| Piercing is one of the most prevalent
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| | the lung, or perforating the bowel or the
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| form of body art and self-expression. But
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| | intestine, causing death.
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| body piercing should not be a frivolous,
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| | Tongue swelling and bleeding
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| spur-of-the-moment act. Why? It's a
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| | In response to the trauma of a piercing,
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| surgical procedure that is frequently
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| | a tongue will swell - sometimes to the
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| carried out in beauty salons or tattoo
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| | size of a large pickle. This poses the
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| piercing parlors that are completely
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| | risk of airway blockage, which can result
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| unregulated. Worse yet, body parts are
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| | in death. The major vessels of the
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| also pierced at concerts and in people's
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| | lingual artery and vein are located in
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| garages, basements and bathrooms.
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| | the tongue and, if pierced, will bleed
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| Currently, there are no certification or
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| | profusely. If a piercing wound bleeds
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| training standards for body piercers.
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| | excessively (i.e., for more than an hour
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| Anyone can grab a needle (which may be
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| | after the piercing), see your physician
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| contaminated with AIDS or Hepatitis B, C,
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| | immediately.
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| D or G) and puncture someone else's body.
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| | Other non-life threatening problem are:
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| Oral piercing, in particular, poses some
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| | Pain - The diameter of the to 14-gauge
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| serious risks because of the high number
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| | needle usually used to pierce tongues is
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| of bacteria normally found in the mouth.
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| | seven times greater than the needle used
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| It's a procedure that should not be taken
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| | in traditional dental anesthesia.
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| lightly.
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| | Cracked teeth - Frequently, people with
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| Tongue piercing can lead to serious
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| | pierced tongues accidentally bite down on
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| infection, lost teeth, nerve injuries,
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| | the stud while chewing, chipping or
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| blood poisoning - even death. The most
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| | cracking a tooth.
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| serious risks include:
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| | Speech interference - The tongue plays a
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| Infections
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| | large role in your speech, and some
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| According to the Hepatitis C Foundation,
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| | people complain that they can't speak
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| body piercing has contributed
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| | clearly after getting their tongues
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| significantly to the spread of Hepatitis
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| | pierced.
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| C (also known as HCV), a disease that
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| | Traumatic neuromas - altered sensation
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| public health officials predict will kill
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| | can develop, which produce nerve injuries
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| more people than AIDS in the next
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| | in the tongue.
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| millennium. The National Institutes of
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| | Some individuals experience allergic
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| Health has identified piercing as a
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| | reactions to the jewelry, particularly if
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| potential source for other bloodborne
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| | it is not made of surgical steel, gold or
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| hepatitis (B, D and G). The deadly AIDS
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| | titanium.
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| virus can also be transmitted during body
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| | Gum damage - The jewelry can rub against
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| piercing, if the piercer uses a
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| | the gums and cause them to recede, or
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| contaminated needle.
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| | pull back from the teeth. This can lead
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| Toxic Shock
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| | to gum disease and eventual tooth loss.
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| A serious form of blood poisoning,
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| | Keloid formation - Large growths of scar
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| commonly known as toxic shock syndrome,
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| | tissue protrude from the piercing on both
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| can enter the body through the piercing
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| | the top and the underside of the tongue.
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| wound and spread throughout the body.
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| | Prolonged or permanent drooling - In some
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| Symptoms of TSS include high fever,
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| | individuals, their bodies naturally
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| muscle aches, vomiting and diarrhea,
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| | respond to the invasiveness of the tongue
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| dizziness, a rapid pulse and a
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| | piercing by increased salivation. This
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| sunburn-like rash. TSS is potentially
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| | response cannot be consciously
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| fatal, so if you notice any of these
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| | controlled.
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| symptoms, it's important to be evaluated
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| | Damaged sense of taste - The American
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| by a healthcare professional immediately.
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| | Dental Association stands firmly against
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| Lung aspiration of the jewelry
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| | the practice of oral piercing. The
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| The barbell placed in a pierced tongue
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| | National Institute of Health and The
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| can come off. If the post (the
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| | National Hepatitis Foundation have also
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| needle-like portion of the jewelry that
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| | taken a position against tongue piercing.
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| goes through the tongue) is swallowed, it
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| | Many dentists recommend that you think
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| can obstruct the airway and aspirate into
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| | twice before undergoing the procedure.
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