep the jewelry in place. Most piercings heal within 6 weeks, but some species may take several months or longer to heal. If you want to keep the piercing, leave jewelry in that time to keep the hole open. After the piercing heals, you can see a web of depression, a hole or a scar, if you remove the jewelry.

If your piercing may be infected, or are you concerned that your piercing heals properly, contact your doctor. Prompt treatment can help to potentially serious complications.

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