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History of Tattooing and
Body Piercing
Throughout history tattooing and body piercing have been practiced by many cultures. The body of a 4,000 year old tattooed man was discovered in a glacier on the Austrian border in 1992. Egyptians in the period from 4000-2000 B.C. identified tattooing with fertility and nobility. During the 17th and 18th centuries, European sailors traveling through the Polynesian islands saw extensive tattooing on both men and women. Since the 5th century B.C. the Japanese have used tattooing for ornamental, cosmetic, and religious purposes as well as for identification and punishment of criminals. In the late nineteenth century, tattooed royalty in England and European countries were fashionable. Lady Randolph Churchill (Winston’s mother) had a snake tattooed around her wrist.
Like tattooing, body piercing has been practiced in many cultures for many centuries. Body piercing was often identified with royalty and portrayed courage and virility. Egyptian Pharaohs pierced their navels as a rite of passage. Roman soldiers pierced their nipples to show their manhood. Mayans pierced their tongues as a spiritual ritual, and both sexes of Victorian royalty chose nipple and genital piercing.
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| BARBELL | Body piercing procedure Teens obtain body piercings by either a studio piercer or an amateur. Earlobe and ear cartilage are the most frequently pierced sites. Other body parts pierced include eyebrow, lip, nose, tongue, nipple, navel, and various genital sites. A hollow needle is passed through the body part followed by the insertion of the body jewelry in the hole. A small amount of bleeding may occur as a result of the piercing. A piercing gun should not be used because it crushes the tissues that are pierced and it cannot be properly resterilized. The type of jewelry inserted will depend on the body part. For example, a short barbell in the tongue will lead to problems when the tongue starts to swell. The type of jewelry used must accommodate the swelling that follows the piercing procedure. Piercers recommend non-toxic metals such as surgical steel, 14K gold, niobium, or titanium to avoid infections and allergic reactions. Body Piercing Site CareNaval The area around the new piercing must be kept clean and allow the body to heal around the jewelry. Piercing sites that are covered by clothes such as nipple, navel, or genital piercings may become infected because of perspiration and rubbing of clothing. Piercers stress the importance of not fingering the jewelry to prevent infection. Guidelines for care of new piercing sites: 1. Clean the piercing area with an antibacterial soap such as (Jergens, Dial, Lever 2000) twice a day. This is enough to keep the piercing clean and allow the body to heal. Gently wash the area surrounding and including the piercing with the soap. Remove all crusty formations from the piercing and jewelry. Rinse off the soap, making sure that all the soap and crust formations are gone. 2. Salt water soaks are good to loosen up crusty formations. You can make salt water by adding 1/4 teaspoon of salt to one cup of clean water. 3. You do not need strong cleaning agents if the area is infection-free. Do not use alcohol or Peroxide to clean the area at any time. They will dry out your skin. Betadine (TM) will discolor gold jewelry. 4. Wash your hands with soap before touching or cleaning the pierced part during the healing process. Don’t let anyone else touch the pierced part during the healing period. 5. Avoid contact with other people’s body fluids. (saliva, sweat, etc.). Even your own sweat may irritate the piercing. Be sure to rinse the area after all exercise to remove all sweat. 6. Always wear clean clothing and change bed-sheets every week during healing. If the piercing is an ear piercing, clean your telephone and sun or eye glasses with Lysol spray or alcohol. Wash the part of eye glasses that touch your ear with soap and water. 7. Check any threaded jewelry in your mouth (such as barbells) twice a day to make sure the ends are tight. You may swallow the barbell or damage a tooth if it comes loose. 8. For ear and cartilage piercings, avoid make-up and powders around your face and neck during the healing process. Cover the pierced part with a tissue when using hair spray. 9. No tight clothes. For navel piercing, don’t wear large belts, stockings, body suits, and do not sleep on your stomach. Good air circulation is important for healing. 10. Be careful where you swim. Avoid public pools and hot tubs until the piercing has healed. 11. For mouth care following tongue or lip piercing, choose an antibacterial mouthwash that does not contain alcohol and rinse your mouth after all meals and snacks. If you notice bad breathe and an off-colored tongue the mouth wash may have killed the mouth’s own bacteria. If this happens switch to salt water rinses instead of mouthwash. Take your new piercings serious, and they will give you little much enjoyment! SEARCH!!!
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