Body Piercing (Piercing, Body)

The perforation of an anatomical region for the wearing of jewelry.

Also Known As:

Piercing, Body; Piercings, Body; Navel Piercing; Ear Piercing; Nipple Piercing; Tongue Piercing; Lip Piercing; Body Piercings; Eyebrow Piercing; Ear Piercings; Piercing, Lip; Eyebrow Piercings; Lip Piercings; Nipple Piercings; Piercing, Nipple; Piercing, Tongue; Navel Piercings; Piercing, Ear; Piercing, Eyebrow; Piercing, Navel; Piercings, Ear; Piercings, Eyebrow; Piercings, Lip; Piercings, Navel; Piercings, Nipple; Piercings, Tongue; Tongue Piercings

Networked: 398 relevant articles (5 outcomes, 21 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Johansen, Jeanne D: 3 articles (01/2023 - 01/2011)
2.	Thyssen, Jacob P: 3 articles (01/2023 - 01/2011)
3.	Kluger, Nicolas: 3 articles (03/2021 - 05/2017)
4.	Hennequin-Hoenderdos, N L: 3 articles (12/2017 - 05/2011)
5.	Slot, D E: 3 articles (12/2017 - 05/2011)
6.	Holbrook, Jaimee: 3 articles (01/2015 - 02/2012)
7.	Linneberg, A: 3 articles (04/2013 - 09/2002)
8.	Menné, T: 3 articles (04/2013 - 09/2002)
9.	Park, Tae Hwan: 2 articles (02/2024 - 03/2016)
10.	Darvishi, Mohammad: 2 articles (10/2023 - 01/2021)

Related Diseases

1.	Keloid 09/01/2001 - "Zimmer splintage: a simple effective treatment for keloids following ear-piercing." 07/01/2023 - "Keloid formation following ear piercing through the transitional zone." 04/01/2023 - "Discussion: Massive keloids can occur after ear piercing in childhood. " 08/01/2021 - "The earlobe and helix are common sites for keloids following ear piercing. " 02/01/2021 - "In the meantime, we do not recommend that at risk negroid subjects, originating from areas with high endemicity of keloids, a second ear piercing for aesthetic purposes."
2.	Hypersensitivity (Allergy) 06/01/2007 - "Of the 138 allergologists who answered our two questionnaires, 7.9% reported allergic reactions associated with body piercing and 18.9% identified allergies associated with temporary henna-based tattoos. " 06/01/2007 - "Allergies associated with body piercing and tattoos: a report of the Allergy Vigilance Network." 04/01/2005 - "The most common health problems from body piercing reported by participants from their personal experience were infection (10%), allergic reaction (1%), and bruising (1%). " 04/01/2005 - "The most common health problems from body piercing reported by participants based on others' experiences were infection (74%), bleeding (30%), allergic reaction (26%), bruising (19%), and keloids (19%). " 10/01/2007 - "Participants estimated the chance of potential health risks as a result of body piercing as follows: bleeding (60%), infection (56%), keloid scarring (43%), bruising (41%), allergic reaction (38%), cyst or tetanus (each 24%), hepatitis B (20%), and human immunodeficiency virus (16%). "
3.	Hepatitis 01/01/2013 - "On binary logistic regression analysis, significant predictors for positive anti-HCV included history of hepatitis (OR: 19, 95% CI 2.58-139.93), blood transfusion (OR: 4.7, 95% CI 1.09-20.56), tattoo or body piercing To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the estimated prevalence of anti-HCV and risk factors among the Arab and Chaldean Americans in the United States. " 08/01/2001 - "Six studies found that hepatitis seropositivity was significantly associated with ear piercing. " 08/01/2001 - "Eight of the 12 studies identified percutaneous exposure, including body piercing and ear piercing, as a risk factor for viral hepatitis. " 08/01/2001 - "The relationship of viral hepatitis and body piercing has been investigated in 12 research studies published between 1974 and 1997. " 08/01/2001 - "Further research in this area is necessary to increase the understanding of hepatitis transmission by body piercing."
4.	Quadriplegia (Spastic Quadriplegia) 01/01/2015 - "Safety and efficacy of medically performed tongue piercing in people with tetraplegia for use with tongue-operated assistive technology." 11/01/2017 - "Individuals with tetraplegia and able bodied individuals used the ITCI for typing using a MATLAB interface and for Word typing for 4 to 5 experimental days, and the results showed an average error-free text typing rate in Word of 11.6 correct characters/min across all participants and of 15.5 correct characters/min for participants familiar with tongue piercings. " 01/01/2015 - "Using careful selection criteria and a medically supervised piercing protocol, no excess risk was associated with tongue piercing and wearing a tongue barbell in people with tetraplegia. " 01/01/2015 - "To develop and test a medically supervised tongue-piercing protocol and the wearing of a magnet-containing tongue barbell for use with the Tongue Drive System (TDS) in persons with tetraplegia. "
5.	Jaundice (Icterus) 01/01/2013 - "Anti-HCV positive results were more common in participants with a history of hepatitis (30.4%), jaundice (21.1%), blood transfusion (14.6%), treatment by nonsterile injection (13.6%), and tattoo/body piercing (10%). " 07/15/2010 - "In bivariate analysis, HBV-seropositivity was significantly associated with married status (OR 2.27; p < 0.001), history of jaundice (OR 1.35; p = 0.009), surgical operations (OR 1.26; p = 0.04), needle-stick injuries (OR 2.09; p = 0.002), visiting unregistered health-care providers (OR 1.40; p = 0.008), receiving treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) (OR 1.79; p = 0.001), animal bites (OR 1.73; p < 0.001); ear-nose-body piercing in females (OR 4.97; p < 0.001); circumcision (OR 3.21; p < 0.001), and visiting community barber for shaving in males (OR 3.77; p < 0.001). "

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